Big Thrills, Little Chinatowns

For the Fans of 'Big Trouble in Little China'

Embark on a cinematic joyride filled with the same mix of humor, action, and fantastical surrealism that made you fall in love with 'Big Trouble in Little China'. This curated collection of eccentric, high-energy films promises to delight and surprise at every turn.

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The Collection

Escape from New York

Escape from New York

1981
1
Escape from New York
1981
1
Escape from New York
IMDb 7.1 / 10
Director John Carpenter
Cast Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine
Box Office $25,244,626
Why Carpenter's grimy dystopia runs on the same deadpan cool as Big Trouble — Snake Plissken is Jack Bu…
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

1984
2
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984
2
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
IMDb 6.2 / 10
Director W.D. Richter
Cast Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin
Box Office $6,254,148
Why The purest cult sibling here — a rock-star-surgeon-hero, aliens from the 8th dimension, and a gleef…
The Goonies

The Goonies

1985
3
The Goonies
1985
3
The Goonies
IMDb 7.7 / 10
Director Richard Donner
Cast Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen
Box Office $63,711,145
Why Spielberg-produced treasure-hunt chaos, kids versus booby traps and gangsters — adventure that neve…
Tremors

Tremors

1990
4
Tremors
1990
4
Tremors
IMDb 7.2 / 10
Director Ron Underwood
Cast Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter
Box Office $16,667,084
Why Monster mayhem with a straight face and a wink — small-town nobodies versus giant worms, exactly th…
Romancing the Stone

Romancing the Stone

1984
5
Romancing the Stone
1984
5
Romancing the Stone
IMDb 6.9 / 10
Director Robert Zemeckis
Cast Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito
Box Office $76,572,238
Why Zemeckis turns a jungle treasure hunt into a screwball action-romance, the fantastical adventure wi…
The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys

1987
6
The Lost Boys
1987
6
The Lost Boys
IMDb 7.2 / 10
Director Joel Schumacher
Cast Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest
Box Office $32,315,444
Why Schumacher's neon vampire cool — horror, comedy and a killer soundtrack sharing the same beach, sty…
Adventures in Babysitting

Adventures in Babysitting

1987
7
Adventures in Babysitting
1987
7
Adventures in Babysitting
IMDb 6.9 / 10
Director Chris Columbus
Cast Elisabeth Shue, Maia Brewton, Keith Coogan
Box Office $34,368,475
Why The film packages genuine action-movie thrills—car chases, gang confrontations, a genuine threat fr…
Gremlins

Gremlins

1984
8
Gremlins
1984
8
Gremlins
IMDb 7.3 / 10
Director Joe Dante
Cast Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton
Box Office $153,642,180
Why Joe Dante weaponizes cuteness, letting anarchic little monsters trash a Norman Rockwell Christmas. …
The Monster Squad

The Monster Squad

1987
9
The Monster Squad
1987
9
The Monster Squad
IMDb 6.9 / 10
Director Fred Dekker
Cast Andre Gower, Robby Kiger, Stephen Macht
Box Office $3,769,990
Why Universal monsters versus a gang of twelve-year-olds — Dekker's love letter to being a kid who take…
Explorers

Explorers

1985
10
Explorers
1985
10
Explorers
IMDb 6.4 / 10
Director Joe Dante
Cast Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Bobby Fite
Box Office $9,873,044
Why Dante again, three kids building a spaceship out of dreams and junk — pure wide-eyed wonder with a …
WarGames

WarGames

1983
11
WarGames
1983
11
WarGames
IMDb 7.1 / 10
Director John Badham
Cast Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, John Wood
Box Office $79,567,667
Why The eccentric high-concept thriller — a teenage hacker nearly starts WWIII — that made computers fe…

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