*MOVIES

28 Days

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28 Days, Alan Tudyk, Azura Skye, Elizabeth Perkins, Sandra Bullock, Steve Buscemi, Dominic West

28 Days (2000) is a comedy-drama directed by Betty Thomas that follows Gwen Cummings, a writer who struggles with alcohol. After attending a wedding intoxicated, Gwen causes incidents before driving away. She eventually crashes her sister Lily’s wedding and is arrested. Gwen is given a choice between jail and entering a 28-day rehabilitation program. Reluctantly, she chooses rehab and enters a treatment center, where she struggles to accept the rules and admit that she has a drinking problem. Gwen believes she can leave whenever she wants, but her attitude changes as counselors and addicts challenge her beliefs.

27 Dresses

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27 Dresses, Brian Kerwin, Edward Burns, Katherine Heigl, Krysten Ritter

27 Dresses (2008) is a romantic comedy directed by Anne Fletcher that follows Jane Nichols, a kind and dependable woman who has served as a bridesmaid 27 times. Jane is passionate about weddings and constantly puts other people’s happiness before her own. She secretly loves her boss, George, but is too nervous to tell him how she feels. Her carefully organised life changes when her younger sister, Tess, arrives in town and quickly attracts George’s attention. Jane is heartbroken when George and Tess become interested in each other, but she hides her feelings and continues supporting her sister. At the same time, Jane meets Kevin Doyle, a cynical newspaper writer who covers weddings and believes they have become overly commercial. Kevin is fascinated by Jane’s collection of bridesmaid dresses and begins writing about her unusual experiences.

22 Jump Street

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22 Jump Street, Amber Stevens West, Anna Faris, Bill Hader, Queen Latifah, Ice Cube, Dave Franco, Nick Offerman, Wyatt Russell, Rob Riggle, Patton Oswalt, Peter Stormare, Keith Lucas, Kenneth Lucas, Seth Rogen

In the 2014 action-comedy 22 Jump Street, officers Schmidt and Jenko are given a new assignment after completing their first undercover mission. Their latest case takes them to a college, where they must investigate the distribution of a dangerous new drug on campus. Although they are supposed to blend in as students, their personalities quickly create problems. Schmidt becomes involved with an artsy group and starts dating a student named Maya, while Jenko discovers that he fits in better with the college athletes. Their growing differences make it difficult for them to work together, even though they are determined to solve the case.

21 Jump Street

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21 Jump Street, Andrea Frankle, Brie Larson, Ice Cube, Dave Franco, Nick Offerman, Holly Robinson Peete, Rob Riggle, Ellie Kemper, Dax Flame, DeRay Davis

21 Jump Street (2012), directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, is an action-comedy film about two young police officers who are given a second chance to prove themselves. Schmidt and Jenko were classmates in high school but were very different from each other. Schmidt was an unpopular, intelligent student who struggled socially, while Jenko was a popular athlete who often bullied him. Years later, they meet again at the police academy and become friends. After graduating, they are assigned to patrol together. When they make a mistake while trying to arrest a criminal, they are transferred to an undercover police program known as 21 Jump Street. Their mission is to return to high school and investigate the distribution of a dangerous new drug called HFS.

21 Grams

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Danny Huston, Benicio Del Toro, Eddie Marsan, Sean Penn, Denis O'Hare

21 Grams (2003), directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, is a drama about grief, guilt, love, and connections. The story follows three people whose lives become intertwined after a tragic accident. Paul Rivers is a mathematics professor whose health is deteriorating while he waits for a heart transplant. His wife, Mary, hopes that Paul will survive. Cristina Peck is a loving mother who has a family life with her husband Michael and their two daughters. Jack Jordan is a former criminal who has found a new sense of purpose through his Christian faith and devotion to his family. Although the characters initially have no connection, an event changes their lives permanently and forever.

21

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21, Aaron Yoo, Liza Lapira, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, Sam Golzari

21 (2008) is a crime drama directed by Robert Luketic and based on the book Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich. The film follows Ben Campbell, a brilliant but financially struggling student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), who dreams of attending Harvard Medical School. Unable to afford the expensive tuition, Ben is recruited by his unconventional mathematics professor, Micky Rosa, to join a secret group of students who use mathematical skills and card-counting techniques to win large amounts of money at casinos in Las Vegas. At first, Ben is fascinated by the excitement, wealth, and glamorous lifestyle that comes with the group. However, he soon discovers that the seemingly harmless activity is far more dangerous than he expected.

17 Again

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17 Again, Adam Gregory, Allison Miller, Zac Efron, Hunter Parrish, Thomas Lennon, Tyler Steelman, Leslie Mann, Sterling Knight

17 Again (2009) is a comedy film directed by Burr Steers that follows Mike O’Donnell, a man given a surprising chance to change his life. As a teenager, Mike was a talented basketball player with a promising future, but he gave up his dreams when his girlfriend, Scarlet, became pregnant. Years later, Mike is unhappy with his life. His marriage to Scarlet is falling apart, his children barely communicate with him, and he feels unsuccessful. Mike eventually has an unusual encounter with a mysterious janitor and discovers that he has magically become his seventeen-year-old self again. This unexpected transformation gives him an opportunity to look at his life from a different perspective.

16 Wishes

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16 Wishes, Anna Mae Wills, Brenda Crichlow, Gary Jones, Cainan Wiebe, Karissa Tynes, Keenan Tracey, Kendall Cross, Debby Ryan

16 Wishes (2010) is a Disney Channel fantasy comedy film directed by Peter DeLuise. The story follows Abby Jensen, a teenage girl who has been making a list of sixteen wishes since she was a child. She dreams of having the perfect sixteenth birthday and believes that achieving her wishes will finally make her life better. On the morning of her birthday, Abby discovers a magical birthday candlebox containing sixteen candles, each representing one of her wishes. When she makes a wish and blows out a candle, the wish comes true. At first, Abby is amazed and excited by the power of the candles. She begins using them to improve her life, including becoming popular, getting a new car, and making her relationship with her crush, Logan, more successful.

13 Going On 30

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13 Going On 30, Andy Serkis, Brie Larson, Renee Olstead, Phil Reeves, Kathy Baker, Kiersten Warren, Sam Ball, Sean Marquette

13 Going on 30 (2004) is a romantic comedy directed by Gary Winick that follows Jenna Rink, a thirteen-year-old girl who dreams of becoming popular and fitting in with the “Six Chicks,” a group of popular girls at her school. After an embarrassing birthday party goes wrong, Jenna wishes that she could skip her teenage years and become a successful, confident adult. Mysteriously, her wish comes true, and Jenna wakes up as a thirty-year-old woman living in New York City. She discovers that she has a successful career at a popular fashion magazine, a beautiful apartment, and an exciting social life. However, Jenna is shocked to learn that she has no memory of the seventeen years between the ages of thirteen and thirty. She soon realises that her adult personality and choices are very different from the innocent and caring girl she remembers being.

12 Years A Slave

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Douglas M. Griffin, 12 Years a Slave, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad Pitt, Wayne Péré, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Sarah Paulson, Scoot McNairy, Dwight Henry

12 Years a Slave (2013) follows Solomon Northup, a free African-American man living in Saratoga Springs, New York, in 1841. Solomon is a skilled carpenter and talented violinist who lives peacefully with his wife and children. His life changes when two men offer him work as a musician in Washington, D.C. Unaware of their intentions, Solomon travels with them, only to be drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery. After being beaten and threatened, he is transported to the South and given the false identity of a runaway slave named Platt. Solomon quickly realizes that revealing his true identity could put his life in even greater danger.

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