With Island Pictures (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. The Basketball Diaries (1995)
R | 102 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A teenager finds his dreams of becoming a basketball star threatened after he free falls into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
Director: Scott Kalvert | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Lorraine Bracco, Marilyn Sokol, James Madio
Votes: 102,535 | Gross: $2.42M
2. Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Crime
A parody of several U.S. films about being in the 'Hood', for instance Boyz n the Hood (1991), South Central (1992), Menace II Society (1993), Higher Learning (1995) and Juice (1992).
Director: Paris Barclay | Stars: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Tracey Cherelle Jones
Votes: 48,606 | Gross: $20.11M
3. River's Edge (1986)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama
A high school slacker commits a shocking act and proceeds to let his friends in on the secret. However, the friends' reaction is almost as ambiguous and perplexing as the crime itself.
Director: Tim Hunter | Stars: Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye, Daniel Roebuck
Votes: 16,013 | Gross: $4.60M
4. She's Gotta Have It (1986)
R | 84 min | Comedy, Romance
Story of a woman and her three lovers.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Tracy Camilla Johns, Tommy Redmond Hicks, John Canada Terrell, Spike Lee
Votes: 12,253 | Gross: $7.14M
5. Down by Law (1986)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two men are framed and sent to jail, where they meet a murderer who helps them escape and leave the state.
Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Tom Waits, John Lurie, Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi
Votes: 47,992 | Gross: $1.44M
6. Bagdad Café (1987)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
A lonely German woman ends up in the most desolate motel on Earth and decides to make it brighter.
Director: Percy Adlon | Stars: Marianne Sägebrecht, CCH Pounder, Jack Palance, Christine Kaufmann
Votes: 12,520 | Gross: $3.59M
7. A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A charming womanizer has to find a way to get $80 to elope to Hawaii with his one true love, or else go to his father's chosen business school.
Director: William Richert | Stars: River Phoenix, Ann Magnuson, Meredith Salenger, Ione Skye
Votes: 2,573 | Gross: $6.26M
8. Subway (1985)
R | 104 min | Thriller
On improvising a burglary at a shady tycoon's home, Fred takes refuge in the hip and surreal universe of the Paris Metro and encounters its assorted denizens, the tycoon's henchmen and his disenchanted young wife.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Isabelle Adjani, Richard Bohringer, Michel Galabru
Votes: 14,103 | Gross: $0.39M
9. Mona Lisa (1986)
R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A man recently released from prison manages to get a job driving a call girl from customer to customer.
Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine, Robbie Coltrane
Votes: 13,237 | Gross: $5.79M
10. B*A*P*S (1997)
PG-13 | 91 min | Comedy
Two tacky homegirls move to L.A. to become dancers; instead they scam a dying millionaire but eventually become B*A*P*S (Black American Princesses).
Director: Robert Townsend | Stars: Halle Berry, Natalie Desselle Reid, Martin Landau, Ian Richardson
Votes: 4,922 | Gross: $7.24M
11. Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
R | 120 min | Drama
A gay man and a political prisoner are together in a prison. The gay man narrates the stories of two fake movies and his own life.
Director: Hector Babenco | Stars: William Hurt, Raul Julia, Sônia Braga, José Lewgoy
Votes: 14,291 | Gross: $17.04M
12. The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
PG | 108 min | Drama
In 1940s Texas, an elderly woman is determined to visit her childhood home for one last time.
Director: Peter Masterson | Stars: Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford
Votes: 4,192 | Gross: $7.47M
13. The Gingerbread Man (1998)
R | 114 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A lawyer uses his power to help his lover put her father behind bars, but when he escapes, they are all in danger.
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Embeth Davidtz, Robert Downey Jr., Daryl Hannah
Votes: 10,543 | Gross: $1.53M
14. How to Be a Player (1997)
R | 93 min | Comedy
A playboy gets the tables turned on him when a party is arranged with all of the women he has been two-timing are in attendance.
