Post-1980 Mostly Hollywood Films I Like!

Here's a running list of post-1980 mostly Hollywood films I like and even, in some cases, love. I have it around in case anyone accuses me of hating mainstream cinema. Post-1980 because that's when I think Hollywood really shat the bed although I could profitably extend it back to 1965 or even 1960. Too lazy to put in years and directors.

The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl

A.I.: Artificial Intelligence

Aliens

Amadeus

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Back to School

Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar

Big Top Pee-Wee

Blade Runner

The Blair Witch Project

Booksmart

Bound

The Breakup

Bring It On

Bulworth

Cabin Boy

Casino

Cast Away

Cliffhanger

Collateral

Coyote Ugly

Crazy in Alabama

Death Proof (director’s cut)

The Devil Wears Prada (Miranda Priestly scene only)

Diary of the Dead

Down with Love

Empire Records

Enchanted

Escape from New York

Escape from L.A.

Femme Fatale

Fierce Creatures

Flags of Our Fathers

Goodfellas

Gran Torino

Grease 2

Groundhog Day

The Happening

Heathers

High School Musical

The Hours

The Hurt Locker

The Insider

The Iron Giant

Jackie Brown

Josie and The Pussycats

Lady in the Water

Land of the Dead

Legally Blonde

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

Letters from Iwo Jima

Magic Mike

Magic Mike XXX

Mamma Mia!

Manhunter

Marci X

Miami Vice

Minority Report

Moulin Rouge

Nothing but Trouble

Old

The Old Guard

Open Range

Parasite

Pee-wee’s Big Adventure

Point Break

Pulp Fiction

Pump Up the Volume

The Queen

Rabbit Hole

Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion

The School of Rock

Showgirls

The Sixth Sense

Snowpiercer

Southland Tales

Spy Kids

Stuart Saves His Family

Teen Beach Movie

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Top Secret!

To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar

The Twilight Saga

Unbreakable

Unforgiven

Vampires vs. The Bronx

V For Vendetta

The Village

The Visit

War of the Worlds 

Whiplash

Wild Things

Xanadu

Zero Dark Thirty

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