Great Balls of Fire! (
1989) | IMDb:
6.3
The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of the 1950s. His arrogance, remarkable talent, and unconventional lifestyle often brought him into conflict with others in the industry, and even earned him the scorn and condemnation of the public.
Twins (
1988) | IMDb:
6.1
Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a south seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate low life and is about to be killed by loan sharks.
Starring:
Arnold Schwarzenegger
,
Danny DeVito
,
Kelly Preston
,
Chloe Webb
,
Bonnie Bartlett
,
Marshall Bell
Married to the Mob (
1988) | IMDb:
6.2
Angela de Marco is fed up with her gangster husband's line of work and wants no part of the crime world. When her husband is killed for having an affair with the mistress of mob boss Tony "The Tiger" Russo, Angela and her son depart for New York City to make a fresh start. Unfortunately, Tony has set his sights upon Angela -- and so has an undercover FBI agent looking to use her to bust Tony.
Starring:
Michelle Pfeiffer
,
Matthew Modine
,
Dean Stockwell
,
Alec Baldwin
,
Mercedes Ruehl
,
Oliver Platt
Bull Durham (
1988) | IMDb:
7.1
Veteran catcher Crash Davis is brought to the minor league Durham Bulls to help their up and coming pitching prospect, "Nuke" Laloosh. Their relationship gets off to a rocky start and is further complicated when baseball groupie Annie Savoy sets her sights on the two men.
Starring:
Kevin Costner
,
Susan Sarandon
,
Tim Robbins
,
Trey Wilson
,
Robert Wuhl
,
William O'Leary
The House on Carroll Street (
1988) | IMDb:
6.1
Emily Crane is fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, and takes a part-time job as companion to an old lady. One day her attention is drawn to a noisy argument being conducted largely in German in a neighbouring house, the more so since one of those involved is her main senator prosecutor. Starting to look into things, she gradually enlists the help of FBI officer Cochran who was initially detailed to check her out. Just as well when things turn nasty
Starring:
Kelly McGillis
,
Jeff Daniels
,
Mandy Patinkin
,
Jessica Tandy
,
Jonathan Hogan
,
Remak Ramsay
Directed by:
Peter Yates
End of the Line (
1987) | IMDb:
5.6
When the closure of a railway is announced, employees commandeer a locomotive to get to corporate headquarters and confront the president.
Starring:
Kevin Bacon
,
Bob Balaban
,
Barbara Barrie
,
Michael Beach
,
Judy Benson
,
Wilford Brimley
Directed by:
Jay Russell
Raising Arizona (
1987) | IMDb:
7.3
When a childless couple--an ex-con and an ex-cop--decide to help themselves to one of another family's quintuplets, their lives become more complicated than they anticipated.
Starring:
Nicolas Cage
,
Holly Hunter
,
Trey Wilson
,
John Goodman
,
William Forsythe
,
Sam McMurray
F/X (
1986) | IMDb:
6.7
A movies special effects man is hired by a government agency to help stage the assassination of a well known gangster. When the agency double cross him, he uses his special effects to trap the gangster and the corrupt agents.
Directed by:
Robert Mandel
A Soldier's Story (
1984) | IMDb:
7.2
In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. Military lawyer, Captain Davenport—also a black man—is sent from Washington to conduct an investigation. Facing an uncooperative chain of command and fearful black troops, Davenport must battle with deceit and prejudice in order to find out exactly who really did kill the Master Sergeant.
Starring:
Howard Rollins
,
Adolph Caesar
,
Art Evans
,
Robert Townsend
,
Denzel Washington
,
David Alan Grier
Directed by:
Norman Jewison