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- DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsPierce BrosnanRene RussoDenis LearyA very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective.
- DirectorSam WeismanStarsSteve MartinGoldie HawnJohn CleeseThe remake of the 1970 Neil Simon comedy follows the adventures of married couple Henry and Nancy Clark as they are vexed by misfortune while in New York City for a job interview.
- DirectorJan de BontStarsLiam NeesonCatherine Zeta-JonesOwen WilsonDr Marrow enlists Theo, Luke and Nell for a study of sleep disorders at the Hill House. As soon as the terrifying truth about the mansion is revealed, everyone is found fighting for their lives.
- DirectorGary SinyorStarsChris O'DonnellRenée ZellwegerArtie LangeA commitment-phobic man goes in search of a bride, including his fed-up girlfriend, to inherit his grandfather's one hundred million dollar inheritance.Seven Chances
- DirectorStephen SommersStarsBrendan FraserRachel WeiszJohn HannahAt an archaeological dig in the ancient city of Hamunaptra, an American serving in the French Foreign Legion accidentally awakens a mummy who begins to wreak havoc as he searches for the reincarnation of his long-lost love.
- DirectorDennis DuganStarsAdam SandlerJoey Lauren AdamsJon StewartA lazy law school graduate adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn't go as planned.The Kid
- DirectorRon HowardStarsMatthew McConaugheyJenna ElfmanGeoffrey BlakeA video store clerk agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a television show.King of the Airways
- DirectorBrian HelgelandStarsMel GibsonGregg HenryMaria BelloAfter a successful heist, Porter is left for dead. Once he recovers, he seeks vengeance and wants his share of the money.Point Blank
- DirectorWilliam MaloneStarsGeoffrey RushFamke JanssenTaye DiggsAn amusement park mogul offers a group of diverse people $1,000,000 to spend the night in a haunted house with a horrifying past.
- DirectorTanuja ChandraStarsPreity G ZintaAkshay KumarAshutosh RanaA rookie CBI officer must enlist the help of an incarcerated criminal in order to catch a serial child killer, who has recently escaped police custody.Silence of the Lambs
- DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsMatthew BroderickJean RenoMaria PitilloFrench nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that heads off to New York City. The American military must chase the monster across the city to stop it before it reproduces.
- DirectorBetty ThomasStarsEddie MurphyPeter BoyleOssie DavisA doctor discovers that he can communicate with animals.
- DirectorNancy MeyersStarsLindsay LohanDennis QuaidNatasha RichardsonIdentical twins Annie and Hallie, separated at birth and each raised by one of their biological parents, discover each other for the first time at summer camp and make a plan to bring their wayward parents back together.
- DirectorGus Van SantStarsVince VaughnAnne HecheJulianne MooreA young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own.
- DirectorFélix Enríquez AlcaláStarsEdward James OlmosVincent D'OnofrioDonnie WahlbergIn New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?
- DirectorNora EphronStarsTom HanksMeg RyanGreg KinnearBook superstore magnate Joe Fox and independent book shop owner Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet, both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.The Shop Around the Corner
- DirectorJeff BlecknerStarsChristopher ReeveDaryl HannahRobert ForsterModern remake of Rear Window in which the lead character is paralyzed and lives in a high-tech home filled with assistive technology.
- DirectorAdam GrossmanStarsBobbie PhillipsShawnee SmithLarry MillerA young girl witnesses the brutal rape and murder of her mother by a circus clown and begins to have nightmares when the carnival comes back to town when she is an adult.
- DirectorRon UnderwoodStarsBill PaxtonCharlize TheronRade SerbedzijaA legendary fifteen-foot tall mountain gorilla named Joe is taken to an animal sanctuary in California by zoologist Gregg O'Hara (Bill Paxton) and Jill Young (Charlize Theron), with whom he grew up. Poacher Strasser (Rade Serbedzija) returns from the past to seek vengeance on Joe.
- DirectorAndrew DavisStarsMichael DouglasGwyneth PaltrowViggo MortensenA wealthy Wall Street speculator discovers that his wife has a lover. He investigates him and uses the carrot and stick to make him murder his wife. Planned to detail, it seems like a perfect murder.Dial M for Murder
- DirectorVikram BhattStarsAamir KhanRani MukerjiRajit KapoorAn amateur boxer runs errands for a local gangster but revolts against him after the gangster kills his friend and his conscience is awakened.On the Waterfront
- DirectorMartin BrestStarsBrad PittAnthony HopkinsClaire ForlaniDeath, who takes the form of a young man killed in an accident, asks a media mogul to act as his guide to teach him about life on Earth and, in the process, he falls in love with the mogul's daughter.Death Takes a Holiday
- DirectorMichael Caton-JonesStarsBruce WillisRichard GereSidney PoitierAn imprisoned I.R.A. fighter is freed to help stop a brutal, seemingly "faceless" assassin from completing his next job.The Day of the Jackal
- DirectorAdrian LyneStarsJeremy IronsDominique SwainMelanie GriffithAn English professor falls for a minor, and has to face the consequences of his actions.
