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1980s / Drama / Romance

Cocktail (1988)

Tom Cruise (Top Gun, Days of Thunder) stars as ex-Army soldier Brian Flanagan, who has his dreams of becoming a success in New York City shattered when he can’t even find a job even in...

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1980s / Adventure / Horror

Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)

Poltergeist proved such a success in 1982 that a sequel seemed an inevitability for the financially struggling MGM, whose president, Freddie Fields, regarded the property as a check waiting to be cashed. Tobe Hooper...

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1990s / Comedy / Sports

The Great White Hype (1996)

The Great White Hype is a broad satire of the boxing industry, particularly in how publicity and marketing govern the suitability of one’s rise to the top more so than sheer talent.  Spoofing everything from...

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1990s / Action / Fantasy / Martial Arts

Mortal Kombat (1995)

“Mortal Kombat”, the video game, started in 1991 when game programmer Ed Boon and artist John Tobias sought to create a fighting game featuring a digitized Jean Claude Van Damme, specifically related to his...

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2000s

The Prestige (2006)

I guess it goes without saying that the success or failure to any magic trick is in fooling the audience.  If the audience is fooled, they will think the magician to be a true...

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1990s / Comedy / Science Fiction

Junior (1994)

For some reason, Arnold Schwarzenegger was of the opinion that, at this point in his phenomenal career as an action star, he needed to deflate his macho image by constantly making fun of it. ...

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2000s / Action / Drama

Breaking News (2004)

Probably more interesting for being a Johnny To (Fulltime Killer, Love on a Diet) film than as a commentary on the manipulation of the media in keeping citizens compliant, Breaking News nevertheless does offer a few things...

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2000s / Adventure / Drama

The Guardian (2006)

Kevin Costner stars as Ben Randall, a Coast Guard swimmer who has dedicated his life to saving others in the ocean in need, at the cost of his wife (Ward) and home life.  He then...

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2000s / Animation / Comedy / Family

Open Season (2006)

First came Madagascar.  Then came The Wild.  Now we have yet another 3D-animated film about animals in captivity trying to fend for themselves in what would normally have been their natural habitat.  While it isn’t surprising...