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A Hologram for the King

The Great Recession has hit technology sales consultant Alan Clay (Hanks) hard. He's lost his home, his wife has left him and he's desperate to secure a large contract so that he can start getting his life back together. He flies to the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, where he hopes to interest the government, which is laying the groundwork for a major new urban development, in the holographic teleconferencing system that he's selling, with the dream of pulling his once-successful life back together.

Director: Tom Tykwer. Stars: Tom Hanks, Alexander Black, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Sarita Choudhury. 2016. 98 min. Comedy.

 

Fathers & Daughters

After losing his wife in a car accident and getting seriously injured himself, Jake Davis (Crowe), an award-winning novelist, agrees to let his sister-in-law (Kruger) adopt his young daughter, Katie (Rogers). Years later, a grown-up Katie (Seyfried) is a psychology student working on her PhD, and struggles to make connections with the men in her life. When she meets Cameron (Paul), a fan of her father's work, she tries to drive him away despite her developing feelings for him, but their new relationship may be the catalyst she needs to right things with her father.

Director: Gabriele Muccino. Stars: Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Kylie Rogers, Aaron Paul, Diane Kruger, Bruce Greenwood. 2015. 116 min. Drama.

 

Addicted to Fresno

Shannon (Greer) is an addict. She's lost her job, checked herself into rehab and watched her life crumble around her. Luckily, her always-sunny sister, Martha (Lyonne), is a maid at a local hotel and manages to secure Shannon a new job. Everything starts to fall apart, though, when Shannon accidentally kills one of the hotel guests. She convinces Martha to help her ditch the body and cover up the accidental killing, but when the owners of a nearby pet cemetery catch the sisters in the act of disposing of the body, they blackmail them for money that they do not have. Shannon and Martha are forced to go on a crime spree to come up with the cash they need to keep the cemetery owners from talking.

Director: Jamie Babbit. Stars: Judy Greer, Natasha Lyonne, Aubrey Plaza, Molly Shannon, Fred Armisen, Ron Livingston. 2015. 85 min. Comedy.