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Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturale. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny's motives for the robbery are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lumet
CAST:  Al Pacino  •  John Cazale  •  Charles Durning  •  Chris Sarandon

Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturale. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny's motives for the robbery are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lumet
CAST:  Al Pacino  •  John Cazale  •  Charles Durning  •  Chris Sarandon

Looker (1981)

Plastic surgeon Larry Roberts performs a series of minor alterations on a group of models who are seeking perfection. The operations are a resounding success. But when someone starts killing his beautiful patients, Dr. Roberts becomes suspicious and starts ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Crichton
CAST:  Albert Finney  •  James Coburn  •  Susan Dey  •  Leigh Taylor-Young

Plastic surgeon Larry Roberts performs a series of minor alterations on a group of models who are seeking perfection. The operations are a resounding success. But when someone starts killing his beautiful patients, Dr. Roberts becomes suspicious and starts ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Crichton
CAST:  Albert Finney  •  James Coburn  •  Susan Dey  •  Leigh Taylor-Young

Mr. Mom (1983)

Jack and Caroline are a couple making a decent living when Jack suddenly loses his job. They agree that he should stay at home and look after the house while Caroline works. It's just that he's never done it before, and really doesn't have a clue...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stan Dragoti
CAST:  Michael Keaton  •  Teri Garr  •  Frederick Koehler  •  Taliesin Jaffe

Jack and Caroline are a couple making a decent living when Jack suddenly loses his job. They agree that he should stay at home and look after the house while Caroline works. It's just that he's never done it before, and really doesn't have a clue...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stan Dragoti
CAST:  Michael Keaton  •  Teri Garr  •  Frederick Koehler  •  Taliesin Jaffe

Stir Crazy (1980)

New Yorkers Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe have no jobs and no prospects, so they decide to flee the city and find work elsewhere, landing jobs wearing woodpecker costumes to promote the opening of a bank. When their feathery costumes are stolen and used in a bank ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Poitier
CAST:  Gene Wilder  •  Richard Pryor  •  Georg Stanford Brown  •  JoBeth Williams

New Yorkers Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe have no jobs and no prospects, so they decide to flee the city and find work elsewhere, landing jobs wearing woodpecker costumes to promote the opening of a bank. When their feathery costumes are stolen and used in a bank ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Poitier
CAST:  Gene Wilder  •  Richard Pryor  •  Georg Stanford Brown  •  JoBeth Williams

The Secret Cinema (1967)

Welcome to the Secret Cinema, now featuring a series of films on the real-life misadventures of Jane, a New York City office secretary. See Jane being sexually harassed by her boss, Mr. Troppogrosso. See Jane get dumped by her boyfriend, Dick. See Jane humiliated ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Bartel
CAST:  Amy Vane  •  Philip Carlson  •  Barry Dennen  •  Connie Ellison

Welcome to the Secret Cinema, now featuring a series of films on the real-life misadventures of Jane, a New York City office secretary. See Jane being sexually harassed by her boss, Mr. Troppogrosso. See Jane get dumped by her boyfriend, Dick. See Jane humiliated ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Bartel
CAST:  Amy Vane  •  Philip Carlson  •  Barry Dennen  •  Connie Ellison

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)

Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea room but does not have the wherewithal to achieve her lofty goal. Epileptic Ruth is a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Newman
CAST:  Joanne Woodward  •  Roberta Wallach  •  Judith Lowry  •  Nell Newman

Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea room but does not have the wherewithal to achieve her lofty goal. Epileptic Ruth is a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Newman
CAST:  Joanne Woodward  •  Roberta Wallach  •  Judith Lowry  •  Nell Newman

The Prince of Central Park (1977)

A lonely widow who frequents Central Park becomes emotionally involved with two orphaned youngsters who have built an oasis for themselves there after fleeing from a foster home. A young Brooke Shields made her TV acting debut in a small role.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harvey Hart
CAST:  Ruth Gordon  •  Brooke Shields  •  T.J. Hargrave  •  Marc Vahanian

A lonely widow who frequents Central Park becomes emotionally involved with two orphaned youngsters who have built an oasis for themselves there after fleeing from a foster home. A young Brooke Shields made her TV acting debut in a small role.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harvey Hart
CAST:  Ruth Gordon  •  Brooke Shields  •  T.J. Hargrave  •  Marc Vahanian

