Thursday (1998)

The Color Purple (1985)

Summary: A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.

Release Date: December 18, 1985

Genre: Drama

Director: Steven Spielberg

Writers: Menno Meyjes

, Alice Walker

Runtime: 2 h 34 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Warner Bros., Amblin Entertainment, The Guber-Peters Company

Distributor: Warner Home Video, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), CBS, Warner Bros. Television, HBO Max

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 15,000,000

Domestic: $ 98,467,863

International: $ 239

Police Academy (1984)

Summary: The mayor declares that anyone can enroll in the police academy irrespective of their physical condition or education level, and many misfits descend on the academy, including a young troublemaker who's forced to apply or go to jail.

Release Date: March 23, 1984

Genre: Comedy

Director: Hugh Wilson

Writers: Neal Israel

, Pat Proft

, Hugh Wilson

Runtime: 1 h 36 min

MPAA: R

Production: The Ladd Company, Warner Bros.

Distributor: HBO Max, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Warner Home Video

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Police Academy

Movie budget: $ 4,800,000

Domestic: $ 81,198,894

Gran Torino (2008)

Summary: After a Hmong teenager tries to steal his prized 1972 Gran Torino, a disgruntled, prejudiced Korean War veteran seeks to redeem both the boy and himself.

Release Date: January 09, 2009

Genre: Drama

Director: Clint Eastwood

Writers: Nick Schenk

, Dave Johannson

Runtime: 1 h 56 min

MPAA: 14A

Production: Matten Productions, Double Nickel Entertainment, Gerber Pictures, Malpaso Productions, Village Roadshow Pictures, WV Films IV, Warner Bros.

Distributor: Warner Bros., HBO Max, TNT, Warner Home Video

Countries: Germany, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 33,000,000

Domestic: $ 148,095,302

International: $ 121,862,926

Mid90s (2018)

Summary: Follows Stevie, a thirteen-year-old in 1990s-era Los Angeles who spends his summer navigating between his troubled home life and a group of new friends that he meets at a Motor Avenue skate shop.

Release Date: October 26, 2018

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Director: Jonah Hill

Writer: Jonah Hill

Runtime: 1 h 25 min

MPAA: R

Production: A24, IAC Films, Waypoint Entertainment, Illegal Civ

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 1,700,000

Domestic: $ 7,362,439

International: $ 1,940,583

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Aladdin (2019)

Summary: Aladdin, a kind thief, woos Jasmine, the princess of Agrabah, with the help of Genie. When Jafar, the grand vizier, tries to usurp the king, Jasmine, Aladdin and Genie must stop him from succeeding.

Release Date: May 24, 2019

Genres: Action, Adventure, Family

Director: Guy Ritchie

Writers: John August

, Guy Ritchie

Runtime: 2 h 08 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Walt Disney Pictures, Lin Pictures, Rideback, Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit

Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment

Countries: United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, Canada, Czechia, Serbia, China, Czech Republic

Language: English

Franchise: Disney Live Action Reimaginings

Movie budget: $ 183,000,000

Domestic: $ 355,559,216

International: $ 698,744,784

Gigli (2003)

Summary: Larry Gigli is assigned by a crime boss to kidnap the brother of a prominent district attorney, and a beautiful woman known only as Ricki is sent to stay with him to make sure he doesn't mess up the job.

Release Date: August 01, 2003

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Crime

Director: Martin Brest

Writer: Martin Brest

Runtime: 2 h 01 min

MPAA: R

Production: Revolution Studios, City Light Films, Casey Silver Productions

Distributor: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 54,000,000

Domestic: $ 6,087,542

International: $ 1,178,667

The Imitation Game (2014)

Summary: During World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting to come to terms with his troubled private life.

Release Date: December 25, 2014

Genres: Drama, Thriller, Biography

Director: Morten Tyldum

Writers: Graham Moore

, Andrew Hodges

Runtime: 1 h 54 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Black Bear Pictures, FilmNation Entertainment, Bristol Automotive, Hishow Entertainment, West London Films, Black Bear

Distributor: Anchor Bay Entertainment, Hotstar

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 14,000,000

Domestic: $ 91,125,683

International: $ 142,430,025

Falling Down (1993)

Summary: An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.

Release Date: February 26, 1993

Genres: Action, Drama, Crime

Director: Joel Schumacher

Writer: Ebbe Roe Smith

Runtime: 1 h 53 min

MPAA: R

Production: Alcor Films, Canal+, New Regency Productions

Distributor: American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Warner Home Video

Countries: France, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 25,000,000

Domestic: $ 40,903,593

Bamboozled (2000)

Summary: A frustrated African-American TV writer proposes a blackface minstrel show in protest, but to his chagrin, it becomes a hit.

