Tag Archives: suburbia

Marked for Death

IMDB Rating: 5.10
4333 votes

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Chicago DEA agent John Hatcher has just returned from Colombia, where his partner was killed in the line of duty by a drug dealer who has since been taken down. As a result of his partner's death, John has decided to retire, but his retirement may not be permanent. On the next day, after reuniting with his sister Melissa and Melissa's daughter Tracy, John gets into a shootout against a Jamaican drug kingpin known as Screwface, taking down some of Screwface's men. John brings himself out of retirement when Screwface retaliates by attempting to kill Melissa and Tracy. After the shooting, John is reunited with two old friends - a local high school football coach named Max, and a Jamaican Chicago cop named Charles. John and Max set out to hunt Screwface down, only to discover that Screwface has gone back to Jamaica. John and Max take Charles with them to Jamaica for an all out war against Screwface and his drug empire.
Actors
John HatcherSteven Seagal
ScrewfaceBasil Wallace
MaxKeith David
Also posted in 1990, Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Comments (0)

Weird Science

IMDB Rating: 6.20
14292 votes

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Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Thier desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, who's purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men. On their road to become accepted they encounter many hilarious obstacles which gives the movie an overall sense of silliness.
Actors
Gary WallaceAnthony Michael Hall
Wyatt DonnellyIlan Mitchell-Smith
Chet DonnellyBill Paxton
Also posted in 1985, Comedy, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Romance, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

College Road Trip

IMDB Rating: 2.50
2457 votes

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When an overachieving high school student decides to travel around the country to choose the perfect college, her overprotective cop father also decides to accompany her in order to keep her on the straight and narrow.
Actors
Chief James PorterMartin Lawrence
JudgeAdam LeFevre
HunterEugene Jones III
Also posted in 2008, Comedy, Family | Comments (0)

The Breakfast Club

IMDB Rating: 7.80
49114 votes

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When five high school students, Andrew, John, Allison, Brian, and Claire, meet in detention one day. The principal wants them to write an essay, and they think they are in for a boring 8 hours of doing nothing. At first, they argue and hate each other, but after smoking some marijuana, they pour their hearts out to each other, and tell about their fears, secrets, and their deepest emotions, and problems.
Actors
Andrew 'Andy' ClarkEmilio Estevez
Brian Ralph JohnsonAnthony Michael Hall
John BenderJudd Nelson
Also posted in 1985, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Raising Arizona

IMDB Rating: 7.50
31003 votes

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Colourful and unconventional slapstick comedy. Ex-con Hi and ex-cop Ed meet, marry and long for a child in the wilds of Arizona. When Ed discovers she's barren the God-given solution is presented: to snatch a baby from a set of quins. Thus begins a series of kidnappings, capers and rum goings-on that revolve around the helpless yet universally-loveable child. Hi's convict friends, his boss, and even the Lone Biker Of The Apocalypse become involved in the ever-twisting plot in the quest to own the baby.
Actors
H.I. McDunnoughNicolas Cage
Edwina 'Ed' McDunnoughHolly Hunter
Nathan Arizona Huffhines, Sr.Trey Wilson
Also posted in 1987, Action, Comedy, Crime, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

The Chumscrubber

IMDB Rating: 7.10
5753 votes

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The Chumscrubber starts out with Troy,a normal teenager who supplies "feel good" pills to everyone in his high school(this way he spreads happiness all around). But when his friend Dean pays him a visit, Dean discovers Troy has hung himself in his bedroom during one of his mother's pool parties.After the death,three local teens: Billy,Lee,and Crystal, want what's left of Troy's stash of pills and they know that Dean is the only one who knows where they are. But when Dean refuses to get the pills, the three teens kidnap Dean's little brother, until they realize they've kidnapped the wrong kid.
Actors
Mrs. JohnsonGlenn Close
Dr. Bill StiffleWilliam Fichtner
Mayor Michael EbbsRalph Fiennes
Also posted in 2005, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Kicking & Screaming

IMDB Rating: 5.40
7573 votes

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Family man Phil Weston, a lifelong victim of his father's competitive nature, takes on the coaching duties of a kids' soccer team, and soon finds that he's also taking on his father's dysfunctional way of relating...
Actors
Phil WestonWill Ferrell
Buck WestonRobert Duvall
Mike DitkaMike Ditka
Also posted in 2005, Comedy, Family, Sport | Comments (0)

Testament

IMDB Rating: 7.40
1618 votes

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Nuclear war in the United States is portrayed in a realistic and believable manner. The story is told through the eyes of a woman who is struggling to take care of her family. The entire movie takes place in a small suburban town outside San Francisco. After the nuclear attack, contact with the outside world is pretty much cut off.
Actors
Carol WetherlyJane Alexander
Tom WetherlyWilliam Devane
Brad WetherlyRossie Harris
Also posted in 1983, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Office Space

IMDB Rating: 7.80
52664 votes

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Peter Gibbons just can't seem to catch a break. His girlfriend is cheating on him, he has an obnoxious neighbor, and he's completely miserable with his job as a small cog in a company called Initech. Then he visits a hypnotherapist, who dies just after putting Peter into a state of complete bliss. Free of worrying about making a living, he no longer feels the need to keep his job, just as the company is going through a massive downsizing. However, his new attitude only makes him more valuable in the company's eyes, and his friends Michael and Samir are fired instead. Together, they scheme to plant a virus inside Initech's computer system that will pull money into their own account.
Actors
Peter GibbonsRon Livingston
JoannaJennifer Aniston
Michael BoltonDavid Herman
Also posted in 1999, Comedy, Crime, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

The ‘burbs

IMDB Rating: 6.30
13279 votes

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This story takes place in a typical American neighborhood, when some new neighbors come to live in the house next to Ray Peterson. These new people are really strange; nobody has ever seen them, their house is a real mess, and during the night you can hear weird noises from their basement. The only thing they know is their name: Klopeks. One day Walter (an old man of the neighborhood) suddenly disappears and everyone starts to suspect the Klopeks...
Actors
Ray PetersonTom Hanks
Mark RumsfieldBruce Dern
Carol PetersonCarrie Fisher
Also posted in 1989, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Horror | Comments (0)
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