12 Mighty Orphans

12 Mighty Orphans

Greenbelt Films etc.

June 11, 2021

Historical Drama, Sports Drama

DVD

D-

Depressing Depression era tale, with football!  Director Ty Roberts co-adapted Jim Dent's Twelve Mighty Orphans: The Inspiring True Story of the Mighty Mites Who Ruled Texas Football, which would've been an unwieldy movie title.

Old School

Old School

DreamWorks

February 21, 2003

Comedy (allegedly)

DVD
D

Unfunny and misogynistic (not that the men are any great shakes, but it is from their perspective), although bumped up a notch for the wedding singer, and he's no Adam Sandler.  Todd Phillips directed and co-wrote.

Henry Poole Is Here

Henry Poole Is Here

Overture Films

August 15, 2008

Dramedy
DVD
C-

A man buys a house and wants to be left alone, but isn't.  Mark Pellington directed nine years after Arlington Road.

The Family Stone

The Family Stone
20th Century Fox
December 16, 2005
Comedy
DVD
C-

Thomas Bezucha wrote and directed this tale of a man bringing his unlikable girlfriend home to meet his large family.