The Best Daphne Zuniga Movies

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List of the best Daphne Zuniga movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Daphne Zuniga's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Daphne Zuniga movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Daphne Zuniga movies will be at the top of the list. Daphne Zuniga has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Daphne Zuniga movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Daphne Zuniga films to end the squabble once and for all.

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Examples include Gross Anatomy and Seducing Charlie Barker.

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  • The Sure Thing
    1

    The Sure Thing

    John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Nicollette Sheridan
    23 votes
    • Released: 1985
    • Directed by: Rob Reiner
    Gib (John Cusack), a college freshman, keeps striking out with women. When he learns that a beautiful Californian (Nicollette Sheridan) wants to have a tryst with him, he decides to carpool all the way to the West Coast to meet her. Unfortunately, one of the other passengers on the trip is Alison (Daphne Zuniga), an attractive but domineering girl who has rejected Gib once before. The journey is a nightmare until a funny thing happens -- Gib and Alison start to fall in love.
  • Spaceballs
    2

    Spaceballs

    Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis
    21 votes
    • Released: 1987
    • Directed by: Mel Brooks
    In the satirical science fiction comedy Spaceballs, Captain Lone Starr (Bill Pullman) and his half-man, half-dog sidekick Barf (John Candy) find themselves on a mission to rescue Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga) from the evil clutches of Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis). The film, directed by Mel Brooks, provides a humorous take on popular sci-fi franchises. Set in an outlandish universe filled with ludicrous characters and peculiar spacecrafts, Spaceballs is a rib-tickling parody that playfully skewers the tropes and clichés of its genre. Its clever scripting and memorable performances make it an enduring classic in comedic cinema.

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  • Gross Anatomy
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    Gross Anatomy

    Matthew Modine, Daphne Zuniga, Christine Lahti
    8 votes
    • Released: 1989
    • Directed by: Thom Eberhardt
    A fisherman's son (Matthew Modine) goes through medical school with a bad attitude, especially in cadaver class.

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  • Vision Quest
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    Vision Quest

    Matthew Modine, Linda Fiorentino, Michael Schoeffling
    7 votes
    • Released: 1985
    • Directed by: Harold Becker
    High school wrestler Louden Swain (Matthew Modine) feels he must do something significant in his life shortly after turning 18. Despite vehement advice against it from his father (Ronny Cox) and coach (Charles Hallahan), Swain decides to try to lose over 20 pounds in a very short time in an attempt to take on the defending state champion of a lower weight class. Meanwhile, he falls for the edgy, older Carla (Linda Fiorentino), who provides further distraction for the young wrestler.

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  • The Fly II
    5

    The Fly II

    Eric Stoltz, Daphne Zuniga, Lee Richardson
    8 votes
    • Released: 1989
    • Directed by: Chris Walas
    Anton Bartok (Lee Richardson), the CEO of a research laboratory, acts as the self-appointed guardian of orphan Martin Brundle, whose father had been a researcher at the lab. Though Martin is scarcely five, he has the appearance of a 20-year-old (Eric Stoltz) because of mutant insectoid genes in his system. Martin grows up confined to the laboratory, unaware of his true nature, with only pretty scientist Beth Logan (Daphne Zuniga) to call a friend. Soon, the fly within begins to emerge.

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  • Staying Together
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    Staying Together

    Sean Astin, Stockard Channing, Melinda Dillon
    5 votes
    • Released: 1989
    • Directed by: Lee Grant
    The close-knit McDermott family lives in a small town where the father (Jim Haynie) owns and runs a chicken restaurant. Brian (Tim Quill), Kit (Dermot Mulroney) and Duncan (Sean Astin) are convinced they have a solid and peaceful future ahead of them: One of these days, they'll inherit the old man's restaurant. Dad, however, impulsively sells the business, and turmoil engulfs the McDermott boys as they face uncertain futures for the first time in their lives.