At the Box Office: Luck Be a Movie Tonight

Luck, fate, destiny—whatever you call it—it’s alive and well on the big screen. And thanks to this month’s movie list, it’s making a small (but mighty) appearance here. Choosing, as usual, wasn’t easy. But we hope you’ll like this short list. All of them are oldies, most of them are goodies and a few just got lucky. Happy movie watching.

Aladdin (G) (1992)
Animation/Adventure/Comedy
Directed by Ron Clements, John Musker
Stars Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman, Gilbert Gottfried

Amelie (R) (2001)
Comedy/Romance
Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Stars Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus, Lorella Cravotta, Serge Merlin,
Jamel Debbouze

Big (PG) (1988)
Comedy/Drama/Family
Directed by Penny Marshall
Stars Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, John Heard, Jon Lovitz

French Kiss (PG13) (1995)
Comedy/Drama/Music
Directed by Lawrence Kasdan
Stars Meg Ryan, Kevin Kline, Timothy
Hutton, Jean Reno, Michael Riley

It Could Happen to You (PG) (1994)
Comedy/Drama/Romance
Directed by Andrew Bergman
Stars Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda,
Rosie Perez, Stanley Tucci

Serendipity (PG13) (2001)
Comedy/Romance
Directed by Peter Chelsom
Stars John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale, Jeremy Piven, Eugene Levy

The Joy Luck Club (R) (1993)
Drama
Directed by Wayne Wang
Stars Tamlyn Tomita, Rosalind Chao, Kieu Chinh t8n