Charlie Wilson's War (
2007) | IMDb:
7
In the 1980s U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson, Texas socialite Joanne Herring and CIA agent Gust Avrakotos form an unlikely alliance to boost funding for Afghan freedom fighters in their war against invading Soviets. The trio's successful efforts to finance these covert operations contributes to the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War.
Closer (
2004) | IMDb:
7.2
A love story about chance meetings, instant attractions, and casual betrayals. Four strangers - with one thing in common: each other.
Joe Somebody (
2001) | IMDb:
5.5
When underappreciated video specialist Joe Scheffer is brutally humiliated by office bully Mark McKinney in front of his daughter, Joe begins a quest for personal redemption. He proceeds by enduring a personal makeover and takes martial arts lessons from a B-action star. As news spreads of his rematch with Mark, Joe suddenly finds himself the center of attention, ascending the corporate ladder and growing in popularity.
Starring:
Tim Allen
,
Julie Bowen
,
Kelly Lynch
,
Greg Germann
,
Hayden Panettiere
,
Patrick Warburton
Bedazzled (
2000) | IMDb:
6.1
Elliot Richards, a socially awkward IT worker, is given seven wishes to get the girl of his dreams when he meets a very seductive Satan. The catch: his soul. Some of his wishes include being a 7 foot basketball star, a wealthy, powerful man, and a sensitive caring guy. But, as could be expected, the Devil puts her own little twist on each of his fantasies.
Starring:
Brendan Fraser
,
Elizabeth Hurley
,
Frances O'Connor
,
Miriam Shor
,
Orlando Jones
,
Paul Adelstein
What Planet Are You From? (
2000) | IMDb:
5.6
A human-looking alien from a highly advanced but emotionless all-male society is sent to Earth to impregnate a woman and bring the child back to their planet. The alien ends up falling in love there. A suspicious F.A.A. Agent targets him.
Starring:
Garry Shandling
,
Annette Bening
,
John Goodman
,
Greg Kinnear
,
Ben Kingsley
,
Judy Greer
Analyze This (
1999) | IMDb:
6.7
Countless wiseguy films are spoofed in this film that centers on the neuroses and angst of a powerful Mafia racketeer who suffers from panic attacks. When Paul Vitti needs help dealing with his role in the "family," unlucky shrink Dr. Ben Sobel is given just days to resolve Vitti's emotional crisis and turn him into a happy, well-adjusted gangster.
Starring:
Robert De Niro
,
Billy Crystal
,
Lisa Kudrow
,
Chazz Palminteri
,
Kresh Novakovic
,
Bart Tangredi
Primary Colors (
1998) | IMDb:
6.7
In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White House, the young and gifted Henry Burton is tapped to oversee the presidential campaign of Governor Jack Stanton. Burton is pulled into the politician's colorful world and looks on as Stanton -- who has a wandering eye that could be his downfall -- contends with his ambitious wife, Susan, and an outspoken adviser, Richard Jemmons.
Starring:
John Travolta
,
Emma Thompson
,
Billy Bob Thornton
,
Kathy Bates
,
Adrian Lester
,
Maura Tierney
Private Parts (
1997) | IMDb:
6.9
The life and career of shock-jock superstar Howard Stern is recounted from his humble beginnings to his view from the top. Possessing a desire to be an on-air personality since childhood, Stern meanders through the radio world, always with his supportive wife, Alison, by his side. Landing a gig in Washington, D.C., Stern meets Robin Quivers, who will become his long-time partner in crime. When the two move to New York, they face the wrath of NBC executives.
Starring:
Howard Stern
,
Robin Quivers
,
Mary McCormack
,
Fred Norris
,
Paul Giamatti
,
Gary Dell'Abate
Jungle 2 Jungle (
1997) | IMDb:
5.2
Uptight New York City executive, Michael Cromwell, pursues his soon-to-be ex-wife to South America and returns home with the son he never knew he had—a boy raised in a tribal village in Brazil. Armed with only his blowgun, the 13-year-old Mimi-Siku discovers that the world outside his jungle home is indeed a strange place.
Starring:
Tim Allen
,
Martin Short
,
JoBeth Williams
,
Lolita Davidovich
,
Sam Huntington
,
David Ogden Stiers
Multiplicity (
1996) | IMDb:
6.1
Construction worker Doug Kinney finds that the pressures of his working life, combined with his duties to his wife Laura and daughter Jennifer leaves him with little time for himself. However, he is approached by geneticist Dr. Owen Leeds, who offers Doug a rather unusual solution to his problems: cloning.
Starring:
Michael Keaton
,
Andie MacDowell
,
Harris Yulin
,
Eugene Levy
,
Zack Duhame
,
Katie Schlossberg
Wolf (
1994) | IMDb:
6.2
Aging publisher Will Randall is at the end of his rope when a younger co-worker snatches his job out from under his nose. But after being bitten by a wolf, Will suddenly finds himself full of youthful vigor. As he struggles to regain his position, he becomes enthralled with Laura Alden, his former boss's daughter. And, as increasingly animal-like urges begin to overwhelm him, Randall worries that he may be turning into the creature that bit him.
Starring:
Jack Nicholson
,
Michelle Pfeiffer
,
James Spader
,
Kate Nelligan
,
Richard Jenkins
,
Christopher Plummer
A League of Their Own (
1992) | IMDb:
7.3
As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest, funded by publicity-hungry candy maker Walter Harvey. Competitive sisters Dottie Hinson and Kit Keller spar with each other, scout Ernie Capadino and grumpy has-been coach Jimmy Dugan on their way to fame.
Freejack (
1992) | IMDb:
5.4
Time-traveling bounty hunters find a doomed race-car driver in the past and bring him to 2009 New York, where his mind will be replaced with that of a terminally ill billionaire.
Starring:
Emilio Estevez
,
Mick Jagger
,
Rene Russo
,
Anthony Hopkins
,
Jonathan Banks
,
David Johansen
Regarding Henry (
1991) | IMDb:
6.7
Respected lawyer, Henry Turner survives a convenience-store shooting only to find he has lost his memory, and has serious speech and mobility issues. After also losing his job—where he no longer 'fits in'—his loving wife and daughter give him all their love and support.
Starring:
Harrison Ford
,
Annette Bening
,
Bill Nunn
,
Rebecca Miller
,
Bruce Altman
,
Elizabeth Wilson
True Colors (
1991) | IMDb:
6.3
Two law school friends find themselves at odds when one becomes a Justice Department lawyer and the other goes into politics.
Starring:
John Cusack
,
James Spader
,
Imogen Stubbs
,
Mandy Patinkin
,
Richard Widmark
,
Dina Merrill
Postcards from the Edge (
1990) | IMDb:
6.7
Substance-addicted Hollywood actress, Suzanne Vale is on the skids. After a spell at a detox centre her film company insists as a condition of continuing to employ her that she live with her mother, herself once a star and now a champion drinker. Such a set-up is bad news for Suzanne who has struggled for years to get out of her mother's shadow, and who still treats her like a child. Despite these and other problems, Suzanne begins to see the funny side of her situation, and also realises that not only do daughters have mothers—mothers do too.
Starring:
Meryl Streep
,
Shirley MacLaine
,
Dennis Quaid
,
Gene Hackman
,
Richard Dreyfuss
,
Rob Reiner