My Favorite Year (
1982) | IMDb:
7.3
Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann, gets booked to appear on the variety show he writes for. But when Swann arrives, he fails to live up to his silver screen image. Instead, he's a drunken womanizer who suffers from stage fright. Benjy is assigned to look after him before the show, and it's all he can do to keep his former idol from going completely off the rails.
Starring:
Peter O'Toole
,
Mark Linn-Baker
,
Jessica Harper
,
Joseph Bologna
,
Bill Macy
,
Lainie Kazan
High Anxiety (
1977) | IMDb:
6.6
A psychiatrist with intense acrophobia (fear of heights) goes to work for a mental institution run by doctors who appear to be crazier than their patients, and have secrets that they are willing to commit murder to keep.
The Towering Inferno (
1974) | IMDb:
7
At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
Starring:
Steve McQueen
,
Paul Newman
,
William Holden
,
Faye Dunaway
,
Fred Astaire
,
Susan Blakely
Winning (
1969) | IMDb:
6
Frank Capua is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one - the Indianapolis 500. But to get there he runs the risk of losing his wife Elora to his rival, Luther Erding, and strains the relationship with his stepson.
Starring:
Paul Newman
,
Joanne Woodward
,
Robert Wagner
,
Richard Thomas
,
David Sheiner
,
Clu Gulager
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (
1967) | IMDb:
7.2
A young but bright former window cleaner rises to the top of his company by following the advice of a book about ruthless advancement in business.