The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

Director: Michael Mann

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104691

Review: Somewhat long and meandering but with beautiful scenery and a decent emotional core.

Watch it if: You enjoy this type of historical epic.

And if you liked: Dances with Wolves, Apocalypto

Check this out: The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757

A Quiet Place: Day One

Director: Michael Sarnoski

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13433802

Review: Powerful in its visceral threat and emotion with clear stakes and character beats and a sense of truth that carries it through well.

Watch it if: You want something that squeezes as much metaphorical and emotional truth out of its premise as it can.

And if you liked: A Quiet Place, War of the Worlds (2005), The Stand

Open Range

Director: Kevin Costner

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0316356

Review: Long and meandering with some decently put together scenes but not a lot of thrust to keep it together.

Watch it if: You really enjoy a western vista.

And if you liked: High Noon, True Grit (2010), Dances with Wolves

The Postman

Director: Kevin Costner

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119925

Review: Shameless in its propagandistic, broad strokes myth-making while grinding in its sheer length.

Watch it if: You want something deeply derivative with all the subversion washed out.

And if you liked: Dust Devil, Reign of Fire, Forrest Gump

Check this out: The Postman

Challengers

Director: Luca Guadagnino

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16426418

Review: Electric and engaging from the beginning with a score that elevates every scene and solid chemistry between the lead performers.

Watch it if: You want something that delivers its information in interesting and fun ways.

And if you liked: The Social Network, The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)

Gigli

Director: Martin Brest

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299930

Review: Offensive on most levels but primarily on an entertainment level with any attempt to save itself digging it into a deeper hole.

Watch it if: You want to be startled by something continuing to exist.

And if you liked: Chasing Amy, The Hangover

Scent of a Woman

Director: Martin Brest

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105323

Review: Overly sentimental and convenient with an atrocious central performance that distracts from any kind of emotion the film could possibly invoke.

Watch it if: You want to be baffled for two and a half hours.

And if you liked: With Honors, Rainman

Check this out: Profumo di donna

Midnight Run

Director: Martin Brest

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095631

Review: Engaging from the very start with good chemistry between its leads and a fun series of throughlines.

Watch it if: You want something that can keep you guessing no matter what it throws at you.

And if you liked: The Blues Brothers, Beverly Hills Cop, My Cousin Vinny

Prom Night

Director: Paul Lynch

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081383

Review: Peculiar in its delivery with an unearned emotional ending but zips along nicely with its setting and characters.

Watch it if: You're ok with a slasher film really taking its time before the kills start.

And if you liked: Halloween, Carrie, Terror Train

Beverly Hills Cop

Director: Martin Brest

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086960

Review: Funny and entertaining in an effortless way with a decent plot and a charismatic lead performance.

Watch it if: You want something light and breezy that still engages with its story.

And if you liked: The Blues Brothers, Fletch