The Bishop’s Wife (1947)

The Bishop’s Wife (1947)

[7] Cary Grant stars as an angel from Heaven who comes to Earth just before Christmas to help a Bishop (David Niven) and his wife (Loretta Young) raise money for construction of a new cathedral. But Grant has ulterior motives, trying to…
The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)

The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)

[6] Lily Tomlin stars in this gender-bent retelling of Richard Matheson's short story. Tomlin plays Pat Kramer, who after being exposed to a combination of myriad household chemicals, begins to physically shrink. As she becomes a reluctant worldwide celebrity and her family…
Partners (1982)

Partners (1982)

[5] A straight detective (Ryan O'Neal) and a closeted gay police clerk (John Hurt) are summoned by their police chief (Kenneth McMillan) to pose as an undercover gay couple to try and solve a series of murders in the gay community. Yes,…
My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

[8] Gordon Warnecke and Daniel Day-Lewis star as young lovers trying to forge their own way in life by opening a successful laundromat in London. Warnecke's character rails against the old-world expectations of his Pakistani father and uncle (Roshan Seth and Saeed…
Uncle Buck (1989)

Uncle Buck (1989)

[5] Writer/director John Hughes serves up this comedy star vehicle for John Candy, who plays an unreliable uncle called upon to babysit his nieces and nephew while their parents are away on emergency travel. As you can imagine, the meat of this…
Volunteers (1985)

Volunteers (1985)

[3] Tom Hanks stars as a snobby college graduate who escapes gambling debts by joining the Peace Corps on a bridge-building mission in Thailand. But when he discovers that struggle for control of the new pathway will make the local village the…
The Great Dictator (1940)

The Great Dictator (1940)

[8] There's something incredibly poetic about Charlie Chaplin, who built a career over the 1920s and 1930s as a silent screen star, finally opening his mouth in his first sound film, 1940's The Great Dictator. The decision wasn't an arbitrary one. Chaplin…
Fritz the Cat (1972)

Fritz the Cat (1972)

[7] Ralph Bakshi's first animated feature is an X-rated adaptation of Robert Crumb's Fritz the Cat. Fritz is a college student who likes to have a good time by way of weed and women, but manages to cram a lot of philosophical…
To Please a Lady (1950)

To Please a Lady (1950)

[4] Clark Gable and Barbara Stanwyck star in this story of a midget car racer (Gable) whose treacherous tactics get exposed by a prying news reporter (Stanwyck). After he's blamed for causing the death of another driver, Gable's racing career implodes. Stanwyck…
Ted 2 (2015)

Ted 2 (2015)

[6] Ted the foul-mouthed teddy bear wants to have a baby with his human wife, but the government doesn't acknowledge Ted as his own person. This sets Ted, his human pal played by Mark Whalberg, and a new lawyer friend played by…