The American President (
1995) | IMDb:
6.8
Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd, one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything he wants -- and what he covets most is Sydney Ellen Wade, a Washington lobbyist. But Shepherd's attempts at courting her spark wild rumors and decimate his approval ratings.
Starring:
Michael Douglas
,
Annette Bening
,
Martin Sheen
,
Michael J. Fox
,
Richard Dreyfuss
,
David Paymer
How to Make an American Quilt (
1995) | IMDb:
6.3
Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have collected rich experiences and much wisdom.
Starring:
Winona Ryder
,
Anne Bancroft
,
Ellen Burstyn
,
Kate Nelligan
,
Jean Simmons
,
Maya Angelou
Protocol (
1984) | IMDb:
5.4
A Washington waitress saves the Emir of Ohtar's life, launching her diplomatic career and a scandal.
Starring:
Goldie Hawn
,
Chris Sarandon
,
Richard Romanus
,
Andre Gregory
,
Gail Strickland
,
Cliff DeYoung
Directed by:
Herbert Ross
Uncommon Valor (
1983) | IMDb:
6.3
A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese.
Starring:
Gene Hackman
,
Fred Ward
,
Robert Stack
,
Patrick Swayze
,
Harold Sylvester
,
Randall 'Tex' Cobb
Norma Rae (
1979) | IMDb:
7.3
Norma Rae is a southern textile worker employed in a factory with intolerable working conditions. This concern about the situation gives her the gumption to be the key associate to a visiting labor union organizer. Together, they undertake the difficult, and possibly dangerous, struggle to unionize her factory.
The Drowning Pool (
1975) | IMDb:
6.5
Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants their property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.
Starring:
Paul Newman
,
Joanne Woodward
,
Anthony Franciosa
,
Murray Hamilton
,
Gail Strickland
,
Melanie Griffith