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsJack LemmonGeorge C. ScottHume CronynTwelve men must decide the fate of one when one juror objects to the jury's decision.
- DirectorBob SpiersStarsChristina RicciDoug E. DougDean JonesA maid is kidnapped and scratches a message onto D.C. the cat's collar and when his owner Patti discovers this, she plays amateur detective with the help of D.C. to try to find the culprits.
- DirectorPeter BaldwinStarsRodney DangerfieldDebi MazarDavid Ogden StiersWally Sparks is a tabloid television show reporter, who's trying to boost ratings on his show. He goes to the Governor's mansion to uncover a sex scandal.The Man Who Came to Dinner
- DirectorOle BornedalStarsEwan McGregorNick NolteAnais EvansA law student, who takes a job as a night watchman at a morgue, begins to discover clues that implicate him as the suspect of a series of murders.
- DirectorLes MayfieldStarsRobin WilliamsMarcia Gay HardenChristopher McDonaldAn absent-minded professor discovers "flubber," a rubber-like super-bouncy substance.The Absent Minded Professor
- DirectorAlan ShapiroStarsPaul HoganElijah WoodJonathan BanksA teenage boy sent to spend the summer with his eccentric uncle on the Florida coast befriends a remarkable dolphin and takes on local bad guys who are polluting the water.
- DirectorGeorge SchaeferStarsHarry AndersonLeslie NielsenSwoosie KurtzAn unlikely hero, Elwood P. Dowd. This mild-mannered-but-eccentric bachelor has, for several years, happily kept company with Harvey, a six-foot-tall rabbit that only he can see. All's well until Elwood's social-climbing sister, Veta, and her teenage daughter, Myrtle Mae, come to live with him and fear his odd behavior will undermine their ambitions. When Elwood disrupts the ladies' first afternoon tea party by introducing wealthy Aunt Ethel Chauvenet to Harvey, Veta sees that something must be done right away. She takes compliant Elwood to the Chumley Rest Home, leaving him in the car while she tells a Dr. Sanderson all about Elwood and Harvey. Sanderson concludes that Veta is the psychotic one and has her carted off to be committed. Meanwhile Elwood is treated with respect and dignity in light of his sister's mental state. When Dr. Chumley, head of the rest home, returns and hears of the case, he draws the opposite conclusion-that Elwood in fact hallucinates. After firing Sanderson for his misdiagnosis, Dr. Chumley sets out in pursuit of Elwood, completely forgetting poor Veta, who is left to manage her own escape from confinement in the home!
- DirectorStephen HerekStarsGlenn CloseJeff DanielsJoely RichardsonAn evil high-fashion designer plots to steal dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur coat but creates an extravagant mess instead.
- DirectorPenny MarshallStarsDenzel WashingtonWhitney HoustonCourtney B. VanceAn angel comes to Earth to help a preacher save his church and his family.The Bishop's Wife
- DirectorPhilippe MoraStarsRutger HauerJoan ChenHarold PruettThree adventurers leave Moon City and head towards the asteroids in search of gold.Treasure of the Sierra Madre
- DirectorTommy Lee WallaceStarsJacqueline BissetNick MancusoTheresa RussellThis made-for-television remake of Alfred Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train" (1951) follows the same story, but has changed the genders of the lead characters from male to female. Sheila Gaines is a former child star whose first husband is unwilling to give her a divorce. A chance meeting with Margo Anthony on a train leads to a conversation where the mentally unstable Margo, who hates her mother, suggests that they swap murders, so as to solve their problems. Although she thinks nothing of the conversation, Sheila's life takes a surprising turn when her husband is murdered by Margo. Now Margo wants Sheila to do her part of "the deal." With the police on her tail and Margo constantly in her face, Sheila must find a way out of this tangled web.Strangers on a Train
- DirectorTom ShadyacStarsEddie MurphyJada Pinkett SmithJames CoburnGrossly overweight yet good-hearted professor Sherman Klump takes a special chemical that turns him into the slim but obnoxious Buddy Love.
- DirectorCharles ShyerStarsSteve MartinDiane KeatonMartin ShortGeorge Banks must deal not only with his daughter's pregnancy, but also with his wife's.Father's Little Dividend
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsChristopher ReeveKirstie AlleyLinda KozlowskiA small town's women give birth to unfriendly alien children posing as humans.
