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Anthony Michael Hall has 24 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2020s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Edward Scissorhands.
Goon
2012
Comedy · Drama

Edward Scissorhands
1990 · Movie · Actor
Top 1%Disney+ · Included

The Breakfast Club
1985 · Movie · Actor
Top 2%Netflix · Included

National Lampoon's Vacation
1983 · Movie · Actor
Top 14%Pluto TV · Free w/ ads

Reacher
2022 · Series · Actor
Top 23%Prime Video · Included

Bodied
2018 · Movie · Actor
Top 28%Tubi · Free w/ ads

61*
2001 · Movie · Actor
Top 33%Max · Included

A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.
Dir. Tim Burton · With Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.
Dir. John Hughes · With Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald

Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.
Dir. Harold Ramis · With Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Anthony Michael Hall

Jack Reacher, a veteran military police investigator, has just recently entered civilian life. Reacher is a drifter, carrying no phone and the barest of essentials as he travels the country and explores the nation he once served.
Dir. Nick Santora · With Alan Ritchson

With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly older boy Jake, but worries that her chastity will be a turnoff for the popular senior. Meanwhile, she must constantly rebuff the affections of nerdy Ted, who is unfortunately the only boy in school who seems to take an interest in her.
Dir. John Hughes · With Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling, Haviland Morris

A progressive graduate student finds success and sparks outrage when his interest in battle rap as a thesis subject becomes a competitive obsession.
Dir. Joseph Kahn · With Calum Worthy, Jackie Long, Rory Uphold
In 1961, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle played for the New York Yankees. One, Mantle, was universally loved, while the other, Maris, was universally hated. Both men started off with a bang, and both were nearing Babe Ruth's 60 home run record. Which man would reach it?
Dir. Billy Crystal · With Barry Pepper, Thomas Jane, Anthony Michael Hall

The story about the men who made the world of technology what it is today, their struggles during college, the founding of their companies, and the ingenious actions they took to build up the global corporate empires of Apple Computer Inc. and Microsoft Corporation.
Dir. Martyn Burke · With Noah Wyle, Anthony Michael Hall, Joey Slotnick
Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, whose purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men.
Dir. John Hughes · With Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Kelly LeBrock

On her first assignment aboard Air Force One, a rookie Secret Service agent faces the ultimate test when terrorists hijack the plane, intent on derailing a pivotal energy deal. With the President's life on the line and a global crisis at stake, her bravery and skills are pushed to the limit in a relentless battle that could change the course of history.
Dir. James Bamford · With Katherine McNamara, Ian Bohen, Dascha Polanco

The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul - a union that leads to unlikely circumstances.
Dir. Bennett Miller · With Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo

The story of a young, gay, black, con artist who, posing as the son of Sidney Poitier, cunningly maneuvers his way into the lives of a white, upper-class New York family.
Dir. Fred Schepisi · With Stockard Channing, Will Smith, Donald Sutherland

Johnny Smith discovers he has developed psychic abilities after a coma.
Dir. Shawn Piller, Michael Piller · With Anthony Michael Hall, Nicole De Boer, Connor Price

Bounty hunter Bucum Jackson teams with the small-time con artist, Reggie Wright, that he is pursuing, in an attempt to locate a missing stash of diamonds and a lottery ticket worth millions of dollars. Bucum and Reggie find themselves in a race to the finish as they embark on an unlikely partnership that should -- when all is said and done -- prove beneficial to them both.
Dir. Kevin Bray · With Ice Cube, Mike Epps, Eva Mendes

A dark comedy about an eclectic group of strangers invited to a downtown bar by a mutual ex-lover, Nikki Franklyn, a maddeningly sexy, unpredictable and possibly insane young woman who's recently gotten out of prison for murdering her last ex-boyfriend. The party really gets started when Nikki herself arrives, hauling her latest lover and fiancee, the morally challenged lawyer who'd been handling her case. She's mysterious about her intentions and her current and former lovers soon realize they are all caught in one of her brilliant, mischievous mind-games with possible deadly consequences. By the night's end, revenge will be had, new romance will bloom, and Nikki will have delivered on her reputation as the Sexy Evil Genius.
Dir. Shawn Piller · With Seth Green, Michelle Trachtenberg, Harold Perrineau

A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.
Dir. Ben Affleck · With Ben Affleck, Elle Fanning, Brendan Gleeson

A Special Forces commando uncovers a dangerous conspiracy when she returns to her hometown looking for answers regarding her beloved father's death.
Dir. Mouly Surya · With Jessica Alba, Anthony Michael Hall, Tone Bell

A rock star general bent on winning the “impossible” war in Afghanistan takes us inside the complex machinery of modern war. Inspired by the true story of General Stanley McChrystal.
Dir. David Michôd · With Brad Pitt, Anthony Michael Hall, Emory Cohen
Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim the death is accidental. Romulus is convinced the man was murdered by a prominent art photographer but how can he prove he's right when everyone thinks he's insane?
Dir. Kasi Lemmons · With Samuel L. Jackson, Colm Feore, Ann Magnuson
Two mismatched personal trainers' lives are upended by the actions of a new, wealthy client.
Dir. Andrew Bujalski · With Cobie Smulders, Guy Pearce, Kevin Corrigan

Tyler is a young man who is desperately seeking direction from a world that seems to have abandoned him. Searching for answers he looks to his new friend Indrid who appears to have it all figured out.
Dir. Chad L. Scheifele · With Mason Dye, Ryan Munzert, Anthony Michael Hall
It's recruiting time and despite being short and scrawny, Johnny Walker is America's hottest young football prospect. His dilemma: should he take one of the many offers from college talent scouts or should he attend the local state college with his girlfriend and give up his football career?
Dir. Bud S. Smith · With Anthony Michael Hall, Robert Downey Jr., Uma Thurman

Unemployed cartoonist Gord Brody moves back in with his parents Jim and Julie and younger brother Freddy. When his parents demand he leave, he retaliates by spreading rumors that Jim is sexually abusing Freddy.
Dir. Tom Green · With Tom Green, Rip Torn, Marisa Coughlan
An outlaw named Guerrero Hernandez is shot in the back and killed whilst attempting to free his half-brother from a small-town prison. Making a deal with the devil, Hernandez returns from the dead to take his revenge.
Dir. Roel Reiné · With Danny Trejo, Mickey Rourke, Anthony Michael Hall
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