Vibes (1988)
[5] Cyndi Lauper and Jeff Goldblum star as New York psychics tricked by Peter Falk into locating a lost Incan city for treasure hunters that wish to harness it's mystical powers. Vibes is sort of a paranormal mystery, sort of…
Mary Poppins (1964)
[8] Julie Andrews stars as a magical nanny who swoops into a turn-of-the-century London family's home to help two neglected children (Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber) reconnect with their busy-body parents. Mary Poppins is often regarded the best of Walt…
The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
[8] The Brave Little Toaster bares the title of an innocuous children's cartoon, but there's more to this gem than may initially meet the eye. First, know that Pixar Animation founder John Lasseter originally pitched this movie as his first…
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (2010)
[7] Guillermo del Toro presents this creepy tale about a little girl (Bailee Madison) who discovers evil creatures live in the ash pit beneath her father's newly acquired mansion. While the creatures try to persuade the girl to join them,…
The Nines (2007)
[6] Screenwriter John August (Titan AE, Big Fish) makes his directorial debut in this headtrippy movie about an actor, a TV showrunner, and a video game designer whose lives interconnect in a mysterious way. Ryan Reynolds plays all three characters…
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
[5] Brad Pitt voices one of cinema's most famous adventure heroes for Dreamworks Animation's Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas. Sinbad begins the tale as a man with loose morals who strikes a deal with Eris, the goddess of chaos…
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
[7] Director Tim Burton puts his stamp on Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, casting his Ed Wood and Edward Scissorhands star Johnny Depp in the role of Ichabod Crane. In this retelling, Crane is a 1799 New York…
Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021)
[6] [SPOILER WARNING] Part-way through production on 2017's theatrical version of Justice League, director Zack Snyder suffered a tragic loss in his family and had to step away from the production. Joss Whedon (The Avengers) was then called in to…
Cool World (1992)
[5] In the last feature film from animator Ralph Bakshi (Fritz the Cat, Wizards), Gabriel Byrne plays the creator of a comic book called Cool World. And he's rather infatuated with one of his characters, a voluptuous femme fatale named…
The Addams Family (1991)
[5] Barry Sonnenfeld makes the leap from established cinematographer (Misery, Raising Arizona) to first-time director with The Addams Family. Screenwriter Caroline Thompson (Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas) creates a feature scenario around Charles Addams macabre cartoon characters, popularized in…