The Grand (
2007) | IMDb:
5.9
The Grand is in the tradition of improvisational comedies like Best In Show and This Is Spinal Tap. The story is set in the world of professional poker and follows six players who reach the final table of the world’s second most famous high stakes tournament, the Grand Championship of Poker.
Starring:
Woody Harrelson
,
Werner Herzog
,
Dennis Farina
,
David Cross
,
Cheryl Hines
,
Richard Kind
Directed by:
Zak Penn
Stigmata (
1999) | IMDb:
6.2
A young woman with no strong religious beliefs, Frankie Paige begins having strange and violent experiences, showing signs of the wounds that Jesus received when crucified. When the Vatican gets word of Frankie's situation, a high-ranking cardinal requests that the Rev. Andrew Kiernan investigate her case. Soon Kiernan realizes that very sinister forces are at work, and tries to rescue Frankie from the entity that is plaguing her.
Starring:
Patricia Arquette
,
Gabriel Byrne
,
Jonathan Pryce
,
Nia Long
,
Thomas Kopache
,
Rade Šerbedžija
Michael (
1996) | IMDb:
5.7
Tabloid reporters are sent by their editor to investigate after the paper recieves a letter from a woman claiming an angel is living with her.
Starring:
John Travolta
,
Andie MacDowell
,
William Hurt
,
Bob Hoskins
,
Robert Pastorelli
,
Jean Stapleton
Heavyweights (
1995) | IMDb:
6.6
Camp Hope is a summer retreat for overweight boys run by a kindly couple who make the campers feel comfortable with their extra pounds. But when tyrannical fitness guru Tony buys the camp, he puts the kids on a cruel regimen that goes too far. Sick of the endless weeks of "all work and no play," the kids stage a coup and reclaim their summer of fun.
Excessive Force (
1993) | IMDb:
5.3
Chicago policeman Terry McCain is determined to put away mobster Sal DiMarco, who always gets acquitted on technicalities. While monitoring a drug sale, a shootout ensues, and one of Terry's fellow officers gets away with $3 million of Sal's money. Suspecting Terry took the cash, the mobster sends his men to kill Terry's brother, Dylan, and partner, Frankie Hawkins. Furious, Terry sets out to take his revenge by any means necessary.
Starring:
Thomas Ian Griffith
,
Lance Henriksen
,
James Earl Jones
,
Burt Young
,
Tony Todd
,
Antoni Corone
Directed by:
Jon Hess
The Dark Backward (
1991) | IMDb:
5.7
A man pursues stand-up comedy encouraged by his fellow garbage man. Though his friend, who accompanies him on accordion, continues to tell him how great he is, he actually stinks. When the "comedian" grows a third arm out of his back, the friend uses this twist to get him signed up with a sleazy talent agent, and it begins to look like his career is on the move, even though his girlfriend has left him.
Directed by:
Adam Rifkin
Steel Magnolias (
1989) | IMDb:
7.3
A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold.
Starring:
Sally Field
,
Dolly Parton
,
Shirley MacLaine
,
Daryl Hannah
,
Olympia Dukakis
,
Julia Roberts
Critters 2 (
1988) | IMDb:
5.5
Three bounty hunters from space fly back to the town of Grovers Bend, hoping to save local residents from a new batch of Critter eggs.
Lucas (
1986) | IMDb:
6.9
A brilliant but socially inept 14-year-old experiences heartbreak for the first time when his two best friends – Cappie, an older-brother figure, and Maggie, the new girl with whom he is in love – fall for each other.
Starring:
Corey Haim
,
Kerri Green
,
Charlie Sheen
,
Winona Ryder
,
Courtney Thorne-Smith
,
Tom Hodges
Directed by:
David Seltzer