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Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn

1987 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 Stars

Stranded in a cabin in the woods, Ash (Bruce Campbell) and his girlfriend accidentally invoke a spell that causes the Evil Dead to rise and kill! As a lone man pitted against hordes of walking corpses, can Ash survive until the safety of sunrise? Thanks to director Sam Raimi's whip-crack direction and Campbell's comedic skills, this cult horror classic produces an improbable blend of hair-raising fear and gales of laughter.
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Spaceballs

1987 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 Stars

In this spoof of the Star Wars trilogy, nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air. Space bum Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue, with help from Yogurt and the power of "The Schwartz."
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Clueless

1995 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 Stars

Director Amy Heckerling's fresh adaptation of Jane Austen's novel &NFi;Emma&NFi_; follows the misadventures of meddlesome Beverly Hills high schooler Cher, who gets more than she bargained for when she gives a fashion-challenged student a makeover.
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Cannibal! The Musical

1996 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 Stars

Featuring riotous tunes, crass humor and sight gags galore, this hilarious genre bender set in 1873 chronicles the tale of Alferd Packer (Trey Parker of "South Park" fame) -- the only American ever found guilty of cannibalism. With Packer at the helm, a party of gold prospectors gets stranded in the midst of a savage Rocky Mountain winter, and next thing you know, ribs and liver are on the menu. "South Park" co-creator Matt Stone also stars.
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Cry-Baby

1990 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 Stars

Helmed by director John Waters, this kitschy comedy set in 1950s Baltimore stars Johnny Depp as Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker, a street hood who falls for a goody-two-shoes girl. The unlikely romance sparks a battle between rival factions.
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A Night at the Roxbury

1998 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 Stars

Chris Kattan and Will Ferrell extend their "Saturday Night Live" skit about dimwit club-goers Doug and Steve Butabi, who gain entry to the swanky Roxbury nightclub after a run-in with Richard Grieco.
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Jackass: The Movie

2002 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 Stars

Director Jeff Tremaine turns the MTV show "Jackass," in which Johnny Knoxville and his fellow stunt-loving pranksters perform daring and strangely idiotic feats, into a full-length film. Knoxville and friends -- including Tony Hawk and Spike Jonze -- are willing to do anything to amuse themselves and those around them. They wander Japan in panda outfits, wreak havoc on a golf course, perform stunts involving live alligators and more.
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 Stars

After learning that his ex-girlfriend had an experimental medical procedure to purge all memories of him, a man decides to do the same with her. But during the operation, he realizes he doesn't want to lose what's left of their relationship.
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Car Wash

1976 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 Stars

This fun-tastic follow-up to Cooly High is a hilarious day-in-the-life look at a ghetto car wash in Los Angeles. At Sully Boyar's car wash, a motley crew of city-dwelling youngsters soap and suds their way through an eccentric and sometimes haughty clientele. There are laughs galore, courtesy of a group of A-list comedians -- including Richard Pryor, Franklin Ajaye, George Carlin and "Professor" Irwin Corey. Written by Joel Schumacher.
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Withnail and I

1987 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 Stars

Two unemployed actors -- Withnail (Richard E. Grant) and Marwood (Paul McGann) -- take a trip to the British countryside in 1969. But instead of rejuvenation, they experience a lack of food, an abundance of rain and a plethora of alcohol. Their host, Withnail's gay Uncle Monty (Richard Griffiths), displays a love for life and a lust for Marwood. This classic art-house comedy won an Evening Standard British Film Award.
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Bottle Rocket

1996 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 Stars

In this offbeat comedy, a trio of Texas friends tries to embark on a life of crime. After knocking over a bookstore and going on the lam, they bungle their way into a huge heist engineered by a silver-tongued con artist.
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Cheech & Chong: Get Out of My Room

1985 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 Stars

Cheech Marin -- Tommy Chong's longtime comedy partner -- writes and directs this short-form mockumentary chronicling the pair's efforts to make a "video album." Highlights include cameos from Beverly D'Angelo and Cassandra Peterson (aka Elvira).
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Beavis and Butt-head Do America

1996 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 Stars

After realizing that their beloved boob tube is gone, couch potatoes Beavis and Butt-head (both voiced by creator Mike Judge) set off on a cross-country expedition that takes them from Las Vegas to the nation's capital. Along the way, they're mistaken for hit men and get caught up in a weapons-smuggling conspiracy as a gaggle of mobsters and lawmen shadow the two morons. Celebrity voices include Cloris Leachman, Robert Stack and David Letterman.
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Death Becomes Her

1992 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 Stars

Goldie Hawn and Meryl Streep run wild in this black comedy that mixes rapier wit with cutting-edge special effects. Insufferably vain, the two "frenemies" discover the secret of eternal youth -- and find that it has a few unadvertised drawbacks.
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But I'm a Cheerleader

1999 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 Stars

A "normal" teen cheerleader dating the football captain draws suspicion from parents and friends who think she's gay. Shipped off to a camp designed to shove her back in the closet, she meets a tomboy who helps her recognize her sexual orientation.
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Mad Monster Party

1967 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 Stars

Boris Karloff and Phyllis Diller lend their vocal talents to this bizarre stop-motion animated parody of horror films. Dr. Frankenstein makes plans for his retirement and convenes a meeting of all monsters to announce his replacement. As word spreads that the doctor is going to choose his young nephew for the position, the visiting creatures plot a coup d'état that would leave Dr. Frankenstein retired ... permanently.
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Slacker

1991 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 Stars

Told through a series of unrelated vignettes, Richard Linklater's 1991 cult classic serves up surreal slices of what it's like to be a young underachiever in the college town of Austin, Texas.
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

1984 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 Stars

Peter Weller stars as the titular hero, who makes his living as a physicist, neurosurgeon, secret agent and rock star traveling through a comic book universe with his band of assistants and background musicians.
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The House of Yes

1997 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 Stars

Twins Jackie-O (Parker Posey) and Marty (Josh Hamilton), whose father disappeared the night Pres. John F. Kennedy was shot, have an unusually intimate relationship that blows up when Marty comes home one Thanksgiving with a fiancée (Tori Spelling). The mentally unbalanced Jackie-O -- who thinks she's Jackie Kennedy -- suddenly flips into a jealous rage, and all her mother can do now is hide the kitchen knives and hope for the best.
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The Brother from Another Planet

1984 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 Stars

A humanoid slave from another planet escapes to the mean streets of Harlem. The people of the neighborhood are slowly won over by his technical wizardry and protect him from the two alien bounty hunters on his tail.
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The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

1974 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 Stars

The street-savvy feline goes one toke over the line in this hip sequel to the 1972 animated cult favorite. Unhappily married and living on welfare, Fritz (voiced by Skip Hinnant) lights up a joint and wanders into his eight other lives. During his escape from reality, Fritz seduces a schoolgirl, studies with an Indian guru living in New York City's sewers and meets the devil, among other irreverent adventures.
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Reefer Madness

1936 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 Stars

In this 1930s propaganda film turned cult classic comedy, a group of teens seduced by the power of "reefer" take a few puffs and instantly become psychotic killers, rapists and jazz addicts.
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Barbarella

1968 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 Stars

A shapely 41st-century space traveler must apprehend scientist Durand Durand, whose creation threatens to bring evil back to the galaxy. En route, Barbarella discovers the joys of celestial sex and has kinky misadventures with bizarre characters.
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Return of the Killer Tomatoes

1988 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 Stars

Crazed professor Gangreen is back and scheming to obtain world domination with his creation of genetically enhanced tomato fighters. It's up to pizza makers Matt and Chad to thwart the dastardly plan and squash the fiendish fruits.
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