Anna Faris is an American actress, model, comedian, singer and producer. She rose to stardom with the role of Cindy Campbell in the ‘Scary Movie’ series. Along with this, she had a small part to play in the famous TV series ‘Friends’ (2004).
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Faris started her acting journey when she appeared in TV commercials of frozen yogurt. Her first major role was in indie slasher film ‘Lovers Lane’ (1999). Her breakthrough performance was in the horror-comedy parody movie ‘Scary Movie’ (2000). Subsequently, she was seen in number of movies such as ‘Scary Movie 2’ (2001), ‘Lost in Translation’ (2003), ‘Brokeback Mountain’ (2005), ‘My Super Ex-Girlfriend’ (2006), ‘The House Bunny’ (2008), ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs’ (2009), ’22 Jump Street’ (2014), and ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip’ (2015).
Faris experienced success as well as failure in her career fairly. Some of her movies which clicked with the audiences were ‘Scary Movie’ (2000), ‘Scary Movie 2’ (2001), ‘Scary Movie 3’ (2003), ‘Scary Movie 4’ (2006), and ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs’ (2009). While some of her movies, such as ‘Mama’s Boy’ (2007), ‘Yogi Bear’ (2010), and ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip’ (2015) were panned by the critics.
An engaging tale about the unlikely romance between a fading American movie star who is having a midlife crisis and a young college graduate, Lost in Translation was viewed as a critical and commercial success. The film won many awards, including one Oscar.
Rodeo cowboy Jack and ranch hand Ennis meet after they are hired as sheep herders in Wyoming and gradually develop a deep bond which culminates in a passionate romantic encounter on a drunken night on Brokeback Mountain. They soon settle separately, but continue a complicated affair for nearly two decades, leading to a tragedy.
Despite the success of their previous program, officers Schmidt and Jenko are sent back to the program, now at 22 Jump Street, after failing to capture some drug dealers. They go undercover at a local college to locate the supplier of new drug, WHY-PHY, but the partnership of the two overgrown adolescents is thoroughly tested along the way.
Revolving around several characters working in a fast-food restaurant, the movie mainly focuses on the lives of two friends, waiters Dean and Monty. While Dean must choose whether to become a manager or look for better opportunities, Monty must resist the temptation to have sex with 17 years old waitress Natasha.
After suffering a difficult childhood due to her lazy eye, May Canady, a veterinarian assistant, grows into a lonely, socially awkward girl. She develops a crush on Adam Stubbs, but her weird behavior puts him off. Desperate to connect with people, she gets involved with lesbian colleague Polly, who soon moves on. Feeling repeatedly rejected, May loses emotional balance resorting to violent means.
Admiral-General Haffaz Aladeen, the universally-hated despotic ruler of the fictional oil-rich nation Wadiya, goes to New York to address concerns about the country's nuclear program at UN Security Council. The dictator flees from an assassination attempt, but with his iconic beard shaved, he struggles to survive in a community built by people he had ordered to be executed.
An overweight nerd, Chris Brander, is rejected as ‘just friend’ by his high-school crush, cheerleader Jamie Palamino. A decade later, Chris, now a handsome hot-shot Hollywood record producer, has to return to his hometown, with rising star Samantha in tow, following an aircraft problem. After meeting Jamie once again, he realizes that he still loves her. Will they still be ‘just friends’?
Take Me Home Tonight is a romantic comedy film, revolving around an awkward MIT graduate who works as a video clerk despite receiving excellent job offers. His life takes an interesting turn, when he is invited to a party by his high-school crush.
A funny movie that spoofs the horror, slasher, and mystery film genres, Scary Movie primarily follows the plot of slasher films Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer. A major box-office hit, it was followed by four sequels.
On finding an adorable kitten on his doorstep, an unhappy slacker becomes very fond of it. So when the kitten goes missing, he and his cousin start searching for it, ultimately learning that a crime boss has the animal and will return it only if they do certain job for him. In desperation they agree to his condition.
