Little Big Man
Tall tales on high plains
Stranger Than Fiction
“She kills her main characters.”
Istar
Big stars can’t save this
Next: Clint Eastwood movies: non-westerns and non-franchises
Clint Eastwood movies: non-westerns and non-franchises
Play Misty for Me
Radio host attracts a stalker.
Space Cowboys
Eastwood, Jones, Sutherland, Garner—excellent!
Escape from Alcatraz
Follows actual Anglin, Morris, escape.
Next: Films of Sally Field.
Sybil
Not one with no personality.
Not without My Daughter
What else needs be said?
Norma Rae
She’s liked. She’s really liked.
NEXT: (let’s try this again) Films of Irene Dunne
Leathernecking
Her screen debut, in 1930
The Age of Innocence
Played an expatriate Polish aristocrat
The Mudlark
A rather unlikely Queen Victoria
Films of Spencer Tracy
Films of Spencer Tracy
Boys Town
Father Flanagan founds Boys Town.
Inherit the Wind
Re-enactment of Scopes Monkey Trial.
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Madcap comedy with many stars.
Next: Movies about life on the job
Working Girl
Power suits and big hair
Office Space
“I’ll burn down this place”
9 to 5
Dabney Coleman has his comeuppance
Next: Kevin Smith movies
Clerks
Slackers in store discuss life
Mallrats
Slackers goof off in mall
Chasing Amy
Dude thinks he loves lesbian
Next: Alex Cox movies
Alex Cox movies
Repo Man
Makes me want some Drink.
Sid & Nancy
Romeo and Juliet, punk style.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Gilliam took over as director.
Next:
Films where gambling plays a key role
The Grand
World Series of Poker mockumentary
Molly’s Game
Player X is Tobey Maguire
The Hangover
Alan Garner channels Rain Man
Next: Bicycles in movies
The Triplets of Belleville
Professional bicyclist’s mom rescues him.
Breaking Away
Indiana boy wins Little 500.
Pee-wee’s Big Adventure
Rich brat steals Pee-wee’s bike!!!
Next: Movies with Blimps/Airships/Dirigibles/Zeppelins
Zeppelin
World War I aerial adventure
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Baron Bomburst wants that car!
The Hindenburg
This definitely won’t end well.
Next: Movies set mostly or entirely aboard ship
Movies set mostly or entirely aboard ship
The Poseidon Adventure
Paul Gallico story, nicely done.
A Night to Remember
Accurate depiction of Titanic disaster.
Titanic
As above, with fictional romance.
Next:
Movies set mostly or entirely aboard aircraft
Snakes on a Plane
Not a bubbly romcom, really
Con Air
Cage: “Put down the bunny!”
Air Force One
Hero POTUS fights terrorist hijackers
Next:
Movies set mostly or entirely in space, and set before 2050
Apollo 13
Lovell: “Houston, we have a problem.”
2001: A Space Odyssey
Lots of evolution going on.
The Martian
Astronaut stranded on Mars survives.
next
Movies with Big Twists
The Sixth Sense
I see dead Bruce Willis
The Village
I totally guessed present day 
The Others
Ghosts haunted by the living
The Usual Suspects
Keyser Spacey fooled them good
Next:
Movies that take place underwater
The Abyss
Wedding ring saved his life
The Hunt for Red October
“Careful what you shoot at.”
Crimson Tide
No sign of Bear Bryant
Next: “Moon” in film titles
Moonraker
Bond fights Jaws in space.
Paper Moon
O’Neals in a period piece.
By The Light Of The Silvery Moon
Insipid vehicle for Doris Day.
Next: Films that start with ‘Q’
Quiz Show
It was all a fix!
Queen of Outer Space
Gabor sister is Venusian ruler.
Quatermass 2
Sequel to The Quartermass Xperiment.
NEXT: Films with unnaturally large creatures of any kind
Godzilla
Radiation plus lizard equals entertainment
King Kong
Big ape visits Big Apple
Clash of the Titans
“Release the kraken!,” Zeus orders
Next: Movies featuring Greek gods and goddesses
Wonder Woman
Steve could’ve had it all
Clash of the Titans
So good, they made another
Jason and the Argonauts
Will our hero get fleeced?
Next: More sword and sandals