Falling Down (1993)

Falling Down (1993)

[7] Michael Douglas stars as a white-collar divorcee who experiences a series of compounding frustrations on the way to his daughter's birthday party. Eventually, his character snaps and begins reacting violently to every transgression, big or small. Whether it's being denied a…
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

[8] David Mamet adapts his stage play and James Foley directs an all-star cast in Glengarry Glen Ross, a fascinating multi-character study of the toll capitalism takes on the human soul. Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino, Ed Harris, and Alan Arkin play real…
The Object of My Affection (1998)

The Object of My Affection (1998)

[5] A New York city social worker becomes pregnant and decides she'd rather raise the baby with her gay best friend than with the baby's father. But when their romantic desires begin to undercut their family goals, frustration gets the better of…
Flirting (1991)

Flirting (1991)

[8] Writer/director John Duigan (The Year My Voice Broke, Lawn Dogs) takes an earnest and engaging stab at the 'boy meets girl and falls in love' narrative with Flirting. Noah Taylor stars as an ostracized Australian boarding school student in the 1950s…
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)

[7] Creator Mike Judge brings his animated MTV characters to the big screen in Beavis and Butt-Head Do America. If you're not familiar with Monsiers Beavis and Butt-Head, all you really need to know is that they are the cartoon embodiment of…
Mermaids (1990)

Mermaids (1990)

[6] Winona Ryder and Cher give us their take on the classic mother/daughter divide in this adaptation of a novel by Patty Dann, directed by Richard Benjamin (The Money Pit, Little Nikita). Ryder's character is of high school age and tired of…
Outbreak (1995)

Outbreak (1995)

[6] Dustin Hoffman and Renee Russo star as an estranged married couple both working government jobs in the area of infectious disease control. When a fast-acting deadly virus begins spreading in America, the two find themselves working together to control the spread…
Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997)

Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997)

[4] Terrence McNally adapts his play for the silver screen, with direction by Joe Mantello. Love! Valour! Compassion! is about a group of gay men who get together around the holidays at a rustic house in the middle of nowhere. Since the…
Ransom (1996)

Ransom (1996)

[7] Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind, Frost/Nixon) directs this crime thriller about a wealthy businessman (Mel Gibson) whose young son is kidnapped and held for ransom. With the boy's life hanging in the balance, Gibson must decide whether to take the FBI's…
Blue Steel (1990)

Blue Steel (1990)

[5] Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker, Strange Days) co-writes and directs this female cop thriller starring Jamie Lee Curtis. Curtis plays a new cop on the New York streets who shoots a grocery store bandit to death. The film takes a bonkers…