Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)

Title: Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
Rating: PG
Directed by: Kirk DeMicco and Faryn Pearl
Written by: Pam Brady, Elliott DiGuiseppi, Kirk DeMicco, and Brian C. Brown
Starring: Lana Condor, Toni Collette, Annie Murphy, Sam Richardson, Liza Koshy, Will Forte, Colman Domingo, Jaboukie Young-White, Blue Chapman, Eduardo Franco, Ramona Young, Echo Kellum, Nicole Byer, and Jane Fonda
Release Date: 6/30/2023
Running Time: 90 minutes

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Sometimes the hero you are meant to be lies just beneath the surface.

Sweet, awkward 16-year-old Ruby Gillman (Lana Condor) is desperate to fit in at Oceanside High, but she mostly just feels invisible.

She’s math-tutoring her skater-boy crush (Jaboukie Young-White), who only seems to admire her for her fractals, and she’s prevented from hanging out with the cool kids at the beach because her over-protective supermom (Toni Collette), has forbade Ruby from ever getting in the water.

But when she breaks her mom’s #1 rule, Ruby will discover that she is a direct descendant of the warrior Kraken queens and is destined to inherit the throne from her commanding grandmother (Jane Fonda), the Warrior Queen of the Seven Seas.

The Kraken are sworn to protect the oceans of the world against the vain, power-hungry mermaids who have been battling with the Kraken for eons. There’s one major, and immediate, problem with that: The school’s beautiful, popular new girl, Chelsea (Annie Murphy) just happens to be a mermaid. Ruby will ultimately need to embrace who she is and go big to protect those she loves most.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Javier, Jake, and Stephen for this submission

Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023)

Title: Book Club: The Next Chapter
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Bill Holderman
Written by: Bill Holderman and Erin Simms
Starring: Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Giancarlo Giannini, Andy Garcia, and Don Johnson
Release Date: 5/12/2023
Running Time: 107 minutes

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The highly anticipated sequel follows our four best friends as they take their book club to Italy for the fun girls trip they never had. When things go off the rails and secrets are revealed, their relaxing vacation turns into a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country adventure.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Note: Pictures of the cast and crew at various Italian sites are shown during the credits.

Memoriam: In Loving Memory of Marvin Simms

Special thanks to Frank for this submission

Moving On (2022)

Title: Moving On
Rating: R
Directed by: Paul Weitz
Written by: Paul Weitz
Starring: Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Malcolm McDowell, and Richard Roundtree
Release Date: 1/8/2023
Running Time: 85 minutes

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Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin star as estranged friends who reunite to seek revenge on the petulant widower (Malcom McDowell) of their recently deceased best friend. Along the way, Fonda’s character reunites with her great love (Richard Roundtree) as each woman learns to make peace with the past and each other.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Memoriam: In Memory of Vachik Mangassarian

Special thanks to Frank and Tony for this submission

80 for Brady (2023)*

Title: 80 for Brady
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Kyle Marvin
Written by: Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins
Starring: Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, Sally Field, Tom Brady, Billy Porter, Rob Corddry, Alex Moffat, Guy Fieri, Harry Hamlin, Bob Balaban, Glynn Turman, Sara Gilbert, Jimmy O. Yang, Ron Funches, and Matt Lauria
Release Date: 2/3/2023
Running Time: 98 minutes

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Inspired by the true story of four best friends living life to the fullest when they take a wild trip to the 2017 Super Bowl LI to see their hero Tom Brady play.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

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A picture of the real 80 For Brady friends is shown. This is followed by a quick scene of the four friends sitting by the beach. Maura asks “So when are you going to retire?” After the other girls answer, Maura says she wasn’t asking them – she was asking HIM. Then Tom Brady, who’s sitting at the end, says why retire when you’ve still got it? Everyone toasts to that answer.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

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Special thanks to Tony and Frank for this submission

Book Club (2018)*

Title: Book Club
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Bill Holderman
Written by: Bill Holderman, and Erin Simms
Starring: Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Andy Garcia, and Don Johnson
Release Date: 5/18/2018
Running Time: Unknown

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Diane (Diane Keaton) is recently widowed after 40 years of marriage. Vivian (Jane Fonda) enjoys her men with no strings attached. Sharon (Candice Bergen) is still working through a decades-old divorce. Carol’s (Mary Steenburgen) marriage is in a slump after 35 years.

Four lifelong friends’ lives are turned upside down to hilarious ends when their book club tackles the infamous Fifty Shades of Grey. From discovering new romance to rekindling old flames, they inspire each other to make their next chapter the best chapter.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

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We see the friends re-creating a photo they took together when they were younger.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

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Special thanks to Tony, and Michael for this submission

This Is Where I Leave You (2014)

TITLE: This Is Where I Leave You

RELEASE DATE: 9/19/2014

RATING: R

When their father passes away, four grown siblings are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof together for a week, along with their over-sharing mother and an assortment of spouses, exes and might-have-beens.

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After Credits? No

Special thanks to Frank S. for this submission