Rambo III (1988)

Rambo III (1988)

[4] The muscles and the explosions are bigger than ever, but the story and characters are running on fumes in Rambo III. 1982's First Blood, or 'Rambo 1' for the uninitiated, is a genuinely terrific action-drama with a flawed, tragic hero at…
The Omen (1976)

The Omen (1976)

[8] Gregory Peck squares off against the Antichrist in this popular horror-thriller from director Richard Donner (Superman, Lethal Weapon). Peck plays the American ambassador to England and a good friend of the president. When we first meet him, he's grieving his stillborn…
Executive Decision (1996)

Executive Decision (1996)

[5] Kurt Russell headlines this derivative action thriller about an intelligence officer who joins a commando team on a mission to board a hijacked airliner before it delivers a deadly payload. The cast is Executive Decision's greatest asset. Russell carries the piece,…
Explorers (1985)

Explorers (1985)

[6] Three junior-high students interpret cryptic messages from outer space to build a ship and make first contact with extra-terrestrials in Explorers. Director Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Howling) launched the notable careers of young co-stars Ethan Hawke (Training Day) and River Phoenix…
Innerspace (1987)

Innerspace (1987)

[7] In this comedic sci-fi action/adventure from director Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Howling), Dennis Quaid plays a disgraced pilot who volunteers to get miniaturized and injected into the body of a rabbit to advance scientific research. But when bad guys wanting to…
L.A. Confidential (1997)

L.A. Confidential (1997)

[9] In 1950s Los Angeles, three police officers with very different approaches overcome their differences to collaborate on a murder case that ultimately unveils widespread corruption at the highest levels of law enforcement and the government. Guy Pearce plays the politically-minded opportunist…
Under Fire (1983)

Under Fire (1983)

[6] Nick Nolte and Joanna Cassidy star as journalists in Nicaragua in the late 1970s when the Sandinista Liberation Front overthrew the brutal Somoza dictatorship. They cover both sides of the civil war, interviewing and photographing both the sitting president and the…
Wild Rovers (1971)

Wild Rovers (1971)

[5] William Holden and Ryan O'Neal co-star as Montana ranch hands who rob a bank and flee to Mexico in this leisurely-paced 'hangout' western from writer/director Blake Edwards (Breakfast at Tiffany's, Victor/Victoria). Holden plays the elder cowboy who wonders how he'll get…
Rudy (1993)

Rudy (1993)

[7] Director David Anspaugh and writer Angelo Pizzo, who previously collaborated on Hoosiers, presents another true story based on Indiana sports. Their subject this time is Daniel E. 'Rudy' Ruettiger, a short, unexceptional athlete who nevertheless aspires to play football for the…
Outland (1981)

Outland (1981)

[4] Sean Connery stars in this middling conspiracy thriller set on one of Jupiter's moons. Connery plays the new head policeman at a titanium mining facility where some of the workers have begun losing their minds and endangering lives. When his investigation…