Eddie Murphy
3) Bowfinger
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c1999.
Language
English
Description
With the help of Jiff Ramsey, brother to Hollywoods biggest star, Hollywood's least successful director stops at nothing to get him into his latest low-budget film.
9) Imagine that
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
A highly competitive financial executive finds his career is quickly rolling downhill after he loses confidence in his abilities. When his 7-year-old daughter invites him into her fantasy world, he may find the solutions to all of his problems waiting for him. As father and daughter embark on a whirlwind journey of comic proportions, they are about to discover that sometimes all you need is a little imagination and a lot of love.
11) Trading places
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
English
Description
The story of a down-and-out con artist who trades lifestyles with a well-to-do investor.
12) Dreamgirls
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Three young women, Deena Jones, Effie White and Lorrell Robinson desire to become pop stars. They get their wish when they are picked to be backup singers for the legendary James "Thunder" Early. When they are set free for leads, Curtis Taylor and Effie's brother C.C. decide that Deena should be the lead singer, which upsets Effie. The girls discover exactly what it takes to be in the music business and what they must give up to realize their dreams....
13) Shrek
Publisher
DreamWorks Pictures
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In the faraway land of Duloc, a heartless ruler, the midget Lord Farquaad, seeks to banish all the fairy tales from the land so it can be as boring as he is--but three characters stand in the way of his design: a green, smelly ogre with a heart of gold named Shrek; his faithful steed, a donkey, who will do anything but shut up; and the beautiful but tough Princess Fiona, whom Lord Farquaad wishes to make his wife so he can become King of Duloc.
14) Life
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Rayford Gibson is the fast talking con-artist and Claude Banks is the conservative bank teller. The two are accidentally teamed up to become the funniest "odd couple" east of the Mississippi. There is no limit to their comical misfortune as they are placed at the scene of a crime and their mistaken identity lands them right in front of the judge. This hysterical comedy gives a whole new meaning to friends for life.
15) 48 hrs
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[1998].
Language
English
Description
Nolte is a rough-edged cop after two vicious cop-killers. He can't do it without the help of smooth and dapper Murphy, who is serving time for a half-million dollar robbery. Both pursue their separate goals--Nolte wants the villains and Murphy wants his money and some much-needed female companionship.
16) Shrek the Third
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007.
Language
English
Description
When Shrek married Fiona the last thing he had in mind was becoming the next King of Far Far Away. But when Shrek's father-in-law, King Harold, suddenly croaks, that is exactly what he faces. Recruiting Donkey and Puss in Boots for a new quest, Shrek sets out to bring back the rightful heir to the throne. Meanwhile back in the kingdom, Fiona's jilted Prince Charming storms the city with an army of fairy tale villains to seize the throne. Fiona and...
18) Tower heist
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Queens native Josh Kovacs has managed one of the most luxurious and well-secured residences in New York City for more than a decade. Under his watchful eye, nothing goes undetected. In the swankiest unit atop Josh's building, Wall Street titan Arthur Shaw is under house arrest after being caught stealing two billion from his investors. The hardest hit among those he defrauded? The tower staffers whose pensions he was entrusted to manage.
19) Shrek 2
Pub. Date
uuuu
Language
English
Description
Right after Shrek and Princess Fiona's honeymoon, the newly wed couple goes to Princess Fiona's parents for dinner. When a Fairy Godmother discovers Fiona and Shrek are married she reminds the king about a deal they agreed on years ago, that Fiona should have married her son, who happens to be Prince Charming. The King then hires a cat named Puss-in-Boots, a sword fighting cat and ogre slayer, to kill Shrek.