Pieces of April (2003)

Pieces of April (2003)

[8] Katie Holmes and Patricia Clarkson lead an ensemble cast in this quaint but compelling drama/comedy about a 'black sheep' daughter (Holmes) who tries like Hell to host Thanksgiving dinner for her visiting family. Neither Holmes nor her estranged family really want…
The Women (1939)

The Women (1939)

[8] Norma Shearer (The Divorcee) fronts an all-star, all-female cast in George Cukor's adaptation of Clare Boothe Luce's The Women. Shearer plays a happily married woman of privilege who learns through the gossipy grapevine that her husband is having an affair with…
The Big Short (2015)

The Big Short (2015)

[7] Director Adam McKay (Vice, Don't Look Up) adapts Michael Lewis' bestselling novel about the men who predicted the 2008 mortgage implosion and near-collapse of the world economy. If this sounds like dreary, heady, political stuff, that's because it is. But McKay…
Beetlejuice (1988)

Beetlejuice (1988)

[8] Director Tim Burton (Batman, Ed Wood) followed his debut feature, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, with this stylish fantasy-comedy about a young deceased couple (Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis) trying to haunt an annoying new family out of their quaint countryside home.…
Hard to Handle (1933)

Hard to Handle (1933)

[6] James Cagney stars as a career con artist who keeps trying to prove his worth to his girlfriend (Mary Brian) and her mother (Ruth Donnelly) through a series of promotional scams. From a rigged dance marathon and a bogus ocean pier…
Airplane! (1980)

Airplane! (1980)

[6] On a continental flight from Los Angeles to Chicago, everyone who ate the fish dinner becomes gravely ill, including the entire cockpit crew. It's up to a traumatized war pilot (Robert Hays) and a bumbling ground team (including Robert Stack, Lloyd…
Soapdish (1991)

Soapdish (1991)

[8] Sally Field leads a spectacular ensemble in Soapdish, a comedy that lampoons daytime TV melodramas, or 'soap operas'. Field plays an insecure soap star who fears her career may begin to wane as she enters middle-age. Little does she realize that…
The Accidental Tourist (1988)

The Accidental Tourist (1988)

[8] William Hurt (Oscar-winner for Kiss of the Spider Woman) stars in this adaptation of Anne Tyler's novel about a travel guide writer whose marriage crumbles after the death of his son. While recovering from a broken leg at the home of…
The Thrill of It All (1963)

The Thrill of It All (1963)

[5] Doris Day and James Garner star as a couple whose marriage hits a rough patch when Day decides to work outside the home. At first it's only one night a week, promoting a soap product on live television. But as Day…
*batteries not included (1987)

*batteries not included (1987)

[7] The five tenants of an old building in New York are threatened by a land developer demolishing buildings all around them. Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy star as an elderly couple trying to keep the building's storefront café in business. Elizabeth…