District 9
In a gripping blend of science fiction and social commentary, "District 9" transports viewers to an alternate reality w...
In the delightfully offbeat comedy from director Miguel Arteta, Ed Helms stars as Tim Lippe, a naive and eternally optimistic insurance agent from a small Wisconsin town who has never truly left his comfort zone. When his company's top salesman dies in a bizarre accident, Tim is sent to the annual insurance convention in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a trip that represents the biggest adventure of his sheltered life. Tasked with securing a prestigious award to keep his company afloat, Tim finds himself rooming with a trio of wildly unconventional colleagues: the boisterous and hedonistic Dean Ziegler (John C. Reilly), the calm and enigmatic Ronald Wilkes (Isiah Whitlock Jr.), and the friendly but frustrated Joan Ostrowski-Fox (Anne Heche). As the booze flows and the convention spirals into chaos, Tim's carefully constructed worldview is shattered by a series of increasingly outrageous misadventures. With sharp wit and a surprising amount of heart, this R-rated comedy explores the awkward, hilarious, and ultimately transformative journey of a man who must learn to navigate the messy, unpredictable world outside his own.