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Owen Wilson
Shanghai Knights (2003)
This innocent, sixties-style, big-budget comedy-romance-action-adventure romp is solid family entertainment that would make any self-respecting kid's jaw drop for a good two hours.
The Big Bounce (2004)
Starsky & Hutch (2004)
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Admirably scruffy in its droll comic pursuits, but has all the storytelling aplomb of a Sunday-funnies section.
Wedding Crashers (2005)
Seen with forgiving eyes,
Wedding Crashers
is trashy, raunchy fun.
Cars (2006)
Even if
Cars
isn't the studio's champion outing, Pixar continues to run on all cylinders.
You, Me and Dupree (2006)
What About Bob
this ain't.
Drillbit Taylor (2008)
Wilson proves again that he's a quick-witted comedic treasure—he's the sort of actor who gets hired to make mediocre movies almost good by his sheer force of comic will.
Bottle Rocket (1996)
Though flawed,
Bottle Rocket
is full of buried treasures and holds up to repeated viewings, as any cult film should. [Criterion Collection Blu-ray]
Marley & Me (2008)
Even dog skeptics might be surprised how deftly
Marley & Me
adapts newspaper columnist John Grogan's book...into the equivalent of a kid's movie for adults.
Anaconda (1997)
In its natural habitat,
Anaconda
can be appreciated for its campy pleasures, not the least of which is Jon Voight in a delirious, balls-out performance as creepy Paraguayan snake poacher Paul Serone.
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
Musters only a few lackluster laughs...[but] has one trump card: it’s a kid-friendly, “PG” film that celebrates museums.
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
Though the film, by necessity, expands Dahl's original story and fuses it to the sensibility of Anderson, author and auteur share a common tone of twisted twee...
Cars 2 (2011)
Director John Lasseter pushes the credo 'Story is king,' but the sequel to the 2006 hit
Cars
unwittingly abdicates the throne.
The Big Year (2011)
If the mere mention of the blue-footed booby sends you into paroxysms,
The Big Year
is the film for you.
The Internship (2013)
Although Vaughn's riffing skills remain in fine form, as do Wilson's, the story makes every obvious and conventional choice.
Shanghai Noon (2000)
Though the film nakedly seeks a wide audience through conventional plotting and characterization—and despite being (like most action movies) guy-centric—
Shanghai Noon
provides good, clean 'family' fun.
Inherent Vice (2015)
The plot is a sideshow to
Inherent Vice
's luxuriant atmosphere, cracked sense of humor, and idiosyncratic characterization.
Zoolander 2 (2016)
A goofy gag machine that will raise smiles for some and make others just plain gag.
Cars 3 (2017)
Gets the franchise back on track with a story that U-turns to the heart of the 2006 original.
Secret Headquarters (2022)
Basically a less creative and less idiosyncratic
Spy Kids
produced by Jerry Bruckheimer (that might tell you something).
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