BRICK

GENRE:  Crime/ Mystery/ Thriller
MADE:  2005
CAST:  Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lukas Haas, Nora Zehetner
DIRECTOR:  Rian Johnson
WRITER:  Rian Johnson

PLOT:  In this film noir set in the lives of high-school teenagers, Brendan, a loner and school spy finds his ex-girlfriend murdered and makes it his responsibility to find out what happened and discovers that the investigation of the murder uncovers a high-school drug ring.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Bubble, The Invisible, Disturbia

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MARS ATTACKS!

GENRE:  Comedy/ Fantasy/ Sci-fi
MADE:  1996
CAST:  Jack Nicholson, Pierce Brosnan, Sarah Jessica Parker, Annette Bening, Lukas Haas
DIRECTOR:  Tim Burton
WRITER:  Len Brown, Woody Gelman, Wally Wood, Bob Powell, Norman Saunders, Jonathan Gems

PLOT:  Earth is invaded by evil martians, in Earth's attempt to be welcoming and non-hostile it becomes cruelly under attack.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Coraline, Edward Scissorhands, Independence Day

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