Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (
2006) | IMDb:
7.6
Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.
Starring:
Gene Hackman
,
Christopher Reeve
,
Marlon Brando
,
Ned Beatty
,
Jackie Cooper
,
Sarah Douglas
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (
2003) | IMDb:
5.5
TV child star of the '70s, Dickie Roberts is now 35 and parking cars. Craving to regain the spotlight, he auditions for a role of a normal guy, but the director quickly sees he is anything but normal. Desperate to win the part, Dickie hires a family to help him replay his childhood and assume the identity of an average, everyday kid.
Directed by:
Sam Weisman
What Women Want (
2000) | IMDb:
6.4
Advertising executive Nick Marshall is as cocky as they come, but what happens to a chauvinistic guy when he can suddenly hear what women are thinking? Nick gets passed over for a promotion, but after an accident enables him to hear women's thoughts, he puts his newfound talent to work against Darcy, his new boss, who seems to be infatuated with him.
54 (
1998) | IMDb:
5.9
Shane O'Shea, a Jersey boy with big dreams, crosses the river in hopes of finding another, more exciting life at Studio 54. When Steve Rubell, the mastermind behind the infamous disco plucks Shane from the sea of faces clamoring to get inside his club, Shane not only gets his foot in the door, but lands a coveted job behind the bar - and a front-row ticket to the most legendary party on the planet.
Starring:
Ryan Phillippe
,
Salma Hayek Pinault
,
Neve Campbell
,
Mike Myers
,
Sela Ward
,
Breckin Meyer
Boiling Point (
1993) | IMDb:
5
Red is an aging scam-artist who's just been released from prison together with Ronnie, a young and not-so-bright hoodlum who is easily manipulated. Their new business is to organize fake-money sales and then kill the buyer to take his money; but when Ronnie kills an undercover secret service agent, his partner Jimmy Mercer vows revenge and is given one week to catch the killers before being transferred.
Starring:
Wesley Snipes
,
Dennis Hopper
,
Lolita Davidovich
,
Viggo Mortensen
,
Seymour Cassel
,
Jonathan Banks
The Border (
1982) | IMDb:
6.4
A corrupted border agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market.
Starring:
Jack Nicholson
,
Harvey Keitel
,
Valerie Perrine
,
Warren Oates
,
Elpidia Carrillo
,
Shannon Wilcox
Directed by:
Tony Richardson
The Cannonball Run (
1981) | IMDb:
6.2
A cross-country road race is based on an actual event, the Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, organized by Brock Yates to protest the 55 mph speed limit then in effect in the U.S. The Cannonball was named for Erwin G. "Cannonball" Baker, who in the roaring 20's rode his motorcycle across the country. Many of the characters are based on ruses developed by real Cannonball racers over the several years that the event was run.
Starring:
Burt Reynolds
,
Roger Moore
,
Farrah Fawcett
,
Dom DeLuise
,
Dean Martin
,
Sammy Davis Jr.
Superman II (
1980) | IMDb:
6.8
Three escaped criminals from the planet Krypton, who have the same powers on Earth as Superman, test the Man of Steel's mettle. Led by General Zod, the Kryptonians take control of the White House and partner with Lex Luthor to destroy Superman and rule the world. But Superman, who made himself human in order to get closer to Lois, realizes he has a responsibility to save the planet.
Starring:
Christopher Reeve
,
Margot Kidder
,
Gene Hackman
,
Ned Beatty
,
Jackie Cooper
,
Sarah Douglas
The Electric Horseman (
1979) | IMDb:
6.4
A former champion rodeo rider is reduced to using his saddle skills to promote a breakfast cereal in a gaudy Las Vegas show. When he's asked to perform with a $12 million horse, he discovers it is being doped to remain docile. He flees into the desert astride the beast in an act of defiance. A story-hungry female reporter gives chase.
Starring:
Robert Redford
,
Jane Fonda
,
Valerie Perrine
,
Willie Nelson
,
John Saxon
,
Nicolas Coster
The Magician of Lublin (
1979) | IMDb:
5.8
Yasha is a Jewish stage magician who tours through eastern Europe while destroying his career through personal problems. He has one more chance at theatrical success, but he needs to do a brand new trick in a Warsaw theater.
Starring:
Alan Arkin
,
Louise Fletcher
,
Valerie Perrine
,
Shelley Winters
,
Lou Jacobi
,
Warren Berlinger
Directed by:
Menahem Golan
Superman (
1978) | IMDb:
7.4
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
Starring:
Christopher Reeve
,
Margot Kidder
,
Gene Hackman
,
Jackie Cooper
,
Ned Beatty
,
Glenn Ford
The Last American Hero (
1973) | IMDb:
6.4
A young hell raiser quits his moonshine business and tries to become the best NASCAR racer the south has ever seen. Loosely based on the true story of NASCAR driver Junior Johnson.
Starring:
Jeff Bridges
,
Valerie Perrine
,
Geraldine Fitzgerald
,
Ned Beatty
,
Gary Busey
,
Lane Smith
Slaughterhouse-Five (
1972) | IMDb:
6.8
Billy Pilgrim, a veteran of the Second World War, finds himself mysteriously detached from time, so that he is able to travel, without being able to help it, from the days of his childhood to those of his peculiar life on a distant planet called Tralfamadore, passing through his bitter experience as a prisoner of war in the German city of Dresden, over which looms the inevitable shadow of an unspeakable tragedy.