PERMANENT MIDNIGHT

GENRE:  Biographical/ Drama/ Romance
MADE:  1998
CAST:  Ben Stiller, Maria Bello, Jay Paulson, Owen Wilson, Elizabeth Hurley
DIRECTOR:  David Veloz
WRITER:  Jerry Stahl, David Veloz

PLOT:  Jerry Stahl is a successful comedic writer for television who also has a bad habit called heroin.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Requiem For A Dream, Ray, Gia, The Basketball Diaries

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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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