Day of the Dolphin (1973)

Day of the Dolphin (1973)

[9] George C. Scott (Patton, The Changeling) stars as a marine biologist teaching a dolphin named Alpha to speak in this unusual film from director Mike Nichols (The Graduate, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) and screenwriter Buck Henry (adapting loosely…
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 Invisible Man (1933)

The Invisible Man (1933)

[8] Claude Rains (Casablanca, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington) stars as a scientist who makes himself invisible, but struggles to find a way to reverse his situation. As he toils, the experiment wears on his sanity, turning him into a…
Swallowed (2022)

Swallowed (2022)

[8] Two friends (Cooper Koch and Jose Colon) swallow bagged drugs to smuggle them over the Canadian border for some quick cash. But when they're assaulted at a rest stop, one of the bags bursts and creates a medical emergency…
Predator (1987)

Predator (1987)

[8] Arnold Schwarzenegger leads an elite commando team into a Central American jungle to help a CIA operative (Rocky's Carl Weathers) fulfill a clandestine mission. The mission becomes a distant afterthought, however, when a mysterious alien with advanced weaponry and…
The Good Dinosaur (2015)

The Good Dinosaur (2015)

[8] In an alternate reality where dinosaurs didn't go extinct, a young Apatosaurus named Arlo is separated from his family and must find his way home with the hope of a feral human child he dubs "Spot". Along their journey…
The Birdcage (1996)

The Birdcage (1996)

[8] A gay couple who own a drag show cabaret must pretend to be straight when their son invites his fiancée's Christian conservative family to meet them for dinner. The Birdcage is an American remake of a French film, which…
Legends of the Fall (1994)

Legends of the Fall (1994)

[8] Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, and Aidan Quinn star in this sprawling, family melodrama set in early twentieth century Montana, where the Ludlow family works their ranch in the untamed wilderness. Hopkins plays the patriarch, a pacifist and single father…
Spetters (1980)

Spetters (1980)

[8] Paul Verhoeven (Soldier of Orange, RoboCop) brings his devil-may-care attitude toward sex and morality to this slice-of-life story about three young Dutch boys who dream of escaping their restrained provincial lives by winning motor cross competitions. One of the boys, Rien…
The Patriot (2000)

The Patriot (2000)

[7] After his young son is murdered by a sadistic British officer, a peaceful colonial farmer forms a militia to exact vengeance during the American Revolution. Armed with a strong, emotionally potent screenplay by Robert Rodat (Saving Private Ryan, Fly…