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Dec 1, 2020 · Better Off Dead (7.1) Though not critically successful in its own time, one of the most savage teen black comedies of the ’80s is Better Off Dead. Fortunately, it has found its contemporary audience as a cult classic.
- Kenneth Camp
Oct 11, 1985 · Better Off Dead: Directed by Savage Steve Holland. With John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby, Demian Slade. After his girlfriend Beth Truss ditches him for boorish ski jock Roy Stalin, sad sack high school student Lane Meyer decides that suicide is the only answer.
- (50K)
- Comedy, Romance
- Savage Steve Holland
- 1985-10-11
Floundering. 1994 1h 36m R. 5.8 (1.4K) Rate. In this scathing and subversive social comedy, life in post riot Los Angeles is dissected under the sardonic eye of John Boyz, an unemployed thirty nothing flounderer on Venice Beach who is trying to figure out what to do with his life.
- High Fidelity (2000) "High Fidelity" is one of the most perfect romantic comedies ever made, as it completely acknowledges and accepts that its protagonist is a flawed person whose idiosyncrasies can grow tiresome.
- Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) "Grosse Pointe Blank" put Cusack in another romantic comedy, but incorporated elements of black humor and action that were new to his filmography.
- Say Anything... (1989) "Say Anything..." is the film that made Cusack a household name, and no image is more synonymous with his on-screen personality than the image of Lloyd Dobler standing outside the window blaring "In Your Eyes" on a boombox.
- Love & Mercy (2014) Although his recent work has not been impressive overall, Cusack will occasionally show signs that he's the same great actor that he's always been.
- Say Anything... (1989) 85 % 7.3/10. 100m. Genre Romance, Comedy, Drama. Stars John Cusack, Ione Skye, John Mahoney. Directed by Cameron Crowe. watch on Amazon.
- Being John Malkovich (1999) 90 % 7.8/10. r 113m. Genre Comedy, Drama, Fantasy. Stars John Cusack, John Malkovich, Cameron Diaz. Directed by Spike Jonze. watch on Amazon.
- The Thin Red Line (1998) 78 % 7.6/10. r 171m. Genre Drama, History, War. Stars Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, Jim Caviezel. Directed by Terrence Malick. watch on Amazon.
- Anastasia (1997) 61 % 7.1/10. 94m. Genre Animation, Family, Fantasy, Adventure. Stars Meg Ryan, John Cusack, Kelsey Grammer. Directed by Gary Goldman, Don Bluth.
Dec 11, 2021 · Here are our picks for the best John Cusack movies of the 1980s: 1. One Crazy Summer (1986) This 1986 film came out when comedic legend Bette Midler took her career in a less dramatic direction and more into comedy territory. What’s great about it is that it stars John Cusack, Demi Moore, and Bobcat Goldthwait.
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Sort by List order. 1. High Fidelity. 2000 1h 53m R. 7.4 (190K) Rate. 79 Metascore. Rob, a record store owner and compulsive list maker, recounts his top five breakups, including the one in progress. Director Stephen Frears Stars John Cusack Iben Hjejle Todd Louiso.
