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Last updated January 22, 2025
Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny
2006 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsDreaming of becoming a rock god, Midwesterner JB heads to California, where he crosses paths with idler KG -- giving rise to the musical duo Tenacious D. Together, the would-be rock icons set out to prove they're the greatest band in history.
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Scary Movie
2000 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThe Wayans brothers bring their trademark wit to this raucous, gory spoof of some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters, including Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Matrix and American Pie.
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The Dictator
2012 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThis outlandish comedy chronicles the glorious efforts of despotic General Aladeen, dictator of the Republic of Wadiya, to oppress his people and fight democracy. Helping the tyrant maintain his rule at all costs is an all-female security force.
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Airplane II: The Sequel
1982 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn this sequel to the wildly popular farce Airplane!, pilot Ted Striker (Robert Hays) knows that the first commercial spaceflight to the moon is headed for disaster. Fighting his fears, he races to save the passengers and win back his ex-girlfriend (Julie Hagerty). Lloyd Bridges reprises his role as the chain-smoking, amphetamine-popping, glue-sniffing airport controller, while William Shatner, Raymond Burr and Sonny Bono are among those on board.
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Scary Movie 2
2001 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhile the original parodied slasher flicks like Scream, Keenen Ivory Wayans' sequel to Scary Movie takes comedic aim at haunted house movies. A group of students visits a mansion called Hell House, and murderous high jinks ensue.
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The Freshman
1990 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsShortly after setting foot in New York City, film school student Clark Kellogg lands in the clutches of bona fide godfather Carmine Sabatini and is soon enmeshed in Carmine's affairs -- including the delivery of a Komodo dragon to the mafioso's chef.
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Hudson Hawk
1991 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsAfter being released from jail, skilled cat burglar Hudson Hawk wants to do nothing more than hang out in cafés. But a pair of criminal financiers blackmails Hawk into one last job: stealing a Leonardo da Vinci invention that turns lead into gold.
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The Bothersome Man
2006 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsMysteriously deposited in a perfectly serene but colorless city where every need is met, Andreas soon realizes that not even a new lover can change the sterile banality drowning him. Is this placid life a dream come true or an inescapable hell?
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Man of the Year
2006 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsThe irreverent host of a political satire talk show decides to run for president, but his stunt to expose Washington corruption turns serious when he actually wins. Meanwhile, a software engineer suspects his victory is due to a computer glitch.
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1941
1979 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsIn the days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, panic sets in among California's citizens, who imagine their shores as the next target. Military and civilian defenders of the West Coast embark on self-appointed missions to protect the nation.
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Hamlet 2
2008 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWith his department in danger of being cut, high school drama teacher Dana Marschz pens a heretical sequel to William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and exhorts his students to stage it in this sardonic comedy that riffs on the "inspirational teacher" genre.
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The President's Analyst
1967 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsIn writer-director Theodore J. Flicker's comedic thriller, the president of the United States is stressed out and seeks help from psychiatrist Sidney Schaefer. But soon, Sidney himself feels the strain of being the powerful man's sounding board.
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Rustlers' Rhapsody
1985 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsA flashy, singing cowpoke rides into town to perform heroic deeds and put an end to bad guys in this good-natured Western spoof that includes the expected dashing heroes in white hats, devious outlaws wearing black and helpless damsels in distress.
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Alter Egos
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsAt a time when superheroes have lost government funding and public support, a superhero meets a girl who can help him overcome his own emotional crisis and face his nemesis responsible for the murder of his parents.
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The Brother from Another Planet
1984 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsA humanoid slave from another planet escapes to the mean streets of Harlem. The people of the neighborhood are slowly won over by his technical wizardry and protect him from the two alien bounty hunters on his tail.
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To Die For
1995 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsVacuous Suzanne Stone is dead-set on making her dream of being on television come true, but there's a hitch: her hubby, who wants her to stay at home. Ever determined, Suzanne drafts a lovesick teen to help execute a sinister plot -- and her spouse.
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Scary Movie 3
2003 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsThe Wayans brothers give way to slapstick master David Zucker for this third installment of the horror spoof series. But don't expect Zucker to stick just to horror this time, as everything from Lord of the Rings to Eight Mile is up for skewering.
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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsJohn C. Reilly stars as fictional pop icon Dewey Cox -- who, on his hard-knocks road to fame, crosses paths with the likes of Elvis, Buddy Holly and the Beatles -- in this spot-on parody of rags-to-riches music biopics.
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Coneheads
1993 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsWith enormous cone-shaped heads, robotlike walks and an appetite for toilet paper, aliens Beldar and Prymatt don't exactly blend in with the population of Paramus, N.J. But for some reason, everyone believes them when they say they're from France.
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Lesbian Vampire Killers
2009 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsA young couple decides to head to the country for a weekend of debauchery. Things don't quite go according to plan and they find themselves stuck in a village where all the women have been enslaved by a legendary vampire curse.
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Scary Movie 4
2006 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsPoking fun at contemporary films such as The Grudge, War of the Worlds, Million Dollar Baby, The Village and Saw II, legendary comedy director David Zucker takes the successful Scary Movie franchise and stretches it even further.
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The Men Who Stare at Goats
2009 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsJournalist Bob Wilton latches onto an unbelievable story in Iraq when he meets Lyn Cassady, a man of mysterious origins who reveals he was a "warrior monk" trained by the U.S. Army to develop psychic powers.
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The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
1990 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsComic Andrew Dice Clay stars as a private investigator trying to make sense of a rash of murders that has left a string of music-industry victims in its wake. The most recent casualty: a disc jockey with a penchant for verbal attacks.
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Balls of Fury
2007 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsFormer table-tennis pro Randy Daytona (Dan Fogler) is down on his luck and down on his game when FBI agent Ernie Rodriguez (George Lopez) recruits him for a mission he can't refuse -- to smoke out his father's killer, the evil Feng (Christopher Walken). With the help of a blind sage (James Hong) and an expert trainer (Maggie Q), Daytona travels to Feng's jungle compound, where he'll face a raft of formidable players en route to the prize.
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The Last Godfather
2010 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsWhen he discovers that hapless Younggu may be his son, an aging American mob boss decides to groom the blundering lad to succeed him as the family's next godfather. But with Younggu holding the power, organized crime may soon descend into chaos.
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