*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 cafĂ© in…
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)

[7] Nicolas Cage plays himself in this meta action-comedy that finds the actor on the verge of reluctant retirement before a wealthy fan (The Mandalorian's Pedro Pascal) summons him to coastal Spain for a birthday party. Once there, the two…
Sylvia Scarlett (1935)

Sylvia Scarlett (1935)

[6] In the first and least successful of their screen pairings, Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant star as swindlers who end up running a traveling vaudeville show on the shores of England. Hepburn's character disguises herself as a young man…
One Crazy Summer (1986)

One Crazy Summer (1986)

[5] Writer/director Savage Steve Holland reteams with John Cusack for another absurd comedy in the vein of Better Off Dead. This time, Cusack heads to Nantucket island after graduating from high school. Once there, he and his friends come to…
The American President (1995)

The American President (1995)

[6] What if a widowed U.S. president started dating again during an election year? This question is the premise for director Rob Reiner (Stand By Me, Misery) and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network, Moneyball) in The American President. Michael…
Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)

Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)

[8] Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon) plays Evelyn Wang, a laundromat owner taking care of her elderly father (James Hong), quarreling with her daughter (Stephanie Hsu), and teetering on divorce with her husband (Ke Huy Quan). To top things…
Bachelor Party (1984)

Bachelor Party (1984)

[6] Tom Hanks made the leap from TV star (Bosom Buddies) to film star with this raunchy sex comedy about a soon-to-be-married man who must resist temptation while his friends throw him a bachelor party. Hanks' all-American boy scout personality…
Midnight Madness (1980)

Midnight Madness (1980)

[4] Five teams of Los Angeles college students compete in an all-night, city-wide scavenger hunt in this comedy from writer/directors Michael Nankin and David Wechter. Midnight Madness isn't a laugh riot, nor is it anywhere as puerile or naughty as…
Trick (1999)

Trick (1999)

[6] One night in the Big Apple, two young gay guys -- one a timid writer of musicals, the other a go-go dancer -- try to hook up for a one night stand. With both their apartments otherwise occupied, where…
Chasing Amy (1997)

Chasing Amy (1997)

[6] Ben Affleck stars as an indie comic book artist who falls in love with a fellow artist (Joey Lauren Adams), despite the fact that she's a lesbian. She decides to give him a chance, but when he discovers her…