Tag Archives: cult favorite

Tremors

IMDB Rating: 7.10
20282 votes

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Val ('Kevin Bacon' (qv)) and Earl ('Fred Ward (I)' (qv)) plan to put behind their days as handymen in a small dust bowl town called Perfection. Before they can get to civilization though, they encounter numerous victims of monsters that burrow through the ground. Soon the whole town is camped out on their roofs as Val and Earl lead them to safety.
Actors
Valentine McKeeKevin Bacon
Earl BassettFred Ward
Rhonda LeBeckFinn Carter
Also posted in 1990, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Horror, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

IMDB Rating: 7.90
58106 votes

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Ferris Bueller has played hooky numbers of times, and this time he's got the entire school and more believing he is on the verge of death. On this special day off, Ferris invites his friend Cameron Fry and girlfriend Sloane Peterson to his day of fun, while taking Cameron's father's precious Ferrari for transportation. All the while, the principal Ed Rooney is determined to prove Ferris is faking his illness and Ferris's agitated sister Jeanie also has a goal to catch Ferris off guard. Ferris enjoys his day with his friends, until the mileage of the Ferrari reads one too many miles driven and Cameron has a blow out.
Actors
Ferris BuellerMatthew Broderick
Cameron FryeAlan Ruck
Sloane PetersonMia Sara
Also posted in 1986, Comedy, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Poltergeist

IMDB Rating: 7.40
22448 votes

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While living an an average family house in a pleasant neighborhood, the youngest daughter of the Freeling family, Carol Anne (Heather O'Rourke), seems to be connecting with the supernatural through a dead channel on the televison. It is not for long when the mysterious beings enter the house's walls. At first seeming like harmless ghosts, they play tricks and amuse the family, but they take a nasty turn- they horrify the family to death with angry trees and murderous dolls, and finally abduct Carol Anne into her bedroom closet, which seems like the entrance to the other side.
Actors
Steve FreelingCraig T. Nelson
Diane FreelingJoBeth Williams
Dr. LeshBeatrice Straight
Also posted in 1982, High IMDB rating, Horror, Thriller | Comments (0)

Breathless

IMDB Rating: 5.20
2504 votes

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Jesse has to get out of Las Vegas quickly, and steals a car to drive to L.A. On the way he shoots a police man. When he makes it to L.A. he stays with Monica, a girl he has only known for a few days. As the film progresses, the police get closer to him, and the crimes escalate.
Actors
Jesse LujackRichard Gere
Monica PoiccardJohn P. Ryan
BirnbaumArt Metrano
Also posted in 1983, Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller | Comments (0)

The Wild Bunch

IMDB Rating: 8.10
16695 votes

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A few months before World War I, an aging band of outlaws led by Pike Bishop rob a Texas bank intent on using the money to retire. When the robbery goes wrong, the gang is forced to flee to Mexico with Bishop's reformed ex-partner, Deke Thornton, in hot pursuit. With nothing to show for the failed robbery, Bishop's gang agrees to steal a shipment of guns for General "Mapache" Juerta, to restore their fortunes. With Thornton closing in, and their association with the evil Juerta trying their conscience, Bishop and co. prepare for their lawless past to catch up with them.
Actors
Pike BishopWilliam Holden
Dutch EngstromErnest Borgnine
Deke ThorntonRobert Ryan
Also posted in 1969, Action, Drama, High IMDB rating, Western | Comments (0)

The Thing

IMDB Rating: 8.00
33012 votes

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An American scientific expedition to the frozen wastes of the Antarctic is interrupted by a group of seemingly mad Norwegians pursuing and shooting a dog. The helicopter pursuing the dog crashes leaving no explanation for the chase. During the night, the dog mutates and attacks other dogs in the cage and members of the team that investigate. The team soon realises that an alien life-form with the ability to take over other bodies is on the loose and they don't know who may already have been taken over.
Actors
R.J. MacReadyKurt Russell
Dr. BlairWilford Brimley
NaulsT.K. Carter
Also posted in 1982, High IMDB rating, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)

Commando

IMDB Rating: 6.10
25301 votes

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A retired special agent named John Matrix led an elite unit and has left the armed forces to live in a secluded mountain home with his daughter Jenny. But now he is forced out of retirement when his daughter is kidnapped by a band of thugs intent on revenge! Unbeknownst to Matrix, the members of his former unit are being killed one by one. Even though Matrix' friend General Franklin Kirby gives Matrix armed guards, attackers manage to kidnap Matrix and Jenny. Matrix learns that Bennett, a former member of his Matrix' unit who was presumed dead has kidnapped him to try to force Matrix to do a political assassination for a man called Arius (who calls himself El Presidente), a warlord formerly bested by Matrix who wishes to lead a military coup in his home country. Since Arius will have Jenny killed if Matrix refuses, Matrix reluctantly accepts the demand.
Actors
John MatrixArnold Schwarzenegger
CindyRae Dawn Chong
AriusDan Hedaya
Also posted in 1985, Action, Adventure, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

Chasing Amy

IMDB Rating: 7.50
50813 votes

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Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything's going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian.
Actors
FanEthan Suplee
Holden McNeilBen Affleck
CollectorScott Mosier
Also posted in 1997, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

The Blair Witch Project

IMDB Rating: 6.10
66411 votes

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Three film students travel to Maryland to make a student film about a local urban legend... The Blair Witch. The three went into the woods on a two day hike to find the Blair Witch, and never came back. One year later, the students film and video was found in the woods. The footage was compiled and made into a movie. The Blair Witch Project.
Actors
Joshua Leonard
Also posted in 1999, Adventure, Drama, High IMDB rating, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Comments (0)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

IMDB Rating: 7.20
72768 votes

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is the first film in the Harry Potter series based off the novels by J.K. Rowling. It is the tale of Harry Potter, an ordinary 11-year-old boy serving as a sort of slave for his aunt and uncle who learns that he is actually a wizard and has been invited to attend the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry is snatched away from his mundane existence by Hagrid, the grounds keeper for Hogwarts, and quickly thrown into a world completely foreign to both him and the viewer. Famous for an incident that happened at his birth, Harry makes friends easily at his new school. He soon finds, however, that the wizarding world is far more dangerous for him than he would have imagined, and he quickly learns that not all wizards are ones to be trusted.
Actors
John Cleese
Alan Rickman
Rupert Grint
Also posted in 2001, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)
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