Raging Bull (1980)

TOTAL – 14.5  PTS, 2.9 AVG

Undeniably one of Martin Scorsese’s best, Raging Bull features Robert De Niro as a tumultuous, but lovable, boxer.

The Color Purple (1985)

TOTAL – 14.5  PTS, 2.9 AVG

Directed by Steven Speilberg and based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Price-winning novel, The Color Purple was easily one of the decade’s best films. With a first-class ensemble (including Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, and Oprah Winfrey) and a deeply emotional script, this 1985 production was an all-around win.

Ransom (1996)

TOTAL – 14.5 PTS, 2.9 AVG

When a multimillionaire man’s son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then turns the tables on the kidnappers when he uses the ransom money as a reward for the capture of the kidnappers.

The Game (1997)

TOTAL – 14.5 PTS, 2.9 AVG

After a wealthy banker is given an opportunity to participate in a mysterious game, his life is turned upside down when he becomes unable to distinguish between the game and reality.

Sinister (2012)

TOTAL – 14.5 PTS, 2.9 AVG

Washed-up true-crime writer Ellison Oswalt finds a box of super 8 home movies that suggest the murder he is currently researching is the work of a serial killer whose work dates back to the 1960s.