The Crying Game (
1992) | IMDb:
7.2
Irish Republican Army member Fergus forms an unexpected bond with Jody, a kidnapped British soldier in his custody, despite the warnings of fellow IRA members Jude and Maguire. Jody makes Fergus promise he'll visit his girlfriend, Dil, in London, and when Fergus flees to the city, he seeks her out. Hounded by his former IRA colleagues, he finds himself increasingly drawn to the enigmatic, and surprising, Dil.
Starring:
Stephen Rea
,
Miranda Richardson
,
Jaye Davidson
,
Forest Whitaker
,
Adrian Dunbar
,
Breffni McKenna
Batman (
1989) | IMDb:
7.5
Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis when a deformed madman calling himself "The Joker" seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld.
A Fish Called Wanda (
1988) | IMDb:
7.5
While a diamond advocate attempts to steal a collection of diamonds, troubles arise when he realises he’s not the only one after the collection.
Starring:
Jamie Lee Curtis
,
John Cleese
,
Kevin Kline
,
Michael Palin
,
Maria Aitken
,
Tom Georgeson
Aliens (
1986) | IMDb:
8.4
Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.
Starring:
Sigourney Weaver
,
Michael Biehn
,
Lance Henriksen
,
Bill Paxton
,
Jenette Goldstein
,
Carrie Henn
Local Hero (
1983) | IMDb:
7.3
An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build a refinery. But things don't go as expected.
Starring:
Burt Lancaster
,
Peter Riegert
,
Denis Lawson
,
Fulton Mackay
,
Peter Capaldi
,
Jennifer Black
Chariots of Fire (
1981) | IMDb:
7.1
In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a devout Christian born to Scottish missionaries in China, sees running as part of his worship of God's glory and refuses to train or compete on the Sabbath. Harold Abrahams overcomes anti-Semitism and class bias, but neglects his beloved sweetheart in his single-minded quest.
Life of Brian (
1979) | IMDb:
8
Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the pompous Pontius Pilate and acronym-obsessed members of a separatist movement. Rife with Monty Python's signature absurdity, the tale finds Brian's life paralleling Biblical lore, albeit with many more laughs.