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Ken Kwapis has 8 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2010s.
2008
Comedy · Drama
A New York City beautician is mistakenly hired as the school teacher for the children of the president of a small Eastern European country.
Dir. Ken Kwapis · With Fran Drescher, Timothy Dalton, Michael Lerner

Have you ever wondered why they said they would call but didn't, or why they don't want to sleep with you anymore, or why your relationship isn't going to the next level? Maybe they're just not that into you. Gigi wants a man who says he'll call her - and actually does - while Alex advises her to stop waiting by the phone. Beth wants a proposal after years of a committed relationship with her boyfriend, Neil, who is just fine with the way things are. Janine's not sure if she can trust her husband, Ben, who can't quite trust himself around Anna. Anna can't decide between the sexy married guy or her straightforward, no-sparks standby, Conor, who can't get over the fact that he can't have her. And Mary, who's found an entire network of loving, supportive men, just needs to find one who's straight.
Dir. Ken Kwapis · With Ginnifer Goodwin, Justin Long, Jennifer Aniston

A small-town news reporter and a Greenpeace volunteer enlist the help of rival superpowers to save three majestic gray whales trapped under the ice of the Arctic Circle.
Dir. Ken Kwapis · With Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski, Kristen Bell

Four best friends (Tibby, Lena, Carmen & Bridget) who buy a mysterious pair of pants that fits each of them, despite their differing sizes, and makes whoever wears them feel fabulous. When faced with the prospect of spending their first summer apart, the pals decide they'll swap the pants so that each girl in turn can enjoy the magic.
Dir. Ken Kwapis · With Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera

Womanising, right-wing Dan Hanson and quiet, liberal Lorie Bryer work for the Baltimore Sun. Rivals for the job of new writer of a vacant column, the paper ends up instead printing their very different opinions alongside each other, which leads to a similarly combative local TV show. At the same time their initial indifference to each other looks like it may evolve into something more romantic.
Dir. Marisa Silver, Ken Kwapis · With Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth Perkins, Nathan Lane

After spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson returns to the U.S., where he decides the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the Appalachian Trail with one of his oldest friends.
Dir. Ken Kwapis · With Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Emma Thompson
Newly engaged, Ben and Sadie can't wait to start their life together and live happily ever after. However Sadie's family church's Reverend Frank won't bless their union until they pass his patented, "foolproof" marriage prep course consisting of outrageous classes, outlandish homework assignments and some outright invasion of privacy.
Dir. Ken Kwapis · With Mandy Moore, John Krasinski, Robin Williams
Hotel manager Robert Grant is forced by his boss to postpone his family vacation when a hotel critic checks in. Trouble is, the critic is really a villainous jewel thief with an orangutan assistant named Dunston. When Dunston gets loose and tries to escape a life of crime -- aided by Robert's sons -- havoc, hijinks and lots of laughs abound!
Dir. Ken Kwapis · With Sam the Orangutan, Jason Alexander, Faye Dunaway