Film Theme: Culture Clash

1.

The Waterboy

1998 film by Frank Coraci

Overview: The Waterboy is a 1998 American sports comedy film directed by Frank Coraci. It was written by Adam Sandler as well as Tim Herlihy and produced by Robert Simonds and Jack Giarraputo. Sandler also stars ...

Release date: 6 November 1998

Genre: Comedy, Sport

Director: Frank Coraci

Cast: Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Henry Winkler, Fairuza Balk, Jerry Reed, Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Producer: Phyllis Alia, Jack Giarraputo

Writer: Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler

A waterboy for a college football team discovers he has a unique tackling ability and becomes a member of the team.

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1990s English-language films 3,887T

Films about mother–son relationships 142T

1998 comedy films 276T

2.

The Magnificent Seven

1960 film directed by John Sturges

Overview: The Magnificent Seven is a 1960 American Western film directed by John Sturges. The screenplay, credited to William Roberts, is a remake – in an Old West-style – of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 Japanese film ...

Release date: 23 October 1960

Genre: Western, Adventure, Drama, Action

Director: John Sturges

Cast: Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Horst Buchholz, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn

Producer: Walter Mirisch, Lou Morheim

Writer: William Roberts, Akira Kurosawa

Seven gunfighters are hired by Mexican peasants to liberate their village from oppressive bandits.

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Films with screenplays by William Roberts (screenwriter) 19T

1960s English-language films 1,311T

Magnificent Seven films 5T

3.

The Last of the Mohicans

1992 film directed by Michael Mann

Overview: The Last of the Mohicans is a 1992 American epic historical drama film produced and directed by Michael Mann, who co-wrote the screenplay with Christopher Crowe, based on the 1826 novel of the same name ...

Release date: 26 August 1992

Genre: Adventure, Romance, War, Action, Drama

Director: Michael Mann

Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Russell Means, Eric Schweig, Jodhi May, Steven Waddington

Producer: Ned Dowd, Hunt Lowry

Writer: James Fenimore Cooper, John L. Balderston

Three trappers protect the daughters of a British Colonel in the midst of the French and Indian War.

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Films with screenplays by Christopher Crowe (screenwriter) 8T

Films with screenplays by Michael Mann 11T

Films set in Albany, New York 7T

4.

Soul Plane

2004 American film by Jessy Terrero

Overview: Soul Plane is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Jessy Terrero (in his feature film directorial debut). The film stars Tom Arnold, Kevin Hart, Method Man and Snoop Dogg. Supporting actors include ...

Release date: 28 May 2004

Genre: Comedy, Music

Director: Jessy Terrero

Cast: Tom Arnold, Kevin Hart, Method Man, Snoop Dogg, K.D. Aubert, Godfrey

Producer: Paul Hall, Rick Johnson

Writer: Bo Zenga, Chuck Wilson

Things get raucously funny aboard the maiden flight of a black-owned airline, thanks to some last-minute passenger additions.

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Films directed by Jessy Terrero 3T

2000s English-language films 4,280T

Films scored by RZA 11T

5.

How High

2001 film by Jesse Dylan

Overview: How High is a 2001 American stoner comedy film starring Method Man and Redman, written by Dustin Lee Abraham, and director Jesse Dylan's debut feature film.

Release date: 17 December 2001

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy

Director: Jesse Dylan

Cast: Method Man, Redman, Obba Babatundé, Mike Epps, Anna Maria Horsford, Fred Willard

Producer: Pamela Abdy, Danny DeVito

Writer: Dustin Abraham

Two guys by the name of Silas and Jamal decided to one day smoke something magical, which eventually helps them to ace their college entrance exam.

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2000s English-language films 4,269T

2001 directorial debut films 124T

2001 comedy films 331T

6.

EuroTrip

2004 film by Jeff Schaffer

Overview: EuroTrip is a 2004 American teen sex comedy film directed by Jeff Schaffer and written by Alec Berg, David Mandel, and Schaffer. It stars Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts, Michelle Trachtenberg, Travis Wester ...

Release date: 20 February 2004

Genre: Comedy, Adventure

Director: Jeff Schaffer, Alec Berg

Cast: Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts, Kristin Kreuk, Cathy Meils, Nial Iskhakov, Michelle Trachtenberg

Producer: Alec Berg, Daniel Goldberg

Writer: Alec Berg, David Mandel

Dumped by his girlfriend, a high school grad decides to embark on an overseas adventure in Europe with his friends.

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French-language American films 10T

Italian-language American films 14T

Twins in American films 12T

7.

Freaks and Geeks

American teen comedy-drama television series

Overview: Freaks and Geeks is an American teen comedy-drama television series created by Paul Feig and executive-produced by Judd Apatow that aired on NBC during the 1999–2000 television season. The show is set ...

