List of the best Joel Schumacher movies: Falling Down(1993), The Lost Boys(1987), The Phantom of the Opera(2004), Tigerland(2000), The Client(1994), Flatliners(1990), 8MM(1999), Flawless(1999), St. Elmo's Fire(1985), The Number 23(2007), Cousins(1989), Bad Company(2002) ... ...
Action
USA|France|UK
1993
115 Minutes
Director
Michael Douglas Robert Duvall Barbara Hershey Rachel Ticotin Tuesday Weld Frederic Forrest Lois Smith Raymond J. Barry
ex-husband ex-wife daughter police officer gang member storekeeper disturbing intense tense amusing dark brutal los angeles inner city convenience store venice, calif. street phone booth disillusionment mental breakdown
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
Horror, Comedy
USA
1987
97 Minutes
Director
Jason Patric Corey Haim Dianne Wiest Barnard Hughes Edward Herrmann Kiefer Sutherland Jami Gertz Corey Feldman Jamison Newlander Brooke McCarter Billy Wirth
teen boy brother vampire teen girl geek mother tense thrilling emotional amusing northern california small town boardwalk family home shop cave vampires gangs teen angst mother/son relationship
After moving to a new town, two brothers discover that the area is a haven for vampires.
Musical, Romance, Drama
UK
2004
141 Minutes
Director
Gerard Butler Emmy Rossum Patrick Wilson Miranda Richardson Minnie Driver Simon Callow Ciarán Hinds Jennifer Ellison James Fleet Victor McGuire Murray Melvin
phantom singer benefactor theater owner theatrical producer love interest intense emotional melodramatic paris opera house lair obsession music rivalry disfigurement jealousy extortion love temptation
A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opéra House.
Drama
USA|Germany
2000
109 Minutes
Director
Colin Farrell Matthew Davis Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez Thomas Guiry Shea Whigham Russell Richardson Cole Hauser Keith Ewell Stephen Fulton Matt Gerald Rhynell Brumfield
recruit sergeant soldier teenager dark gritty military base louisiana violence training vietnam war race relations homophobia deception discovery sacrifice rivalry 1970s
A group of recruits go through Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk, Louisiana's infamous Tigerland, last stop before Vietnam for tens of thousands of young men in 1971.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1994
120 Minutes
Director
Susan Sarandon Tommy Lee Jones Mary-Louise Parker Anthony LaPaglia Anthony Edwards Ossie Davis Brad Renfro David Speck J.T. Walsh Will Patton Bradley Whitford
boy lawyer attorney mafia boss fbi agent mother gripping thrilling tender louisiana murder organized crime suicide investigation witness protection trust mystery pursuit escape 1990s
A young boy who witnessed the suicide of a mafia lawyer hires an attorney to protect him when the District Attorney tries to use him to take down a mob family.
Sci-Fi
USA
1990
111 Minutes
Director
Kiefer Sutherland Julia Roberts Kevin Bacon William Baldwin Oliver Platt Kimberly Scott Joshua Rudoy Benjamin Mouton Hope Davis
medical student doctor love interest boy spectacular gripping emotional chicago afterlife morality medicine sex supernatural troubled youth mystery quest 1980s
Five medical students experiment with "near death" experiences, until the dark consequences of past tragedies begin to jeopardize their lives.
Mystery & Thriller
Germany|USA
1999
123 Minutes
Director
Nicolas Cage Joaquin Phoenix James Gandolfini Peter Stormare Anthony Heald Chris Bauer Catherine Keener Myra Carter Amy Morton Jenny Powell Anne Gee Byrd
private detective wife widow daughter pornographer video store clerk dark spirited shocking family home pennsylvania hollywood, calif. video store lair snuff films missing persons illicit business guilt sexual taboo vengeance
A private investigator is hired to discover if a "snuff film" is authentic or not.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
USA
1999
112 Minutes
Director
Robert De Niro Philip Seymour Hoffman Barry Miller Chris Bauer Skipp Sudduth Wilson Jermaine Heredia Nashom Benjamin Scott Allen Cooper Rory Cochrane Daphne Rubin-Vega Wanda De Jesus
retiree security guard music teacher gay man transvestite emotional touching new york city apartment hospital homophobia prejudice singing stroke unlikely allies physical therapy discovery transformation 1990s
An ultraconservative security guard suffers a debilitating stroke and is assigned to a rehabilitative program that includes singing lessons, with the drag queen next door.
