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Bruce Joel Rubin has 10 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2000s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Ghost.
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After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.
Dir. Jerry Zucker · With Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg

After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie, and ex-wife, Sarah, try to help, but to little avail. Even Singer's chiropractor friend, Louis, fails to reach him as he descends into madness.
Dir. Adrian Lyne · With Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña, Danny Aiello
When tragedy strikes his remarkable robot and the beautiful girl next door, lonely teenage genius Paul tries to save them by pushing technology beyond its known limits into a terrifying new realm.
Dir. Wes Craven · With Matthew Labyorteaux, Kristy Swanson, Michael Sharrett

Due to a genetic disorder, handsome librarian Henry DeTamble involuntarily zips through time, appearing at various moments in the life of his true love, the beautiful artist Clare Abshire.
Dir. Robert Schwentke · With Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams, Arliss Howard
Two brilliant research scientists have invented a device capable of recording and playing back sensory experiences only to have devastating results when one of them records their own death.
Dir. Douglas Trumbull · With Christopher Walken, Natalie Wood, Louise Fletcher
A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to save the world. He appoints a tough-as-nails veteran astronaut to lead a joint American-Russian crew into space to destroy the comet before impact. Meanwhile, an enterprising reporter uses her smarts to uncover the scoop of the century.
Dir. Mimi Leder · With Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood

It seems that Bob Jones has everything a man could want, namely a fulfilling job and a beautiful, pregnant wife, Gail. But Bob's life is turned upside-down when he is diagnosed with cancer and given four months to live -- not even enough time to see his first child's birth. To cleanse himself of demons in his remaining days, Bob makes a video diary, hoping to pass along some wisdom to his future child. Along the way, he discovers a lot about himself.
Dir. Bruce Joel Rubin · With Michael Keaton, Nicole Kidman, Bradley Whitford

The murder of a museum curator places art dealer Jack Saunders under suspicion for selling forged treasures to museums. When Jack suddenly dies in a car crash, his wife Adrienne tries to discover what he did on her own. She finds that she knew little about the man she was married to. The more she learns about her husband's possible illegal activities and double life, the more she places her daughter, and herself, in grave danger.
Dir. Damian Harris · With Goldie Hawn, John Heard, Ashley Peldon

Two siblings begin to develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys, and soon their parents and even their teacher are drawn into a strange new world – and find a task ahead of them that is far more important than any of them could imagine.
Dir. Robert Shaye · With Joely Richardson, Timothy Hutton, Rainn Wilson
Stuart, an adorable white mouse, still lives happily with his adoptive family, the Littles, on the east side of Manhattan's Central Park. More crazy mouse adventures are in store as Stuart, his human brother, George, and their mischievous cat, Snowbell, set out to rescue a friend.
Dir. Rob Minkoff · With Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie