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Not the Sheryl Crow song, but a deeply disturbing story of
one man (Nicolas Cage) struggling with alcoholism in Sin City. He falls in love
with a sex worker (Elisabeth Shue) who tries to save him.
Richard Dreyfuss is a high school music teacher who inspires
his students while not giving proper attention to his wife (Glenne Headly) and
deaf son. Meanwhile, he has written an orchestral piece that he fears will never
be performed. Somehow, all three come together for a feel-good music flick.
Oliver Stone directed this controversial take on the life of
President Nixon (played by Anthony Hopkins). Despite critical complaints and
trouble on the set, the film still scored four Oscar nominations.
A convicted murderer on death row (Sean Penn) and a nun (Susan
Sarandon) strike up a friendship in this based-on-a-true-story tale.
Four black women in Arizona support each other through the
ups and down of their relationships. Not only was the cast fantastic (Whitney
Houston, Angela
Bassett, Lela
Rochon and Loretta
Devine), but the Babyface-produced soundtrack was bangin'.
This neo-noir whodunnit follows a very questionable
interrogation of a con man (Kevin Spacey) and the color cast of criminals
embroiled in his story. The end twist is shocking and contains one of the most memorable
movie lines of all time.
Babe is a pig who thinks he’s a sheep dog in this super-sweet
children’s tale. That’ll do, pig.
Don’t Google this true-story space flick if you don’t already
know the outcome before you see it. It only adds to the nail-biting suspense
watching Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon and Bill Paxton trying to engineer their way
out of trouble in space.
In a case of “who would have thought there’s truth in this
post-apocalyptic vision of the future,” a time traveler from the 2030s (Bruce
Willis) goes back to the 1990s to stop a virus before it wipes out most of the
population. A mental patient (Academy Award nominee Brad Pitt) may actually be
the key to the virus’s origin.
Based on “Emma” by Jane Austen, a self-centered high-schooler
(Alicia Silverstone) meddles in the lives of her friends and family. The film
also introduces us to a young Paul Rudd, who, strangely, hasn’t aged a day
since.
After a meet-cute on a train platform goes wrong, Sandra
Bullock’s token collector pretends she the fiancée of a handsome man in a coma (Peter
Gallagher). Meanwhile, she falls for his schlubby brother (Bill Pullman) as
they wait by his bedside. All goes well until the patient suddenly awakens…
Martin Scorsese directed dream
team Robert De Niro, Sharon
Stone and Joe
Pesci in this film based on gambling
expert Sam “Ace” Rothstein's life. When the mob asks Ace to run their Vegas
casino, it goes well until problems with Ace’s enforcer (Pesci) and his hustler
wife (Stone) begin to take their toll.
Based on the wildly bestselling 1992 romance novel, Clint
Eastwood and Meryl Streep take the leads as a photographer and a housewife
spending the perfect four days together in search of covered bridges. Contrary
to popular belief, neither the novel nor the movie was based on a true story.
Another Jane Austen novel brought to life, this Ang Lee-directed
film follows the Dashwood sisters (Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet) as they look for
husbands to pull their family out of financial ruin. Alan Rickman and Hugh
Grant are the suitors who set out to woo them.
The first film in what would become a trilogy follows two
strangers (Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy) who talk their way around Vienna for
one night before they must part. The following two films pick up with the
couple in nine-year increments.
A buddy cop comedy meets sun-soaked action blockbuster in this
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence team-up. Two sequels followed, "Bad Boys II" (2003) and "Bad Boys for Life" (2020).
Ice Cube wrote this comedy to emphasize the lighter side of
life in the hood. It's also the film that coined the catchphrase “Bye, Felicia!”
Mel Gibson was showered with both critical and audience accolades
for his battle-filled biopic about Robert Wallace of Scotland, but the film was
later included on a list of the most historically inaccurate films of all time.
Before The Rock and Kevin Hart got sucked into a video game,
there was this super-creepy board game flick starring Robin Williams. Instead
of kids getting locked in a digital universe, the board game unleashes a
trapped Alan Parrish (Williams) -- a neighbor turned jungle boy --and hordes of
animals on a small New Hampshire town.
A super gory serial killer flick starring Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman,
Gwyneth Paltrow and Kevin Spacey or the worst unboxing video ever made -- you decide.
A Disneyfied version of the events of the Jamestown
settlement where Pocahontas falls in love with Captain John Smith, this movie may have
been historically inaccurate, but Pocahontas became the first woman of color to
be the lead in a Disney film, so good on them there!
This presidential rom-com was screenwriter Aaron Sorkin’s
rough draft for his TV series, “The West Wing.” Michael Douglas is President
Shepherd and Annette Bening is the lobbyist he falls in love with.
Adam Sandler began his movie empire with this broad comedy
about a spoiled rich kid who has to complete grades 1 through 12 in two weeks in order
to take over his father’s hotel. Though it was panned by critics, it make
double its budget and debuted at number one at the box office.
The first Pixar feature film, “Toy Story” immediately stole
hearts with its lesson of friendship and teamwork. Four movies, several
specials and a theme park later, this franchise is one that cannot be stopped.
At the time of its release, this post-apocalyptic Kevin Costner
film was the most expensive film ever made. The film had mixed reviews but
eventually made its money back thanks to home video sales.