Lolita (1997)
A lovestory starring Jeremy Irons, Dominique Swain and Melanie Griffith
Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed with Lolita, the woman's teenaged daughter.
L.A. Confidential (1997)
A crime movie starring Guy Pearce, Russell Crowe and Kevin Spacey
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
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Dante's Peak (1997)
An rated 12 action movie starring Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton and Arabella Field
Volcanologist Harry Dalton comes to the sleepy town of Dante's Peak to investigate the recent rumblings of the dormant volcano the burg is named for. Before long, his worst fears are realized when a massive eruption hits, and immediately, Harry, the mayor and the townspeople find themselves fighting for their lives amid a catastrophic nightmare.
Wish Upon a Star (1996)
A comedy movie starring Katherine Heigl, Danielle Harris and Donnie Jeffcoat
A younger sister wishes to switch places with her popular older sister and the two bickering siblings awaken to find the wish has come true.
Bogus (1996)
A family movie starring Whoopi Goldberg, Gérard Depardieu and Haley Joel Osment
Recently orphaned, a young boy is taken in by his godmother who is shocked to realize that she can see the boy's imaginary friend: a flamboyant, French magician named Bogus.
Carpool (1996)
A comedy movie starring Tom Arnold, David Paymer and Rhea Perlman
A man with an important business meeting finds himself having to take care of the carpool for the neighborhood school children when his wife gets sick. Stopping to get donuts for the kids, things go even more awry when he finds himself a victim of a robbery ... (more)
Fargo (1996)
A crime movie starring Frances McDormand, William H. Macy and Steve Buscemi
Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying ... (more)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
A thriller starring Gabriel Byrne, Stephen Baldwin and Kevin Spacey
Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors ... (more)
Crimson Tide (1995)
A thriller starring Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman and Matt Craven
After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey signs on a relatively green but highly recommended Lt. Cmdr. Ron Hunter to the USS Alabama, which may be the only ship able to stop a possible Armageddon ... (more)
Boys on the Side (1995)
A drama starring Whoopi Goldberg, Mary-Louise Parker and Drew Barrymore
After breaking up with her girlfriend, a nightclub singer, Jane, answers a personal ad from Robin, a real estate agent with AIDS, seeking a cross-country travel partner. On their journey from New York City to Los Angeles, the two stop by Pittsburgh to pick up Jane's friend Holly, who is trying to escape an abusive relationship ... (more)