The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

[8] Jeff Goldblum and director Steven Spielberg return for the first Jurassic Park sequel. Goldblum's character first scoffs at John Hammond's (Richard Attenborough) request to catalog and study the flourishing dinosaurs at a second 'Site B' island. But when he…
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)

[5] After the events of The Poseidon Adventure, this sequel picks up with two rival salvage crews entering the overturned ocean liner in search of treasure. Michael Caine, Sally Field, and Karl Malden comprise one team, looking to claim financial…
A Minecraft Movie (2025)

A Minecraft Movie (2025)

[3] Since it's one of the most financially successful films of modern times, I decided to satisfy my morbid curiosity about A Minecraft Movie -- a movie I would otherwise never have seen, since it clearly wasn't made for me.…
Orca: The Killer Whale! (1977)

Orca: The Killer Whale! (1977)

[8] An orca whale seeks vengeance on a fisherman (Richard Harris) and his harbor community for killing its pregnant mate in this Jaws cash-grab from producer Dino DeLaurentiis that distinguishes itself in remarkable ways. Charlotte Rampling co-stars as the biologist…
The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)

The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)

[8] Val Kilmer and Michael Douglas star in this true story adaptation about two man-eating lions who killed dozens of railroad workers in Tsavo, Kenya, in the late 1800s. Kilmer plays a bridge engineer who enlists Douglas, a world-famous big…
The Abominable Snowman (1957)

The Abominable Snowman (1957)

[7] Forrest Tucker and Peter Cushing star in this Hammer Studios production about a group of men who set off on an expedition to find the legendary Yeti -- the Abominable Snowman. Tucker plays the brash American who wants to…
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

[8] Johnny Depp gives a quirky, Oscar-nominated performance as the pirate Captain Jack Sparrow, striking a tentative alliance with a lovelorn blacksmith (Orlando Bloom) to rescue a governor's daughter (Kiera Knightley) from Jack's former comrades, who are now a cursed…
The Eiger Sanction (1975)

The Eiger Sanction (1975)

[7] Clint Eastwood gives us his take on James Bond with The Eiger Sanction, the story of a retired hit man who is coerced back into action by a secretive government organization to 'sanction' (kill) a member of a mountain…
Krull (1983)

Krull (1983)

[7] In the wake of Star Wars, all the Hollywood studios were scrambling to replicate its success with similar big-budget sci-fi/fantasy epics. Krull was Columbia Pictures' effort, released the same summer as Return of the Jedi, and destined to box…
Conan the Destroyer (1984)

Conan the Destroyer (1984)

[6] Arnold Schwarzenegger returns in his only Conan sequel, a less serious and more family-friendly adventure to help a princess (Olivia d'Abo) find a legendary horn for her aunt, Queen Taramis (Superman II's Sarah Douglas), who promises Conan she'll bring…