Director: Lionel C. Martin | Stars: Bill Bellamy, Natalie Desselle Reid, Lark Voorhies, Mari Morrow
Votes: 8,694 | Gross: $13.96M
15. Eddie (1996)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Sport
Coincidences lead to the New York Knicks, getting its loudest fan, Edwina "Eddie" Franklin (Whoopi Goldberg), as coach. Season victory?
Director: Steve Rash | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Langella, Dennis Farina, Richard Jenkins
Votes: 9,244 | Gross: $31.36M
16. Slam Dance (1987)
R | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An artist, framed for the murder of a woman, is drawn into a web of corruption, blackmail and deceit.
Director: Wayne Wang | Stars: Tom Hulce, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Virginia Madsen, Don Keith Opper
Votes: 1,363 | Gross: $0.41M
17. Straight to Hell (1987)
R | 86 min | Action, Comedy, Western
A gang of bank robbers with a suitcase full of money go to the desert to hide out. After burying the loot, they find their way to a surreal town full of cowboys who drink an awful lot of ... See full summary »
Director: Alex Cox | Stars: Sy Richardson, Joe Strummer, Dick Rude, Courtney Love
Votes: 2,253 | Gross: $0.21M
18. Track 29 (1988)
R | 90 min | Drama, Mystery
Linda is still tormented by giving up a baby for adoption at 15. She wants a baby, but her husband has enough in his model trains, mistress and being a doctor.
Director: Nicolas Roeg | Stars: Theresa Russell, Gary Oldman, Christopher Lloyd, Colleen Camp
Votes: 1,983 | Gross: $0.43M
19. Square Dance (1987)
PG-13 | 112 min | Drama, Romance
Gemma is 13 years old lives and with her grandpa in the country, she has for many years. One day her mother shows up, and wants to take Gemma to the city. Her mother is married now, and can... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Jason Robards, Jane Alexander, Winona Ryder, Rob Lowe
Votes: 863 | Gross: $0.23M
20. Dark Eyes (1987)
118 min | Comedy, Romance, Drama
An Italian tells his story of love to a Russian. In a series of flashbacks, Romano Patroni leaves his wife to visit a spa where he falls in love with a Russian woman. He returns to Italy resolved to leave his wife and marry his love.
Director: Nikita Mikhalkov | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Silvana Mangano, Marthe Keller, Elena Safonova
Votes: 2,962 | Gross: $2.20M
21. The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
R | 116 min | Drama, Romance
A middle-aged spinster falls in love with a fellow resident of her boardinghouse, who mistakenly believes she has the money to help him start a new business.
Director: Jack Clayton | Stars: Maggie Smith, Bob Hoskins, Wendy Hiller, Marie Kean
Votes: 918 | Gross: $0.52M
22. Crusoe (1988)
PG-13 | 91 min | Drama
Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked and he finds himself all alone on a tropical island. With a few tools he manages to rescue from the wreck he has to learn to support himself until help arrives.
Director: Caleb Deschanel | Stars: Aidan Quinn, Ade Sapara, Elvis Payne, Richard D. Sharp
Votes: 961 | Gross: $0.32M
23. Body Count (1998)
R | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
It was supposed to be an easy job for the 5 guys to rob an art museum of $15 million in paintings, but it comes with a body count that continues on the way to Miami to sell.
Director: Robert Patton-Spruill | Stars: David Caruso, Linda Fiorentino, John Leguizamo, Ving Rhames
Votes: 1,835
24. Nobody's Fool (1986)
PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A sepia tinted weepie where a niave girl learns about men in more ways than one; a loss of innocence - but full of charm
Director: Evelyn Purcell | Stars: Rosanna Arquette, Eric Roberts, Mare Winningham, Jim Youngs
Votes: 748 | Gross: $0.56M
25. The Little Death (1996)
R | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A photographer obsessed with a man's beautiful wife kills her jealous husband in self-defense. The deceased man's musician son soon is drawn in by his sexy stepmother who is scheming to collect the entire estate.
