Teaching Mrs. Tingle (
1999) | IMDb:
5.3
A bright high-school senior has her impending status as valedictorian jeopardized when her bitter history teacher, Mrs. Tingle, gives her a poor grade on a project. When an attempt to get ahead in Mrs. Tingle's class goes awry, mayhem ensues and friendships, loyalties and trust are tested by the teacher's intricate mind-games.
Starring:
Helen Mirren
,
Katie Holmes
,
Barry Watson
,
Marisa Coughlan
,
Jeffrey Tambor
,
Molly Ringwald
Small Soldiers (
1998) | IMDb:
6.2
When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too seriously.
Newsies (
1992) | IMDb:
6.9
A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the Pulitzer's hard-ball tactics.
Directed by:
Kenny Ortega
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (
1990) | IMDb:
6.4
Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo. But a series of accidents creates a whole new generation of Gremlins. The situation worsens when the devilish green creatures invade a top-secret laboratory and develop genetically altered powers, making them even harder to destroy!
Starring:
Zach Galligan
,
Phoebe Cates
,
John Glover
,
Robert Prosky
,
Robert Picardo
,
Christopher Lee
The 'Burbs (
1989) | IMDb:
6.8
When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an investigation. But it's hardly how Ray, who much prefers drinking beer, reading his newspaper and watching a ball game on the tube expected to spend his vacation.
Innerspace (
1987) | IMDb:
6.8
Test pilot Tuck Pendleton volunteers to test a special vessel for a miniaturization experiment. Accidentally injected into a neurotic hypochondriac, Jack Putter, Tuck must convince Jack to find his ex-girlfriend, Lydia Maxwell, to help him extract Tuck and his ship and re-enlarge them before his oxygen runs out.
Explorers (
1985) | IMDb:
6.4
Middle schooler Ben spends his free time watching sci-fi films, playing video games and reading comic books. Surprisingly, his affinity for all things fantastical yields a real result – when he has a vivid dream about technology, his prodigy best friend Wolfgang manages to create a working spacecraft. Joined by their buddy Darren, the boys take off into outer space and encounter some very odd extraterrestrial life.
Directed by:
Joe Dante
Gremlins (
1984) | IMDb:
7.3
When Billy Peltzer is given a strange but adorable pet named Gizmo for Christmas, he inadvertently breaks the three important rules of caring for a Mogwai, unleashing a horde of mischievous gremlins on a small town.
Starring:
Zach Galligan
,
Phoebe Cates
,
Hoyt Axton
,
Frances Lee McCain
,
Corey Feldman
,
Keye Luke
Twilight Zone: The Movie (
1983) | IMDb:
6.4
An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"—and one original story, "Time Out."
Starring:
Dan Aykroyd
,
Albert Brooks
,
Scatman Crothers
,
John Lithgow
,
Vic Morrow
,
Kathleen Quinlan
Avalanche (
1978) | IMDb:
3.7
After an avalanche of snow crashes into their ski resort, a holiday at a winter wonderland turns into a game of survival for a group of vacationers.
Directed by:
Corey Allen