Release date: 25 September 1999

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Director: Jake Kasdan, Judd Apatow

Cast: Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco, Samm Levine, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel

Producer: Judd Apatow, Paul Feig

Writer: Paul Feig, Judd Apatow

A television show about two unique groups of teenagers dealing with life in high school during the 80's.

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Coming-of-age television shows 75T

Television series about teenagers 1,026T

Television series set in 1980 15T

8.

What a Girl Wants

2003 American film directed by Dennie Gordon

Overview: What a Girl Wants is a 2003 American teen comedy film directed by Dennie Gordon and written by Jenny Bicks and Elizabeth Chandler. Based on the 1955 play The Reluctant Debutante by William Douglas-Home ...

Release date: 27 March 2003

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama

Director: Dennie Gordon

Cast: Kelly Preston, Soleil McGhee, Colin Firth, Eileen Atkins, Jonathan Pryce, Peter Reeves

Producer: Denise Di Novi, E.K. Gaylord II

Writer: William Douglas-Home, Jenny Bicks

An American teenager learns that her father is a wealthy British politician running for office. Although she is eager to find him, she realizes it could ...

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2000s English-language films 2,127T

American coming-of-age comedy films 131T

2003 romantic comedy films 78T

9.

The Hollywood Knights

1980 film by Floyd Mutrux

Overview: The Hollywood Knights is a 1980 American teen comedy film written and directed by Floyd Mutrux. It depicts the crass and mischievous antics and practical jokes of the remaining members of a 1950s-era car ...

Release date: 18 May 1980

Genre: Comedy

Director: Floyd Mutrux

Cast: Julius Averitt, Steve Ballard, Phil Berle, Mike Binder, Herbert Bress, Jerry Brutsche

Producer: Richard Lederer, William Tennant

Writer: Floyd Mutrux, Richard Lederer

Led by their comedic leader, Turk, the Hollywood Knights car club raise hell throughout Beverly Hills on Halloween Night, 1965.

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Films with screenplays by Floyd Mutrux 7T

American films about Halloween 88T

1980s English-language films 3,424T

10.

The Green Berets

1968 film by John Wayne, Ray Kellogg

Overview: The Green Berets is a 1968 American war film directed by John Wayne and Ray Kellogg, and starring Wayne, David Janssen and Jim Hutton, based on the 1965 novel by Robin Moore. Much of the film was shot ...

Release date: 4 July 1968

Genre: Action, Drama, War

Director: Ray Kellogg, John Wayne

Cast: John Wayne, David Janssen, Jim Hutton, Aldo Ray, Raymond St. Jacques, Bruce Cabot

Producer: John Wayne, Michael Wayne

Writer: James Lee Barrett, Robin Moore

Col. Mike Kirby picks two teams of crack Green Berets for a mission in South Vietnam. First off is to build and control a camp that is trying to be taken ...

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1960s English-language films 3,111T

American war adventure films 38T

1960s war adventure films 14T

11.

The Beverly Hillbillies

1993 film by Penelope Spheeris

Overview: The Beverly Hillbillies is a 1993 American comedy film directed by Penelope Spheeris, written by Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal, and starring Jim Varney, Diedrich Bader, Dabney Coleman, Erika Eleniak ...

Release date: 15 October 1993

Genre: Comedy, Family

Director: Penelope Spheeris

Cast: Jim Varney, Diedrich Bader, Erika Eleniak, Cloris Leachman, Lily Tomlin, Lea Thompson

Producer: Ian Bryce, Penelope Spheeris

Writer: Paul Henning, Lawrence Konner

Nice guy redneck Jed Clampett strikes it rich when he finds black oil. He and his kin move to posh Beverly Hills.

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Films produced by Ian Bryce 21T

1990s English-language films 3,886T

1993 comedy films 210T

12.

Notting Hill

1999 film by Roger Michell

Overview: Notting Hill is a 1999 romantic comedy film directed by Roger Michell. The screenplay was written by Richard Curtis, and the film was produced by Duncan Kenworthy. It stars Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant ...

Release date: 13 May 1999

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama

Director: Roger Michell

Cast: Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, Richard McCabe, Rhys Ifans, James Dreyfus, Dylan Moran

Producer: Tim Bevan, Richard Curtis

Writer: Richard Curtis

The life of a simple bookshop owner changes when he meets the most famous film star in the world.

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1999 romantic comedy-drama films 15T

1990s British films 715T

1990s American films 4,704T

13.

My Cousin Vinny

1992 film directed by Jonathan Lynn

Overview: My Cousin Vinny is a 1992 American comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn from a screenplay by Dale Launer. It stars Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Lane Smith, Bruce McGill ...