- DirectorMelanie MayronStarsShelley LongGaby HoffmannCatlin AdamsEllen and Annabelle have a hard time getting along with each other. On Friday the 13th, they both wear magical necklaces that make them switch bodies for the day.
- DirectorSydney PollackStarsHarrison FordJulia OrmondGreg KinnearAn ugly duckling having undergone a remarkable change, still harbors feelings for her crush: a carefree playboy, but not before his business-focused brother has something to say about it.
- DirectorNick CastleStarsDamon WayansMichael IronsideBam Bam BigelowWhen a recently discharged Marine struggles to adjust to civilian life, his commanding officer brings him back to the military to train and lead a group of misfit JORTC cadets.The Private War of Major Benson
- DirectorGene SaksStarsJason AlexanderVanessa WilliamsChynna PhillipsRock-and-roll icon Conrad Birdie is about to go into the Army, and plans are being made to arrange his final going-away concert.
- DirectorPeyton ReedStarsKirk CameronLarry MillerJason BernardBy accident, the content of a computer encyclopedia is transferred into the brain of Dexter Riley, a less than average college boy. Because of his newly acquired knowledge he competes in a quiz show between various universities, where he sweeps all the points. A wiz kid from another university finds out about his cheated wisdom and does everything to discredit Dexter.
- DirectorMichael MannStarsAl PacinoRobert De NiroVal KilmerA group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a verbal clue at their latest heist.LA Takedown
- DirectorDarrell RoodtStarsRichard HarrisJames Earl JonesVusi KuneneA South African preacher goes to search for his wayward son, who has committed a crime in the big city.
- DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsLiesel MatthewsEleanor BronLiam CunninghamSara is sent to a strict boarding school after her father enlists in WWI. When he is presumed dead, the headmistress, knowing she will not receive any more money, forces the girl to become a servant.
- DirectorPeter RaderStarsRobert VaughnElisabeth MossErik von DettenA brother-sister duo possessing psychic powers are pursued by a millionaire who intends to use them for his gain.
- DirectorTerence H. WinklessStarsMichael YorkParker StevensonElizabeth BarondesAn anemic alien comes to Earth from a dying planet, in the remake of the Corman 50s classic.
- DirectorJim WynorskiStarsJennifer RubinDoug WertDaniel J. TravantiIn this remake of the 1959 classic,the owner of a cosmetic company works with a Dr. that has been experimenting with a miracle cure for aging. He has extracted an enzyme from queen wasps that eventually change Janice into a giant insect.
- DirectorDennis DuganStarsEd Begley Jr.Sharon LawrenceJon PolitoPreteen Moochie Daniels just wants a dog, but his dad, Ron, is allergic to canines, like Bundles, the shabby sheep dog of neighbor Charlie Mulvihill who secretly trained his pet to help him steal jewels. Mooch's big brother Wilbert 'Wilby' is smart, shy and a promising inventor, but hopelessly clumsy when it comes to girls, and is jealous of his slick mate Trey who has no problems. Desperate Wilby resorts to a spell from the ring of Lucrezia Borgia (he accidentally got from dad's museum of curiosities), which magically turns him into Bundles and back at uncontrollable times. This is how he also knows that the diamond on loan in his father's museum is Charlie's next target, but who would believe his story?
- DirectorGlenn Gordon CaronStarsWarren BeattyAnnette BeningKatharine HepburnTwo people meet on a flight to Sydney. Although both are engaged to others, they fall in love during their evacuation after a forced landing, and agree to meet in New York City three months later if the attraction lasts.
- DirectorWilliam DearStarsDanny GloverBrenda FrickerTony DanzaWhen a boy prays for a chance to have a family if the California Angels win the pennant, angels are assigned to make that possible.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerJamie Lee CurtisTom ArnoldA fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used-car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.La totale!
- DirectorLes MayfieldStarsRichard AttenboroughElizabeth PerkinsDylan McDermottA lawyer and a little girl must prove that a man claiming to be Santa Claus is the real thing.
- DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenJulie KavnerEd HerlihyAn ordinary American family goes on vacation to Europe. Because of the Cold War they are stuck in the U.S. Embassy surrounding by the Soviet forces.
- DirectorRoger DonaldsonStarsAlec BaldwinKim BasingerMichael MadsenAn ex-con and his devoted wife must flee from danger when a heist doesn't go as planned.
- DirectorLuis MandokiStarsMelanie GriffithJohn GoodmanDon JohnsonA businessman comes to Washington with his ex Vegas showgirl girlfriend, and after some embarrassments, he hires a reporter as tutor to smarten her up. She turns out to be smart, sucks up knowledge and questions things. Trouble?
