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.
Smokey and the Bandit II (
1980) | IMDb:
5.2
The Bandit goes on another cross-country run, transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas. And, once again, Sheriff Buford T. Justice is on his tail.
The Godfather Part II (
1974) | IMDb:
9
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (
1964) | IMDb:
7.5
An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.
Starring:
Bette Davis
,
Olivia de Havilland
,
Joseph Cotten
,
Agnes Moorehead
,
Cecil Kellaway
,
Victor Buono
To Kill a Mockingbird (
1962) | IMDb:
8.3
Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.