Drama
USA
1985
108 Minutes
Director
Rob Lowe Demi Moore Andrew McCarthy Judd Nelson Ally Sheedy Emilio Estevez Mare Winningham Martin Balsam Jon Cutler Joyce Van Patten Andie MacDowell
waiter writer party girl yuppie architect college graduate amusing cheeky cool brash georgetown bar apartment restaurant coming of age post-college life lessons career vs. love self-discovery uncertainty
A group of friends, just out of college, struggle with adulthood.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2007
97 Minutes
Director
Jim Carrey Virginia Madsen Logan Lerman Danny Huston Rhona Mitra Mark Pellegrino Michelle Arthur Patricia Belcher Paul Butcher Tom Lenk Julie Remala
officer wife son college student professor author suspenseful dark disturbing hotel bookstore office kitchen apartment paranoia book obsession investigation husband/wife relationship survival
Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him, as more and more similarities between himself and his literary alter ego seem to arise.
Romance
USA
1989
110 Minutes
Director
Ted Danson Isabella Rossellini Sean Young William Petersen Lloyd Bridges Norma Aleandro Keith Coogan Gina de Angelis
husband wife cousin lover amusing witty charming church family home suburbia adultery love marriage deception forbidden love 1980s
Two couples go to a mutual friend's wedding and end up swapping partners.
Action, Comedy
USA|Czech Republic
2002
116 Minutes
Director
Anthony Hopkins Chris Rock Matthew Marsh Gabriel Macht Kerry Washington Adoni Maropis Garcelle Beauvais Peter Stormare Dragan Micanovic John Slattery
cia agent partner twin girlfriend hustler assassin suspenseful amusing cia office city park bedroom parking garage hotel illegal arms black market murder training impersonation unlikely allies
When an Ivy League-educated C.I.A. Agent is killed during an operation, the secret agency recruits his twin brother (Chris Rock).
Comedy
USA
1983
99 Minutes
Director
Adam Baldwin Mr. T Gary Busey Max Gail Anne De Salvo Charlie Barnett Gloria Gifford Marsha Warfield Bill Maher De Wayne Jessie Paul Rodriguez
taxi driver business owner wife coworker brother offbeat madcap washington, d.c. diner club swimming pool airport cab reward racism sexual harassment kidnapping failing business rescue underdog
The misadventures of a group of unfortunate but street-wise cabbies working for a Washington, D.C. decrepit taxicab company.
Fantasy, Comedy
USA
1981
88 Minutes
Director
Lily Tomlin Charles Grodin Ned Beatty Henry Gibson Elizabeth Wilson Mark Blankfield Pamela Bellwood John Glover
housewife husband son daughter businessman lab worker cheeky offbeat outlandish playful southern california suburbia family home feminism greed consumerism shrinking big business media circus metamorphosis
A housewife grows smaller and smaller in reaction to chemicals found in cosmetics and household products.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA|UK
1995
121 Minutes
Director
Val Kilmer Tommy Lee Jones Jim Carrey Nicole Kidman Chris O'Donnell Michael Gough Pat Hingle Drew Barrymore Debi Mazar Ed Begley Jr.
batman supervillain police chief doctor butler brooding campy spectacular gotham city car house crime vigilantism defending the helpless evil heroism superheroes metamorphosis rescue pursuit
Batman must battle former district attorney Harvey Dent, who is now Two-Face and Edward Nygma, The Riddler with help from an amorous psychologist and a young circus acrobat who becomes his sidekick, Robin.
Mystery & Thriller
USA|Bulgaria
2011
90 Minutes
Director
Nicolas Cage Nicole Kidman Ben Mendelsohn Liana Liberato Cam Gigandet Jordana Spiro Dash Mihok Emily Meade Nico Tortorella
jeweler wife extortionist thief daughter drug addict suspenseful thrilling brutal family home woods ransom home invasion diamonds mind games extortion negotiation underdog escape sacrifice
As they're held for ransom, a husband and wife's predicament grows more dire amid the discovery of betrayal and deception.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA|UK
1997
130 Minutes
Director
Arnold Schwarzenegger George Clooney Chris O'Donnell Uma Thurman Alicia Silverstone Michael Gough Pat Hingle John Glover Elle Macpherson Vivica A. Fox Vendela K. Thomessen
batman robin supervillain femme fatale butler niece campy melodramatic thrilling gotham city laboratory secret headquarters mansion showdown partnership evil plot superhuman abilities superheroes fight for justice adventure
Batman and Robin try to keep their relationship together even as they must stop Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy from freezing Gotham City.
Drama
2010
94 Minutes
Director
Chace Crawford Curtis Jackson Emma Roberts Rory Culkin Billy Magnussen Emily Meade Esti Ginzburg Jeremy White Ambyr Childers Zoë Kravitz
childhood friend drug dealer best friend emotional thrilling new york city united states drug addiction death of friend partying discovery 2000s