- DirectorGeorge SluizerStarsJeff BridgesKiefer SutherlandNancy TravisThe boyfriend of an abducted woman never gives up the search as the abductor looks on.
- DirectorChristopher GuestStarsDaryl HannahDaniel BaldwinWilliam WindomWhen an abused heiress grows to giant size because of her encounter with aliens, she decides to get revenge on her cheating husband and those who annoyed her.
- DirectorDuwayne DunhamStarsMichael J. FoxSally FieldDon AmecheA fun-loving American bulldog pup, a hilarious Himalayan cat, and a wise old golden retriever embark on a long trek through the rugged wilderness of the Sierra Nevada mountains in a quest to reach home and their beloved owners.The Incredible Journey
- DirectorMartin BrestStarsAl PacinoChris O'DonnellJames RebhornA prep school student needing money agrees to "babysit" a blind man, but the job is not at all what he anticipated.
- DirectorMani RatnamStarsArvind SwamyMadhooPankaj KapurA woman from a village in Tamil Nadu marries a sophisticated city dweller and moves with him to Kashmir, where all is rosy - until he gets kidnapped by militants.Frantic
- DirectorTamra DavisStarsDrew BarrymoreJames Le GrosRobert GreenbergA trashy teen murders her sexually abusive step-father, then helps get her reformed prison pen-pal released on good behavior so that she can re-corrupt him.Gun Crazy (1950)
- DirectorDennis DuganStarsJohn TurturroBob NelsonMel SmithThree manic idiots; a lawyer, cab driver and a handyman team up to run a ballet company to fulfill the will of a millionaire. Stooge-like antics result as the trio try to outwit the rich widow.A Night at the Opera
- DirectorArnold SchwarzeneggerStarsDyan CannonKris KristoffersonTony CurtisElizabeth, the star of a successful cooking show, is set to do a live show on Christmas, where she'll cook a Christmas dinner. But what no one knows is that she can't cook.
- DirectorLou AntonioStarsRobert WagnerNancy EverhardFredric LehneA killer for hire named Raven kills his target. However, he believes that he was just killing an ordinary person, but before he knows it, there's a massive manhunt for him. It seems that the man he killed is a senator. While trying to evade the police, he takes a woman, Anne hostage. Though he eventually lets her go. She develops some kind of fascination for him, which doesn't please her boyfriend, who just happens to be the one who tracking Raven. At the same time Raven tries to find out who set him up and why.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroNick NolteJessica LangeA convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.
- DirectorDavid GreeneStarsRichard ChamberlainDiana ScarwidAmy BeboutA false preacher ingratiates himself with a dead man's family to find where he hid the money from a robbery.
- StarsTimothy BottomsJenny DruganRobert GavinA family is trapped in a dinosaur dominated alternative world and must struggle to survive it.
- CreatorHugh WilsonStarsGordon JumpFrank BonnerRichard SandersThe further misadventures of the struggling radio station.
- DirectorCharles ShyerStarsSteve MartinDiane KeatonMartin ShortWith his oldest daughter's wedding approaching, a father finds himself reluctant to let go.
- DirectorMichael CiminoStarsMickey RourkeAnthony HopkinsMimi RogersAn escaped con, on the run from the law, moves into a married couple's house and takes over their lives.
- DirectorHarry HookStarsBalthazar GettyChris FurrhDanuel PipolyStranded on an island, a group of schoolboys degenerate into savagery.
- DirectorTom SaviniStarsTony ToddPatricia TallmanTom TowlesWhen the unburied dead return to life and seek human victims, seven refugees shelter in a house in the Pennsylvanian countryside.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRichard DreyfussHolly HunterBrad JohnsonThe spirit of a recently deceased expert pilot mentors a newer pilot while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend that he left behind.A Guy Named Joe
- DirectorFrancis VeberStarsNick NolteMartin ShortSarah Rowland DoroffA reformed bank robber is taken hostage by a desperate man during a bank hold up, but is forced to go on the run with his captor when they're both mistakenly thought to be in cahoots.Fugitives
- DirectorTinnu AnandStarsAmitabh BachchanShabana AzmiB.M. ShahA newspaper reporter exploits an ordinary man for few rupees to pose as a man who is fighting against the corrupt politicians and prints imaginary stories in his name to improve the circulation of her newspaper. People take him for real and he becomes a powerful leader of poor man. One day the paper prints a letter in his name that he is going to end his life fighting corruption. This puts the ordinary man in a fix. He knows that at this juncture he can't refute the accuracy of all those stories. He also realizes that he is the sole hope of millions. Finally, he buckles under moral pressure and jumps from an incomplete multi-storied building and ends his life.Meet John Doe
- DirectorChuck RussellStarsShawnee SmithKevin DillonDonovan Leitch Jr.A deadly entity from space crash-lands near a small town and begins consuming everyone in its path. Panic ensues as shady government scientists try to contain the horrific creature.