Release Date: October 20, 2000

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music

Director: Spike Lee

Writer: Spike Lee

Runtime: 2 h 15 min

MPAA: R

Production: New Line Cinema, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks

Distributor: New Line Cinema, New Line Home Video

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 10,000,000

Domestic: $ 2,274,979

International: $ 188,671

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)

Summary: A young reindeer Rudolph lives at the North Pole. His father is one of Santa's reindeer and it is expected that Rudolph will eventually be one too. However, he has a feature which is a setback and causes him to be ostracized: his ...

Release Date: December 06, 1964

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Animation

Director: Larry Roemer

Writers: Romeo Muller

, Robert May

, William J. Keenan

Runtime: 0 h 47 min

MPAA: TV-G

Countries: United States, Canada, Japan

Language: English

The Birth of a Nation (1915)

Summary: The Stoneman family finds its friendship with the Camerons affected by the Civil War, both fighting in opposite armies. The development of the war in their lives plays through to Lincoln's assassination and the birth of the Ku Klu...

Release Date: June 08, 1915

Genres: Drama, History, War

Director: D.W. Griffith

Writers: Thomas Dixon Jr.

, D.W. Griffith

, Frank E. Woods

Runtime: 3 h 15 min

MPAA: PG

Production: David W. Griffith Corp., Epoch Producing Corporation

Distributor: Astor Pictures Corporation, Joseph Brenner Associates (JBA), Lumivision, Republic Pictures Home Video, Image Entertainment, Kino Video, Reel Media International, FilmAnnex, Alpha Video Distributors, Twilight Time, Killiam Shows

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 110,000

99 Francs (2007)

Summary: The life of Octave Parango, a flamboyant ad designer, filled with success, satire, misery and love.

Release Date: June 06, 2008

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Directors: Jan Kounen

, Laurent Lafran

, Bruno Vatin

Writers: Nicolas Charlet

, Bruno Lavaine

, Jan Kounen

Runtime: 1 h 40 min

MPAA: 13+

Production: Légende Films, Film 99 Francs, Pathé, CinéCinéma, Poste Image, Cofimage 18

Country: France

Language: French

Movie budget: $ 12,447,638

Saturday Night Fever (1977)

Summary: Anxious about his future after high school, a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local disco.

Release Date: December 16, 1977

Genres: Drama, Music

Director: John Badham

Writers: Nik Cohn

, Norman Wexler

Runtime: 1 h 58 min

MPAA: R

Production: Paramount Pictures, Robert Stigwood Organization (RSO)

Distributor: Paramount Pictures, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Paramount Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 3,000,000

Domestic: $ 94,213,184

International: $ 142,900,000

9 to 5 (1980)

Summary: Employees Violet, Judy, and Dora Lee of sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot Franklin Hart Junior find a way to turn the tables on him. Dolly Parton's film debut was later a short-lived TV sitcom and a Broadway musical.

Release Date: December 19, 1980

Genre: Comedy

Director: Colin Higgins

Writers: Patricia Resnick

, Colin Higgins

Runtime: 1 h 49 min

MPAA: PG

Production: IPC Films, Twentieth Century Fox, Twentieth Century Fox

Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox, CBS, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Twilight Time

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 10,000,000

Domestic: $ 103,290,500

International: $ 12,973

Bombshell (2019)

Summary: A group of women take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network.

Release Date: December 20, 2019

Genres: Drama, Biography

Director: Jay Roach

Writer: Charles Randolph

Runtime: 1 h 49 min

MPAA: R

Production: Creative Wealth Media Finance, Annapurna Pictures, BRON Studios, Denver and Delilah Productions, Lighthouse Management & Media, Lighthouse Management & Media, Endeavor Content, Lionsgate

Distributor: Lionsgate

Countries: Canada, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 32,000,000

Domestic: $ 31,762,808

International: $ 29,641,586

The Assistant (2019)

Summary: A searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a powerful executive. As Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the insidious abuse that threatens every aspect of her position.

Release Date: January 31, 2020

Genre: Drama

Director: Kitty Green

Writer: Kitty Green

Runtime: 1 h 27 min

MPAA: PG

Production: 3311 Productions, Bellmer Pictures, Cinereach, Forensic Films, JJ Homeward Productions, Level Forward, Symbolic Exchange

Distributor: Bleecker Street Media

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 1,100,313

International: $ 238,568

The Woman Who Loves Giraffes (2018)

Summary: A profile of giraffe researcher Anne Dagg who, in 1956, became one of the first people to ever observe and report on animal behaviour.

Release Date: March 21, 2019

Genre: Documentary

Director: Alison Reid

Writer: Alison Reid

Runtime: 2 h 03 min

Production: Free Spirit Films, Pursuing Giraffe Adventures

Country: Canada

Language: English

Domestic: $ 113,858