In a Glass Cage (1986)
[8] In this Spanish film from writer/director AgustÃn Villaronga, a Nazi child killer is put in an iron lung after a botched suicide attempt. His wife hires a young male nurse to take care of him, but the young man…
Mannequin (1987)
[6] Andrew McCarthy and Kim Cattrall have enough intrinsic charm to carry this incredulous comedy across the finish line. McCarthy stars as an artistic loser who can't keep a girlfriend or a job. But when a department store mannequin comes…
No Mercy (1986)
[5] Richard Gere plays a Chicago detective out for justice in New Orleans, where he hopes to find a woman, played by Kim Basinger, who witnessed his partner's murder. Turns out Kim has a sad story and needs some rescuing…
Hunk (1987)
[6] A computer nerd makes a deal with the Devil and is transformed into a sexy beefcake overnight, free to spend his summer on a California beach full of wanton babes before his time's up and the Devil comes a'…
Fatal Attraction (1987)
[8] Michael Douglas plays a husband and father who has an affair with a colleague played by Glenn Close. What Douglas thought was a one-night stand turns into a nightmare when Close's character reveals herself to be emotionally unstable. Constant…
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
[6] When it was William Shatner's turn to spearhead a Star Trek movie, he wanted it to be about a search for God in which God turned out to be the Devil. The studio let him have his way, and…
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
[8] After dealing with the death and resurrection of Spock in the previous two films, director Leonard Nimoy was given free reign with the fourth entry in the Star Trek franchise. Nimoy decided it was time for the series to…
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
[7] Freddy's franchise continues with this installment directed by Stephen Hopkins (The Ghost and the Darkness, Predator 2). Alice (returning player Lisa Wilcox) is pregnant, and Freddy (Robert Englund) finds a way to kill again through her unborn baby's dreams.…
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
[7] Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) returns for more murderous mayhem in this entry directed by Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2, The Long Kiss Goodnight). First, he dispatches of the three remaining characters from The Dream Warriors, including returning character Kristen…
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
[5] First Blood is a terrific action movie because, as absurd as it gets toward its conclusion, it's rooted in solid drama and with great verisimilitude. This sequel, cowritten by Sylvester Stallone and James Cameron (Titanic, Avatar), and directed by…