Loving Couples (1980)

Walter is a successful doctor, and so is his wife Evelyn. Wealthy and good-looking, they should be a happily married couple, but they're not. Walter is so caught up in his career that he fails to keep up with Evelyn. So when she falls for the charms of Greg, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Smight
CAST:  Shirley MacLaine  •  James Coburn  •  Susan Sarandon  •  Stephen Collins

Walter is a successful doctor, and so is his wife Evelyn. Wealthy and good-looking, they should be a happily married couple, but they're not. Walter is so caught up in his career that he fails to keep up with Evelyn. So when she falls for the charms of Greg, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Smight
CAST:  Shirley MacLaine  •  James Coburn  •  Susan Sarandon  •  Stephen Collins

Unfaithfully Yours (1984)

A composer—who suspects his wife of cheating—plots to kill her and frame it on her lover, but things don't turn out as planned.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Zieff
CAST:  Dudley Moore  •  Nastassja Kinski  •  Armand Assante  •  Albert Brooks

A composer—who suspects his wife of cheating—plots to kill her and frame it on her lover, but things don't turn out as planned.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Zieff
CAST:  Dudley Moore  •  Nastassja Kinski  •  Armand Assante  •  Albert Brooks

Joe (1970)

Ad executive Bill Compton confronts and murders his daughter's drug-dealing boyfriend. Wandering into a local bar, Bill encounters a drunken, bigoted factory worker with a bloodlust, Joe Curran. When Bill confesses the murder to Joe, the two strike up an uneasy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John G. Avildsen
CAST:  Peter Boyle  •  Susan Sarandon  •  Dennis Patrick  •  Audrey Caire

Ad executive Bill Compton confronts and murders his daughter's drug-dealing boyfriend. Wandering into a local bar, Bill encounters a drunken, bigoted factory worker with a bloodlust, Joe Curran. When Bill confesses the murder to Joe, the two strike up an uneasy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John G. Avildsen
CAST:  Peter Boyle  •  Susan Sarandon  •  Dennis Patrick  •  Audrey Caire

Dead & Buried (1981)

After a series of gory murders commited by mobs of townspeople against visiting tourists, the corpses appear to be coming back to life and living normally as locals in the small town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Sherman
CAST:  James Farentino  •  Melody Anderson  •  Jack Albertson  •  Dennis Redfield

After a series of gory murders commited by mobs of townspeople against visiting tourists, the corpses appear to be coming back to life and living normally as locals in the small town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Sherman
CAST:  James Farentino  •  Melody Anderson  •  Jack Albertson  •  Dennis Redfield

Marathon Man (1976)

A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Schlesinger
CAST:  Dustin Hoffman  •  Laurence Olivier  •  Roy Scheider  •  William Devane

A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Schlesinger
CAST:  Dustin Hoffman  •  Laurence Olivier  •  Roy Scheider  •  William Devane

Contract on Cherry Street (1977)

A policeman devises an unorthodox plan for bringing criminals to justice after his partner is brutally gunned down.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Graham
CAST:  Frank Sinatra  •  Martin Balsam  •  Jay Black  •  Verna Bloom

A policeman devises an unorthodox plan for bringing criminals to justice after his partner is brutally gunned down.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Graham
CAST:  Frank Sinatra  •  Martin Balsam  •  Jay Black  •  Verna Bloom

Topper (1979)

A deceased couple affectionately haunt a living friend while trying to get into heaven.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles S. Dubin
CAST:  Kate Jackson  •  Andrew Stevens  •  Jack Warden  •  Rue McClanahan

A deceased couple affectionately haunt a living friend while trying to get into heaven.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles S. Dubin
CAST:  Kate Jackson  •  Andrew Stevens  •  Jack Warden  •  Rue McClanahan

Friendships, Secrets and Lies (1979)

Six former sorority sisters are suspected of murder when a baby's skeleton is found in the ruins of the sorority house.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marlene Laird  •  Ann Zane Shanks
CAST:  Cathryn Damon  •  Shelley Fabares  •  Sondra Locke  •  Tina Louise

Six former sorority sisters are suspected of murder when a baby's skeleton is found in the ruins of the sorority house.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marlene Laird  •  Ann Zane Shanks
CAST:  Cathryn Damon  •  Shelley Fabares  •  Sondra Locke  •  Tina Louise