Gremlins (
1984) | IMDb:
7.3
When Billy Peltzer is given a strange but adorable pet named Gizmo for Christmas, he inadvertently breaks the three important rules of caring for a Mogwai, unleashing a horde of mischievous gremlins on a small town.
Starring:
Zach Galligan
,
Phoebe Cates
,
Hoyt Axton
,
Frances Lee McCain
,
Corey Feldman
,
Keye Luke
Sixteen Candles (
1984) | IMDb:
7
With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly older boy Jake, but worries that her chastity will be a turnoff for the popular senior. Meanwhile, she must constantly rebuff the affections of nerdy Ted, who is unfortunately the only boy in school who seems to take an interest in her.
Starring:
Molly Ringwald
,
Justin Henry
,
Michael Schoeffling
,
Haviland Morris
,
Gedde Watanabe
,
Anthony Michael Hall
Avanti! (
1972) | IMDb:
7.2
A successful businessman goes to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon-father's body only to discover dad died with his mistress of long standing.
Starring:
Jack Lemmon
,
Juliet Mills
,
Clive Revill
,
Edward Andrews
,
Gianfranco Barra
,
Franco Angrisano
Directed by:
Billy Wilder
Tora! Tora! Tora! (
1970) | IMDb:
7.5
In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words used by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War.
Starring:
Martin Balsam
,
Sō Yamamura
,
Joseph Cotten
,
Tatsuya Mihashi
,
E.G. Marshall
,
James Whitmore
The Absent-Minded Professor (
1961) | IMDb:
6.7
Bumbling professor Ned Brainard accidentally invents flying rubber, or "Flubber", an incredible material that gains energy every time it strikes a hard surface. It allows for the invention of shoes that can allow jumps of amazing heights and enables a modified Model-T to fly. Unfortunately, no one is interested in the material except for Alonzo Hawk, a corrupt businessman who wants to steal the material for himself.
Elmer Gantry (
1960) | IMDb:
7.7
A charismatic charlatan begins a business — and eventually romantic — relationship with a roadside evangelist to sell religion to 1920s America. Based on Sinclair Lewis' novel of the same name.
Friendly Persuasion (
1956) | IMDb:
7.3
The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life but when Southern troops pass the area they are in real trouble. Should they fight, despite their peaceful attitude?
Starring:
Gary Cooper
,
Dorothy McGuire
,
Anthony Perkins
,
Richard Eyer
,
Robert Middleton
,
Phyllis Love