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    Rock 'n' Roll High School 1979 POSTER

    Rock 'n' Roll High School

    1979

    English

    6.6

    16

    81%

    75%

    Action

    bong

    camp

    Comedy

    Music

    musical

    punk rock

    rebellion

    rock 'n' roll

    Joe Dante Joe Dante Director Alix Elias Alix Elias as Coach Steroid Debbie Evans Debbie Evans as Student Jack Gill Jack Gill as Student Allan Arkush Allan Arkush as Ticket Taker in Green Shirt
    A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.
    Matinee 1993 POSTER

    Matinee

    1993

    English

    6.9

    13

    93%

    63%

    Action

    cold war

    Comedy

    cuban missile crisis

    Drama

    film in film

    florida

    military base

    premiere

    Joe Dante Joe Dante Director Jesse Lee Soffer Jesse Lee Soffer as Dennis Loomis Kevin McCarthy Kevin McCarthy as Gen. Ankrum Omri Katz Omri Katz as Stan Allison McKay Allison McKay as Teacher
    A showman introduces a small coastal town to a unique movie experience and capitalizes on the Cuban Missile crisis hysteria with a kitschy horror extravaganza combining film effects, stage props and actors in rubber suits in this salute to the B-movie.
    Hollywood Boulevard 1976 POSTER

    Hollywood Boulevard

    1976

    English

    5.8

    9

    46%

    46%

    Action

    car crash

    Comedy

    hollywood

    murder

    philippines

    rape

    snuff

    Thriller

    Joe Dante Joe Dante Director Forrest J. Ackerman Forrest J. Ackerman as Party Guest Robby the Robot Robby the Robot as Robby Sheb Wooley Sheb Wooley as Screaming Enemy Soldiers Allan Arkush Allan Arkush as Sheriff with Rifle
    A Midwestern ingenue arrives in Hollywood to try her luck as an actress. An incompetent agent hooks her up with a production company which specializes in low budget B-movie fair, which starts being plagued by strange, deadly accidents.
    Explorers 1985 POSTER

    Explorers

    1985

    English

    6.4

    34

    49%

    66%

    Action

    Adventure

    bullying

    Comedy

    dream

    dreams

    Family

    Romance

    Sci-Fi

    spacecraft

    space travel

    washington dc, usa

    Joe Dante Joe Dante Director Ethan Hawke Ethan Hawke as Ben Crandall Meshach Taylor Meshach Taylor as Gordon Miller Danny Nucci Danny Nucci as Nasty Kid at School Frank Welker Frank Welker as (voice)
    Middle schooler Ben spends his free time watching sci-fi films, playing video games and reading comic books. Surprisingly, his affinity for all things fantastical yields a real result – when he has a vivid dream about technology, his prodigy best friend Wolfgang manages to create a working spacecraft. Joined by their buddy Darren, the boys take off into outer space and encounter some very odd extraterrestrial life.
    The 'Burbs 1989 POSTER

    The 'Burbs

    1989

    English

    6.8

    69

    56%

    71%

    Action

    Comedy

    dark comedy

    garbage

    Mystery

    paranoia

    psychopath

    suburbia

    Thriller

    vacation

    Joe Dante Joe Dante Director Rick Ducommun Rick Ducommun as Art Weingartner Tom Hanks Tom Hanks as Ray Peterson Kevin McCarthy Kevin McCarthy as Ray's boss Patrika Darbo Patrika Darbo as Suzanne Weingartner
    When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an investigation. But it's hardly how Ray, who much prefers drinking beer, reading his newspaper and watching a ball game on the tube expected to spend his vacation.
    The Howling 1981 POSTER

    The Howling

    1981

    English

    6.5

    47

    76%

    61%

    Action

    adultery

    based on novel or book

    Horror

    murder

    secret society

    shapeshifting

    woods

    Joe Dante Joe Dante Director Noble Willingham Noble Willingham as Charlie Barton Kevin McCarthy Kevin McCarthy as Fred Francis Elisabeth Brooks Elisabeth Brooks as Marsha Quist Meshach Taylor Meshach Taylor as Shantz
    After a bizarre and near fatal encounter with a serial killer, a newswoman is sent to a rehabilitation center whose inhabitants may not be what they seem.
    Gremlins 2: The New Batch 1990 POSTER

    Gremlins 2: The New Batch

    1990

    English

    6.5

    87

    72%

    59%

    Action

    bat

    Comedy

    dying and death

    Fantasy

    fur

    Horror

    monster

    mutation

    new york city

    Joe Dante Joe Dante Director May Quigley May Quigley as Hallway Employee Sylvester Stallone Sylvester Stallone as John J. Rambo Frank Welker Frank Welker as Mohawk Julia Sweeney Julia Sweeney as Peggy
    Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo. But a series of accidents creates a whole new generation of Gremlins. The situation worsens when the devilish green creatures invade a top-secret laboratory and develop genetically altered powers, making them even harder to destroy!
    The Second Civil War 1997 POSTER

