Gorillas in the Mist (1988)

Gorillas in the Mist (1988)

[7] Sigourney Weaver plays anthropologist Dian Fossey in this biopic from director Michael Apted (Coal Miner's Daughter, Thunderheart). Fossey studied mountain gorillas in Rwanda and the Congo, living among them for nearly 18 years in '60s, '70s, and '80s. Her fervent conservation…
The Wolfman (2010)

The Wolfman (2010)

[5] Benicio Del Toro plays the cursed title character in this remake of Universal Pictures' famous 1941 monster movie. After his brother is discovered mutilated, Del Toro returns home to his father's estate to find out who killed him. Anthony Hopkins brings…
King Kong (1976)

King Kong (1976)

[6] After the world saw its first bona-fide blockbuster, 1975's Jaws, daring Italian movie mogul Dino De Laurentiis decided he needed to go down in history for producing the second one. He settled on a remake of 1933's King Kong and hired…
The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)

The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)

[6] Lily Tomlin stars in this gender-bent retelling of Richard Matheson's short story. Tomlin plays Pat Kramer, who after being exposed to a combination of myriad household chemicals, begins to physically shrink. As she becomes a reluctant worldwide celebrity and her family…
The Incredible Melting Man (1977)

The Incredible Melting Man (1977)

[4] This 'bad in a good way' sci-fi/horror flick features a melting astronaut who must feed on human flesh to keep from becoming a puddle of goo. I'm all for melting people, but The Incredible Melting Man is too narrow in scope.…
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)

[8] Director Hugh Hudson (Chariots of Fire) delivers an emotionally compelling adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' vine-swinging legend. The first half of the movie, depicting Tarzan's childhood up through his discovery by an Austrian explorer (Ian Holm), outshines the last, but the…
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

[6] Gizmo the cute Mogwai is back, and he gets wet again -- this time in a New York City skyscraper run by a Donald Trump-like billionaire. Billy Peltzer and Kate Beringer (returning stars Zach Galligan and Phoebe Cates) both work there…
An American Werewolf in London (1981)

An American Werewolf in London (1981)

[10] With the success of Animal House and The Blues Brothers behind him, director John Landis was able to take a chance on a horror-comedy about two American college students who have a close encounter of the hirsute kind while backpacking through the English moors. David…