Big Momma's House
Martin Lawrence as an FBI agent who goes undercover as a gun-toting Southern grandmother, prosthetics and fat suit and all. Critics groaned, but the one-joke premise turned into a $170-million summer smash and launched a franchise.
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The Silence of the Lambs
Clarice Starling, Hannibal Lecter behind the glass, fava beans and a nice Chianti. Jonathan Demme's 1991 thriller opened on Valentine's Day, swept the top five Oscars, and remains the only horror film ever to win Best Picture. Lecter is still the AFI's number-one movie villain.