Patrick Gilmore Movies

A teenage girl learns that it pays to be careful what you wish for in this upbeat fantasy comedy starring Debby Ryan (Disney's The Suite Life on Deck). On the morning of Abby Jensen's (Ryan) sweet 16 birthday, she receives 16 magical candles, each capable of granting a single wish. Before long Abby is the best dressed girl in school, she's got a brand new sports car, and she's become the envy of her classmates. But when Abby wishes to be treated like an adult, it doesn't take long for her to realize that growing up can have its fair share of drawbacks. Perhaps with the help of her best friend Jay (Jean-Luc Bilodeau), Abby can finally get her life back, and truly savor her last few years of adolescence. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

A period comedy set in the 1980s, Jonathan Glatzer's What Goes Up tells the poignant story of a morally challenged New York reporter who connects with a group of high school outcasts while in New Hampshire covering the story of Christa McAuliffe, the first civilian astronaut. Arriving in McAullife's hometown, reporter Campbell Babbitt (Steve Coogan) is distraught to learn that an old college friend has recently committed suicide. Meanwhile, as Babbitt attempts to craft an unsung hero story about his old friend by gravitating toward the teacher's misfit students, local teacher (Molly Shannon) scrambles to cover up a looming scandal. When Babbitt discovers that the motley crew of teens is comprised of a self-absorbed seductress (Hilary Duff), a timid voyeur (Josh Peck), and a manipulative pregnant teen (Olivia Thirlby), he becomes obsessed with our need to create heroes where none exist. Over time, the roles are reversed and Babbitt learns that the traits he is currently projecting onto his fallen friend's students may in fact be traits possessed by he and other adults. Increasingly at ease around the students as he relates to them on their own terms, Babbitt gradually begins to form a fixation on the very student rumored to have had an affair with his deceased friend. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Impulsively posting a few photos of herself on the Internet, aspiring teenage model Mia Sampson (Sarah Lind) is thrilled and flattered when she is invited to sign with an on-line modeling agency. The fact that she is asked to pose in a sexually provocative fashion does not dampen Mia's enthusiasm--until she realizes to her horror that her "boss" is a pornographer who specializes in shipping soft-core photos of underage girls to a members-only website. Outraged that the cyberspace laws are loose enough to allow this activity, Mia's mom Abby (Mimi Rogers) takes swift and terrifying action to save her daughter from any further humiliation and exploitation. Filmed in 2004 for Canadian television, Selling Innocence was first broadcast in the US by cable's Lifetime channel on June 1, 2005. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Joely Collins (daughter of singer Phil Collins) stars in this film about the real-life 1995 murder trial in which juror Gillian Guess began sleeping with one of the defendants. Finally getting the attention she has craved since childhood, Gillian appears on a sleazy late-night talk show to tell her tale. Through flashbacks brought on by her narrative, the audience watches as Gillian grows from a groupie to a would-be college student, bored and unfulfilled, eventually leading to the circumstances surrounding her 15 minutes of fame. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi