Tears, cheers, and other highlights from 25 years of going to the movies.

Our picks for the movies that have made our lives sweeter over the last 25 years.

There's a special thrill in seeing your reality reflected back to you on a giant screen, as The Fugitive, The Blues Brothers, A League of Their Own, and so many other Chicago movies have done for me as a lifelong Chicagoan.

Chicago is second to none for welcoming the most colorful movie characters, including the fugitive doctors, future presidents, and truant teenagers that fill out our list.

Come with us if you want to live vicariously through the stunts, shootouts, chases, fights, and other heart-pounding moments of our favorite action flicks.