- DirectorTed KotcheffStarsKathleen TurnerBurt ReynoldsChristopher ReeveA television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story.His Girl Friday
- DirectorRichard MichaelsStarsJames ArnessBruce BoxleitnerGregory HarrisonThomas Dunson is a rancher at odds with his adopted son.
- DirectorJim DrakeStarsVanna WhiteDavid NaughtonDavid LeisureThe god Zeus sends Venus, the goddess of love, to Earth to find her own true love.One Touch of Venus
- DirectorKawal SharmaStarsNaseeruddin ShahPoonam DhillonMandakiniA slum dweller discovers that his grandfather has left a property of 330 billion rupees for him, but he can own it only if he is able to spend 30 billions in 30 days.Brewster's Millions
- DirectorFrank OzStarsSteve MartinMichael CaineGlenne HeadlyTwo con men try to settle their rivalry by betting on who can swindle a young American heiress out of fifty thousand dollars first.Bedtime Story
- DirectorRoger VadimStarsRebecca De MornayVincent SpanoFrank LangellaAspiring and incarcerated rock singer, Robin Shea (Rebecca De Mornay) seduces hardworking carpenter Billy Moran (Vincent Spano). Robin marries Billy to get out of jail, but Robin's concerns are on politician James Tiernan (Frank Langella).
- DirectorVíctor UgaldeStarsManuel 'Flaco' IbáñezLorena HerreraPolo OrtínThe Apartment
- DirectorJim WynorskiStarsTraci LordsArthur RobertsLenny JulianoAn alien arrives on Earth looking to take human blood in an attempt to preserve his dying planet.
- DirectorDavid GreeneStarsKirk DouglasJason RobardsDarren McGavinA biblical orator opposes a liberal lawyer defending a man for teaching Darwinism in the 1920s South.
- CreatorMatt FassbergVictor FrescoStarsLarry SaltisKonstantinos KovasJared ChandlerFour teen boys share a giant house and aspirations of pop stardom.
- DirectorAdrian LyneStarsMichael DouglasGlenn CloseAnne ArcherA married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.Diversion
- DirectorNoel NosseckStarsTom ContiCatherine OxenbergEd Begley Jr.Remake of the 1953 original. Princess Elysa (Catherine Oxenberg) is touring Rome, and decides to get "out and about" away from her normal life. She meets with an American reporter and his photographer, who show her the sites. The reporter is initially more interested in a story than the Princess, but begins to fall for her.
- DirectorLance HoolStarsPatrick SwayzeLisa NiemiAnthony ZerbeIn a post-apocalyptic world, a warrior wandering through the desert comes upon a group of settlers who are being menaced by the leader of a murderous gang who's after the water they control.Shane
- DirectorDaniel MannStarsVal KilmerSonia BragaCharles DurningThe true story of Robert Elliot Burns, the prisoner who, after being sentenced to a Georgia chain gang, attempted two daring escapes.I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
- DirectorFrank OzStarsRick MoranisEllen GreeneVincent GardeniaA nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.
- DirectorTed PostStarsWillie NelsonKris KristoffersonJohnny CashIn 1880, a motley group of passengers takes the stagecoach from Tonto, Arizona to Lordsburg, New Mexico via dangerous Apache territory.
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsJeff GoldblumGeena DavisJohn GetzA brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.
- DirectorDavid Lowell RichStarsRobert UrichCarl WeathersEd LauterRemake of the 1958 classic, in which two convicts of different color must cooperate in order to survive when they manage to escape a chain gang sentence.
- DirectorTobe HooperStarsKaren BlackHunter CarsonTimothy BottomsA boy tries to stop aliens who have taken over his town and are attempting to brainwash its inhabitants.
- StarsCaryn RichmanDean ButlerSydney PennyA woman, once free spirited and now married and determined, takes care of her young niece who reminds her of younger self in many ways.
- DirectorWalter HillStarsRichard PryorJohn CandyLonette McKeeA minor-league baseball player must spend $30 million in 30 days in order to inherit $300 million. However, he's not allowed to own any assets, destroy the money, gift it, give it to charity, or tell anyone about the deal.
- StarsRoy MarsdenAnne KristenGeorge BakerThe story of a master at a British public school from last years of the 19th century to the years between the two World Wars.