All Darling has never had a successful relationship and has been fired from her job. She comes across an article that claims women who have had more than twenty lovers will have difficulty finding a husband. A desperate Ally decides to track down her exes to find out the one that got away.
Overboard is a romantic comedy film which tells the story of Leonardo, a wealthy and spoiled yacht owner, who mistreats his employee Kate, and unjustly fires her. However, when Leonardo has an accident and develops amnesia, Kate decides to take advantage of the situation. She convinces him that he is her working-class husband, and sets up with a difficult construction job.
Ronnie Barnhardt, the bipolar head of the security guards at a reputed mall, takes his job very seriously. He also wants to join the Police Academy and impress his girl with his achievements. So when a flasher strikes at the parking lot, he makes it a mission to apprehend the culprit and becomes resentful when a police detective comes to investigate.
Shelley Darlingsonm, an aspiring Playboy Playmate living in the Playboy Mansion, suddenly finds herself dismissed. Nowhere else to go, she winds up playing house mother to seven socially awkward Zetas, who is in danger of losing their Zeta Alpha Zeta sorority unless they can attract more pledges and to do that they must reinvent themselves.
Nat and Josh are a newly wed couple, but since they have a lot of differences, their family and friends predict that their marriage will not last. Things even get complicated further because of Josh’s ex-girlfriend and Nat’s good-looking client.
High school cheerleader ,Jessica Spencer, is a beautiful but selfish hot girl who is also the meanest girl in the school. When a cursed earring forces Jessica and small-time criminal Clive to swap bodies, Jessica must get her own body back before the high-school prom.
In this satirical movie, news reporter Cindy Campbell learns about a sinister videotape which spells death for its viewers. Cindy has a notion that there is a connection of some sort between the videotape and the crop circles that are mysteriously formed on Tom Logan’s farm. Fearing an alien invasion, she knows she must help the President avert the attack.
The sequel to Scary Movie parodies a number of supernatural classics including The Haunting, The Exorcist, Poltergeist, The Changeling, The Legend of Hell House, and The Amityville Horror. It also takes on modern movies like Hannibal and Hollow Man and finds the lead characters in comedic-horrific situations spoofing actual sequences from the original movies.
Following her husband's death, broke and lonely, Cindy Campbell, takes job in a haunted house and falls for her divorced neighbor Tom Ryan. However, when her future plans are disrupted by an alien invasion, she is instructed by the ghost of a Japanese boy to travel to a hidden village to learn how to stop the aliens.
Matthew Saunders starts a relationship with the beautiful Jenny Johnson not knowing that she is the blonde superheroine G-Girl. As Jenny becomes more demanding and jealous and reveals her identity to Matthew, he breaks up with her. But he might live to regret his decision, as G-Girl promises to wreck his life.
An unsuccessful screenwriter, pitches in shockingly outrageous story ideas to a studio executive in this anthology comprising fourteen interlinked short films. It is directed by twelve different directors and stars famous Hollywood names.
The town of Swallow Falls is going through hard times and can only afford to eat sardines. Desperate to help, Flint Lockwood develops a machine that can convert water into food and becomes a hero. But the machine gains sentience causing food storms and Flint must destroy it before it destroys the world.
In this sequel, Flint Lockwood is now working for his idol Chester V. When Chester informs Flint that his world-saving food-producing machine ‘FLDSMDFR’ is still working and has started created food-animal hybrids, Flint has to travel to the island to stop the machine. But Chester has his own sinister plans.
Yogi and Boo Boo are two bears living in Jellystone Park, who spends most of their time stealing food from the visitors. However, when the new mayor wants to auction the park, they try to prevent it from getting sold.
This animated comedy film tells the story of Alvin, Simon and Theodore, who must defeat a rival female music group, in order to save the music programme of their school.
While aboard a cruise ship, the Chipmunks and the Chipettes accidentally go overboard. Soon they end up in a tropical island which seems deserted. They soon start to think that they might not be really alone.
The Emoji Movie is a comedy-drama film, which tells the story of Gene, a multi-expressional emoji, who lives in a teenager’s smartphone. He wants to become a normal emoji likes his parents, and therefore he sets out on a journey.
