Reign Over Me (
2007) | IMDb:
7.4
A man who lost his family in the September 11 attack on New York City runs into his old college roommate. Rekindling the friendship is the one thing that appears able to help the man recover from his grief.
Starring:
Adam Sandler
,
Don Cheadle
,
Jada Pinkett Smith
,
Liv Tyler
,
Saffron Burrows
,
Donald Sutherland
Magnolia (
1999) | IMDb:
8
On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.
Starring:
Philip Baker Hall
,
Jeremy Blackman
,
Tom Cruise
,
Philip Seymour Hoffman
,
William H. Macy
,
Julianne Moore
How to Make an American Quilt (
1995) | IMDb:
6.3
Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have collected rich experiences and much wisdom.
Starring:
Winona Ryder
,
Anne Bancroft
,
Ellen Burstyn
,
Kate Nelligan
,
Jean Simmons
,
Maya Angelou
The Prince of Tides (
1991) | IMDb:
6.8
A troubled Southern man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her (and New York City) in the process.
Starring:
Nick Nolte
,
Barbra Streisand
,
Blythe Danner
,
Kate Nelligan
,
Jeroen Krabbé
,
Melinda Dillon
Captain America (
1990) | IMDb:
3.2
During World War II, a brave, patriotic American Soldier undergoes experiments to become a new supersoldier, "Captain America". Racing to Germany to sabotage the rockets of Nazi baddie "Red Skull", Captain America winds up frozen until the 1990s. He reawakens to find that the Red Skull has changed identities and is now planning to kidnap the President of the United States.
Harry and the Hendersons (
1987) | IMDb:
6.1
Returning from a hunting trip in the forest, the Henderson family's car hits an animal in the road. At first they fear it was a man, but when they examine the "body" they find it's a "bigfoot". They think it's dead so they decide to take it home (there could be some money in this). As you guessed, it isn't dead. Far from being the ferocious monster they fear "Harry" to be, he's a friendly giant.
Starring:
John Lithgow
,
Melinda Dillon
,
Margaret Langrick
,
Joshua Rudoy
,
Kevin Peter Hall
,
David Suchet
Directed by:
William Dear
A Christmas Story (
1983) | IMDb:
7.9
The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift for the 1940s.
Starring:
Melinda Dillon
,
Darren McGavin
,
Peter Billingsley
,
Jean Shepherd
,
Ian Petrella
,
Scott Schwartz
Absence of Malice (
1981) | IMDb:
6.9
Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it involves an innocent party. When he tells Carter the truth and the newspaper runs it, tragedy follows, forcing Carter to face up to the responsibilities of her job when she is confronted by Gallagher.
The Muppet Movie (
1979) | IMDb:
7.6
A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there, he meets a bear, a pig, a whatever – his future muppet crew – while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!
F.I.S.T. (
1978) | IMDb:
6.4
Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthless and finally senator Madison starts a campaign to find the truth about the alleged connections with the Mob.
Starring:
Sylvester Stallone
,
Rod Steiger
,
Peter Boyle
,
Melinda Dillon
,
David Huffman
,
Kevin Conway
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (
1977) | IMDb:
7.6
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
Starring:
Richard Dreyfuss
,
François Truffaut
,
Teri Garr
,
Melinda Dillon
,
Bob Balaban
,
J. Patrick McNamara
Slap Shot (
1977) | IMDb:
7.3
To build up attendance at their games, the management of a struggling minor-league hockey team signs up the Hanson Brothers, three hard-charging players whose job is to demolish the opposition.
Starring:
Paul Newman
,
Strother Martin
,
Michael Ontkean
,
Jennifer Warren
,
Lindsay Crouse
,
Jerry Houser
Directed by:
George Roy Hill