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One of the classic comedies in Adam Sandler’s filmography, this one features him playing a lazy guy who decides the best way to impress his girlfriend is to care for the kid who has suddenly appeared at his doorstep using some very questionable parenting methods.

John Hughes’ masterpiece made stars Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy the poster kids of 1980s teen rebellion.

Hughes’ story of five wildly different high schoolers serving Saturday detention unlocks a powder keg of adolescent angst that’s still powerful to watch on screen today.

This comedy, written by stars Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn, also includes a great ensemble — Jason Bateman, Kristin Davis, Malin Åkerman, Kristen Bell, and Faizon Love — who all play friends who set off on a couples vacation in Bora Bora.

One of the greatest sports movies ever made, Kevin Costner stars as an Iowa farmer who destroys most of his crops to create a baseball field after hearing a voice tell him, “If you build it, he will come.”

Though not as beloved as “Field of Dreams,” Costner once more delivers an impressive performance, this time as an aging Detroit Tigers pitcher who looks back on his life as he attempts to throw a perfect game at Yankee Stadium.

Michael Mann’s crime thriller masterpiece brings together legendary actors Al Pacino and Robert De Niro for the first time.

Pacino plays a driven detective out to bust a career thief, played by De Niro.

Alfred Hitchcock became the master of suspense with this thriller that follows a lonely motel owner (Anthony Perkins) who has a twisted dark side that’s revealed when people come to the Bates Motel inquiring about the disappearance of a young woman (Janet Leigh) who was last seen there.

One of the rare times John Hughes didn’t focus a film solely on teens is “Uncle Buck,” a wholesome classic in which John Candy plays a laid-back bachelor who’s forced to become more responsible when he’s tasked with babysitting his brother’s rebellious kids.