6 Movies Starring Kal Penn

Van Wilder: Party Liaison

Van Wilder: Party Liaison

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-04-05

Languages:

English

Countries:

Germany, USA

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (83791 Reviews)

Director:

Walt Becker

Cast:

Writer:

Brent Goldberg

David Wagner

Fullplot:

In certain circles, Van Wilder is a living legend at Coolidge College, where he's been a student now for seven years, not yet having completed his degree requirements. Despite being bright, he never attends classes anymore, instead hosting parties, imparting his brand of wisdom to his adoring fans, hosting school organization fundraisers, and rallying the college spirit among the student body. Conversely, Van loves his Coolidge life. In his antics, he has a 2ic in Hutch, and always hires a personal assistant, this year's being a South Asian transfer student named Taj, who wants to learn from the best, namely Van. Van's college life is threatened when his wealthy neglectful father only now learns that Van is still in school, Wilder Sr. who has been paying his way all this time. As such, Wilder Sr. pulls the plug on that subsidy, meaning that Van has to figure out a way to pay for his Coolidge life. Because of his living legend status, Van becomes the subject of a series of articles by the college paper's star reporter, Gwen Pearson, an assignment she would rather not do, preferring harder hitting material. However, in Gwen needing to spend time with Van, Richard Bagg, Gwen's arrogant fraternity president pre-med boyfriend, tries to place Van in a bad light time and time again, believing that Gwen and Van are falling for each other. Also in spending time with Gwen, Van may come to a true understanding of why he has stayed at Coolidge for such a long time, and what he should be looking for in his future.

The Namesake

The Namesake

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-04-06

Languages:

English, Hindi, Bengali, French

Countries:

India, USA

Runtime:

122 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (15705 Reviews)

Director:

Mira Nair

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Sooni Taraporevala (screenplay)

Jhumpa Lahiri (novel)

Fullplot:

While traveling by train to visit his grandfather in Jamshedpur, Calcutta born, Bengali-speaking Ashoke Ganguli meets with fellow-traveler, Ghosh, who impresses upon him to travel, while Ashoke is deep into a book authored by Nicholai Gogol. The train meets with an accident, and after recuperating, Ashoke re-locates to America, settles down, returns home in 1977 to get married to aspiring singer, Ashima, and returns home to New York. Shortly thereafter they become parents of a boy, who they initially name Gogol, and a few years later both give birth to Sonia. The family then buy their own house in the suburbs and travel to India for the first time after their marriage. The second time they travel to India is when Gogol and Sonia are in their late teens, and after a memorable visit to Kolkata and then to the Taj Mahal, they return home. Gogol falls in love with Maxine Ratliff and moves in with her family, while Ashoke spends time traveling, and Sonia moves to California, leaving Ashima all her by herself. The Ganguli family will be destined to travel to India again soon - this time under very different circumstances - and after all have endured life-changing events.

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-04-25

Languages:

English, Spanish, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (107974 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Jon Hurwitz

Hayden Schlossberg

Jon Hurwitz (characters)

Hayden Schlossberg (characters)

Fullplot:

The morning they return from their White Castle road trip, Harold and Kumar decide to go to Amsterdam because Harold doesn't want to wait ten days to see Maria again. On the plane, Kumar lights up his new bong, the air marshals think it's a bomb, and Harold and Kumar are arrested as terrorists and sent to Guantanamo Bay. Ordered to fellate a guard, they manage to escape, make their way to Florida, and head for Texas to find Kumar's ex-girlfriend's fiancè, the well-connected Colton, and get him to intercede with Washington on their behalf. Kumar still has a thing for Vanessa, the feds are in hot pursuit, and the legal weed of Amsterdam seems a long way away.

Epic Movie

Epic Movie

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-01-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

86 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

2.3 (85325 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Jason Friedberg

Aaron Seltzer

Fullplot:

Four troubled orphans from four separate movie scenarios who are bound together in a wacky chocolate factory after receiving golden tickets to go on an 'epic adventure.' After they escape from the clutches of a very scary Willy Wonka they discover the magical world of 'Gnarnia' through an enchanted wardrobe. There they must seek the help of a randy lion, a hoard of mutants from the x academy, students of witchcraft and wizardry, funky swash-buckling pirates and a mischievous beaver to defeat the evil white bitch!

Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain

Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-11-07

Languages:

English, Hindi

Countries:

UK, India

Runtime:

96 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (1169 Reviews)

Director:

Ravi Kumar

Genres:

DramaHistory

Cast:

Writer:

Ravi Kumar

David Brooks

Ravi Kumar

Fullplot:

The story follows a young rickshaw-puller in Bhopal who gets a menial job at a chemical plant, but in December of 1984 a chemical spill in India takes the lives of almost 15,000 people and injuring more than 100,000. The film follows how the industrial disaster in the city changes his life and those of others.

A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas

A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-11-04

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (51523 Reviews)

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Jon Hurwitz

Hayden Schlossberg

Jon Hurwitz (characters)

Hayden Schlossberg (characters)

Fullplot:

Six years have elapsed since Guantanemo Bay, leaving Harold and Kumar estranged from one another with very different families, friends and lives. But when Kumar arrives on Harold's doorstep during the holiday season with a mysterious package in hand, he inadvertently burns down Harold's father-in-law's beloved Christmas tree. To fix the problem, Harold and Kumar embark on a mission through New York City to find the perfect Christmas tree, once again stumbling into trouble at every single turn.

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