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Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull
{4/5} “If you want to be a good archaeologist, you’ve got to get out of the library.” Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, released in 2008 A Russian named Irina Spalko gets away with the corpse of a Roswell alien from Area 51, and Indiana Jones barely gets away with his life. […]
Dead Again
{4.5/5} “‘This is exactly what happened with Roman and Margaret.’ ‘I’m not Roman.’” Dead Again, released in 1991 Mike Church finds missing people. He’s trying to help a woman who doesn’t talk, when a hypnotist helps her talk again. She doesn’t remember who she is, but under hypnosis she thought she was a pianist named […]
Grumpier Old Men
{4.5/5} “Holy moly.” Grumpier Old Men, released in 1995 When John and Max find out that the bait shop is going to turn into an Italian restaurant, they vow to stop it. But the new owner turns out to be a woman, Maria, and Max falls for her. John’s daughter Melanie and Max’s son Jacob […]
Grumpy Old Men
{4.5/5} “‘Moron.’ ‘Putz.’” Grumpy Old Men, released in 1993 John and Max have been neghbours for years. They’re sort of friends and sort of not. They both like to go ice fishing in the winter. When a dazzling woman moves in across the street, they both fall for her. While Ariel likes Max, she’s more […]
I’ll Follow You Down
{4/5} “Every time I try to commit to this life, something tells me that I shouldn’t.” I’ll Follow You Down aka Continuum, released in 2013 When Gabriel doesn’t return from a conference, Marika gets worried and calls the hotel. He’s still checked in — he’s not in his room but his stuff is there. Her […]
The Abyss
{5/5} “Raise your hand if you think that was a Russian water tentacle.” The Abyss, released in 1989 When the US navy loses a submarine, they ask the team on a deep sea oil rig to help them out. They want to search for survivors, and are sending down a team of navy seals to […]
Infinity Chamber
{4/5} “I don’t know what you think I’ve done, or who you think I am, but it’s a mistake.” Infinity Chamber, released in 2016 Frank wakes up not knowing where he is — he was shot in the back by a stun gun. He’s been detained for some reason by the ISN and he can’t […]
In Time
{5/5} “‘It’s a two hour walk. I have an hour and a half.’ ‘Then you better run.’” In Time, released in 2011 In the future everyone has how much time they have left to live on their arm. The rich live forever, and the poor struggle to get by. Will works in a factory — […]
Uncle Buck
{5/5} “What’s your record for consecutive questions asked?” Uncle Buck, released in 1989 Cindy’s father had a heart attack so she and her husband Bob are going back home. They had trouble finding someone to look after their kids, so they asked Bob’s brother Buck. They were reluctant to ask him, since he doesn’t know […]
Bruce Almighty
{5/5} “And that’s the way the cookie crumbles.” Bruce Almighty, released in 2003 Bruce was a reporter who went on a rant on live TV and lost his job. He also gets beat up by some thugs and crashes his car. And his dog keeps peeing in the apartment. When he gets a call from […]