Cats Don't Dance (
1997) | IMDb:
6.9
An ambitious singing and dancing cat in 1939 Hollywood overcomes several obstacles to fulfill his dream of becoming a movie star.
Starring:
Scott Bakula
,
Jasmine Guy
,
Natalie Cole
,
Ashley Peldon
,
Lindsay Ridgeway
,
Frank Welker
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.
Free Willy (
1993) | IMDb:
6
When maladjusted orphan Jesse vandalizes a theme park, he is placed with foster parents and must work at the park to make amends. There he meets Willy, a young Orca whale who has been separated from his family. Sensing kinship, they form a bond and, with the help of kindly whale trainer Rae Lindley, develop a routine of tricks. However, greedy park owner Dial soon catches wind of the duo and makes plans to profit from them.
Starring:
Jason James Richter
,
Keiko
,
Lori Petty
,
August Schellenberg
,
Michael Madsen
,
Jayne Atkinson
Sister Act (
1992) | IMDb:
6.5
A Reno singer witnesses a mob murder and the cops stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the mob's hitmen. The mother superior does not trust her, and takes steps to limit her influence on the other nuns. Eventually the singer rescues the failing choir and begins helping with community projects, which gets her an interview on TV—and identification by the mob.
Starring:
Whoopi Goldberg
,
Maggie Smith
,
Kathy Najimy
,
Wendy Makkena
,
Mary Wickes
,
Harvey Keitel
Bird on a Wire (
1990) | IMDb:
6
An FBI informant has kept his new identity secret for 15 years. Now an old flame has recognised him, and the bad guys are back for revenge.
Starring:
Mel Gibson
,
Goldie Hawn
,
David Carradine
,
Bill Duke
,
Stephen Tobolowsky
,
Joan Severance
Turner & Hooch (
1989) | IMDb:
6.2
Detective Scott Turner has three days left in the local police department before he moves to a bigger city to get some 'real' cases—not just misdemeanors. When Amos Reed is murdered, Scott sets himself on the case, but the closest thing to a witness to the murder is Reed's dog, Hooch, which Scott has to take care of—to avoid Hooch being 'put to sleep'.
Starring:
Tom Hanks
,
Mare Winningham
,
Craig T. Nelson
,
Scott Paulin
,
John McIntire
,
David Knell
Directed by:
Roger Spottiswoode
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (
1989) | IMDb:
6.4
The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fight diminutive dangers as the father searches for them.
Starring:
Rick Moranis
,
Matt Frewer
,
Marcia Strassman
,
Kristine Sutherland
,
Thomas Wilson Brown
,
Jared Rushton
Criminal Law (
1989) | IMDb:
5.6
Ben Chase is an on-the-rise Boston attorney currently defending a wealthy client in a high-profile murder case. Martin Thiel is the wealthy young man on trial for a particularly brutal murder. The verdict sets Thiel free. Within 24 hours another grizzly and all-too-familiar murder has taken place with striking similarities to the first crime. Chase inexplicably agrees to act as his defense attorney; but this time it will be to gather evidence that will put away his client for good.
Leviathan (
1989) | IMDb:
5.8
Underwater deep-sea miners encounter a Soviet wreck and bring back a dangerous cargo to their base on the ocean floor with horrifying results. The crew of the mining base must fight to survive against a genetic mutation that hunts them down one by one.
Starring:
Peter Weller
,
Richard Crenna
,
Amanda Pays
,
Daniel Stern
,
Ernie Hudson
,
Michael Carmine
An American Tail (
1986) | IMDb:
6.9
A young mouse named Fievel and his family decide to migrate to America, a "land without cats," at the turn of the 20th century. But somehow, Fievel ends up in the New World alone and must fend off not only the felines he never thought he'd have to deal with again but also the loneliness of being away from home.
Starring:
Phillip Glasser
,
Erica Yohn
,
Nehemiah Persoff
,
Amy Green
,
Christopher Plummer
,
John Finnegan