Release date: 13 March 1992

Genre: Comedy, Crime

Director: Jonathan Lynn

Cast: Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Fred Gwynne, Lane Smith

Producer: Dale Launer, Paul Schiff

Writer: Dale Launer

Two New Yorkers accused of murder in rural Alabama while on their way back to college call in the help of one of their cousins, a loudmouth lawyer with ...

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1990s English-language films 3,881T

1992 comedy films 228T

Legal comedy films 8T

14.

Legally Blonde

2001 film by Robert Luketic

Overview: Legally Blonde is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Robert Luketic (in his feature directorial debut) and written by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, based on Amanda Brown's 2001 novel of the ...

Release date: 26 June 2001

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Director: Robert Luketic

Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Matthew Davis, Victor Garber, Jennifer Coolidge

Producer: Ric Kidney, Christian McLaughlin

Writer: Amanda Brown, Karen McCullah Lutz

Fashionable sorority queen Elle Woods follows her ex-boyfriend to law school, where she discovers that there is more to her than just looks.

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Teen Choice Award winning films 237T

English-language romantic comedy films 2,306T

2000s American films 7,311T

15.

Footloose

1984 American musical-drama film directed by Herbert Ross

Overview: Footloose is a 1984 American musical drama film directed by Herbert Ross and written by Dean Pitchford. It tells the story of Ren McCormack (Kevin Bacon), a teenager from Chicago who moves to a small town ...

Release date: 17 February 1984

Genre: Drama, Music, Romance, Musical

Director: Herbert Ross

Cast: Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest, Chris Penn, Sarah Jessica Parker

Producer: Dean Pitchford, Daniel Melnick

A city teenager moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.

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1984 romantic drama films 27T

1980s coming-of-age drama films 44T

American coming-of-age drama films 207T

16.

Deliverance

1972 film by John Boorman

Overview: Deliverance is a 1972 American thriller film directed and produced by John Boorman from a screenplay by James Dickey, who adapted it from his own 1970 novel. It follows four businessmen from Atlanta who ...

Release date: 30 July 1972

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Director: John Boorman

Cast: Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox, Ed Ramey, Billy Redden

Producer: John Boorman, Charles Orme

Writer: James Dickey, John Boorman

Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's dammed and turned into a lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a canoeing trip ...

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American rape and revenge films 117T

1972 drama films 297T

Survival thriller films 58T

17.

Dances with Wolves

1990 film by Kevin Costner

Overview: Dances With Wolves is a 1990 American epic Western film starring, directed, and produced by Kevin Costner in his feature directorial debut. It is a film adaptation of the 1988 novel Dances With Wolves ...

Release date: 19 October 1990

Director: Kevin Costner

Cast: Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant, Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman, Tantoo Cardinal

Producer: Bonnie Arnold, Kevin Costner

Writer: Michael Blake

Lieutenant John Dunbar, assigned to a remote western Civil War outpost, finds himself engaging with a neighbouring Sioux settlement, causing him to question ...

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American Western (genre) epic films 15T

1990s American films 4,714T

1990s English-language films 6,331T

18.

Bikini Beach

1964 film by William Asher

Overview: Bikini Beach is a 1964 American teen film directed by William Asher and starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. The film belongs to the beach party genre of movies, popular in the 1960s. This is ...

Release date: 22 July 1964

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Musical, Music

Director: William Asher

Cast: Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Martha Hyer, Don Rickles, Harvey Lembeck, John Ashley

Producer: Samuel Z. Arkoff, Anthony Carras

Writer: William Asher, Leo Townsend

A millionaire sets out to prove his theory that his pet chimpanzee is as intelligent as the teenagers who hang out on the local beach, where he is intending ...

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1960s English-language films 3,136T

American auto racing films 261T

1964 comedy films 182T

19.

Bend It Like Beckham

2002 film

Overview: Bend It Like Beckham is a 2002 sports comedy-drama film directed by Gurinder Chadha from a screenplay by Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges, and Guljit Bindra. The film stars Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley ...

Release date: 11 April 2002

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport

Director: Gurinder Chadha

Cast: Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Archie Panjabi, Shaznay Lewis

Producer: Paul Mayeda Berges, Gurinder Chadha

Writer: Gurinder Chadha, Guljit Bindra

Two ambitious girls, despite their parents' wishes, have their hearts set on careers in professional soccer.

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2000s buddy comedy-drama films 15T

20.

Beerfest

2006 film

Overview: Beerfest is a 2006 American comedy film directed by Jay Chandrasekhar and written by the comedy group Broken Lizard (Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, and Erik Stolhanske), who also ...