This Is the End [2013]

Seth Rogen presents a wholly original premise: He and his movie buddies — all meta-playing themselves — party at James Franco’s house when the Apocalypse hits. The execution is nearly great, with Michael Cera and a musical finale as the highlights.

d: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg | imdb.com | trailer | Emma Watson
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Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)

John Cusack, Craig Robinson and the manic Rob Corddry return to 1986, when all the best sex and drugs were at ski lodges (“Hot Dog: The Movie”), where Crispin Glover (“Back to the Future”) is a bellhop in a hilarious male wish-fulfillment fantasy.

d: Steve Pink | imdb.com | trailer | Gay ones. | John Cusack

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009)

Jeremy Piven — a real American badass who loves Bob Seger — leads a group underachieving car salesmen in a Will Ferrell-style farce with Ving Rhames, strippers, alligators and a 10-year-old in a man’s body. Ed Helms steals a few scenes, too.

d: Neal Brennan | imdb.com | trailer | I have a $44 haircut.