Ali (
2001) | IMDb:
6.7
In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all time. Yet at the top of his game, both Ali's personal and professional lives face the ultimate test.
Fight Club (
1999) | IMDb:
8.8
A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.
Godzilla (
1998) | IMDb:
5.4
French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships in the Pacific Ocean. A team of experts, including Niko Tatopoulos, conclude that the oversized reptile is the culprit. Before long, the giant lizard is loose in Manhattan as the US military races to destroy the monster before it reproduces and it's spawn takes over the world.
Lost Highway (
1997) | IMDb:
7.6
A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.
Starring:
Bill Pullman
,
Patricia Arquette
,
Balthazar Getty
,
Robert Blake
,
Natasha Gregson Wagner
,
Richard Pryor
Ed Wood (
1994) | IMDb:
7.8
The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.
Starring:
Johnny Depp
,
Martin Landau
,
Sarah Jessica Parker
,
Patricia Arquette
,
Jeffrey Jones
,
Bill Murray
Gettysburg (
1993) | IMDb:
7.6
In the summer of 1863, General Robert E. Lee leads the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia into Gettysburg, Pennsylvania with the goal of marching through to Washington, D.C. The Union Army of the Potomac, under the command of General George G. Meade, forms a defensive position to confront the rebel forces in what will prove to be the decisive battle of the American Civil War.
Starring:
Jeff Daniels
,
Tom Berenger
,
Martin Sheen
,
Sam Elliott
,
Stephen Lang
,
C. Thomas Howell
Nowhere to Run (
1993) | IMDb:
5.7
Escaped convict Sam Gillen single-handedly takes on ruthless developers who are determined to evict a widow with two young children.
Starring:
Jean-Claude Van Damme
,
Rosanna Arquette
,
Kieran Culkin
,
Ted Levine
,
Tiffany Taubman
,
Edward Blatchford
Ruby (
1992) | IMDb:
5.5
Fact and fiction are combined in this story about Jack Ruby and a stripper, Candy Cane, and how they become involved in a conspiracy to kill J.F.K.
Starring:
Danny Aiello
,
Sherilyn Fenn
,
Tobin Bell
,
Joe Cortese
,
David Duchovny
,
Richard C. Sarafian
Bloodhounds of Broadway (
1989) | IMDb:
5.3
This musical is based on four short stories by Damon Runyon. In one tale, gambler Feet Samuels sells his body to science just as he realizes that Hortense loves him and that he would rather live than die. In another story, Harriet's parrot is killed, and she has problems dealing with her loss. Then, there is a gambler, "Regret", who has bloodhounds on his trail when he becomes a murder suspect. Finally, "The Brain" is bleeding profusely, and his friends search for a way to save his life through a blood transfusion.
Directed by:
Howard Brookner
A Prayer for the Dying (
1987) | IMDb:
6.2
Martin, an I.R.A. hitman, is seen by a Catholic priest while carrying out a hit. He grows a bond with the priest and his niece. But his past and his former employers put all their lives in danger.
Starring:
Mickey Rourke
,
Bob Hoskins
,
Alan Bates
,
Sammi Davis
,
Christopher Fulford
,
Liam Neeson
Barfly (
1987) | IMDb:
7.1
Downtrodden writer Henry and distressed goddess Wanda aren't exactly husband and wife: they're wedded to their bar stools. But, they like each other's company—and Barfly captures their giddy, gin-soaked attempts to make a go of life on the skids.
Directed by:
Barbet Schroeder
Year of the Dragon (
1985) | IMDb:
6.8
In New York, racist Capt. Stanley White becomes obsessed with destroying a Chinese-American drug ring run by Joey Tai, an up-and-coming young gangster as ambitious as he is ruthless. While pursuing an unauthorized investigation, White grows increasingly willing to violate police protocol, resorting to progressively violent measures -- even as his concerned wife, Connie, and his superiors beg him to consider the consequences of his actions.
Produced by:
Dino De Laurentiis
Johnny Dangerously (
1984) | IMDb:
6.5
An honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.
Starring:
Michael Keaton
,
Peter Boyle
,
Griffin Dunne
,
Marilu Henner
,
Joe Piscopo
,
Maureen Stapleton
Directed by:
Amy Heckerling
The Cotton Club (
1984) | IMDb:
6.5
Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.
The Pope of Greenwich Village (
1984) | IMDb:
6.6
Charlie and his troublesome cousin Paulie decide to steal $150000 in order to back a "sure thing" race horse that Paulie has inside information on. The aftermath of the robbery gets them into serious trouble with the local Mafia boss and the corrupt New York City police department.
Starring:
Eric Roberts
,
Mickey Rourke
,
Daryl Hannah
,
Geraldine Page
,
Kenneth McMillan
,
Tony Musante