Despicable Me 4 (2024)*

Title: Despicable Me 4
Rating: PG
Directed by: Chris Renaud and Patrick Delage
Written by: Ken Daurio and Mike White
Starring: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell, Pierre Coffin, Joey King, Sofia Vergara, Stephen Colbert, Miranda Cosgrove, Chloe Fineman, Steve Coogan, Chris Renaud, Dana Gaier, and Madison Polan
Release Date: 7/3/2024
Running Time: 95 minutes

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Gru, the world’s favorite supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain League-agent, returns. Starting a new chapter as Gru (Steve Carrell) and Lucy (Kristen Wiig) and their girls —Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Edith (Dana Gaier) and Agnes (Madison Polan)—welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad.

Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal (Will Ferrell) and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina (Sofia Vergara), and the family is forced to go on the run.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

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Various comedic bits are shown featuring the Minions and Super Minions.

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Migration (2023)

Title: Migration
Rating: PG
Directed by: Benjamin Renner and Guylo Homsy
Written by: Mike White and Benjamin Renner
Starring: Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key, David Mitchell, Carol Kane, Caspar Jennings, Tresi Gazal, and Danny DeVito
Release Date: 12/22/2023
Running Time: 92 minutes

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The Mallard family is in a bit of rut. While dad Mack is content to keep his family safe paddling around their New England pond forever, mom Pam is eager to shake things up and show their kids—teen son Dax and duckling daughter Gwen—the whole wide world. After a migrating duck family alights on their pond with thrilling tales of far-flung places, Pam persuades Mack to embark on a family trip, via New York City, to tropical Jamaica.

As the Mallards make their way South for the winter, their well-laid plans quickly go awry. The experience will inspire them to expand their horizons, open themselves up to new friends and accomplish more than they ever thought possible, while teaching them more about each other—and themselves—than they ever imagined.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Note: Pictures of the ducks adventures after the events of the film are shown during the credits.

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One and Only Ivan, The (2020)*

Title: The One and Only Ivan
Rating: PG
Directed by: Thea Sharrock
Written by: Mike White
Based on the book by: Katherine Applegate
Starring: Sam Rockwell, Angelina Jolie, Danny DeVito, Helen Mirren, Brooklynn Prince, Ramon Rodriguez, Ariana Greenblatt, Chaka Khan, Ron Funches, Phillipa Soo, Mike White, and Bryan Cranston
Release Date: 8/21/2020
Running Time: 95 minutes

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An unforgettable tale about the beauty of friendship, the power of visualization and the significance of the place one calls home. Ivan is a 400-pound silverback gorilla who shares a communal habitat in a suburban shopping mall with Stella the elephant, Bob the dog, and various other animals. He has few memories of the jungle where he was captured, but when a baby elephant named Ruby arrives, it touches something deep within him. Ruby is recently separated from her family in the wild, which causes him to question his life, where he comes from and where he ultimately wants to be.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

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Ivan is visited by Bob, Julia, George, and Mack at Zoo Atlanta.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

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Two baby gorillas chase a fly.

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Memoriam: In Memory of Allison Shearmur

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Brad’s Status (2017)*

Title: Brad’s Status
Rating: R
Directed by: Mike White
Written by: Mike White
Starring: Ben Stiller, Austin Abrams, Michael Sheen, Luke Wilson, Jemaine Clement, and Jenna Fischer
Release Date: 9/15/2017
Running Time: 101 minutes

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Brad has a satisfying career and a comfortable life in suburban Sacramento where he lives with his sweet-natured wife, Melanie (Jenna Fischer), and their musical prodigy son, Troy (Austin Abrams), but it’s not quite what he imagined during his college glory days. Showing Troy around Boston, where Brad went to university, he can’t help comparing his life with those of his four best college friends: a Hollywood bigshot (White), a hedge-fund founder (Luke Wilson), a tech entrepreneur (Jemaine Clement), and a political pundit and bestselling author (Michael Sheen). As he imagines their wealthy, glamorous lives, he wonders if cozy middle-class domesticity is the best he will ever achieve. But when circumstances force him to reconnect with his former friends, Brad begins to question whether he has really failed or if, in some essential ways, their lives are more flawed than they appear.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

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We see Austin Abrams sing a song while dressed as a street musician.

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Emoji Movie, The (2017)*

Title: The Emoji Movie
Rating: PG
Directed by: Tony Leondis
Written by: Tony Leondis, Eric Siegel, and Mike White
Starring: T. J. Miller, James Corden, Anna Faris, Maya Rudolph, Steven Wright, Jennifer Coolidge, Jake T. Austin, Christina Aguilera, Sofia Vergara, and Sir Patrick Stewart
Release Date: 7/28/2017
Running Time: 86 minutes

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The Emoji Movie unlocks the never-before-seen secret world inside your smartphone. Hidden within the messaging app is Textopolis, a bustling city where all your favorite emojis live, hoping to be selected by the phone’s user. In this world, each emoji has only one facial expression – except for Gene (T.J. Miller), an exuberant emoji who was born without a filter and is bursting with multiple expressions. Determined to become “normal” like the other emojis, Gene enlists the help of his handy best friend Hi-5 (James Corden) and the notorious code breaker emoji Jailbreak (Anna Faris). Together, they embark on an epic “app-venture” through the apps on the phone, each its own wild and fun world, to find the Code that will fix Gene. But when a greater danger threatens the phone, the fate of all emojis depends on these three unlikely friends who must save their world before it’s deleted forever.

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We see a bandaged Smiler playing Go Fish with the unused Emojis.

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Beatriz at Dinner (2017)

Title: Beatriz at Dinner
Rating: R
Directed by: Miguel Arteta
Written by: Mike White
Starring: Salma Hayek, John Lithgow, Connie Britton, Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker, Chloë Sevigny, and David Warshofsky
Release Date: 6/9/2017
Running Time: 83 minutes

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Beatriz (Salma Hayek), an immigrant from a poor town in Mexico, has drawn on her innate kindness to build a career as a spiritual health practitioner in Los Angeles. Doug Strutt (John Lithgow) is a cutthroat, self-satisfied billionaire real estate developer. When these two opposites meet at a dinner party, their worlds collide and neither will ever be the same.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No