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The Decalogue: Modern Moral Dilemmas
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"The Ten" is a 2007 American comedy film directed by David Wain and starring an ensemble cast of actors including Paul Rudd, Winona Ryder, Jessica Alba, and Adam Brody. The film presents ten loosely connected stories, each inspired by one of the Ten Commandments of the Bible.
Here is a brief summary of each of the ten stories:
1. "Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods Before Me" - A man (Adam Brody) falls in love with a ventriloquist's dummy instead of his girlfriend.
2. "Thou Shalt Not Make Any Graven Images" - A doctor (Paul Rudd) creates a statue dedicated to his own ego.
3. "Remember the Sabbath Day and Keep It Holy" - An adulterous couple (Winona Ryder and Liev Schreiber) get stuck together in a car during a religious observance.
4. "Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother" - A son (Ken Marino) gets revenge on his father (Bill Hader) by sleeping with his mistress.
5. "Thou Shalt Not Kill" - A prisoner (Rob Corddry) teaches a group of inmates how to sing and dance.
6. "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery" - A man (Justin Theroux) leaves his wife to be with a woman (Gretchen Mol) who has a giant mole on her face.
7. "Thou Shalt Not Steal" - A man (Jon Hamm) steals a bra from his neighbor's clothesline.
8. "Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness" - A man (Oliver Platt) commits perjury in order to win a court case.
9. "Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Wife" - A husband (Joe Lo Truglio) becomes obsessed with his beautiful neighbor (Jessica Alba).
10. "Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Goods" - A group of friends (including Aziz Ansari and Michael Ian Black) become obsessed with a popular celebrity's extravagant lifestyle.
Overall, "The Ten" is a darkly humorous exploration of the human condition that uses the Ten Commandments as a jumping-off point for absurd and often surreal storytelling.
Here is a brief summary of each of the ten stories:
1. "Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods Before Me" - A man (Adam Brody) falls in love with a ventriloquist's dummy instead of his girlfriend.
2. "Thou Shalt Not Make Any Graven Images" - A doctor (Paul Rudd) creates a statue dedicated to his own ego.
3. "Remember the Sabbath Day and Keep It Holy" - An adulterous couple (Winona Ryder and Liev Schreiber) get stuck together in a car during a religious observance.
4. "Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother" - A son (Ken Marino) gets revenge on his father (Bill Hader) by sleeping with his mistress.
5. "Thou Shalt Not Kill" - A prisoner (Rob Corddry) teaches a group of inmates how to sing and dance.
6. "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery" - A man (Justin Theroux) leaves his wife to be with a woman (Gretchen Mol) who has a giant mole on her face.
7. "Thou Shalt Not Steal" - A man (Jon Hamm) steals a bra from his neighbor's clothesline.
8. "Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness" - A man (Oliver Platt) commits perjury in order to win a court case.
9. "Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Wife" - A husband (Joe Lo Truglio) becomes obsessed with his beautiful neighbor (Jessica Alba).
10. "Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Goods" - A group of friends (including Aziz Ansari and Michael Ian Black) become obsessed with a popular celebrity's extravagant lifestyle.
Overall, "The Ten" is a darkly humorous exploration of the human condition that uses the Ten Commandments as a jumping-off point for absurd and often surreal storytelling.