    The Second Civil War

    1997

    English

    6.6

    12

    57%

    61%

    Action

    baffled

    civil war

    Comedy

    Drama

    illegal immigration

    journalism

    militia

    politics

    Joe Dante Joe Dante Director Ron Perlman Ron Perlman as Alan Manieski Kevin McCarthy Kevin McCarthy as Chief of Staff Eve Brenner Eve Brenner as Elderly Militia Woman Brian Keith Brian Keith as Maj. Gen. Charles Buford
    When a planeload of Pakistani orphans are shipped to his state for permanent relocation, the governor of Idaho defies the president and closes the state's border. News Net Television, a cable news program that makes hay by reporting on political scandals, quickly spins the racist act into an overnight media sensation, creating a divide in national opinion over the issue.
    Piranha 1978 POSTER

    Piranha

    1978

    English

    5.9

    37

    72%

    53%

    Action

    animal attack

    Comedy

    experiment

    fish

    Horror

    river

    Sci-Fi

    summer camp

    Thriller

    us army

    Joe Dante Joe Dante Director Belinda Balaski Belinda Balaski as Betsy Kevin McCarthy Kevin McCarthy as Dr. Robert Hoak Keenan Wynn Keenan Wynn as Jack Phil Tippett Phil Tippett as Scuba Diver #3
    When flesh-eating piranhas are accidently released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.
    The Hole 2009 POSTER

    The Hole

    2009

    English

    5.7

    39

    82%

    46%

    Action

    Adventure

    basement

    Fantasy

    hole

    little brother

    Thriller

    Joe Dante Joe Dante Director Bruce Dern Bruce Dern as Creepy Carl Haley Bennett Haley Bennett as Julie Teri Polo Teri Polo as Susan Ali Cobrin Ali Cobrin as Tiffany
    After moving into a new neighbourhood, brothers Dane & Lucas and their neighbour Julie discover a bottomless hole in the basement of their home. They find that once the hole is exposed, evil is unleashed. With strange shadows lurking around every corner and nightmares coming to life, they are forced to come face to face with their darkest fears to put an end to the mystery of THE HOLE.
    Small Soldiers 1998 POSTER

    Small Soldiers

    1998

    English

    6.3

    110

    50%

    45%

    Action

    Adventure

    Comedy

    defense industry

    Family

    killer toys

    prototype

    Sci-Fi

    soldier

    technical toy

    toy shop

    Joe Dante Joe Dante Director Kirsten Dunst Kirsten Dunst as Christy Fimple Christina Ricci Christina Ricci as Gwendy Doll Jay Mohr Jay Mohr as Larry Benson Christopher Guest Christopher Guest as Slamfist / Scratch-It
    When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too seriously.
    Innerspace 1987 POSTER

    Innerspace

    1987

    English

    6.8

    69

    82%

    65%

    Action

    Adventure

    Comedy

    experiment

    Fantasy

    human body

    miniature

    san francisco, california

    Sci-Fi

    shrinking

    test pilot

    Thriller

    Joe Dante Joe Dante Director Richard McGonagle Richard McGonagle as Cop Dennis Quaid Dennis Quaid as Lt. Tuck Pendleton Frank Miller Frank Miller as Scrimshaw's Henchman Kevin McCarthy Kevin McCarthy as Victor Eugene Scrimshaw
    Test pilot Tuck Pendleton volunteers to test a special vessel for a miniaturization experiment. Accidentally injected into a neurotic hypochondriac, Jack Putter, Tuck must convince Jack to find his ex-girlfriend, Lydia Maxwell, to help him extract Tuck and his ship and re-enlarge them before his oxygen runs out.
    Gremlins 1984 POSTER

    Gremlins

    1984

    English

    7.3

    133

    87%

    78%

    Action

    Comedy

    department store

    Fantasy

    holiday

    Horror

    human animal relationship

    monster

    pet

    small town

    Joe Dante Joe Dante Director Jonathan Banks Jonathan Banks as Deputy Brent Phoebe Cates Phoebe Cates as Kate Beringer Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg as Man in Electric Wheelchair Frank Welker Frank Welker as Stripe / Mogwai / Gremlins
    After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous creatures on a small town.
    Burying the Ex 2014 POSTER

    Burying the Ex

    2014

    English

    5.4

    17

    30%

    29%

    Action

    car run over

    Comedy

    curse

    dark comedy

    flesh eating

    halloween

    Horror

    Romance

    zombie

    Joe Dante Joe Dante Director Ashley Greene Ashley Greene as Evelyn Ozioma Akagha Ozioma Akagha as Kat Alexandra Daddario Alexandra Daddario as Olivia Oliver Cooper Oliver Cooper as Travis
    Before horror enthusiast Max can break things off with his girlfriend Evelyn she dies in a bus accident. In time, Max meets another woman only to have Evelyn resurface as a zombie ready to resume their relationship.
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