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1. The Blues Brothers (1980)
R | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Jake Blues rejoins with his brother Elwood after being released from prison, but the duo has just days to reunite their old R&B band and save the Catholic home where the two were raised, outrunning the police as they tear through Chicago.
Director: John Landis | Stars: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Cab Calloway, John Candy
Votes: 214,627 | Gross: $57.23M
2. The Babe (1992)
PG | 115 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Babe Ruth becomes a baseball legend but is unheroic to those who know him.
Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: John Goodman, Kelly McGillis, Trini Alvarado, Bruce Boxleitner
Votes: 11,523 | Gross: $17.53M
3. Hoodlum (1997)
R | 130 min | Crime, Drama
Black gangsters in 1930 Harlem fights Dutch Schultz who is trying to horn in on their numbers racket.
Director: Bill Duke | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Vanessa Williams, Andy Garcia
Votes: 12,579 | Gross: $23.46M
4. Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
R | 97 min | Drama
With only a week left before graduation, a young dreamer itches to renounce an uninspiring scholarship, stand up to his despotic father and pursue a career in oceanography. But, has anyone ever spread his wings away from Grandview, U.S.A.?
Director: Randal Kleiser | Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze, Troy Donahue
Votes: 2,281 | Gross: $4.74M
5. Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
PG | 124 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The fictionalized life of singer Loretta Lynn, a girl who rose from humble beginnings to become a country music star in the 1960s/70s.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Levon Helm, Phyllis Boyens
Votes: 20,522 | Gross: $67.18M
6. The Toy (1982)
PG | 102 min | Comedy
An underemployed reporter finds himself literally purchased as a toy for a rich spoiled brat.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Richard Pryor, Jackie Gleason, Ned Beatty, Scott Schwartz
Votes: 14,562 | Gross: $47.12M
7. Things Are Tough All Over (1982)
R | 90 min | Action, Comedy
Cheech and Chong are hired to drive a limo from Chicago to Las Vegas by two shady Arabs--Mr. Slyman (Cheech) and Prince Habib (Chong). Unbeknownst to them, five million dollars of dirty money has been stuffed throughout the car.
Director: Thomas K. Avildsen | Stars: Toni Attell, Mike Bacarella, Billy Beck, Don Bovingloh
Votes: 3,714 | Gross: $21.13M
8. Code of Silence (1985)
R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take down an irresponsible cop.
Director: Andrew Davis | Stars: Chuck Norris, Henry Silva, Bert Remsen, Mike Genovese
Votes: 9,406 | Gross: $20.35M
9. Nothing in Common (1986)
PG | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A successful advertising executive finds his freewheeling life crashing to a halt when his parents end their longtime marriage.
Director: Garry Marshall | Stars: Tom Hanks, Jackie Gleason, Eva Marie Saint, Hector Elizondo
Votes: 7,889 | Gross: $32.32M
10. ...All the Marbles (1981)
R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Small timer female wrestling team "The California Dolls" and their manager must face the hardship of their sport and life to suceed.
Director: Robert Aldrich | Stars: Peter Falk, Vicki Frederick, Laurene Landon, Burt Young
Votes: 2,413
11. Vice Versa (1988)
PG | 98 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Divorced executive Marshall and his 11-year-old son Charlie casually touch a magical Tibetan skull, releasing a mysterious power that transfers Marshall's mind to Charlie's body and vice versa. Their problems have just begun.
Director: Brian Gilbert | Stars: Judge Reinhold, Fred Savage, Corinne Bohrer, Swoosie Kurtz
Votes: 10,584 | Gross: $13.66M
12. Rollercoaster (1977)
PG | 119 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A blackmailer threatens to sabotage roller coasters at various American amusement parks if he isn't paid a huge ransom.
Director: James Goldstone | Stars: George Segal, Timothy Bottoms, Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda
Votes: 6,917
13. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
61 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Anthology series which ran on PBS throughout the 1980s.
