I HEART THE HUCKABEES

GENRE:  Comedy/ Drama
MADE:  2004
CAST:  Jason Schwartzman, Jude Law, Naomi Watts, Dustin Hoffman, Lily Tomlin, Mark Wahlberg
DIRECTOR:  David O. Russell
WRITER:  David O. Russell, Jeff Baena

PLOT:  Bernard & Vivian are non-traditional therapist team specializing in existentialism, helping odd but colorful characters with their "life" problems by spying on their clients and assessing their crazy lives.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Royal Tenenbaums, Ghost World, Burn After Reading

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STAY

GENRE:  Drama/ Mystery/ Thriller
MADE:  2005
CAST:  Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Ryan Gosling
DIRECTOR:  Marc Forster
WRITER:  David Benioff

PLOT:  Dr. Sam Foster is Henry Letham's therapist continually trying to keep the depressed and suicidal Henry alive, this proves to be quite a feat as Dr. Foster struggles with his own sanity.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Mulholland Drive, Identity, The Machinist

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MULHOLLAND DRIVE

GENRE:  Drama/ Mystery/ Thriller
MADE:  2001
CAST:  Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux
DIRECTOR:  David Lynch
WRITER:  David Lynch

PLOT:  A car accident on Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles leaves a woman with amnesia which leads her in a search for answers with a befriended girl.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Blue Velvet, Barton Fink, The Black Dahlia, The Imaginarium Of Doctor Pernassus

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THE RING

GENRE:  Mystery/Horror
MADE:  2002
CAST:  Naomi Watts
DIRECTOR:  Gore Verbinski
WRITER:  Ehren Kruger, Koji Suzuki, Hiroshi Takahashi

PLOT:  When a group of kids mysteriously die and rumors of a video that ends your life in 7 days after watching it starts to spread, a journalist gets on the case to solve the mystery.  Based on the Japanese film, Ringu.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Grudge, One Missed Call, Battle Royale

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