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Both are romantic comedies about the daughter of the President trying to live a

normal life while avoiding the Secret Service and falling in love with bland-looking

white guys.

First Daughter and Chasing Liberty

The first daughter of the U.S. President heads off to college where she falls

for a graduate student with a secret agenda.

First Daughter4.9 | PG | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 11 February 2005 (UK)

Director: Forest WhitakerWriters: Jessica Bendinger (story),

Jerry O'Connell (story)Stars: Katie Holmes, Marc Blucas,

Michael KeatonRatings: 4.9/10 from 15,869 usersMetascore: 31/100 Reviews: 106 user | 52 critic |

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Anna Foster has never had an ordinary life. At eighteen years old, she is the most

protected girl in America; she is the First Daughter. Frustrated with her

overprotective father, Anna goes on a run with a photographer she met.

Chasing Liberty6.1 | 12A | 111 min | Comedy, Romance |9 January 2004 (USA)

Director: Andy CadiffWriters: Derek Guiley, David SchneidermanStars: Mandy Moore, Matthew Goode,

Mark HarmonRatings: 6.1/10 from 27,729 usersMetascore: 46/100 Reviews: 129 user | 65 critic |


Both are sci-fi movies set in the near future about a manned exploration of Mars that

goes dangerously wrong. Both movies feature the discovery of some form of life on

Mars, people heroically sacrificing their lives for the fate of the mission, and

receiving bad reviews.

Mission to Mars and Red Planet

When the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious

disaster after reporting an unidentified structure, a rescue mission is launched to

investigate the tragedy and bring back any survivors.

Mission to Mars5.5 | PG | 114 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi |14 April 2000 (UK)

Director: Brian De PalmaWriters: Lowell Cannon (story),

Jim Thomas (story)Stars: Tim Robbins, Gary Sinise, Don CheadleRatings: 5.5/10 from 57,141 usersMetascore: 34/100 Reviews: 944 user | 176 critic |


Astronauts, and their robotic dog AMME, search for solutions to save a

dying Earth by searching on Mars, only to have the mission go terribly

awry.

Red Planet5.6 | 12 | 106 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller |1 December 2000 (UK)

Director: Antony HoffmanWriters: DChuck Pfarrer (story),

Chuck Pfarrer (screenplay)Stars: Val Kilmer, Carrie-Anne Moss,

Tom Sizemore Ratings: 5.6/10 from 45,178 usersMetascore: 34/100 Reviews: 346 user | 144 critic |


Both are modern retellings of Brothers Grimm fairytale "Snow White," and

both also received Academy Award nominations for "Best Costume

Design."

Snow White & The Huntsman and Mirror, Mirror

In a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into

the woods to be killed winds up becoming her protector and mentor in a

quest to vanquish the Evil Queen.

Snow White& The Huntsman6.1 | 12A | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Drama |30 May 2012 (UK)

Director: Rupert SandersWriters: Evan Daugherty (screenplay),

John Lee Hancock (screenplay)Stars: Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth,

Charlize TheronRatings: 6.1/10 from 207,569 usersMetascore: 57/100 Reviews: 688 user | 408 critic |


An evil queen steals control of a kingdom and an exiled princess enlists the

help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright.

Mirror, Mirror5.6 | PG | 106 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama |2 April 2012 (UK)

Director: Tarsem Singh(as Tarsem Singh

Dhandwar)Writers: Marc Klein (screenplay),

Jason Keller (screenplay)Stars: Lily Collins, Julia Roberts, Armie Hammer Ratings: 5.6/10 from 66,468 usersMetascore: 46/100 Reviews: 199 user | 378 critic |


Both are family movies about the comic misadventures of a talking pig and his

talking farm friends. Both are also G-rated movies that begin with the protagonist pig

freshly orphaned as they discover that their parents have been taken to

slaughterhouses, so, um, yeah.

Babe and Gordy

Babe, a pig raised by sheepdogs, learns to herd sheep with a little help

from Farmer Hoggett.

Babe6.8 | U | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Family |15 December 1995 (UK)

Director: Chris NoonanWriters: Dick King-Smith (novel),

George Miller (screenplay)Stars: James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski,

Christine Cavanaugh Ratings: 6.8/10 from 87,611 users Metascore: 83/100Reviews: 178 user | 77 critic |


A talking pig named Gordy becomes involved in a quest to save his family

from the slaughterhouse.

Gordy3.9 | U | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Family |12 May 1995 (USA)

Director: Mark LewisWriters: Jay Sommers (story),

Dick Chevillat (story)Stars: Kristy Young, Doug Stone,

James DonadioRatings: 3.9/10 from 1,479 users Reviews: 30 user | 11 critic

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