When young Victor's pet dog Sparky (who stars in Victor's home-made monster movies) is hit by a car, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked "monster" wreaks havoc and terror in the hearts of Victor's neighbors, he has to convince them (and his parents) that despite his appearance, Sparky's still the good loyal friend he's always been.

The Evil That Men Do

1984

English

5.9

♡ 8

40%

Action

based on novel or book

J. Lee Thompson Director

John Glover as Briggs

Jorge Luke as Cillero

Charles Bronson as Holland

Joseph Maher as Molloch

A former assassin (Charles Bronson) comes out of retirement to avenge the brutal murder of his friend at the hands of a sadistic torturer (Joseph Maher) employed by an oppressive foreign dictatorship.

The Out-of-Towners

1999

English

5.5

♡ 14

28%

Sam Weisman Director

Gregory Jbara as Edward

Ernie Sabella as Getaway Driver

Joseph Maher as Mr. Wellstone

Mo Gaffney as Paranoid Woman

The adventures of married couple Henry and Nancy Clark, vexed by misfortune while in New York City for Henry's job interview.

Hoods

1998

English

4.9

♡ 6

Mark Malone Director

Joseph Maher as Dr. Alstrich

Jennifer Tilly as Mary Crippa

Seymour Cassel as Pop Martinelli

John Capodice as Sammy

A 50-year-old mobster struggles to carry out his father's order to execute a rival's 9-year-old child.

Going Ape!

1981

English

4.1

♡ 3

24%

Jeremy Joe Kronsberg Director

Gabriel Jarret as Boy at Funeral

Stacey Nelkin as Cynthia

Joseph Maher as Gridley

Danny DeVito as Lazlo

When his father - who owned a circus - dies, Oscar inherits 5 million dollars - and 3 orangutans. However there's a condition connected to the money: if he gives away the apes or just one gets sick or dies during the next 3 years, the zoologic society will get all the money. So he not only has to deal with 3 apes and an annoyed girlfriend, but also with a greedy zoologic society's president.

Time After Time

1979

English

7.0

♡ 25

88%

san francisco, california

Nicholas Meyer Director

Joseph Maher as Adams

Read Morgan as Booking Cop

David Warner as Dr. John Leslie Stevenson aka Jack the Ripper

M.C. Gainey as London Bobby

Writer H. G. Wells pursues Jack the Ripper to modern day San Francisco after the infamous serial killer steals his time machine to escape the 19th century.

My Stepmother Is an Alien

1988

English

5.4

♡ 35

20%

Richard Benjamin Director

Harry Shearer as Carl Sagan

Kim Basinger as Celeste Martin

Seth Green as Fred Glass

Joseph Maher as Lucas Budlong

Trying to rescue her home planet from destruction, a gorgeous extraterrestrial named Celeste arrives on Earth and begins her scientific research. She woos quirky scientist Dr. Steve Mills, a widower with a young daughter. Before long, Celeste finds herself in love with Steve and her new life on Earth, where she experiences true intimacy for the first time. But when she loses sight of her mission, she begins to question where she belongs.

Heaven Can Wait

1978

English

6.9

♡ 27

84%

based on play or musical

Buck Henry Director

John Randolph as Former Owner

R.G. Armstrong as General Manager

William Sylvester as Nuclear Reporter

Joseph Maher as Sisk

Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found, and that of a recently-murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and accountant—the murderers—are confused by this development, as he buys the L.A. Rams in order to once again quarterback them into the Superbowl.

The Shadow

1994

English

6.1

♡ 45

38%

Russell Mulcahy Director

Tim Curry as Farley Claymore

Joseph Maher as Isaac Newboldt

Frank Welker as Phurba

Ian McKellen as Reinhardt Lane

Based on the 1930s comic strip, The Shadow is put up against his archenemy Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb. Using his powers of invisibility and "the power to cloud men's minds", The Shadow comes blazing to the rescue with explosive results.

Sister Act

1992

English

6.5

♡ 90

73%

Emile Ardolino Director

Joseph Maher as Bishop O'Hara

Whoopi Goldberg as Deloris

Maggie Smith as Mother Superior

Terry Wills as Salesman

A Reno singer witnesses a mob murder and the cops stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the mob's hitmen. The mother superior does not trust her, and takes steps to limit her influence on the other nuns. Eventually the singer rescues the failing choir and begins helping with community projects, which gets her an interview on TV—and identification by the mob.

Funny Farm

1988

English

6.2

♡ 18

64%

51%

Action

based on novel or book

city country contrast

George Roy Hill Director

Jack Gilpin as Bud Culbertson

Kevin Conway as Crum Petree, the Mailman

Sarah Michelle Gellar as Elizabeth's Student

Joseph Maher as Michael Sinclair

Sportswriter Andy Farmer moves with his schoolteacher wife Elizabeth to the country in order to write a novel in relative seclusion. Of course, seclusion is the last thing the Farmers find in the small, eccentric town, where disaster awaits them at every turn.