Subgenre Sampler
Classics: 3566 Films to Buy & Rent
- Kindergarten Cop (1990)
- Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller
- The Hollywood success formula fires on all cylinders, with many laughs, action, a likeable support cast and Arnie on form as an undercover agent…
- Loose Cannons (1990)
- Dir. Bob Clark
Feat. Dan Aykroyd, Gene Hackman, Dom DeLuise…
- Clunky buddy cop comedy has Gene Hackman and Dan Aykroyd teaming up to fight crime, only one of them suffers from split personality disorder.
- Lord of the Flies (1990)
- Dir. Harry Hook
Feat. Balthazar Getty, Chris Furrh, James Badge Dale
- Updated film version of William Golding's novel about stranded military school cadets whose instinct for survival reverts to barbarism.
- Mermaids (1990)
- Dir. Richard Benjamin
Feat. Cher, Winona Ryder, Christina Ricci…
- Cher plays the sexpot mom of square daughter Winona Ryder who aspires to be a nun. Slight but affecting tale set in small town '60s America, with Bob…
- Mister Johnson (1990)
- Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Edward Woodward
- Handsome drama set in '20s Africa about a native clerk who tries to ingratiate himself into the ruling white colonialist society.
- Nuns On the Run (1990)
- Dir. Jonathan Lynn
Feat. Robbie Coltrane, Eric Idle
- Bumbling crooks Robbie Coltrane and Eric Idle dress in strange habits to avert the law when a million dollar heist goes awry.
- Pretty Woman (1990)
- Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Julia Roberts, Richard Gere
- Julia Roberts was catapulted to stardom in this fairy–tale romance about a call–girl who is swept up by Richard Gere, a millionaire…
- Quick Change (1990)
- Dir. Bill Murray
Feat. Bill Murray, Geena Davis, Randy Quaid
- Clever caper comedy features the most ingenious bank robbery ever staged. Rollicking fun with Bill Murray, Geena Davis and Randy Quaid.
- Return Home (1990)
- Dir. Ray Argall
Feat. Ben Mendelsohn, Dennis Coard
- Male–healing drama finds bitterly divorced Noel (Dennis Coard) returning home in search of direction, finding solace in his brother Steve and…
- Reversal of Fortune (1990)
- Dir. Barbet Schroeder
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close, Ron Silver
- In his best performance, Jeremy Irons won an Oscar for portraying Claus Von Bulow, a European émigré who was accused of trying to poison his wife…