Cobra (1986)
Cosmatos's 1986 Stallone action thriller. Compressed 87-minute runtime, iconographic Cobretti character.
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ActionMarked for Death (1990)
Little's 1990 Steven Seagal thriller. Jamaican antagonist material reflects specific 1990 production conventions.
ActionRage (2014)
Paco Cabezas's 2014 Stallone vehicle. Competent later-career Stallone work that does not exceed established conventions.
CrimeAmerican History X (1998)
Tony Kaye's 1998 Edward Norton vehicle on neo-Nazi violence. The bathroom scene with Avery Brooks remains the most powerful in the film.
CrimeRashomon (1950)
Kurosawa's 1950 film that gave English the word for unreliable narrative. Four versions of one crime, each true, each false.
ActionBad Boys (1995, 2003, 2020, 2024)
Bad Boys is the buddy cop franchise that defined Miami action cinema for three decades. Michael Bay directed the first two films.
ComedyThe Naked Gun (1988, 1991, 1994, 2025)
The Naked Gun is the spoof comedy franchise that defined what the genre could be at its highest level. David Zucker directed the first three films.
ComedyPolice Academy (1984-1994, all seven films)
Police Academy is the comedy franchise that defined the rapid-decline model of sequel filmmaking. Hugh Wilson directed the 1984 original, which made approximately one hundred and fifty million dollars worldwide on a four million dollar budget and is one of…
ActionRush Hour (1998, 2001, 2007)
Rush Hour is the buddy cop trilogy that made Jackie Chan a Hollywood leading man and Chris Tucker an A-list comedy actor for a brief window of his career. Brett Ratner directed all three films.
ComedyThe Mask (1994)
Carrey plays Stanley Ipkiss, a meek bank clerk in Edge City who finds an ancient Norse mask that, when worn, transforms him into a green-faced, zoot-suited cartoon character with reality-bending powers. The film is a Tex Avery cartoon translated into…
CrimeIn Bruges (2008)
In Bruges is Martin McDonagh's first feature and one of the great films of its decade. Colin Farrell plays Ray, an Irish hitman who has just botched his first job and accidentally killed a child.
CrimePain and Gain (2013)
Pain and Gain is Michael Bay's most personal commercial film. The 7 rating is honest evaluation.