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Tom Schulman has 7 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2000s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Dead Poets Society.
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At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.
Dir. Peter Weir · With Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke
Before going on vacation, self-involved psychiatrist Dr. Leo Marvin has the misfortune of taking on a new patient: Bob Wiley. An exemplar of neediness and a compendium of phobias, Bob follows Marvin to his family's country house. Dr. Marvin tries to get him to leave; the trouble is, everyone loves Bob. As his oblivious patient makes himself at home, Dr. Marvin loses his professional composure and, before long, may be ready for the loony bin himself.
Dir. Frank Oz · With Bill Murray, Richard Dreyfuss, Julie Hagerty
The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fight diminutive dangers as the father searches for them.
Dir. Joe Johnston · With Rick Moranis, Matt Frewer, Marcia Strassman
An eccentric scientist in the Amazon jungle rejects his research assistant for being a woman, but as bulldozers threaten their work on a potential cancer cure, they learn to collaborate and begin to fall in love.
Dir. John McTiernan · With Sean Connery, Lorraine Bracco, José Wilker
A US president who has retired after two terms in office returns to his hometown of Mooseport, Maine and decides to run for Mayor against another local candidate.
Dir. Donald Petrie · With Gene Hackman, Ray Romano, Marcia Gay Harden
Mafia hitman Tommy Spinelli is flying to San Diego with a bag that holds eight severed heads, which he's bringing to his superiors to prove that some troublesome rival mobsters are permanently out of the picture. When his bag gets accidentally switched at the airport, Tommy must track down his duffel bag and the 8 heads it contains.
Dir. Tom Schulman · With Joe Pesci, Andy Comeau, Kristy Swanson
In a world governed by commerce, Ricky and Kate, dedicated employees, find their lives forever changed when they encounter the enigmatic stranger G. As they navigate the realm of commerce, their paths intertwine in a surreal dance of love, loss, and redemption. G's presence, amplified through the pervasive influence of globalized television, casts a spell that reverberates beyond Ricky and Kate, impacting the lives of those who bear witness to their intertwined destinies.
Dir. Stephen Herek · With Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum, Kelly Preston
