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Natural Born Killers: [ Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis ] A two-hour tequila nightmare of over-the top violence and scenery chewing, complete with "Batman" camera angles. Viewers spout one perpetual phrase: "What da hel' was zat?" Keep your thumb on the remote's rewind button. 1994.
The Natural: [ Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger ] Director Barry Levinson offers up a strangely magical tale of baseball and redemption. Homeruns by Redford and composer Randy Newman. 1984.
Necessary Roughness: [ Scott Bakula, Robert Loggia, Hector Elizondo, Sinbad ] Overage QB goes to college to lead hapless team back to glory. Weak plot, average acting. Flag on the play. 1991.
Neighbors: [ John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Cathy Moriarty ] Edgy black comedy features Belushi in his last movie role as a nerdy homeowner driven to extremes by outlandish Aykroyd. Weird and amusing in spells. 1981.
The Net: [ Sandra Bullock, Dennis Miller ] Computer geek finds a floppy with the power to induce world wide wreakage. The plot is hard to chew at times, but Bullock is all juicy fruit. 1995.
Network: [ William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Peter Finch ] This classic 70s satire gobbled up a ton of acting awards, and is eerily prophetic of today's info-taining news shows. Its "I'm Mad As Hell and I'm Not Gonna Take It Anymore" became a household phrase. Directed by Sidney Lumet. 1976.
Never Say Never Again: [ Sean Connery, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Kim Basinger ] The return of the ultimate Bond. Great 007 effort is slapped down by bad toupee on Sean, but bucked up by sexy Bond girls. 1983.
The Neverending Story: [ Noah Hathaway, Barret Oliver, Moses Gunn ] Wolfgang Peterson directs this fantasy thing for kids. Weird animals and otherworldly creatures abound, but soggy plot hurts the pacing. 1984.
New Jack City: [ Wesley Snipes, Ice T, Allen Payne, Mario Van Peebles ] Snipes strikes gold as the slimey drug kingpin chased by undercover narcs. Van Peebles directs. 1991.
Newsies: [ Bill Pullman, Robert Duvall ] "Let's make a musical about a historical event that nobody cares about!" Whoever thunk this one up should be working in telemarketing, selling chainlink fences. Probably are. 1992.
New York Stories: [ Nick Nolte, Rosanna Arquette, Julie Kavner, Woody Allen ] Three modern master directors (Allen, Copolla, Scorsese) give us three neat-o vignettes about life in the Big Apple. Nolte is outstanding as a wild-eyed painter. 1989.
Night of the Living Dead: [ Judith O'Dea, Duane Jones ] The costume ball that started it all. A 4-digit budget, a truckload of innards, and a helluva mess o' fun. 1968.
Night of the Living Dead: [ Tony Todd, Tom Towles, Patricia Tallman ] Romero trots out the mothership, and lets gore god Tom Savini remake it in color. Do we smell Ted Turner lurking somewhere? 1990.
The Night of the Hunter: [ Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish ] Director Charles Laughton made this one film, and then quit directing. Nothing like going out on top. Mitchum is chilling and black-and-white cinematography is tremendous. 1955.
The Nightmare Before Christmas: [ Animated ] Tim Burton wrote and produced this incredible visual feast of stop-action animation. Story of a haunted holiday may upset the kiddy set, but great for everyone else. 1993.
A Nightmare on Elm Street: [ Heather Lagenkamp, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund, John Saxon ] The best in a long line of sorry substitutes. Freddy without the Vegas comedian attitude is the grooviest slice-and-dicer of them all. 1984.
Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge: [ Mark Patton, Robert Englund, Kim Myers ] Watch Freddy start to evolve into the smarmy stand-up he becomes known for. Patton is unintentionally hilarious as the fey protagonist. 1985.
Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors: [ Heather Lagenkamp, Patricia Arquette, Robert Englund ] Improvement over Nightmare 2 features the return of Nancy and original icky tension. 1987.
Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master: [ Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox, Rodney Eastman ] Director Renny Harlin staked his claim on a big-time career with this stylish Nightmare sequel. Lame attempts at comedy make Freddy seem like a freebasing Rip Taylor. 1988.
Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child: [ Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox, Kelly Jo Minter ] Freddy as a fetus. The series is getting tired, but good gore effects help some. 1989.
Nightmares: [ Emilio Estevez, Lance Henriksen, Cristina Raines ] Collection of horror tales in the Creepshow and Twilight Zone mold. The rat segment is hideous...in a good way. 1983.
Night Shift: [ Michael Keaton, Henry Winkler, Shelly Long ] Ron Howard's mortuary comedy marked the big screen debut of Keaton and reimaged The Fonz as a nebbish. Check Kevin Costner in a bit part. 1982.
The Night We Never Met: [ Matthew Broderick, Annabella Sciorra, Kevin Anderson ] Interesting premise about a shared NY apartment never picks up steam. Predictable script, but performances are largely good. Jeanne Tripplehorn steals scenes as a self-absorbed stage slut. 1993.
No Small Affair: [ Jon Cryer, Demi Moore, Jennifer Tilley ] Cryer is cheeky as an awkward teen with a crush on pop singer Demi. The popular 80's coming-of-age theme is all over this one. 1984.
No Way Out: [ Kevin Costner, Gene Hackan, Sean Young ] Don't watch if you're apt to doze; you may miss an amazing ending. Costner was just budding as a star, and he's at peak form. 1987.
North by Northwest: [ Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason ] Arguably Hitchcock's finest film. Impeccable storyline takes Grant across the U.S. as a suspected spy. A must-see example of filmic structure and visual virtuosity. Memorable climax at Mount Rushmore. 1959.
North Dallas Forty: [ Nick Nolte, Mac Davis, Charles Durning ] Dallas Cowboy alum Peter Gent's novel comes to life through the world-weary eyes of Nick Nolte, as a rebellious football star. Touchdown. 1979.
Notorious: [ Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains ] Hitchcock puts it all out there, delivering one of the most riveting, chilling and romantic films in his canon. Performances are perfection, and the story holds up well even after 50 years. 1946.
The Nutty Professor: [ Jerry Lewis, Stella Stevens ] Watch Jerry turn from mild-mannered teacher to Dean Martin and back again. The Clown Prince of France's best film. 1963.
The Nutty Professor: [ Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett ] Eddie returns in a big way with a hilarious remake of the Jerry Lewis flick. Dinner table scenes show Mr. Murphy at his best, and Rick Baker's makeup work is in-friggin-credible. 1996.

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