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1980s / Adventure / Comedy / Family

The Goonies (1985)

A huge fan favorite for those who watched this growing up, The Goonies makes up for its silly, predictable story and stereotypical characters (the portrayal of the murderous and thieving Italian-American family, the Fratellis (which means...

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1980s / Action / Adventure / Fantasy

Conan the Destroyer (1984)

After the success of 1982’s Conan the Barbarian, its rights holder, toy company heir Edward R. Pressman, set about getting a follow-up made. Pressman had his star, Arnold Schwarzenegger, signed to a five-picture deal, so...

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1960s / Action / Western

The Professionals (1966)

Set in the early 20th Century, Joe ‘J.W.’ Grant (Bellamy, Trading Places) is a filthy rich American who employs four guns-for-hire to get back his wife, Maria (Cardinale, Once Upon a Time in the West), who has...

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1980s / Action / Comedy

Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)

Discussions of a sequel to Beverly Hills Cop began before its release in theaters. Nevertheless, Paramount execs took a wait-and-see approach but didn’t have to wait long, as it shattered box office records for...

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1990s / Comedy / Thriller

Payback (1999)

Two small time thieves named Val (Henry, Star Trek: Insurrection) and Porter (Gibson, Lethal Weapon 4) put the moves on a Chinese gang to steal $140,000.  They are supposed to split it evenly, but Val needs the money...

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1990s / Action / Comedy / Martial Arts

Wing Chun (1994)

Wing Chun has two saving graces: Yuen Woo-ping’s (Iron Monkey, In the Line of Duty 4) breathtaking martial arts choreography and Michelle Yeoh’s (The Heroic Trio, Magnificent Warriors) dynamic physical performance. Just like a musical is entertaining...

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2000s / Comedy / Mystery / Thriller

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

There are movies that one recommends for the characterizations and the cleverness in the dialogue rather than the story or plot.  Kiss Kiss Bang Bang strikes me as one of those kinds of movies.  That’s...

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1970s / Comedy / Western

Goin’ South (1978)

Jack Nicholson stars as a horse thief, Henry Moon, who’s rounded up by the local posse of a small Texas town and sentenced to hang.  Due to the lack of men coming back from...

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2000s / Comedy / Thriller

After the Sunset (2004)

After the Sunset mixes the quirky plot of To Catch a Thief, the plucky tongue-in-cheek humor of Ocean’s Eleven, and the character-driven interactions of damn near every Elmore Leonard novel that was ever written (The Big Bounce‘s...

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1960s / Drama / Romance / Thriller

Marnie (1964)

A commercial and critical failure upon its release, Marnie is one of the Master’s failures that has gained a following over time, and some critics actually rank it among his very finest of films.  I...