Boyz n the Hood (1991)

IMDB: 7.8/10

Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects.

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

IMDB: 6.8/10

To become the greatest band of all time, two slackers, wannabe-rockers set out on a quest to steal a legendary guitar pick that gives its holders incredible guitar skills, from a maximum security Rock and Roll museum.

Cast Away

IMDB: 7.8/10

A FedEx executive undergoes a physical and emotional transformation after crash landing on a deserted island.

Zombieland

IMDB: 7.5/10

A shy student trying to reach his family in Ohio, a gun-toting bruiser in search of the last Twinkie and a pair of sisters striving to get to an amusement park join forces in a trek across a zombie-filled America.

Secret Window

IMDB: 6.5/10

A successful writer in the midst of a painful divorce is stalked at his remote lake house by a would-be scribe who accuses him of plagiarism.

The Nutty Professor (1996)

IMDB: 5.7/10

Grossly overweight yet good-hearted professor Sherman Klump takes a special chemical that turns him into the slim but obnoxious Buddy Love.

Collateral

IMDB: 6.8/10

Investigating the murder of a pizza delivery man, a London detective uncovers a tangled conspiracy involving drug dealers, smugglers and spies.

Mimic (1997)

IMDB: 6.0/10

Three years ago, entomologist Dr. Susan Tyler genetically created an insect to kill cockroaches carrying a virulent disease. Now, the insects are out to destroy their only predator, mankind.