Down (
2001) | IMDb:
4.7
After the elevators at a New York City skyscraper begin inexplicably malfunctioning, putting its passengers at risk, mechanic Mark Newman and reporter Jennifer Evans begin separate investigations. Newman gets resistance from superiors at his company, which manufactured the elevator, while additional elevator incidents cause several gruesome deaths. The police get involved and suspect that terrorists are responsible, but a far stranger explanation looms.
Starring:
James Marshall
,
Naomi Watts
,
Eric Thal
,
Michael Ironside
,
Edward Herrmann
,
Dan Hedaya
Directed by:
Dick Maas
To End All Wars (
2001) | IMDb:
7
Based on a real-life story, this drama focuses on a small group of Allied soldiers in Burma who are held captive by the Japanese. Capt. Ernest Gordon, Lt. Jim Reardon and Maj. Ian Campbell are among the military officers kept imprisoned and routinely beaten and deprived of food. While Campbell wants to rebel and attempt an escape, Gordon tries to take a more stoic approach, an attitude that proves to be surprisingly resonant.
Starring:
Ciarán McMenamin
,
Robert Carlyle
,
Kiefer Sutherland
,
Mark Strong
,
Yugo Saso
,
Sakae Kimura
Directed by:
David L. Cunningham
Muppets from Space (
1999) | IMDb:
6.2
When Gonzo's breakfast cereal tells him that he's the descendant of aliens from another planet, his attempts at extraterrestrial communication get him kidnapped by a secret government agency, prompting the Muppets to spring into action. It's hard to believe Gonzo's story at first, but Kermit and friends soon find themselves on an epic journey into outer space filled with plenty of intergalactic misadventures.
Directed by:
Tim Hill
Lost in Space (
1998) | IMDb:
5.2
The prospects for continuing life on Earth in the year 2058 are grim. So the Robinsons are launched into space to colonize Alpha Prime, the only other inhabitable planet in the galaxy. But when a stowaway sabotages the mission, the Robinsons find themselves hurtling through uncharted space.
Dante's Peak (
1997) | IMDb:
6
Volcanologist Harry Dalton comes to the sleepy town of Dante's Peak to investigate the recent rumblings of the dormant volcano the burg is named for. Before long, his worst fears are realized when a massive eruption hits, and immediately, Harry, the mayor and the townspeople find themselves fighting for their lives amid a catastrophic nightmare.
Starring:
Pierce Brosnan
,
Linda Hamilton
,
Arabella Field
,
Jamie Renée Smith
,
Jeremy Foley
,
Elizabeth Hoffman
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde (
1995) | IMDb:
4.5
A scientist creating perfumes inherits his great grandfather Dr. Jekyll's formula and decides to use modern technology to improve it. He ends up as an ambitious, ruthless woman. She tries to prevent returning into the spineless man.
Starring:
Tim Daly
,
Sean Young
,
Lysette Anthony
,
Stephen Tobolowsky
,
Jeremy Piven
,
Harvey Fierstein
Directed by:
David Price
Congo (
1995) | IMDb:
5.3
Eight people embark on an expedition into the Congo, a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa where human greed and the laws of nature have gone berserk. When the thrill-seekers -- some with ulterior motives -- stumble across a race of killer apes.
Starring:
Laura Linney
,
Dylan Walsh
,
Ernie Hudson
,
Tim Curry
,
Grant Heslov
,
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Blown Away (
1994) | IMDb:
6.2
Blown Away tells the story of Jimmy Dove, who works for the Boston bomb squad. Shortly after Dove leaves the force, his partner is killed by a bomb that Dove thinks might have been made by someone he knows.
Starring:
Jeff Bridges
,
Tommy Lee Jones
,
Suzy Amis
,
Lloyd Bridges
,
Forest Whitaker
,
Stephi Lineburg
Fortress (
1992) | IMDb:
5.9
In the future, the inmates of a private underground prison are computer-controlled with cameras, dream readers, and devices that can cause pain or death. John and his illegally pregnant wife Karen are locked inside "The Fortress" but are determined to escape before the birth of their baby.
Starring:
Christophe Lambert
,
Kurtwood Smith
,
Loryn Locklin
,
Clifton Collins Jr.
,
Jeffrey Combs
,
Lincoln Kilpatrick
Another You (
1991) | IMDb:
5.3
George has been in a mental hospital for 3 years and is finally ready to go out into the real world again. Eddie Dash, a dedicated con-man, is supposed to keep him out of trouble, but when people begin to recognise George as a missing millionaire, Eddie wants to take advantage of the situation.
Starring:
Richard Pryor
,
Gene Wilder
,
Mercedes Ruehl
,
Stephen Lang
,
Vanessa Williams
,
Peter Michael Goetz
Directed by:
Maurice Phillips