Bottle Shock (
2008) | IMDb:
6.8
Paris-based wine expert Steven Spurrier heads to California in search of cheap wine that he can use for a blind taste test in the French capital. Stumbling upon the Napa Valley, the stuck-up Englishman is shocked to discover a winery turning out top-notch chardonnay. Determined to make a name for himself, he sets about getting the booze back to Paris.
Starring:
Alan Rickman
,
Chris Pine
,
Bill Pullman
,
Rachael Taylor
,
Freddy Rodríguez
,
Dennis Farina
Directed by:
Randall Miller
Death to Smoochy (
2002) | IMDb:
6.3
Tells the story of Rainbow Randolph, the corrupt, costumed star of a popular children's TV show, who is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by squeaky-clean Smoochy, a puffy fuchsia rhinoceros. As Smoochy catapults to fame - scoring hit ratings and the affections of a network executive - Randolph makes the unsuspecting rhino the target of his numerous outrageous attempts to exact revenge and reclaim his status as America's sweetheart.
Starring:
Robin Williams
,
Edward Norton
,
Catherine Keener
,
Danny DeVito
,
Jon Stewart
,
Pam Ferris
Gun Shy (
2000) | IMDb:
5.6
Legendary undercover DEA agent Charlie Mayough has suddenly lost his nerves of steel. On the verge of a career-induced mental breakdown, and in complete fear of trigger-happy Mafia leader Fulvio Nesstra, Charlie seeks psychiatric help and finds himself relying on the support of an unstable therapy group and nurse Judy just to get through his work.
Starring:
Sandra Bullock
,
Liam Neeson
,
Oliver Platt
,
José Zúñiga
,
Michael DeLorenzo
,
Richard Schiff
Hoffa (
1992) | IMDb:
6.6
A portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro. The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles with the RTA and President Roosevelt.
Starring:
Jack Nicholson
,
Danny DeVito
,
Armand Assante
,
J.T. Walsh
,
John C. Reilly
,
Natalija Nogulich
The Bonfire of the Vanities (
1990) | IMDb:
5.6
After his mistress runs over a black teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight; A down-and-out reporter breaks the story and opportunists clamber to use it to their advantage.
Starring:
Tom Hanks
,
Bruce Willis
,
Melanie Griffith
,
Kim Cattrall
,
Saul Rubinek
,
Morgan Freeman
Weekend at Bernie's (
1989) | IMDb:
6.4
Two young insurance corporation employees try to pretend that their murdered employer is alive by puppeteering his dead body, leading a hitman to attempt to track him down to finish him off.
Starring:
Andrew McCarthy
,
Jonathan Silverman
,
Catherine Mary Stewart
,
Terry Kiser
,
Don Calfa
,
Catherine Parks
See No Evil, Hear No Evil (
1989) | IMDb:
6.8
A murder takes place in the shop of David Lyons, a deaf man who fails to hear the gunshot being fired. Outside, blind man Wally Karue hears the shot but cannot see the perpetrator. Both are arrested, but escape to form an unlikely partnership. Being chased by both the law AND the original killers, can the pair work together to outwit them all?
The Dead Pool (
1988) | IMDb:
6.3
Dirty Harry Callahan returns for his final film adventure. Together with his partner Al Quan, he must investigate the systematic murder of actors and musicians. By the time Harry learns that the murders are a part of a sick game to predict the deaths of celebrities before they happen, it may be too late...
Directed by:
Buddy Van Horn
Produced by:
David Valdes
Bad Dreams (
1988) | IMDb:
5.6
Unity Field, a "free love" cult from the '70s, is mostly remembered for its notorious mass suicide led by Harris, its charismatic leader. While all members are supposed to burn in a fire together, young Cynthia is spared by chance. Years later, the nightmare of Unity Field remains buried in her mind. But when those around Cynthia start killing themselves, and she begins having visions of Harris, she may be forced to confront the past -- before it confronts her.
Starring:
Jennifer Rubin
,
Bruce Abbott
,
Richard Lynch
,
Dean Cameron
,
Harris Yulin
,
Susan Barnes
Jagged Edge (
1985) | IMDb:
6.5
After a wealthy heiress is murdered in her beach house, her devastated husband becomes the prime suspect. He hires a lawyer who hasn’t taken a criminal case in years, and as they work together, a complicated romance develops amidst the trial.
Starring:
Glenn Close
,
Jeff Bridges
,
Peter Coyote
,
Lance Henriksen
,
Robert Loggia
,
Michael Dorn
Directed by:
Richard Marquand
Produced by:
Martin Ransohoff
Real Genius (
1985) | IMDb:
6.9
When teenage geniuses Mitch Taylor and Chris Knight, working on an advanced laser project, learn that the military wants to use it as a weapon, they decide to thwart the plan.
Starring:
Val Kilmer
,
Gabriel Jarret
,
Michelle Meyrink
,
William Atherton
,
Robert Prescott
,
Louis Giambalvo