Director: Jan Verheyen | Stars: Brent David Fraser, Solomon Burke, Johnny Williams, Pamela Gidley
Votes: 216
26. Bellman and True (1987)
R | 150 min | Crime, Drama
Hiller, a computer expert, was bribed by group of bank robbers to obtain details of the security system at a newly-built bank. Having obtained the information, he thought he'd seen the last... See full summary »
Director: Richard Loncraine | Stars: Bernard Hill, Derek Newark, Richard Hope, Ken Bones
Votes: 377 | Gross: $0.23M
27. Sidewalk Stories (1989)
R | 97 min | Comedy
Nearly silent comedy filmed in black and white follows a street artist (Charles Lane), who rescues a baby after her father was murdered. The artist then sets off to find the mother, but has... See full summary »
Director: Charles Lane | Stars: Charles Lane, Nicole Alysia, Tom Alpern, Edwin Anthony
Votes: 393 | Gross: $0.13M
28. The Lunatic (1991)
R | 93 min | Comedy
The story of a village madman, Aloysious, who has the amazing ability to talk to anything, including trees, cows and cricket balls. Portrayed from a Jamaican prospective with an acute eye ... See full summary »
Director: Lol Creme | Stars: Julie T. Wallace, Paul Campbell, Carl Bradshaw, Reggie Carter
Votes: 158
29. Forty Deuce (1982)
89 min | Drama
A young hustler tries to get drug money by selling a boy to a middle-aged man; his plans are disrupted when the kid dies.
Director: Paul Morrissey | Stars: Orson Bean, Kevin Bacon, Mark Keyloun, Tommy Citera
Votes: 176
30. Sweet Lies (1987)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
An insurance investigator is visiting Paris on assigment. He is soon made the object of a seduction bet amongst three ladies. Problems arise when the girls realize they are really falling ... See full summary »
Director: Nathalie Delon | Stars: Treat Williams, Joanna Pacula, Julianne Phillips, Laura Manszky
Votes: 202
31. Mandela (1996)
118 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Follows Nelson Mandela, from his early protests against racial discrimination, to his election as South Africa's first Democratically elected leader.
Directors: Angus Gibson, Jo Menell | Stars: Winnie Mandela, Nelson Mandela, Patrick Shai, George Bizos
Votes: 327
32. Heaven (1987)
PG-13 | 80 min | Documentary
A series of interviews are conducted concerning people's beliefs towards the possibility of an afterlife. The interviews are filmed against a set of strange backdrops, and are intercut with... See full summary »
Director: Diane Keaton | Stars: Michael Agbabian, James Allport, Lazaro Arvizu, Stephen Augustine
Votes: 251
33. U2: Under a Blood Red Sky (1983)
Unrated | 82 min | Documentary, Music
U2 perform a live concert at Red Rocks.
Director: Gavin Taylor | Stars: Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.
Votes: 817
34. U2: Unforgettable Fire (1984)
30 min | Documentary, Music, Short
Documentary about the recording of U2's Unforgettable Fire album.
Directors: Barry Devlin, Meiert Avis, Donald Cammell | Stars: Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.
Votes: 190
35. Time Will Tell (1992)
90 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
The life story of Nesta Robert Marley, Rastafarian prophet who with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer brought the powerful message of reggae music to the world outside their native Jamaica. ... See full summary »
Director: Declan Lowney | Star: Bob Marley
Votes: 162
36. From Hollywood To Deadwood (1988)
R | 90 min | Crime, Mystery
Two loser detectives need to score a case or give it up. Finding a missing starlet leaving a trail of blackmail and murder may be too much for them.
Director: Rex Pickett | Stars: Scott Paulin, Jim Haynie, Barbara Schock, Jurgens Doeres
Votes: 64
37. Toots & the Maytals: Live from New Orleans (1991 Video)
Documentary, Music
Director: Gary Legon | Stars: Toots Hibbert, Toots & The Maytals
38.
The Directors (1997– )
Episode:
The Films of Robert Altman
(2001)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Robert J. Emery | Stars: Robert Altman, Rene Auberjonois, Glenn Close, Shelley Duvall
Votes: 33