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Alphabetical Listing of Movie Reviews

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Dave -- Conniving White House Chief of Staff (Frank Langella) dupes a patriotic businessman (Kevin Kline) into impersonating the comatose President while the estranged First Lady (Sigourney Weaver) grows increasingly suspicious as the lookalike begins to reform the government. In typical Hollywood fashion, director Ivan Reitman's lightweight comedy affably presents populist themes and simplistic solutions grounded in feel-good fantasy. Brief bedroom scene, fleeting shadowed nudity and an instance of profanity. (A-III) (PG-13) ( 1993 )

These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

The classifications are as follows:

A-I -- general patronage;
A-II -- adults and adolescents;
A-III -- adults;
L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
O -- morally offensive.

Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.