Seth Rogen plays Ronnie, the nerdy head of security in a suburban shopping mall. When a pervert starts exposing himself to shoppers, Ronnie takes it on himself to try to nab the guy. This fills him with a sense of purpose, and he even gets the courage to ask out a beautiful young woman (Anna Faris), one of the flasher's victims. But when a hardnosed by-the-book cop (Ray Liotta) takes on the case, Ronnie is afraid of losing his status as a hero. Directed by Jody Hill. With Michael Peña, Matt Yuan, Jesse Plemons and John Yuan. Categories: Comedy. Year: 2009.
Michael Peña in Observe and Report
When Colee (Rachel McAdams), TK (Michael Peña) and Cheever (Tim Robbins), three soldiers returning home from Iraq, find that all flights from New York have been canceled, they set out on an unexpected roadtrip. While Colee intends on giving a guitar to the parents of a fallen friend, TK tries to work up the courage to face his wife and Cheever plans to hit the casinos in a desperate attempt to pay for his son's college tuition. Struggling to adjust to life back in the States, these three strangers find an unlikely companionship in their shared experiences and broken dreams. Directed by Neil Burger. With Molly Hagan. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Independent Film. Year: 2008.
Michael Peña in The Lucky Ones
With two of his former students under fire in Afghanistan, idealistic professor Dr. Malley (Robert Redford) attempts to make an impression on a privileged but disaffected student (Andrew Garfield). Meanwhile, in Washington D.C., TV journalist Janine Roth (Meryl Streep) is close to breaking a huge story provided to her by Senator Jasper Irving (Tom Cruise), a charismatic presidential hopeful. Directed by Robert Redford. With Derek Luke, Michael Peña and Peter Berg. Categories: Drama. Year: 2007.
Michael Peña in Lions for Lambs
After learning about a plot to kill the president, Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg), a former Marine sniper living in exile, is coerced back into duty. But, when he is double-crossed and framed for the assassination, Swagger goes on the run to find the real killer and figure out just who set him up. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. With Michael Peña, Danny Glover, Kate Mara and Rhona Mitra. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Michael Peña in Shooter
This is the true story of John McLoughlin (Nicolas Cage) and William J. Jimeno (Michael Peña), two Port Authority police officers who rushed in to rescue people from the World Trade Center on 9/11. After the towers collapsed, McLoughlin and Jimeno were trapped themselves and later became two of the last survivors extracted from Ground Zero. This is their story, and the story of the rescuers who never gave up hope that they would be saved. Directed by Oliver Stone. With Jay Hernandez, Maria Bello and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Categories: Drama, History. Year: 2006.
Michael Peña in World Trade Center
A strange, assorted group of young adults living in Little Athens are caught in a dead-end, post-high school void. Heather (Erica Leerhsen) is a neurotic EMS worker convinced that her boyfriend is cheating on her, Jimmy (John Patrick Amedori) is a drug dealing pizza delivery boy, Corey (DJ Qualls) and Pedro (Jorge Garcia) are slacker roommates who clean pools, and Jessica (Jill Ritchie) is avoiding her boyfriend after giving him an STD. Over the course of 24 hours, their paths cross, ultimately leading to a huge house party where they're forced to face the issues they've been running from. Directed by Tom Zuber. With Rachel Miner, Shawn Hatosy, Michael Peña and Eric Szmanda. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Independent Film. Year: 2005.
Michael Peña in Little Athens
A group of people in Los Angeles leading very different lives are brought together through happenstance. Occurring through the course of two turbulent days are two deadly car accidents, a carjacking, racially motivated vandalism, a gross abuse of police authority and the suspicious shooting death of one police officer by another. By the time it's all over, lives are changed and people realize that there is more to who they really are than they ever imagined. Directed by Paul Haggis. With Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Michael Peña, Terrence Howard, Ludacris, Ryan Phillippe and Thandie Newton. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 2004.
Michael Peña in Crash
Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood) is a former boxer who runs a gym in Los Angeles with his friend Eddie (Morgan Freeman). After his star pupil signs on with another trainer, Frankie says that he has given up training boxers until Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank) walks into his gym. Reluctant at first, Frankie finally agrees to train Maggie and tempers her raw talent with his years of experience. Directed by Clint Eastwood. With Jay Baruchel, Mike Colter and Michael Peña. Categories: Drama, Sports. Year: 2004.
Michael Peña in Million Dollar Baby