The Bridge of San Luis Rey (
2004) | IMDb:
5
The Bridge of San Luis Rey is American author Thornton Wilder's second novel, first published in 1927 to worldwide acclaim. It tells the story of several interrelated people who die in the collapse of an Inca rope-fiber suspension bridge in Peru, and the events that lead up to their being on the bridge. A friar who has witnessed the tragic accident then goes about inquiring into the lives of the victims, seeking some sort of cosmic answer to the question of why each had to die.
Starring:
Gabriel Byrne
,
F. Murray Abraham
,
Kathy Bates
,
Robert De Niro
,
Harvey Keitel
,
Pilar López de Ayala
Directed by:
Mary McGuckian
Demolition Man (
1993) | IMDb:
6.7
In 1996, brash L.A. detective John Spartan and maniac killer Simon Phoenix are both sentenced to decades in a cryogenic prison as punishment for a rescue mission gone wrong. When Phoenix escapes 36 years later to wreak havoc on the future, Spartan is awakened to capture his nemesis the old-fashioned way.
Starring:
Sylvester Stallone
,
Wesley Snipes
,
Sandra Bullock
,
Nigel Hawthorne
,
Benjamin Bratt
,
Rob Schneider
The Rookie (
1990) | IMDb:
5.9
Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help Nick bust a carjacking ring is almost as hotheaded as he is … and when Nick gets kidnapped, his newbie partner is his only hope.
Starring:
Clint Eastwood
,
Charlie Sheen
,
Raúl Juliá
,
Sônia Braga
,
Tom Skerritt
,
Lara Flynn Boyle
Return of the Jedi (
1983) | IMDb:
8.3
Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, while the Emperor seeks to destroy the Rebellion once and for all with a second dreaded Death Star.
Starring:
Mark Hamill
,
Harrison Ford
,
Carrie Fisher
,
Billy Dee Williams
,
Anthony Daniels
,
Peter Mayhew
Raiders of the Lost Ark (
1981) | IMDb:
8.4
When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.
Starring:
Harrison Ford
,
Karen Allen
,
Paul Freeman
,
John Rhys-Davies
,
Ronald Lacey
,
Wolf Kahler
The Empire Strikes Back (
1980) | IMDb:
8.7
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.
Starring:
Mark Hamill
,
Harrison Ford
,
Carrie Fisher
,
Billy Dee Williams
,
Anthony Daniels
,
David Prowse
More American Graffiti (
1979) | IMDb:
5.4
College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s.
Starring:
Paul Le Mat
,
Cindy Williams
,
Candy Clark
,
Charles Martin Smith
,
Mackenzie Phillips
,
Bo Hopkins