That Thing You Do! (
1996) | IMDb:
7
A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with lots of help from its manager.
Hero (
1992) | IMDb:
6.5
Bernie Laplante is having a rough time. He's divorced, his ex-wife hates him and has custody of their son, the cops are setting a trap for him, then to top it all, he loses a shoe whilst rescuing passengers of a crashed jet. Being a thief who is down on his luck, Bernie takes advantage of the crash, but then someone else claims credit for the rescue.
Starring:
Dustin Hoffman
,
Geena Davis
,
Andy García
,
Joan Cusack
,
Kevin J. O'Connor
,
Chevy Chase
The World According to Garp (
1982) | IMDb:
7.1
A struggling young writer finds his life and work dominated by his unfaithful wife and his radical feminist mother, whose best-selling manifesto turns her into a cultural icon.
Starring:
Robin Williams
,
Mary Beth Hurt
,
Glenn Close
,
John Lithgow
,
Hume Cronyn
,
Jessica Tandy
Directed by:
George Roy Hill
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.
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