Action Adventure


2000: A Perfect Storm
Grade: A-
Subjects: BASED ON LITERATURE
Starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio


2000: Mission Impossible 2
Grade: A-
Starring Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames


2000: X Men
Grade: A-
Subjects: IDENTITY CRISES, BASED ON LITERATURE, SOCIAL TABOO, SOCIETY, GOVERNMENT, SUPERNATURAL, POLITICS


2000: Mission to Mars
Grade: C
Subjects: ASTRONOMY, BEREAVEMENT, SUPERNATURAL PHENOMENA
Starring: Gary Sinise, Tim Robbins, Don Cheadle


1999: The Mummy
Grade: A
Subjects: ANTHROPOLOGY , SUPERNATURAL PHENOMENA
Starring Brendan Fraser


1999: Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace
Grade: A+
Subjects: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY , IDENTITY CRISIS
Starring Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman , Jake Lloyd

1999: Entrapment
Grade: B
Subjects: CRIMINOLOGY
Starring Sean Connery, Catherine Zeta-Jones , Ving Rhames

1999: The Matrix
Grade: A-
Subjects: SPIRITUALITY , IDENTITY CRISIS , SOCIETY
Starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne

1998: Enemy of the State
Grade: B
Subjects: POLITICS , GOVERNMENT , LAW , LAW ENFORCEMENT
Starring Will Smith , Gene Hackman, Lisa Bonet, Regina King, Jon Voight

1998: Ronin
Grade: B-
Subjects: GOVERNMENT , TERRORISM
Starring Robert DeNiro

1998: The Mask of Zorro
Grade: A-
Subjects: HISTORY , BEREAVEMENT , IDENTITY CRISES
Starring Antonio Banderas , Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones

1998: Armageddon
Grade: A
Subjects: ASTRONOMY , GEOLOGY , MILITARY
Starring: Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Steve Buscemi , Liv Tyler, Billy Bob Thornton

1998: Godzilla
Grade: B Subjects: SUPERNATURAL PHENOMENA , ECOLOGY
Starring Matthew Broderick , Maria Patillo, Hank Azaria , Jean Reno

1998: Lost in Space
Grade: B+
Starring Gary Oldman , Williams Hurt, Matt LeBlanc, Heather Graham, Lacey Chabert

1998: Hard Rain
Grade: B
Subjects: LAW ENFORCEMENT , CRIMINOLOGY
Starring Christian Slater, Randy Quaid, Morgan Freeman, Minnie Driver

1998: Snake Eyes
Grade: B+
Subjects: LAW ENFORCEMENT , CRIMINOLOGY
Starring Nicolas Cage , Gary Sinise

1998: U.S. Marshals
Grade: C
Subjects: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes, Robert Downey, Jr.

1997: The Peacemaker
Grade: B
Subjects: GOVERNMENT , TERRORISM , MILITARY , BEREAVEMENT
Starring: George Clooney , Nicole Kidman

1997: Air Force One
Grade: A
Subjects: GOVERNMENT , TERRORISM
Starring: Harrison Ford , Gary Oldman

1997: Batman and Robin
Grade: B
Subjects: BEREAVEMENT , ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
Starring: George Clooney , Chris O'Donnell, Uma Thurman , Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alicia Silverstone

1997: Breakdown:
Grade: B+
Subjects: CRIMINOLOGY
Starring Kurt Russell

1997: Con Air

Grade: A
Subjects: CRIMINOLOGY , CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY
Starring: Nicolas Cage , John Cusack , Steve Buscemi , John Malkovich


1997: Men In Black
Grade: C
Starring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones
Subjects: SUPERNATURAL PHENOMENON
Awards: 1998--Academy Award--BEST MAKE-UP

1997: Dante's Peak:
Grade: A-
Subjects: GEOLOGY , SOCIETY , POLITICS
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton

1997: The Devil's Own
Grade: A-
Subjects: WAR , SOCIETY
Starring: Harrison Ford , Brad Pitt

1997: Jurassic Park: The Lost World
Grade: B-
Subjects: ANTHROPOLOGY , SOCIOLOGY , ECOLOGY
Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore

1997: The Saint
Grade: B+
Subjects: ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
Starring: Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue

1997: Volcano
Grade: B
Subjects: GEOLOGY
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffman

1996: Independence Day
Grade: A-
Subjects: SUPERNATURAL PHENOMENON , GOVERNMENT , SOCIETY
Starring: Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Vivica Fox, Margaret Colin, and Harry Connick, Jr.
Awards: Academy Award--Best Visual Effects--1997

1996: Twister
Grade: B
Subjects: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
Starring: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz

1996: Mission Impossible
Grade: D-
Starring: Tom Cruise

1996: The Long Kiss Goodnight
Grade: C
Starring: Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson

1996: Broken Arrow
Grade: D-
Starring: John Travolta, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis

1996: Courage Under Fire
Grade: B
Subjects: WAR, BEREAVEMENT , PSYCHOLGICAL DISORDERS , SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Starring: Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan , Matt Damon

1995: Waterworld
Grade: F
Starring Kevin Costner, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Dennis Hopper

1995: Batman Forever
Grade: B
Starring Val Kilmer, Nicole Kidman, Tommy Lee Jones and Jim Carrey

1994: Speed
Grade: A-
Subjects: CRIMINOLOGY , TERRORISM
Starring Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock , Dennis Hopper
Awards: Academy Award--Best Sound Effects--1995
Academy Award--Best Sound


1994: True Lies
Grade: A
Subjects: TERRORISM
Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton
Awards: Golden Globe--Best Actress--Jamie Lee Curtis--1995

1994: Stargate
Grade: B-
Subjects: ANTHROPOLOGY , ASTRONOMY
Starring Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson

1994: Clear and Present Danger
Grade: F
Starring Harrison Ford , Anne Archer

1993: Jurassic Park
Grade: A-
Subjects: ANTHROPOLOGY , ECOLOGY , SOCIETY
Starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum
Awards: Academy Award--Best Visual Effects--1994
Academy Award--Best Sound Effects
Academy Award--Best Sound


1993: The Fugitive
Grade: A
Subjects: CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY , CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Starring Harrison Ford , Tommy Lee Jones
Awards: Academy Award--Best Supporting Actor--Tommy Lee Jones
Golden Globe--Best Supporting Actor--Tommy Lee Jones


1993: Tombstone
Grade: B+
Subjects: HISTORY , WAR
Starring Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer , Bill Paxton

1993: In the Line of Fire
Grade: A-
Subjects: CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY , ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY , TERRORISM
Starring Clint Eastwood, Rene Russo , John Malkovich

1992: Sneakers
Grade: A-
Subjects: GOVERNMENT
Starring Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, River Phoenix , Dan Aykroyd, Mary McDonnell, David Strathairn

1991: Thelma & Louise
Grade: A-
Subjects: ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY, CRIMINOLOGY
Starring Susan Sarandon , Geena Davis
Awards: Academy Award--Best Screenplay--1992
Golden Globe--Best Screenplay--1992