Terminal Velocity (
1994) | IMDb:
5.5
A maverick skydiver and a former KGB agent team up to stop the Russian mafia from stealing gold.
Starring:
Charlie Sheen
,
Nastassja Kinski
,
James Gandolfini
,
Christopher McDonald
,
Gary Bullock
,
Melvin Van Peebles
Gunmen (
1993) | IMDb:
5.2
A New York DEA agent springs an outlaw from jail to lead him to stolen money in South America.
Starring:
Christophe Lambert
,
Mario Van Peebles
,
Denis Leary
,
Patrick Stewart
,
Sally Kirkland
,
Brenda Bakke
Directed by:
Deran Sarafian
The Dark Half (
1993) | IMDb:
6
Thad Beaumont is the author of a highly successful series of violent pulp thrillers written under the pseudonym of ‘George Stark’, but when he decides to ‘kill-off’ his alter-ego in a mock ceremony, it precipitates a string of sadistic murders matching those in his pulp novels, which are soon discovered to be the work of Stark himself. Looking like a maniacal version of his counterpart, Stark is not so willing to quit the writing game – even if it means coming after Thad's wife and their baby.
Starring:
Timothy Hutton
,
Amy Madigan
,
Michael Rooker
,
Julie Harris
,
Robert Joy
,
Kent Broadhurst
The Two Jakes (
1990) | IMDb:
6.1
Real estate developer Jake Berman hires private investigator and war veteran Jake Gittes for some run-of-the-mill matrimonial work. After Berman shoots his wife's lover, who happens to be his business partner, Gittes is drawn into a web of conspiracy and deceit involving the oil reserves beneath Los Angeles. While investigating, Gittes hears a voice from his past that causes him to revisit a traumatic case in Chinatown.
Directed by:
Jack Nicholson
Black Widow (
1987) | IMDb:
6.4
Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple identities, Alexandra can't prove anything with conventional detective work. With no other option, she goes undercover, pursuing the same man as Catherine, and hoping that Catherine will slip up and reveal her true identity.
Starring:
Debra Winger
,
Theresa Russell
,
Sami Frey
,
Dennis Hopper
,
Nicol Williamson
,
Terry O'Quinn
Directed by:
Bob Rafelson
Stick (
1985) | IMDb:
5.6
After getting out of jail, car thief Ernest "Stick" Stickley witnesses the murder of his friend Rainy during a drug deal. To avoid getting killed by the same people, who work for mobster Chucky, Stick gets a job as a chauffeur for millionaire Barry Braham and lies low. As he gets used to his new routine, Stick woos Barry's financial consultant, Kyle McClaren, but must fight back when Chucky's men come after him.
Starring:
Burt Reynolds
,
Candice Bergen
,
George Segal
,
Charles Durning
,
José Pérez
,
Richard Lawson
Directed by:
Burt Reynolds
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (
1984) | IMDb:
6.2
Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.
Starring:
Peter Weller
,
John Lithgow
,
Ellen Barkin
,
Jeff Goldblum
,
Christopher Lloyd
,
Lewis Smith
To Be or Not to Be (
1983) | IMDb:
6.8
A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when Poland is invaded by the Germans in World War II. His wife has the habit of entertaining young Polish officers while he's on stage, which is also a source of depression to him. When one of her officers comes back on a Secret Mission, the actor takes charge and comes up with a plan for them to escape.
Directed by:
Alan Johnson
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (
1982) | IMDb:
6
When a big TV crusader Melvin P. Thorpe threatens to expose the Chicken Ranch to public scandal and close it down, Miss Mona doesn't go down without a fight.
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (
1982) | IMDb:
6.2
An adaptation of Barbara Gordon's nonfiction account of her addiction to Valium.
Starring:
Jill Clayburgh
,
Nicol Williamson
,
Dianne Wiest
,
Joe Pesci
,
Geraldine Page
,
Albert Salmi
Directed by:
Jack Hofsiss
Sharky's Machine (
1981) | IMDb:
6.3
Police officer Tom Sharky gets busted back to working vice, where he happens upon a scandalous conspiracy involving a local politician. Sharky's new 'machine' gathers evidence while Sharky falls in love with a woman he has never met.
Starring:
Burt Reynolds
,
Rachel Ward
,
Henry Silva
,
Brian Keith
,
Vittorio Gassman
,
Charles Durning
Directed by:
Burt Reynolds
Paternity (
1981) | IMDb:
4.9
Buddy Evans manages events at Madison Square Garden in New York City. He is a confirmed bachelor who lives with his housekeeper Celia. After coming into contact with several children, Buddy decides that he is ready to be a father. Buddy decides to hire a surrogate mother in the hope of having a son.
Starring:
Burt Reynolds
,
Beverly D'Angelo
,
Norman Fell
,
Paul Dooley
,
Elizabeth Ashley
,
Lauren Hutton
Directed by:
David Steinberg
The Postman Always Rings Twice (
1981) | IMDb:
6.6
The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.
Starring:
Jack Nicholson
,
Jessica Lange
,
John Colicos
,
Michael Lerner
,
John P. Ryan
,
Anjelica Huston
Nine to Five (
1980) | IMDb:
6.9
Frank Hart is a pig. He takes advantage of the women who work with him in the grossest manner. When his three assistants manage to trap him in his own house, they assume control of his department, and productivity leaps, but just how long can they keep Hart tied up?
Starring:
Jane Fonda
,
Lily Tomlin
,
Dolly Parton
,
Dabney Coleman
,
Sterling Hayden
,
Elizabeth Wilson
Brubaker (
1980) | IMDb:
7.1
The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
Starring:
Robert Redford
,
Yaphet Kotto
,
Jane Alexander
,
Murray Hamilton
,
David Keith
,
Morgan Freeman
The Empire Strikes Back (
1980) | IMDb:
8.7
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.
Starring:
Mark Hamill
,
Harrison Ford
,
Carrie Fisher
,
Billy Dee Williams
,
Anthony Daniels
,
David Prowse