Return of the Jedi (1983)

Return of the Jedi (1983)

[9] George Lucas wraps up his historic, original Star Wars trilogy with an entry that's widely considered inferior to the first two films -- but that's more a testimony to the unparalleled excellence of those prior films than a knock against it's…
War Horse (2011)

War Horse (2011)

[8] Steven Spielberg traverses the European battlefront of World War I through the eyes of a horse named Joey in this adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's novel and a stage play by Nick Stafford. We see this foal born, trained by a teenaged…
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)

A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)

[6] Freddy's franchise continues with a fifth worthwhile installment directed by Stephen Hopkins (The Ghost and the Darkness, Predator 2). Freddy (Robert Englund) continues his killing spree by haunting the dreams of an unborn child. The child in question belongs to Alice…
Cast Away (2000)

Cast Away (2000)

[8] Tom Hanks reteamed with director Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Back to the Future) for this survival story about a FedEx worker whose plane crashes in the Pacific Ocean, stranding him on a small, deserted island. He braves the elements, starvation, injury,…
The King and I (1956)

The King and I (1956)

[5] Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner star in this opulent period musical from Broadway legends Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein. Kerr plays Anna, a widowed British school teacher who travels with her young son to Siam (modern-day Thailand) where she's agreed to…
The Talk of the Town (1942)

The Talk of the Town (1942)

[8] Cary Grant plays a prison escapee who hides out in a rental home belonging to Jean Arthur. Arthur takes pity on him, but she's also playing host for Ronald Colman, a visiting law professor whose just been offered a position on…
Juno and the Paycock (1930)

Juno and the Paycock (1930)

[5] Alfred Hitchcock adapts Sean O'Casey's popular stage play about a poor Irish family that inherits a small fortune but ends up losing so much more. Juno (Sara Allgood) is the matriarch, who's constantly cleaning up after her husband (Edward Chapman), 'The…
Twins of Evil (1971)

Twins of Evil (1971)

[8] In one of Hammer Films' finest efforts, twin orphans named Maria and Frieda (Mary and Madelaine Collinson) come to live with their pious, witch-hunting uncle Gustav (Peter Cushing) under the shadow of Castle Karnstein. The boisterous and womanizing Count Karnstein (Damien…
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

[10] After deciding directing wasn't his favorite thing to do, George Lucas enticed his former film school teacher Irvin Kershner (Eyes of Laura Mars, Return of a Man Called Horse) to helm the dark second act of his historic Star Wars trilogy.…
Coyote vs. ACME (2026)

Coyote vs. ACME (2026)

[4] The Looney Tunes characters (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and company) were at the forefront of pop culture for half a century, but since the 1980s they've been sadly fading from relevance and memory. I grew up watching these characters…