Guilty Pleasure: Top 5 Mindless but Entertaining Movies to Kill Time

Some movies make us laugh. Some movies scare us. And some make us think. But there are also movies that do nothing but entertain us – like these five, for example.

Demolition Man (1993, 6.7 on IMDb)

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In this sci-fi action film, Sylvester Stallone stars as John Spartan, a Los Angeles police officer notorious for the amount of destruction he causes during his missions. In 1996, he fails to rescue hostages taken by criminal Simon Phoenix, causing extensive damage. As a result, both are cryogenically frozen. But in 2032, Phoenix is thawed for a parole hearing and escapes, and there's no one to stop him but John Spartan.

Con Air (1997, 6.9 on IMDb)

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Flying home after eight years in prison, paroled Army Ranger Cameron Poe is excited to finally see his family. But things take a turn for the worse when the JPATS plane he is on is hijacked by a group of dangerous inmates who plan to fly it to a non-extradition country. Desperate to get home to his family, Cameron Poe decides to help the authorities thwart the fugitives' plan.

The Mummy (1999, 7.1 on IMDb)

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Stephen Sommers' classic film centers on a trio of adventurers who travel to the City of the Dead called Hamunaptra, where they accidentally awaken the mummy of the cursed ancient Egyptian high priest Imhotep, who possesses supernatural powers. Imhotep plans to use his magic and army of the dead to restore his rule over the world, and the characters must find a way to stop him before it's too late.

Big Trouble in Little China (1986, 7.2 on IMDb)

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Set in San Francisco, this fantasy action-comedy centers on Jack Burton, a truck driver who agrees to help his friend Wang Chi rescue his girlfriend from bandits in the city's Chinatown. To get there undetected, the characters decide to descend into the mysterious underworld, where they face more danger than they ever bargained for, as a powerful sorcerer bound to the place by a curse has finally found the key to his freedom – Wang's green-eyed girlfriend.

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023, 7.2 on IMDb)

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Inspired by the popular board game of the same name, one of 2023's biggest releases tells the story of Edgin Darvis, a bard who resorts to thievery to support his daughter and himself after the death of his wife at the hands of Red Wizards. During a heist, Edgin and his friend Holga are captured and imprisoned. A few years later, they escape only to find that they have been betrayed by their former accomplice and friend. Now revenge is on the agenda.