Twister (1996)

Twister (1996)

[7] Following in the tradition of Irwin Allen disaster movies like The Towering Inferno and The Poseidon Adventure comes this tornadic thrill ride from director Jan de Bont (Speed). Helen Hunt (As Good As It Gets) and Bill Paxton (Frailty) star as…
Hackers (1995)

Hackers (1995)

[7] A group of teenaged computer 'hackers' are blamed for unleashing a virus that will capsize oil tankers. Before they're all captured by police, they band together and seek the aid of hackers worldwide to help unmask the real bad guys --…
The Ref (1994)

The Ref (1994)

[7] A burglar evades police by taking a bickering couple hostage in their own home on Christmas Eve in this dark comedy from director Ted Demme (Blow, Beautiful Girls) and co-screenwriter Richard LaGravenese (The Fisher King). The Ref is nothing if not…
Needful Things (1993)

Needful Things (1993)

[7] In this adaptation of Stephen King's book, a mysterious shop opens in a coastal town where customers can buy anything they desire -- but at a cost far higher than they realize. When the sheriff (Ed Harris) realizes the shop owner…
Wayne’s World (1992)

Wayne’s World (1992)

[3] Saturday Night Live's Mike Myers and Dana Carvey turn their recurring skit into a feature-length movie directed by Penelope Spheeris (Suburbia, The Boys Next Door). Rob Lowe co-stars as a television producer who gives the lads a chance to turn their…
The Last Boy Scout (1991)

The Last Boy Scout (1991)

[4] Bruce Willis stars as a private eye trying to protect a stripper who thinks she's in danger. When she ends up killed, her boyfriend, a disgraced football player (Damon Wayans), ingratiates himself to Willis to help discover who's responsible for her…
Home Alone (1990)

Home Alone (1990)

[4] Chris Columbus (Adventures in Babysitting) directs this John Hughes production about an eight-year-old boy accidentally left at home while his family flies to Paris for the Christmas holiday. At first, the boy (Uncle Buck's Macaulay Culkin) enjoys his freedom, but when…
She-Devil (1989)

She-Devil (1989)

[4] Roseanne Barr and Meryl Streep make one of filmdom's most curious pairings in She-Devil. The comedy from director Susan Seidelman (Desperately Seeking Susan) is based on a novel by Fay Weldon, about a belittled housewife (Barr) who plots a years-long revenge…
Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)

Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)

[4] Three furry aliens crash-land in Geena Davis' swimming pool in the San Fernando Valley. After determining they mean no harm, Davis decides to have her pool drained so they can repair their ship and go home. But in the meantime, she…
Dirty Dancing (1987)

Dirty Dancing (1987)

[7] One of the ultimate 'little movies that could,' Dirty Dancing is a low-budget sleeper sensation that is arguably the most popular and enduring movie released in its year. Set in a Catskills resort in 1963, the film is a coming-of-age story…