Highest-Rated Movies about 'Houston', Sort by Popularity

Brewster McCloud (1970), Last Night at the Alamo (1983), Hidden Figures (2016), Apollo 13 (1995), Lost Boys of Sudan (2003), Super Size Me (2004), Tarnation (2003), One False Move (1991) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Houston movies.

#16. I Come in Peace (1990)

Storyline: Jack Caine (Dolph Lundgren) is a Houston vice cop who's forgotten the rule book. His self-appointed mission is to stop the drugs trade and the number one supplier Victor Manning. Whilst involved in an undercover operation to entrap Victor Manning, his partner gets killed, and a sinister newcomer enters the scene... Along with F.B.I. agent Lawrence Smith, the two investigate a spate of mysterious deaths; normal non-junkies dying of massive heroin overdoses and bearing the same horrific puncture marks on the forehead. This, coupled with Caine's own evidence, indicates an alien force is present on the streets of Houston, killing and gathering stocks of a rare drug found only in the brain... Caine is used to fighting the toughest of criminals, but up to now they've all been human...—anonymous

Plot Keywords: cop, coroner, girlfriend, fbi agent, alien, drug dealer, thrilling ...

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#17. Twins (1988)

Storyline: Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a South Seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate lowlife and is about to be killed by loan sharks when Julius discovers that he has a brother and begins looking for him.

Plot Keywords: twin, hustler, loan shark, mother, scientist, brother, campy ...

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#18. When the Bough Breaks (1993)

Storyline: On July 4th, in Houston, a teenager finds a human hand in the sewer. Captain Swaggert is investigating the discovery of seven hands, found over several years, each one precisely severed and with a number tattooed on the palm. At this point, he has no leads. The highly qualified Special Investigator, Audrey Macleah, is assigned to join the team and give support to the investigation. When the police department receives a call from a medical doctor in an institution, Audrey meets with the doctor and the doctor introduces an autistic boy Jordan Thomas. There she sees seven hands that the boy had drawn on the wall. Audrey dedicates her attention to Jordan and discovers that he is connected to the serial-killer.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Plot Keywords: detective, forensic expert, young boy, psychic, autistic child, killer, dark ...

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#22. The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977)

Storyline: In this sequel, the Bears are invited to Houston to play against the Texas Little League champs in the famous Astrodome. However, one of their best players has a broken leg and cannot play. Also, the team's last manager has quit, and they have no replacement. While they are on the road, driver and outfielder Kelly Leak (Jackie Earle Haley) seeks out his divorced father, Mike (William Devane), who lives in Texas, to see if he will agree to become the team's new manager.

Plot Keywords: teen boy, father, teammate, baseball pitcher, businessman, manager, amusing ...

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#23. The Evening Star (1996)

Storyline: Still missing her daughter 13 years after her death in "Terms of Endearment," Aurora Greenway (Shirley MacLaine) struggles to deal with her grandchildren. While Tommy (George Newbern) keeps landing in jail, his brother, Teddy (Mackenzie Astin), is in a difficult marriage. Aurora's biggest problem is Melanie (Juliette Lewis), who plans to move in with her irresponsible boyfriend, Bruce (Scott Wolf). Depressed, Aurora is sent to therapist Jerry Bruckner (Bill Paxton), and the two begin dating.

Plot Keywords: grandmother, granddaughter, grandson, brother, actor, therapist, emotional ...

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#24. Threshold (2003)

Storyline: While on a routine spacewalk, an astronaut unwittingly becomes host to an alien parasite. After he returns to Earth, the eggs hatch from his body, and the moth-like creatures that emerge begin terrorizing Houston. NASA scientist Jerome "Geronimo" Horne (Nicholas Lea) and entomologist Dr. Savannah Bailey (Jamie Luner) struggle to contain the rapidly spreading alien infestation, as world powers threaten to take matters into their own hands and destroy the city with a nuclear bomb.

Plot Keywords: astronaut, medical examiner, entomologist, government official, scientist, suspenseful, creepy ...

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