Tropic Thunder (2008)

This one just might cure a bad mood, unless you hate Ben Stiller (I asked Michael if he wanted to join us. "No way," he said, "I hate that guy.") This parody of action movies and action movie actors had great production values and laughed at itself. Pretty much everyone's character (and the plot) was a stereotype of one sort or another, and the more movie knowledge the one has, the more jokes one will get. This is lowbrow and crude, as one would expect from Stiller. And, in case you didn't read it elsewhere, the executive with the bald head, aviator glasses, and beer belly is Tom Cruise!