BATTLE LOS ANGELES

GENRE:  Action/ Sci-Fi
MADE:  2011
CAST:  Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan
DIRECTOR:  Jonathan Liebesman
WRITER:  Christopher Bertolini

PLOT:  Following a Marine Staff Sergeant, a Lieutenant and his platoon while they fight an alien invasion in Los Angeles.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Independence Day, Battle Of Los Angeles, Starship Troopers, War Of The Worlds

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THE DARK KNIGHT

GENRE:  Action/ Crime/ Drama
MADE:  2008
CAST:  Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart
DIRECTOR:  Christopher Nolan
WRITER:  Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer, Bob Kane

PLOT:  Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent unite to fight the Joker.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Batman, Iron Man, Batman Begins, Batman Returns

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THE BLACK DAHLIA

GENRE:  Crime/ Drama/ Mystery
MADE:  2006
CAST:  Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart, Scarlett Johansson
DIRECTOR:  Brian De Palma
WRITER:  Josh Friedman, James Ellroy

PLOT:  Set in the 1940s, two police investigators set out to solve the Black Dahlia murder case.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Hollywoodland, Lucky Number Slevin

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THANK YOU FOR SMOKING

GENRE:  Comedy, Drama
MADE:  2005
CAST:  Aaron Eckhart, Cameron Bright, Maria Bello, J.K. Simmons, Rob Lowe, David Koechner, William H. Macy, Robert Duvall, Sam Elliott
DIRECTOR:  Jason Reitman
WRITER:  Jason Reitman, Christopher Buckley

PLOT:  A sardonic comedy about a father remaining a role model for his son while at the same time acting as the chief spokesman for tobacco. 

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Sunshine Cleaning, The Station Agent, Juno

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