Tootsie (1982)
[7] Dustin Hoffman stars as Michael Dorsey, a struggling New York actor so desperate to land a job that he transforms himself into a woman to win a part on a daytime soap opera. As Dorothy Michaels, he challenges the…
Trading Places (1983)
[8] Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy headline this comedy from director John Landis (Animal House, The Blues Brothers) in which a snobby stockbroker (Aykroyd) and a petty street hustler (Murphy) are forced to trade places by two wealthy brothers as…
Another 48 Hrs. (1990)
[4] Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte return eight years after the success of 48 Hrs. for a sequel too afraid to stray from formula. Nolte's cop character once again gets Murphy's convict character out of prison to help him identify…
Threesome (1994)
[9] One girl. Two guys. Three possibilities... Josh Charles (Dead Poets Society), Lara Flynn Boyle (Twin Peaks), and Stephen Baldwin star in this college dramedy about three dormitory suitemates who wander into a sexual threesome of sorts and survive to…
48 Hrs. (1982)
[7] Eddie Murphy made his big screen debut opposite Nick Nolte in this action-comedy from director Walter Hill (The Warriors, Streets of Fire). Nolte plays a haggard cop who begrudgingly seeks the help of Murphy's character, a thief serving the…
Saved! (2004)
[6] Jena Malone (Donnie Darko) stars as a high-schooler at an all-Christian school who thinks she's doing the Lord's will when she has premarital sex with her gay boyfriend, hoping it will 'straighten' him out. But when she becomes pregnant,…
Bugonia (2025)
[6] Two cousins (Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delbis) kidnap a famous pharmaceutical CEO (Emma Stone) because they believe she is an alien intent on harming humankind. Director Yorgos Lanthimos (Dogtooth, The Favourite) makes the deranged cousins sympathetic and the CEO…
My Man Godfrey (1936)
[7] William Powell and Carole Lombard (who were married for a few years before making this film together) star in this screwball comedy from director Gregory LaCava (Stage Door). Powell plays Godfrey, a homeless man living in a New York…
Sabrina (1954)
[4] In this romantic comedy from director Billy Wilder (Some Like it Hot, Sunset Boulevard), Audrey Hepburn stars as a chauffeur's daughter who pines for William Holden, the playboy son of the family who employs her father. Holden finally strikes…
Going My Way (1944)
[8] Jaded or cynical viewers may want to skip this movie, but anyone looking for a feel-good comedy/drama from a simpler time may enjoy director Leo McCarey's Going My Way. Crooner Bing Crosby stars as Father Chuck O'Malley, a young…