It Runs in the Family (
1994) | IMDb:
5.6
It is now summer in the Parker family; and the usual amount of numerous events are happening in their separate lives. Ralphie is searching for the perfect top to use to beat the school bully with, the Old Man is in battle with their hillbilly neighbors, the Bumpus, while eagerly awaiting the discovery of the perfect fishing spot, and the Mother is attempting to collect all of the pieces of a glass china set at a local movie theater.
Starring:
Charles Grodin
,
Kieran Culkin
,
Mary Steenburgen
,
Christian Culkin
,
Al Mancini
,
Troy Evans
Directed by:
Bob Clark
Loose Cannons (
1990) | IMDb:
4.9
Mac, the two-fisted, savvy cop finds that he's being saddled with a new partner, a known burnout, to work with him on a new and difficult case. The new partner is Ellis, an amazing detective, one who puts Sherlock Holmes to shame with his lightning-fast deductions. But he keeps assuming the personalities of entire casts of Television shows. This can be a problem when people begin shooting at them.
The Mosquito Coast (
1986) | IMDb:
6.6
Allie Fox, an American inventor exhausted by the perceived danger and degradation of modern society, decides to escape with his wife and children to Belize. In the jungle, he tries with mad determination to create a utopian community with disastrous results.
Starring:
Harrison Ford
,
Helen Mirren
,
River Phoenix
,
Conrad Roberts
,
Martha Plimpton
,
Andre Gregory
Turk 182! (
1985) | IMDb:
5.9
After New York City firefighter Terry Lynch is unable to receive any compensation for an injury incurred during the off-duty rescue of a young girl, he grows suicidal. Furious, his brother Jimmy attempts to have Mayor Tyler intervene, but the corrupt politician instead denounces Terry as a drunk. Determined to get justice, Jimmy begins a graffiti campaign of embarrassing slogans mocking the mayor, which soon captivates the city.
Starring:
Timothy Hutton
,
Robert Urich
,
Kim Cattrall
,
Robert Culp
,
Darren McGavin
,
Steven Keats
Directed by:
Bob Clark
Wolfen (
1981) | IMDb:
6.3
A New York City cop and an expert criminologist trying to solve a series of grisly deaths in which the victims have seemingly been maimed by feral animals discover a sinister connection between the crimes and an old legend.
Starring:
Albert Finney
,
Diane Venora
,
Edward James Olmos
,
Gregory Hines
,
Tom Noonan
,
Dick O'Neill
The Jerk (
1979) | IMDb:
7.1
After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him from rags to riches and back again. The slaphappy jerk strikes it rich, but life in the fast lane isn't all it's cracked up to be and, in the end, all that really matters to Johnson is his true love.
Starring:
Steve Martin
,
Bernadette Peters
,
Catlin Adams
,
Mabel King
,
Richard Ward
,
Carl Gottlieb
Directed by:
Carl Reiner
House Calls (
1978) | IMDb:
6.6
Charley is a surgeon who's recently lost his wife; he embarks on a tragicomic romantic quest with one woman after another until he meets up with Ann, a singular woman, closer to his own age, who immediately and unexpectedly captures his heart.
Starring:
Walter Matthau
,
Art Carney
,
Richard Benjamin
,
Candice Azzara
,
Dick O'Neill
,
Glenda Jackson
Directed by:
Howard Zieff
MacArthur (
1977) | IMDb:
6.5
The film portrays MacArthur's life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, the time after he had been removed from his Korean War command by President Truman for insubordination, and is recounted in flashback as he visits West Point.
The Front Page (
1974) | IMDb:
7.3
A journalist suffering from burn-out wants to finally say goodbye to his office – but his boss doesn’t like the idea one bit.
Starring:
Jack Lemmon
,
Walter Matthau
,
Susan Sarandon
,
Vincent Gardenia
,
David Wayne
,
Allen Garfield
Directed by:
Billy Wilder