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1. The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of (2020 Podcast Series)

120 min | Talk-Show

Every week, the two writers share their love of Hollywood memorabilia, revealing unbelievable stories around some of the most famous and culturally important props, costumes, art, and ephemera in silver screen history.

Stars: David Mandel, Ryan J. Condal, Joe Maddalena, Rob Klein

Votes: 10

2. JFK (1991)

R | 189 min | Drama, History, Thriller

New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau

Votes: 170,095 | Gross: $70.41M

3. Heaven Help Us (1994)

60 min | Drama, Comedy, Fantasy

A newlywed couple dies in a plane crash and must complete missions on Earth to earn entry to heaven while residing in a secret 13th floor of a hotel, under the supervision of Mr. Shepherd.

Stars: John Schneider, Melinda Clarke, Ricardo Montalban, Shirley Jones

Votes: 76

4. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode: Noon Wine (1985)

81 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

On a hot day in Texas in the the 1890s, a stranger shows up at the small dairy farm of Royal and Ellie Thompson. He asks for work and is hired. He's a taciturn, English-speaking Swede from ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Fields | Stars: Fred Ward, Stellan Skarsgård, Adam Faraizl, Enrique Brown

Votes: 74

5. American Playhouse (1980–1994)

61 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Anthology series which ran on PBS throughout the 1980s.

Stars: Jeffrey DeMunn, Elizabeth Franz, Edward Herrmann, Sada Thompson

Votes: 416

6. Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

R | 145 min | Biography, Drama, War

The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country for which he fought.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Tom Cruise, Bryan Larkin, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava

Votes: 116,091 | Gross: $70.00M

7. House of Games (1987)

R | 102 min | Crime, Thriller

A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.

Director: David Mamet | Stars: Lindsay Crouse, Joe Mantegna, Mike Nussbaum, Lilia Skala

Votes: 24,054 | Gross: $2.59M

8. Talk Radio (1988)

R | 110 min | Drama, Thriller

A rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Eric Bogosian, Ellen Greene, Leslie Hope, John C. McGinley

Votes: 14,627 | Gross: $3.47M

9. Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001)
Episode: One Riot, One Ranger (1993)

PG-13 | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Among the issues Walker has to deal with include a new partner named Trivette, a group of men terrorizing a circus family who camp out at his home, and some bad guys who plan on the ultimate bank caper.

Director: Virgil W. Vogel | Stars: Chuck Norris, Clarence Gilyard Jr., Gailard Sartain, Sheree J. Wilson

Votes: 321

10. Pure Country (1992)

PG | 112 min | Drama, Music, Romance

Dusty gets tired of all the smoke and light effects, wonders what happened to doing it the way that made him famous and happy. Takes a walk to find what seems to be missing and finds himself and his music again!

Director: Christopher Cain | Stars: George Strait, Lesley Ann Warren, Isabel Glasser, Kyle Chandler

Votes: 5,386 | Gross: $15.16M

11. Things Change (1988)

PG | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Shoe-shiner Gino is hired to take the rap for a mafia murder. Two-bit gangster Jerry watches over Gino and gives him a weekend to remember.

Director: David Mamet | Stars: Don Ameche, Joe Mantegna, Robert Prosky, J.J. Johnston

Votes: 4,067 | Gross: $3.53M

12. Dominick and Eugene (1988)

PG-13 | 111 min | Drama

Dominick and Eugene are twins, but Dominick is a little bit slow due to an accident in his youth. They live together, with Dominick working as garbage man to put Eugene through medical ... See full summary »

Director: Robert M. Young | Stars: Tom Hulce, Ray Liotta, Jamie Lee Curtis, Robert Levine

Votes: 3,283 | Gross: $3.08M

13. The Indian Runner (1991)

R | 127 min | Drama

A Vietnam vet comes home to his small town and finds himself in conflict with rules that his brother has vowed to uphold.

Director: Sean Penn | Stars: David Morse, Viggo Mortensen, Valeria Golino, Patricia Arquette

Votes: 9,813 | Gross: $0.19M

14. Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001)
Episode: Borderline (1993)

TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Walker breaks in a new partner while protecting Alex from an ex sheriff turned prisoner who blames Alex for putting him in jail and seeks revenge.

Director: Michael Vejar | Stars: Chuck Norris, Clarence Gilyard Jr., Sheree J. Wilson, Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman

Votes: 196

15. Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001)
Episode: A Shadow in the Night (1993)

TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Walker fears he may have to take down an old friend in town from Japan, knowing the man has ties to the Japanese mob.

Director: Alexander Singer | Stars: Chuck Norris, Clarence Gilyard Jr., Sheree J. Wilson, Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman

Votes: 204

16. Trapped (1989 TV Movie)

R | 93 min | Horror, Thriller

Kathleen Quinlan is a woman working late in her locked High-Rise office building who along with Bruce Abbot struggle to elude a killer (Ben Loggins) trying to kill them.

Director: Fred Walton | Stars: Kathleen Quinlan, Bruce Abbott, Katy Boyer, Ben Loggins

Votes: 424

17. 1918 (1985)

Not Rated | 94 min | Drama

The moving story of a small Texas town in 1918. Until an influenza epidemic hit and several broken young men returned from the war in Europe.

