A Bug's Life (
1998) | IMDb:
7.2
On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper.
Starring:
Dave Foley
,
Kevin Spacey
,
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
,
Hayden Panettiere
,
Phyllis Diller
,
Richard Kind
The Big Picture (
1989) | IMDb:
6.2
Hollywood beckons for recent film school grad Nick Chapman, who is out to capitalize on the momentum from his national award-winning student film. Studio executive Allen Habel seduces Nick with a dream deal to make his first feature, but once production gets rolling, corporate reality begins to intervene: Nick is unable to control a series of compromises to his high-minded vision, and it's all he can do to maintain his integrity in the midst of filmmaking chaos.
Starring:
Kevin Bacon
,
Emily Longstreth
,
J.T. Walsh
,
Jennifer Jason Leigh
,
Michael McKean
,
Kim Miyori
Overboard (
1987) | IMDb:
6.9
Heiress Joanna Stayton hires carpenter Dean Proffitt to build a closet on her yacht—and refuses to pay him for the project when it's done. But after Joanna accidentally falls overboard and loses her memory, Dean sees an opportunity to get even.
Starring:
Goldie Hawn
,
Kurt Russell
,
Edward Herrmann
,
Mike Hagerty
,
Katherine Helmond
,
Roddy McDowall
Fright Night (
1985) | IMDb:
7
Charley Brewster, a high school student, accidentally discovers the true and creepy nature of Jerry Dandrige, his dashing and enigmatic new neighbor; but no one seems willing to believe him.
Starring:
Chris Sarandon
,
William Ragsdale
,
Amanda Bearse
,
Roddy McDowall
,
Stephen Geoffreys
,
Jonathan Stark
Class of 1984 (
1982) | IMDb:
6.5
Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are metal detectors at the front door and the place is basically run by a tough kid named Peter Stegman. Soon, Andy and Stegman become enemies and Stegman will stop at nothing to protect his turf and drug dealing business.
Starring:
Perry King
,
Timothy Van Patten
,
Roddy McDowall
,
Michael J. Fox
,
Merrie Lynn Ross
,
Stefan Arngrim
Directed by:
Mark L. Lester
Evil Under the Sun (
1982) | IMDb:
7
An opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts to uncover the nefarious evildoer behind the strangling of a notorious stage star.
The Black Hole (
1979) | IMDb:
5.9
The explorer craft USS Palomino is returning to Earth after a fruitless 18-month search for extra-terrestrial life when the crew comes upon a supposedly lost ship, the USS Cygnus, hovering near a black hole. The ship is controlled by Dr. Hans Reinhardt and his monstrous robot companion, but the initial wonderment and awe the Palomino crew feel for the ship and its resistance to the power of the black hole turn to horror as they uncover Reinhardt's plans.
Starring:
Maximilian Schell
,
Anthony Perkins
,
Robert Forster
,
Joseph Bottoms
,
Yvette Mimieux
,
Ernest Borgnine
The Cat from Outer Space (
1978) | IMDb:
6
A UFO is stranded on earth and impounded by the US government. Its pilot, a cat with a collar that gives it special powers, including the ability to communicate with humans, has eluded the authorities and seeks the help of a scientist in order to reclaim and repair his ship and get back home.
Flood! (
1977) | IMDb:
5.3
Two helicopter pilots rush aid to a small town devastated by a flood following the collapse of an aging dam.
Starring:
Robert Culp
,
Martin Milner
,
Barbara Hershey
,
Richard Basehart
,
Carol Lynley
,
Roddy McDowall
Funny Lady (
1975) | IMDb:
6.2
Famous singer Fanny Brice has divorced her first husband Nicky Arnstein. During the Great Depression she has trouble finding work as an artist, but meets Billy Rose, a newcomer who writes lyrics and owns a nightclub.
The Poseidon Adventure (
1972) | IMDb:
7.1
When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
Starring:
Gene Hackman
,
Ernest Borgnine
,
Red Buttons
,
Carol Lynley
,
Roddy McDowall
,
Stella Stevens
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (
1971) | IMDb:
7
Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster. The children's initial fears disappear when they find out she is in fact a trainee witch.
Starring:
Angela Lansbury
,
David Tomlinson
,
Roddy McDowall
,
Sam Jaffe
,
John Ericson
,
Bruce Forsyth
Directed by:
Robert Stevenson
Produced by:
Bill Walsh
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (
1971) | IMDb:
6.3
The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a spacecraft. Intrigued by their intelligence, humans use them for research - until the apes attempt to escape.
Starring:
Roddy McDowall
,
Kim Hunter
,
Bradford Dillman
,
Natalie Trundy
,
Eric Braeden
,
William Windom
Directed by:
Don Taylor
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (
1970) | IMDb:
6
The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission lands on the planet of the apes, and uncovers a horrible secret beneath the surface.
Starring:
James Franciscus
,
Kim Hunter
,
Maurice Evans
,
Linda Harrison
,
Paul Richards
,
Victor Buono
Planet of the Apes (
1968) | IMDb:
8
Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.
Starring:
Charlton Heston
,
Roddy McDowall
,
Kim Hunter
,
Maurice Evans
,
James Whitmore
,
James Daly
Inside Daisy Clover (
1965) | IMDb:
6.1
A girl on the road to stardom fights the dehumanizing effects of Hollywood life.
Starring:
Natalie Wood
,
Christopher Plummer
,
Robert Redford
,
Ruth Gordon
,
Roddy McDowall
,
Katharine Bard