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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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JUNO

GENRE:  Comedy, Drama, Romance
MADE:  2007
CAST:  Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Allison Janney, J.K. Simmons
DIRECTOR:  Jason Reitman
WRITER:  Diablo Cody

PLOT:  A witty teen becomes pregnant and makes a decision to give it up for adoption to a young married couple who cannot get pregnant.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Hard Candy, Superbad, Ghost World

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