Director: Ken Harrison | Stars: William Converse-Roberts, Hallie Foote, Matthew Broderick, Rochelle Oliver

Votes: 444

18. In Country (1989)

R | 120 min | Drama, Romance, War

A young girl whose father died in the Vietnam War becomes determined to find out more about him and his experiences.

Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Emily Lloyd, Bruce Willis, Joan Allen, Kevin Anderson

Votes: 3,134 | Gross: $3.53M

19. On Valentine's Day (1986)

PG | 106 min | Drama

Prequel to Horton Foote's '1918'. Two lovers elope on Valentine's day 1917. At Christmas the family are reunited but there is still anger amongst the parents about the elopment, but a reconciliation soon sets in.

Director: Ken Harrison | Stars: Hallie Foote, Michael Higgins, Richard Jenkins, William Converse-Roberts

Votes: 195

20. No Mercy (1986)

R | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A Chicago detective, seeking to avenge his partner's death, travels to New Orleans, where he unexpectedly becomes involved in a cat and mouse game of survival.

Director: Richard Pearce | Stars: Richard Gere, Kim Basinger, Jeroen Krabbé, George Dzundza

Votes: 8,494 | Gross: $12.30M

21. Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald (1993 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 88 min | Biography

The story of the widow of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man accused of shooting President Kennedy. Via flashbacks, the story traces the woman's life from her days in Russia, the turmoil following ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Dornhelm | Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Robert Picardo, Frank Whaley, Bill Bolender

Votes: 230

22. Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001)

TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Cordell Walker and his partner, James Trivette, are Texas Rangers. They make it their business to battle crime in Dallas and all around the state of Texas.

Stars: Chuck Norris, Clarence Gilyard Jr., Sheree J. Wilson, Noble Willingham

Votes: 18,879

23. The Initiation (1984)

R | 97 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

An amnesiac sorority member who has been plagued by a recurring nightmare is stalked alongside other coeds by a killer in a deserted department store where they are completing a hazing ritual.

Directors: Larry Stewart, Peter Crane | Stars: Vera Miles, Clu Gulager, Daphne Zuniga, James Read

Votes: 4,495

24. Curse of the Starving Class (1994)

R | 102 min | Drama

Sam Shepard's coming of age drama about a dirt-poor 1950's-era farm family. Dad's a foul talking drunk, and Mom is desperately trying to save what's left of their family life.

Director: J. Michael McClary | Stars: James Woods, Kathy Bates, Randy Quaid, Henry Thomas

Votes: 2,518

25. Problem Child (1990)

PG | 81 min | Comedy, Family

A young boy just short of a monster is adopted by a loving man and his wacky wife. The laughs keep coming as the boy pushes them to the limits.

Director: Dennis Dugan | Stars: Michael Oliver, John Ritter, Jack Warden, Gilbert Gottfried

Votes: 33,072 | Gross: $53.47M

26. Serving Sara (2002)

PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Romance

A process server tries to serve an elusive female target.

Director: Reginald Hudlin | Stars: Matthew Perry, Elizabeth Hurley, Bruce Campbell, Vincent Pastore

Votes: 18,835 | Gross: $16.93M

27. The Dirt Bike Kid (1985)

PG | 90 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

When his mother sends Jack off with money to buy groceries, he comes home with a magic supercharged dirt bike instead. His mother is furious, but when Jack uses the magic bike to save the ... See full summary »

Director: Hoite C. Caston | Stars: Peter Billingsley, Stuart Pankin, Anne Bloom, Patrick Collins

Votes: 1,429

28. Keys to Tulsa (1997)

R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Richter is a lazy son of a wealthy woman, who's put up with too much so no more money. He's about to lose his local newspaper job arranged by his mom. Richter owes money to a violent drug dealer/blackmailer but sees his wife. Death wish?

Director: Leslie Greif | Stars: Eric Stoltz, James Spader, Deborah Kara Unger, Joanna Going

Votes: 1,809

29. Not for Publication (1984)

R | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

A tabloid reporter and her new photographer, who've recently started working for the mayor of New York City, stumble upon evidence of conspiracy and political corruption that may involve their beloved mayor.

Director: Paul Bartel | Stars: Nancy Allen, Don Peoples, Catherine Schultz, Richard Blackburn

Votes: 271

30. Innocent Prey (1984)

R | 77 min | Horror, Thriller

A woman living in Dallas discovers that her husband, from New Zealand, is actually a crazed serial killer who murders prostitutes. She helps the authorities arrest him, and he is sent to a ... See full summary »

Director: Colin Eggleston | Stars: P.J. Soles, Kit Taylor, Grigor Taylor, Martin Balsam

Votes: 215

31. Island City (1994 TV Movie)

95 min | Sci-Fi

A 21st-century genetic experiment goes chaotic, creating a race of genetically-violent mutants.

Director: Jorge Montesi | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Brenda Strong, Eric McCormack, Peter Koch

Votes: 394

32. The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of (2020– )
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Stars: Ryan J. Condal, David Mandel, J. Grey Smith