Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)

Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)

[7] In this ensemble romantic comedy, Steve Carell plays a middle-aged husband and father whose wife (Julianne Moore) breaks the news that she wants a divorce. In Pygmalion fashion, Carell then becomes the pet project of a young metrosexual (Ryan Gosling) whose…
Apollo 13 (1995)

Apollo 13 (1995)

[9] Ed Harris, Kevin Bacon, and Bill Paxton star as the astronauts of 1970's ill-fated Apollo 13 mission to the moon, one in which their vessel suffered an exploding oxygen tank that threatened to leave them stranded in space forever. Losing power,…
They/Them (2022)

They/Them (2022)

[4] A group of LGBTQ teens are dropped off for a week-long stay at a conversion therapy camp where a masked slasher is on the loose. Before the body count begins, the program leader (Footloose's Kevin Bacon) promises no holy-rolling hijinks and…
Hollow Man (2000)

Hollow Man (2000)

[6] Elisabeth Shue (Adventures in Babysitting) stars as a scientist working on an invisibility experiment for the U.S. military in this thriller from director Paul Verhoeven (Spetters, RoboCop). Things are looking good until her brilliant cohort and ex-boyfriend, played by Kevin Bacon,…
Sleepers (1996)

Sleepers (1996)

[8] Four boys are sent to a juvenile detention center where they are raped and brutalized by the guards. Thirteen years later, two of the boys have a chance encounter with the head guard that ends in vengeful bloodshed. It's then up…
Friday the 13th (1980)

Friday the 13th (1980)

[7] Producer/director Sean S. Cunningham admits Friday the 13th was a post-Halloween cash grab, but slasher fans decided there was plenty of room in the world for more than one killer franchise. All Cunningham needed was a great title that lent itself…
Quicksilver (1986)

Quicksilver (1986)

[2] Kevin Bacon stars in this ridiculously contrived and dull-as-dishwater drama about a stock market whiz who loses everything and decides to enter the allegedly interesting and exciting world of... bicycle delivery service. Quicksilver is and odd fucking movie that treats bicycling…
Footloose (1984)

Footloose (1984)

[8] At first sight, you might mistake Footloose for just another teen rebellion movie, but Herbert Ross' (Steel Magnolias) sensitive direction and committed performances from John Lithgow and Dianne Wiest help the film transcend its genre. The story about a town where dancing…
Mystic River (2003)

Mystic River (2003)

[8] A family tragedy reunites three men who share a traumatic childhood experience in Mystic River. Sean Penn and Tim Robbins took home richly-deserved Oscars for their performances in this Oscar-nominated best picture from the ever-reliable Clint Eastwood. Mystic River is a…
Frost/Nixon (2008)

Frost/Nixon (2008)

[8] It's amazing how interesting a movie about an interview can be. Granted, the subject of the interview is the first American president ever to be removed from office, and the motivation behind the interview is to get him to admit to…