Rocky II (
1979) | IMDb:
7.3
After Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and move on. Rocky settles down with Adrian but can't put his life together outside the ring, while Creed seeks a rematch to restore his reputation. Soon enough, the "Master of Disaster" and the "Italian Stallion" are set on a collision course for a climactic battle that is brutal and unforgettable.
Starring:
Sylvester Stallone
,
Talia Shire
,
Burt Young
,
Carl Weathers
,
Burgess Meredith
,
Tony Burton
F.I.S.T. (
1978) | IMDb:
6.4
Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthless and finally senator Madison starts a campaign to find the truth about the alleged connections with the Mob.
Starring:
Sylvester Stallone
,
Rod Steiger
,
Peter Boyle
,
Melinda Dillon
,
David Huffman
,
Kevin Conway
Capricorn One (
1977) | IMDb:
6.8
In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars mission into a phony Mars landing. Under threat of harm to their families the astronauts play their part in the deception on a staged set in a deserted military base. But once the real ship returns to Earth and burns up on re-entry, the astronauts become liabilities. Now, with the help of a crusading reporter, they must battle a sinister conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden.
Starring:
Elliott Gould
,
James Brolin
,
Brenda Vaccaro
,
Sam Waterston
,
O.J. Simpson
,
Hal Holbrook
Futureworld (
1976) | IMDb:
5.7
Two years after the Westworld tragedy in the Delos amusement park, the corporate owners have reopened the park following over $1 billion in safety and other improvements. For publicity purposes, reporters Chuck Browning and Tracy Ballard are invited to review the park. Just prior to arriving at the park, however, Browning is given a clue by a dying man that something is amiss.
Paint Your Wagon (
1969) | IMDb:
6.6
A Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnapping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp into a boom town. Along the way there is plenty of drinking, gambling, and singing. They even find time to do some creative gold mining.
Bullitt (
1968) | IMDb:
7.4
Senator Walter Chalmers is aiming to take down mob boss Pete Ross with the help of testimony from the criminal's hothead brother Johnny, who is in protective custody in San Francisco under the watch of police lieutenant Frank Bullitt. When a pair of mob hitmen enter the scene, Bullitt follows their trail through a maze of complications and double-crosses. This thriller includes one of the most famous car chases ever filmed.
Starring:
Steve McQueen
,
Robert Vaughn
,
Jacqueline Bisset
,
Don Gordon
,
Robert Duvall
,
Simon Oakland
The Thomas Crown Affair (
1968) | IMDb:
6.9
Young businessman Thomas Crown is bored and decides to plan a robbery and assigns a professional agent with the right information to the job. However, Crown is soon betrayed yet cannot blow his cover because he’s in love.
Kiss Me, Stupid (
1964) | IMDb:
6.9
While traveling home from Vegas, an amorous lounge singer named Dino gets conned by a local mechanic/songwriter into staying in town for the night. The mechanic's songwriting partner, Orville, offers Dino his home for overnight lodging and enlists a local waitress/call girl to pose as his wife in order to placate Dino's urges.