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1. Our first film involved the Hess family and a string of weird crop circles appearing throughout the world. What was this movie that starred Mel Gibson as a former priest and Joaquin Phoenix as a washed up minor league baseball player?
2. This movie's title is both a description of how our lives go haywire at times and how wine bottles should be oriented to age properly. What is the name of this film that featured Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church exploring the Santa Ynez Valley of California?
3. Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan starred in a 2008 thriller about two strangers who are on the run from the FBI. Throughout the movie they communicate with a woman by phone that can see their every move and who helps them elude the authorities. What is the name of this movie directed by D.J. Caruso?
4. Set between 1939 and 1942 one of the main storylines of this film was the bombing of Darwin. What was this movie which starred Hugh Jackman as Drover and Nicole Kidman as Lady Sarah Ashley?
5. Based on a novel of the same name by Stanisław Lem, different versions of this film were released in 1972 and 2002. Starring a psychologist as the protagonist, what film takes place on a space station whose crew has gone insane?
6. Seemingly made for the roles, in this movie Will Smith starred as a dating consultant whereas Kevin James was an investment consultant who struggled to attract women. What was the name of this film in which Will Smith's character falls in love with Eva Mendes's character?
7. The main characters in this film are a genius who works as a janitor and a psychologist who is struggling to move on from his wife's death. What was this 1997 movie that primarily takes place in South Boston?
8. Sharing its name with a 1969 song by Led Zeppelin, this film grossed just $8 million in spite of featuring Matthew McConaughey, Ben Affleck, Milla Jovovich, and Parker Posey in the cast. What was this 1993 movie that told the story of the last day of school for a group of students from Lee High School near Austin, Texas.
9. Partially science fiction and partially satire, this film was based on a novel by Robert A. Heinlein. Released in 1997, which movie took place in the 23rd century and had humans battling massive arachnid-like creatures?
10. One of the primary settings of this film is in Montana where Colonel William Ludlow lives on a ranch with his three sons: Alfred, Tristan, and Samuel. What is this movie that depicts Tristan (played by Brad Pitt) being attacked by a bear at both age 12 and in his 70s?
11. Josh Kovaks (Ben Stiller) and Charlie Gibbs (Casey Affleck) enlist the help of a criminal named Slide (Eddie Murphy) in this 2011 comedy. What is the name of this film in which corrupt businessman Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda) is robbed out of money that he had robbed from other people through his Ponzi scheme?
12. In this film Llewelyn Moss finds $2 million in drug money and attempts to flee but he is chased down by a hitman named Anton Chigurh. Winning the Academy Award for Best Picture, what was this 2007 film directed by Joel and Ethan Coen?
13. In this film John Travolta plays the role of Sean Archer while Nicolas Cage plays Castor Troy. Or is it the other way around? What is this film of multiple identities that was directed by John Woo and released in 1997?
14. Interestingly, this film was the first in the Eon Productions "James Bond" series that was not formerly a title of an Ian Fleming story. What was this 1989 film that starred Timothy Dalton on a personal vendetta against Franz Sanchez who had tortured his friend Felix Leiter?
15. With music by Irving Berlin, this film featured the acting talents of Judy Garland, Fred Astaire and Peter Lawford. What was this movie that ends with two dance partners falling in love and getting engaged during a holiday?
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