Stars: Jeffrey DeMunn, Elizabeth Franz, Edward Herrmann, Sada Thompson
Votes: 416
14. To Sir, with Love II (1996 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama
After 30 years of teaching in London, Mark Thackeray retires and returns to Chicago. There, however, the challenge of teaching kids in an inner-city school proves to be too much to resist.
Director: Peter Bogdanovich | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Christian Payton, Dana Eskelson, Fernando López
Votes: 1,479
15. Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom (1963–1988)
30 min | Documentary, Family
Host Marlin Perkins explores various animals in their natural habitats.
Stars: Marlin Perkins, Jim Fowler, Joe Slattery, Tom Allen
Votes: 477
16. Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
R | 97 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
After severely burning himself in a drug incident, a comedian has a near death experience in which he reviews his life.
Director: Richard Pryor | Stars: Richard Pryor, Debbie Allen, Art Evans, Fay Hauser
Votes: 1,997 | Gross: $18.03M
17. Fighting Mad (1976)
R | 90 min | Action, Drama
An Arkansas farmer stages a one-man war against corrupt land developers who want to evict him and his neighbors from their farms for real estate developments.
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Peter Fonda, Gino Franco, Harry Northup, Philip Carey
Votes: 667
18. Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider (1979)
PG | 99 min | Comedy
A World War I deserter competes in the first long-distance motorcycle race.
Director: Steve Carver | Stars: David Carradine, Brenda Vaccaro, L.Q. Jones, R.G. Armstrong
Votes: 225
19. Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973)
PG | 92 min | Drama
Story of a 1920s stunt flyer and the son he takes on the road with him.
Director: John Erman | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Pamela Franklin, Eric Shea, Rosemary Murphy
Votes: 261
20. The Negro Soldier (1944)
43 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
Documentary focusing on the contributions to the American war effort of African-American soldiers.
Director: Stuart Heisler | Stars: Clyde Turner, Carlton Moss, William Broadus, Bertha Woolford
Votes: 831
21. Corky (1972)
PG | 88 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A country boy wants to make it big as a stockcar racer.
Director: Leonard J. Horn | Stars: Robert Blake, Charlotte Rampling, Patrick O'Neal, Christopher Connelly
Votes: 175
22. Our World (1986–1987)
60 min | History
Each episode focuses on a few months in history and what was going on at the time. Politics, society, music, and other subjects are explored. Interviews with people involved with the stories are featured.
Stars: Linda Ellerbee, Ray Gandolf, John S.D. Eisenhower, Pierre Salinger
Votes: 74
23. James Dean and Me (1995 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary
Retrospective on the short career of James Dean, featuring clips of his roles in early television and interviews with people who knew and worked with him.
Director: Tom Alvarez | Stars: James Dean, Steve Allen, Sheila Benson, Dennis Hopper
Votes: 22
24. The Sky Divers (1969)
TV-G | 15 min | Documentary, Short
A behind the scenes, promotional short about the making of the feature film The Gypsy Moths (1969), which extensively features free fall skydiving. There are interviews with the director, ... See full summary »
Director: Dale Mackey | Stars: Wink Martindale, Carl Boenish, John Frankenheimer, Jay Gifford
Votes: 64
25.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
The Killing Floor
(1984)
PG | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
During World War I, a poor black Southerner travels north to Chicago to get work in the city's slaughterhouses, where he becomes embroiled in the organized labor movement. He becomes ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Duke | Stars: Damien Leake, Alfre Woodard, Dennis Farina, Ernest Rayford
Votes: 232
26.
Our World (1986–1987)
Episode:
Up Against the Wall: 1961
(1987)
History
Highlights of the time include tensions with the USSR, the baby boom continues, the Berlin Wall goes up, the Peace Corps, racial problems and Freedom Riders, Roger Maris breaks Babe Ruth's home run record, and more.
Director: Consuelo Gonzales | Stars: Linda Ellerbee, Ray Gandolf, Mel Allen, Mike Dann
27.
Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom (1963–1988)
Episode:
Coyote Country
Documentary, Family
Director: Don Meier | Stars: Marlin Perkins, Joe Slattery