Now’s the time to stream or rent some of the all-time classics! These are just a few — Part 8
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Crime, Drama, Thriller
Bad Lieutenant (1992)
While investigating a young nun’s rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness and redemption. Stars: Harvey Keitel, Brian McElroy, Frank Acciarito. Director: Abel Ferrara
Action, Sci-Fi
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Eleven years after “The Terminator,” young John Connor is the target of the T-1000, a Terminator sent from the future to kill him. This time a revamped T-800 has been sent back to protect the boy.
Stars: Edward Furlong, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Director: James Cameron
Comedy, Romance
There’s Something About Mary (1998)
Ted, a geek, attempts to track down his high-school sweetheart Mary and hires a private detective to identify her whereabouts. He soon realizes that he has to compete with others in order to impress her.
Stars: Cameron Diaz, Ben Stiller
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Comedy, Music
Wayne’s World (1992)
Wayne and Garth host a public access TV show and cannot believe their luck when a local station decides to hire them. Soon, they find out that their show is no longer the same.
Stars: Mike Myers, Dana Carvey,
Tia Carrere, Rob Lowe
Director: Penelope Spheeris
Comedy, Romance
Clueless (1995)
Cher is a rich high-school student who is learning to cope with adolescence and its problems. She also helps a new student gain popularity and in the process discovers her own feelings.
Stars: Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy
Director: Amy Heckerling
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Willow (1988)
Willow, a farmer and apprentice magician, meets Madmartigan, a great swordsman, and together they journey through a war-torn land of magic and monsters, to save a baby princess from death at the hands of an evil queen.
Stars: Val Kilmer, Warwick Davis
Director: Ron Howard
Comedy, Drama, Family
The Mighty Ducks (1992)
Gordon rues the day he lost a crucial game for his team, but life gives him a second chance to redeem himself and find new glory, only this time as a coach of the weak Mighty Ducks ice hockey team.
Stars: Emilio Estevez, Lane Smith
Director: Stephen Herek
Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Home Alone 2 (1992)
Kevin accidentally boards a flight to New York City and gets separated from his family who are on their way to Miami. He then bumps into two of his old enemies, who plan to rob a toy store.
Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci,
Daniel Stern
Director: Chris Columbus
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Toys (1992)
A toy factory falls into the hands of an army general who turns the models into killing machines. The deceased owner’s children have to find a way of bringing down the nightmarish empire that is being constructed under their noses.
Stars: Robin Williams, Joan Cusack
Director: Barry Levinson
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Mac and Me (1988)
Aliens escape from a military base, but during the melee, the youngest alien is separated from his family. He hides in a passing van, occupied by a wheelchair-bound boy named Eric Cruise, his older brother, Michael, and their single mother, Janet, who are moving to California.
Stars: Christine Ebersole, Jonathan Ward
Director: Stewart Raffill