Category
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The Call
2013 film directed by Brad Anderson

The Core
2003 US-UK film directed by Jon Amiel

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005 crime-comedy film directed by Shane Black

Neighbors
2014 film directed by Nicholas Stoller

Molly's Game
2017 film directed by Aaron Sorkin

Michael (2026 film)
Michael is a 2026 biographical film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by John Logan. It follows the life of American singer Michael Jackson, covering his involvement in the Jackson 5 in the 1960s to the Bad tour in the late 1980s. Jackson is portrayed by his nephew Jaafar Jackson and as a child by Juliano Krue Valdi, both in their film debuts. The supporting cast includes Nia Long, KeiLyn Durrel Jones, Laura Harrier, Jessica Sula, Mike Myers, Miles Teller, and Colman Domingo.

American Gigolo
1980 film directed by Paul Schrader

The Player
1992 film directed by Robert Altman

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001 film directed by Kevin Smith

Due Date
2010 film directed by Todd Phillips

Taken 3
2014 film directed by Olivier Megaton

Earthquake
1974 film directed by Mark Robson

Another Cinderella Story
2008 film by Damon Santostefano

Inland Empire
2006 film by David Lynch

Sullivan's Travels
1941 film by Preston Sturges

Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994 slasher film

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
2020 film directed by Jason Woliner

Trumbo
2015 film by Jay Roach

Halloween III: Season of the Witch
1982 film directed by Tommy Lee Wallace

Blood Work
2002 film by Clint Eastwood

The Nutty Professor
1996 film directed by Tom Shadyac

The Neon Demon
2016 film directed by Nicolas Winding Refn

Beautiful Boy
2018 film by Felix Van Groeningen

Throw Momma from the Train
1987 film directed by Danny DeVito

The Kissing Booth
2018 film directed by Vince Marcello

Crank: High Voltage
2009 film by Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine

Blow
2001 film directed by Ted Demme

The War of the Worlds
1953 film directed by Byron Haskin

The One
2001 film by James Wong

Seven Psychopaths
2012 film by Martin McDonagh

Postcards from the Edge
1990 film directed by Mike Nichols

Assault on Precinct 13
1976 film directed by John Carpenter

Sex Tape
2014 film by Jake Kasdan

Collateral Damage
2002 film by Andrew Davis

Night on Earth
1991 film directed by Jim Jarmusch

Evil Dead Rise
2023 film directed by Lee Cronin

Three Amigos
1986 film by John Landis

The Naked Gun (2025 film)
The Naked Gun is a 2025 American action comedy parody film directed by Akiva Schaffer, who co-wrote the screenplay with Dan Gregor and Doug Mand. The fourth film in The Naked Gun franchise, it stars Liam Neeson in the main role, with Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Kevin Durand and Danny Huston in supporting roles. Its plot follows the son of Lt. Frank Drebin who must succeed in his father's footsteps to prevent the closure of Police Squad.

Jack and Jill
2011 film by Dennis Dugan

Mortdecai
2015 film by David Koepp

Passenger 57
1992 film directed by Kevin Hooks

The Lizzie McGuire Movie
2003 film by Jim Fall

The Long Goodbye
1973 film by Robert Altman

You, Me and Dupree
2006 film directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo

High Crimes
2002 film by Carl Franklin

Boyz n the Hood
1991 film by John Singleton

RV
2006 film by Barry Sonnenfeld

The Last Boy Scout
1991 film by Tony Scott

American Fiction
2023 film directed by Cord Jefferson

Monster-in-Law
Monster-in-Law is a 2005 romantic comedy film directed by Robert Luketic, written by Anya Kochoff and starring Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan, and Wanda Sykes. It marked a return to cinema for Fonda, being her first film in 15 years since Stanley & Iris in 1990.

Short Cuts
1993 film by Robert Altman

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
1995 film by Geoff Murphy

Pawn Sacrifice
2014 film

Street Kings
2008 film directed by David Ayer

A Wrinkle in Time
2018 film directed by Ava DuVernay

The Muppet Movie
1979 film directed by James Frawley

A Woman Under the Influence
1974 film by John Cassavetes

Critters 3
1991 film by Kristine Peterson

Thirteen
2003 film by Catherine Hardwicke

The Omega Man
1971 film directed by Boris Sagal