Tracee Ellis Ross

Diary of a Mad Black Woman mastermind Tyler Perry turns the familiar Cinderella tale on its head with this story concerning a successful female attorney who falls in love with a financially strapped mechanic. Monty (Idris Elba) is struggling mechanic and single father of three from a poor neighborhood. Upon learning that custody of his beloved daughters has been awarded to his morally bankrupt, drug-dealing ex-wife Jennifer (Tasha Smith), desperate Monty enlists the aid of beautiful Ivy league-educated lawyer Julia (Gabrielle Union) -- whom he recently met during his brief stint as a chauffeur -- in ensuring that his daughters remain with him in a stable and loving environment. Despite the vast social and economical differences that divide them, Monty and Julia soon begin to find themselves unexpectedly falling in love with one another as they work together to save Monty's daughters from a life of crime and corruption. Now, in order to reconcile their blossoming romance and overcome the forces that threaten to destroy the only thing that Monty holds dear, the concerned father and powerful lawyer will have to bridge the gap that divides them by coming together to prove that true love really does have the power to prevail. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

A tech-savvy teen schemes to make a mint by making his dysfunctional family internet superstars in this comedy that proves there's always something worth watching online. Colby Bellinger (Matthew Botuchis) has secretly installed nanny-cams throughout his family's suburban home, and when he turns them on, the whole world tunes in. The Bellinger family is about to become the talk of the internet, and when Colby reveals that they'll be taking home a cool $17 grand a week, his parents (Beau Bridges and Rosanna Arquette) become convinced that dysfunction sells. But who cares about the parents; the video stream with the most hits comes from the camera stealthily placed in the bedroom of Colby eighteen year old step-sister Audrey (Baelyn Neff). Audrey may not realize it at the moment, but she's about to become the star attraction on the internet's most popular new show. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

In this emotional drama, a group of young professionals tries to get away from their problems, only to find that their friends create new annoyances. The marriage of Ellie (Jennifer Connelly) and Ryland (Jim True) has been strained by the recent death of their infant daughter. Hoping that some time away will ease Ellie's mind, Ryland organizes a weekend getaway in the nearby resort of Far Harbor, where they'll stay at a beach house with several friends, including Arabella (Marcia Gay Harden), Ellie's sister, and Frick (Edward Atterton), Ellie's ex-husband. Frick, a struggling filmmaker, hears a rumor that a yacht anchored off the beach belongs to David Speckman, a successful movie director; and the soothing weekend soon turns maddening, as he devises scheme after scheme to meet Speckman, oblivious that those around him have serious problems to deal with. Far Harbor marked the feature debut of writer/director John Huddles. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide