Home Video and Blockbuster Era Movies I've Watched (including my mini-reviews)
by hywel82 | created - 25 Mar 2016 | updated - 4 weeks ago | PublicWhat I've watched since 2015, including my mini-reviews in the comments of every list item. What will you find in this list? Movies, direct-to-video movies, TV movies and feature-length pilot episodes for un-commissioned TV series. This list has ended up being mostly genre B-movies with a few mainstream Hollywood movies. Almost every list item is the first time I've seen it. What dates/eras does it span? From the proto-blockbusters of the late 60's, via the home video era to the last few 80's style movies made around the turn of the Millennium. Although mostly in chronological order of watch date, I keep sequels grouped together. Even those sequels beyond the scope of this list because I'm thorough.
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1. After Hours (I) (1985)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An ordinary word processor has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho he met that evening at a coffee shop.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Verna Bloom, Tommy Chong
Votes: 81,531 | Gross: $10.60M
15/08/15 Quirky hidden gem. I enjoyed this free-wheeling misadventure. I originally saw most of it on TV years ago and wanted to watch it properly.
2. Deliverance (1972)
R | 109 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's dammed and turned into a lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a canoeing trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.
Director: John Boorman | Stars: Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox
Votes: 119,358 | Gross: $7.06M
10/10/15 More serious than it needed to be. Great cast including Burt Reynolds. Origin of those 'killer hillbilly' movies.
3. Convoy (1978)
PG | 110 min | Action, Drama
Truckers form a mile-long "convoy" in support of a trucker's vendetta with an abusive sheriff - Based on the country song of the same title by C.W. McCall.
Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Ernest Borgnine, Burt Young
Votes: 18,619 | Gross: $45.00M
17/10/15 I caught a the first few mins. on TV late on night and wanted to watch it properly. This is great fun! A 70's, freedom loving, American road movie.
4. Robot Jox (1989)
PG | 85 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In the distant future, mankind has forsaken global wars for battles of single combat. The world has been divided into two opposing super powers, with each side represented by trained champions.
Director: Stuart Gordon | Stars: Gary Graham, Anne-Marie Johnson, Paul Koslo, Robert Sampson
Votes: 7,308 | Gross: $1.27M
24/10/15 Cheesy 80's sci-fi action with fighting robots in this Italian B-movie.
5. Robot Wars (1993)
PG | 72 min | Action, Sci-Fi
A renegade Megarobot pilot and an archaeologist must team up to thwart the Centro's attempts to resurrect a hidden Megarobot, with which they can challenge the prevailing order.
Director: Albert Band | Stars: Don Michael Paul, Barbara Crampton, James Staley, Lisa Rinna
Votes: 1,597
17/11/17 A sci-fi B-movie sequel to 'Robot Jox' (1989), again by Charles Band's production company. It took me a long time to discover that this sequel existed. This one was produced by Charles Band and directed by his father, Albert. The robot effects are stop-motion models and minitures. They look dated, but I like how they look, and the whole movie looks fairly good for an early 90's B-movie. But there's only one big robot fight in the movie. And not enough action to compensate for the disjointed, incoherent plotlines. Overall, has some entertainment value, but not as much as the first one.
6. The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
R | 90 min | Horror, Thriller
On the way to California, a family has the misfortune to have their car break down in an area closed to the public, and inhabited by violent savages ready to attack.
Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Susan Lanier, Robert Houston, John Steadman, Janus Blythe
Votes: 39,256 | Gross: $25.00M
30/10/15 Low-ish budet 70's horror classic. Worth watching if you like the 2006 remake.
7. The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1984)
R | 86 min | Horror, Thriller
A group of bikers, heading to a race, become stranded in the desert and find themselves fighting off a family of inbred cannibals who live off the land.
Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Robert Houston, David Nichols, Virginia Vincent, James Whitworth
Votes: 7,379
31/10/15 Not as good as the first.
8. Hellraiser (1987)
R | 94 min | Horror, Thriller
A woman discovers the newly resurrected, partially formed, body of her brother-in-law and lover. She starts killing for him to revitalize his body and escape the demonic beings that are pursuing him after he escaped their underworld.
Director: Clive Barker | Stars: Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Sean Chapman
Votes: 140,639 | Gross: $14.56M
01/11/15 Unique and memorable. One of the best horror films ever. Dated make-up and special effects have taken away the shock value, but you won't care because the story is so original.
9. Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
R | 97 min | Horror, Thriller
Kirsty is brought to an institution after the horrible events of Hellraiser (1987), where the occult-obsessive head doctor resurrects Julia and unleashes the Cenobites and their demonic underworld.
Director: Tony Randel | Stars: Doug Bradley, Ashley Laurence, Clare Higgins, Kenneth Cranham
Votes: 56,178 | Gross: $11.09M
06/11/15 Definitely watch this sequal if you want more of the original. Made by the same people as the first one.
10. Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
R | 97 min | Horror
An investigative reporter must send the newly unbound Pinhead and his legions back to Hell.
Director: Anthony Hickox | Stars: Terry Farrell, Doug Bradley, Kevin Bernhardt, Lawrence Mortorff
Votes: 35,075 | Gross: $12.53M
07/11/15 Not made by the same people. Only watch if you're a fan of the first two.
11. Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)
R | 85 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
In the 22nd century, a scientist attempts to right the wrong his ancestor created: the puzzle box that opens the gates of Hell and unleashes Pinhead and his Cenobite legions.
Director: Kevin Yagher | Stars: Bruce Ramsay, Valentina Vargas, Doug Bradley, Charlotte Chatton
Votes: 24,607 | Gross: $16.68M
08/11/15 Deeply flawed and not made by the same people. It fills in gaps in the history. Make this the last one you watch.
12. Hellraiser: Inferno (2000 Video)
R | 99 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A shady police detective becomes embroiled in a strange world of murder, sadism and madness after being assigned a murder investigation against a madman known only as "The Engineer".
Director: Scott Derrickson | Stars: Craig Sheffer, Nicholas Turturro, James Remar, Doug Bradley
Votes: 19,190
13/11/15 Avoid.
13. Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002 Video)
R | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
After a car crash, a shady stockbroker suffers from amnesia. This leaves him in a hazy limbo of sex and murder. But, as in a predestined journey, he unmistakenly takes the bait and follows the marked-out clues all the way to Pinhead.
Director: Rick Bota | Stars: Dean Winters, Ashley Laurence, Doug Bradley, Rachel Hayward
Votes: 14,479
14/11/15 Avoid.
14. Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005 Video)
R | 91 min | Horror
Gamers playing a MMORPG based on the "Hellraiser" films find their lives endangered after being invited to a rave, the host of which intends to show them the truth behind the Cenobite mythos.
Director: Rick Bota | Stars: Stelian Urian, Katheryn Winnick, Anna Tolputt, Khary Payton
Votes: 12,984
15/11/15 Avoid.
15. Hellraiser: Deader (2005 Video)
R | 88 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A journalist uncovers an underground group who can bring back the dead and slowly becomes drawn into their world.
Director: Rick Bota | Stars: Kari Wuhrer, Ionut Chermenski, Hugh Jorgin, Linda Marlowe
Votes: 11,893
20/11/15 Avoid.
16. Hellraiser: Revelations (2011)
R | 75 min | Horror
Two college friends unwittingly release Pinhead and his minions.
Director: Víctor Garcia | Stars: Jolene Andersen, Steven Brand, Dan Buran, Camelia Dee
Votes: 9,921
21/11/15 The worst one yet. Avoid.
17. Hellraiser: Judgment (2018 Video)
Not Rated | 81 min | Horror
Detectives Sean and David Carter are on the case to find a gruesome serial killer terrorizing the city. Joining forces with Detective Christine Egerton, they dig deeper into a spiraling maze of horror that may not be of this world.
Director: Gary J. Tunnicliffe | Stars: Damon Carney, Randy Wayne, Alexandra Harris, Heather Langenkamp
Votes: 7,867
22/11/20 Direct-to-video Hellraiser sequel by Gary J. Tunnicliffe and with another new actor in the Pinhead role. I expected to dislike this but was surprised how enjoyable it turned out to be. The first quarter was excessively gross and gory though. After that it becomes a better detective story with a premise similar to Se7en (1995) and with a good plot-twist at the end. Overall better than I expected.
18. American Ninja (1985)
R | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
American soldier, obviously very skilled in martial arts, single-handedly takes on mercenaries in the Philippines.
Director: Sam Firstenberg | Stars: Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Judie Aronson, Guich Koock
Votes: 16,748 | Gross: $10.50M
Unlike the rest of the list, this one is out of order! I watched it after The Hills Have Eyes Part II and before Hellraiser. I wasn't as organised early on! 18/10/15 American Ninja is an upper-end martial-arts B-movie. Lots of action. Not bad.
19. American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987)
R | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
On a remote Caribbean island, Army Ranger Joe Armstrong investigates the disappearance of several marines, which leads him to The Lion, a super-criminal who has kidnapped a local scientist and mass-produced an army of mutant Ninja warriors.
Director: Sam Firstenberg | Stars: Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Larry Poindexter, Gary Conway
Votes: 9,670 | Gross: $4.00M
05/12/15 Unmemorable, but not bad sequel.
20. American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt (1989)
R | 89 min | Action, Drama
A man newly trained in the martial arts must save his trainer from experimentation.
Director: Cedric Sundstrom | Stars: David Bradley, Steve James, Marjoe Gortner, Michele B. Chan
Votes: 5,863 | Gross: $0.90M
6/12/15 Unmemorable.
21. American Ninja 4: The Annihilation (1990)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The two American Ninjas, Joe Armstrong and Sean Davidson, team up to do battle against a terrorist and his band of Ninjas.
Director: Cedric Sundstrom | Stars: Michael Dudikoff, David Bradley, James Booth, Dwayne Alexandre
Votes: 5,363 | Gross: $0.36M
12/12/15 Not as good as it could have been. Does have some unexpected Mad Max inspired elements.
22. American Ninja 5 (1993)
PG-13 | 102 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
When a scientists daughter is kidnapped, American Ninja (David Bradley), attempts to find her, but this time he teams up with a youngster he has trained in the ways of the ninja.
Director: Bob Bralver | Stars: David Bradley, Lee Reyes, Anne Dupont, Pat Morita
Votes: 4,406
13/12/15 Intended to be a different, family friendly ninja movie, this had the American Ninja name slapped on it. Pretty awful.
23. Death Wish (1974)
R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad after his wife is murdered by street punks. In self-defense, the vengeful man kills muggers on the mean streets after dark.
Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, Steven Keats
Votes: 44,079 | Gross: $22.00M
16/01/16 Really enjoyed this. Got it's dark moments, but the theme of fighting back is compelling.
24. Death Wish II (1982)
R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Architect Paul Kersey once again becomes a vigilante when he tries to find the five street punks who murdered his daughter and housekeeper, this time on the dark streets of Los Angeles.
Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Vincent Gardenia, J.D. Cannon
Votes: 18,161 | Gross: $16.10M
17/01/16 As above, not a bad sequel.
25. Death Wish 3 (1985)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.
Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Charles Bronson, Deborah Raffin, Ed Lauter, Martin Balsam
Votes: 17,424 | Gross: $16.12M
23/01/16 A guilty pleasure movie! So bad it's good. Lots of cheesy 80's action. A must watch for cheesy 80's B movie fans. Watched it before, would would it again.
26. Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey takes on the members of a vicious Los Angeles drug cartel to stop the flow of drugs after his girlfriend's daughter dies from an overdose.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Charles Bronson, Kay Lenz, John P. Ryan, Perry Lopez
Votes: 11,139 | Gross: $6.88M
24/01/16 Forgettable sequel. Less cheesy but still a OK 80's B movie.
27. Death Wish: The Face of Death (1994)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Paul Kersey is back at working vigilante justice when his fiancée, Olivia, has her business threatened by mobsters.
Director: Allan A. Goldstein | Stars: Charles Bronson, Lesley-Anne Down, Michael Parks, Chuck Shamata
Votes: 8,793 | Gross: $1.70M
28/01/16 Forgettable sequel.
28. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
R | 136 min | Crime, Sci-Fi
In the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates, Warren Clarke
Votes: 881,821 | Gross: $6.21M
30/01/16 Awesome. A modern classic. Great music, locations, script, everything.
29. The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)
G | 91 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
At Medfield College, an accident with a donated computer gives Dexter Riley the ability to remember any knowledge learned instantly and perfectly.
Director: Robert Butler | Stars: Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn, William Schallert
Votes: 5,947 | Gross: $0.73M
02/02/16 Fun Disney campus comedy. Very dated.
30. Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)
G | 88 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
A chemistry student invents a spray that makes its wearer invisible. A crook finds out about it, and plans to steal it for himself.
Director: Robert Butler | Stars: Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn, Jim Backus
Votes: 2,293
04/02/16 Another fun but dated Disney campus comedy.
31. The Strongest Man in the World (1975)
G | 92 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Dexter Riley and his friends accidently discover a new chemical mixed with a cereal seems to give anyone temporary superhuman strength
Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn, Eve Arden, Cesar Romero
Votes: 3,739
07/02/16 Caught a few moments of this on TV once and thought it (and the whole series) were worth watching properly. The last fun but dated Disney campus comedy.
32. The Exorcist (1973)
R | 122 min | Horror
When a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair, Lee J. Cobb
Votes: 455,330 | Gross: $232.91M
Either on 08, 09 or 11/02/16 Great film, though dated makeup and special effects makes it less spooky than it would have been.
33. Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
R | 117 min | Horror
A teenage girl once possessed by a demon finds that it still lurks within her. Meanwhile, a priest investigates the death of the girl's exorcist.
Directors: John Boorman, Rospo Pallenberg | Stars: Richard Burton, Linda Blair, Louise Fletcher, Max von Sydow
Votes: 28,397 | Gross: $30.75M
13/02/16 Diabolical. One of the worst films I've ever seen.
34. The Exorcist III (1990)
R | 110 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A police lieutenant uncovers more than he bargained for as his investigation of a series of murders, which have all the hallmarks of the deceased Gemini serial killer, leads him to question the patients of a psychiatric ward.
Director: William Peter Blatty | Stars: George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Brad Dourif, Jason Miller
Votes: 38,922 | Gross: $26.10M
17/02/16 Better than the first sequel, but still has lots of problems.
35. Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
R | 114 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Years before Father Lankester Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil's soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa. This is the tale of Father Merrin's initial battle with Pazuzu and the rediscovery of his faith.
Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Izabella Scorupco, James D'Arcy, Remy Sweeney
Votes: 39,815 | Gross: $41.82M
20/02/16 Don't bother with either of the mid-00's prequels.
36. Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)
R | 117 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Years before Father Lankester Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil's soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa. Merrin's initial battle with Pazuzu leads to the rediscovery of his faith.
Director: Paul Schrader | Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Gabriel Mann, Clara Bellar, Billy Crawford
Votes: 13,595 | Gross: $0.25M
21/02/16 Don't bother with either of the mid-00's prequels.
37. White Lightning (1973)
PG | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ex con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring.
Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Jennifer Billingsley, Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins
Votes: 5,762
27/02/16 First of the Burt Reynolds 'hick-flicks'. Lots of car chases, stunts and action. Slightly dated pacing, but a great movie. I highly recommend this.
38. Gator (1976)
PG | 115 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Agents force a former con man to help them nab a corrupt politician.
Director: Burt Reynolds | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Jack Weston, Lauren Hutton, Jerry Reed
Votes: 4,924 | Gross: $11.00M
03/03/16 Not as good as the first (White Lightning (1973). Above average.
39. The Longest Yard (1974)
R | 121 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A sadistic warden asks a former pro quarterback, now serving time in his prison, to put together a team of inmates to take on (and get pummeled by) the guards.
Director: Robert Aldrich | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, Michael Conrad
Votes: 21,436 | Gross: $7.13M
05/03/16 Pretty good fun! I like the theme of fighting back against authority.
40. Death Race 2000 (1975)
R | 80 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
In a dystopian future, a cross country automobile race requires contestants to run down innocent pedestrians to gain points that are tallied based on each kill's brutality.
Director: Paul Bartel | Stars: David Carradine, Sylvester Stallone, Simone Griffeth, Mary Woronov
Votes: 30,926 | Gross: $8.00M
10/03/16 Lower budget than it needed. I like the risk taking and originality of this movie. Very dated but a must-see 70's road-movie B-movie.
41. Rollerball (1975)
Approved | 125 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Sport
In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.
Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, John Beck
Votes: 29,327 | Gross: $30.00M
11/03/16 This is brilliant. Bit dated that doesn't detract from this compelling futuristic vision. Highly recommended.
42. Eat My Dust (1976)
PG | 89 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
Darlene's into going fast, Hoover's into Darlene, but when they both get into a red-hot race car, the reckless fun accelerates into a trunk-full of hot pursuits.
Director: Charles B. Griffith | Stars: Ron Howard, Christopher Norris, Brad David, Kathy O'Dare
Votes: 1,002
19/03/16 Ron Howard, a Chevy Camaro, car chases and stunts. You wouldn't know this road movie is fairly low budget. Dated but still fun and holds up well.
43. Grand Theft Auto (1977)
PG | 84 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A rich girl steals her dad's Rolls Royce and heads off to Las Vegas to get married. However, her angry parents, a jealous suitor, and a bunch of reward seekers are determined to stop her.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Ron Howard, Nancy Morgan, Elizabeth Rogers, Barry Cahill
Votes: 2,971
24/03/16 More mad-cap than the first one. Also low budget but you wouldn't know it. Lots of fun, car chases and stunts.
44. The Omega Man (1971)
PG | 98 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Dr Robert Neville has developed an experimental vaccine which makes him the only immune survivor of a biological catastrophe. A gang of homicidal mutants blame science for their condition and attempt to kill him.
Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Rosalind Cash, Paul Koslo
Votes: 34,088 | Gross: $8.72M
25/03/16 Modern classic. High recommended post-apocalyptic adventure.
45. The Big Bus (1976)
PG | 88 min | Action, Comedy
A nuclear powered bus driving cross-country, from New York City to Colorado, is destined for disaster due to the machinations of a mysterious group allied with the oil lobby.
Director: James Frawley | Stars: Joseph Bologna, Stockard Channing, John Beck, Rene Auberjonois
Votes: 3,717 | Gross: $3.54M
27/03/16 I caught a few mins. of this on TV and wanted to watch it properly. Parody of 70's disaster movies, not as funny as it should be. Still a fun 70's road movie.
46. Cannonball! (1976)
PG | 93 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Racing across the country from L.A. to New York, a plethora of exotic cars carry contestants hoping to win a very large sum.
Director: Paul Bartel | Stars: David Carradine, Bill McKinney, Veronica Hamel, Gerrit Graham
Votes: 5,174 | Gross: $3.27M
02/04/16 LA to NYC illegal road race. Lots of 70s cars, chases, stunts and action. Lots of fun. Look out for things that would influence Tarantino.
47. The Gumball Rally (1976)
PG | 105 min | Comedy
An eclectic group of people takes part in a secret, and illegal, cross country road race.
Director: Charles Bail | Stars: Michael Sarrazin, Tim McIntire, Raul Julia, Norman Burton
Votes: 4,497
07/04/16 2nd 1976 illegal road race across the USA. This time NYC to LA. A little more comedy and lighter tone. Lots of fun, car chases, stunts and action. At least one scene was familiar. I must have watched this when I was about 6 years old.
48. Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974)
PG | 93 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Down-on-their-luck racers Larry and Deke steal from a supermarket manager to buy a car that will help them advance their racing chances. Their escape does not go as planned when Larry's one-night stand, Mary, tags along for the ride.
Director: John Hough | Stars: Peter Fonda, Susan George, Adam Roarke, Kenneth Tobey
Votes: 7,832 | Gross: $0.62M
09/04/16 Slow at first but becomes a fun, crime caper road movie with lots of car chases and stunts. Look out for things that would inflience Tarantino.
49. Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)
PG | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When a South American drug lord pays Pace to steal 48 cars for him, all but one is in the bag - thereby, the police precipitate in a desperate car chase against Pace and his Eleanor across Southern California.
Director: H.B. Halicki | Stars: H.B. Halicki, Marion Busia, Jerry Daugirda, James McIntyre
Votes: 9,959 | Gross: $0.47M
14/04/16 Very 70's style. Dated pacing and bad acting. Made up for with a great car chase. In fact the last 3rd of the movie is a car chase. I saw a post-1999 release, lacking the original score and credits.
50. The Junkman (1982)
PG | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Junkman and movie-maker Harlan Hollis struggles to stay alive when a jealous partner in his company hires goons to kill him. Full of amazing car chases, fantastic crashes, and edge-of-your-seat action.
Director: H.B. Halicki | Stars: H.B. Halicki, Christopher Stone, Susan Shaw, Lang Jeffries
Votes: 843
15/04/16 Sequel to 'Gone in 60 Seconds' (1974). Similar problems of low budget and poor acting, but the cars, chases and stunts make this a guilty pleasure movie. If, like me, you're a 9 year old boy, this is good fun.
51. Race with the Devil (1975)
PG | 88 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.
Director: Jack Starrett | Stars: Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Loretta Swit, Lara Parker
Votes: 7,340 | Gross: $12.64M
16/04/16 This is a horror road-movie. Surprisingly good, relatively high-budget horror movie. I think it might have partly insprired The Hills Have Eyes (1977).
52. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
R | 133 min | Drama
In the Fall of 1963, a Korean War veteran and criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rallies up the scared patients against the tyrannical nurse.
Director: Milos Forman | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Michael Berryman, Peter Brocco
Votes: 1,073,111 | Gross: $112.00M
21/04/16 Watched because of all the pop-culture references to it. I like the theme of fighting back against authority.
53. THX 1138 (1971)
R | 86 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In the 25th century, a time when people have designations instead of names, a man, THX 1138, and a woman, LUH 3417, rebel against their rigidly controlled society.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro Colley, Maggie McOmie
Votes: 54,656 | Gross: $2.44M
22/04/16 Written and directed by George Lucas, this is slow and sparse but good looking. More 'Logan's Run' (1976) than 'Star Wars' (1977). I saw the 2004 re-release with stupid CGI.
54. Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB (1967)
15 min | Sci-Fi, Short
While monitored and pursued, a man races to escape through a futuristic labyrinth.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Dan Nachtsheim, Joy Carmichael, David Munson, Marvin Bennett
Votes: 2,682
23/04/16 After watching his feature 'THX 1138' (1971), I wanted to watch Lucas' original film school project. Pretty good for a 60's film school project, but still weird.
55. American Graffiti (1973)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
A group of teenagers in California's central valley spend one final night after their 1962 high school graduation cruising the strip with their buddies before they pursue their varying goals.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith
Votes: 98,219 | Gross: $115.00M
23/04/16 Written & directed by George Lucas. Slow but free-wheeling rock-n-roll era movie. I didn't care for it, but it has charm. Good chillout movie. I watched a post-1978 re-release.
56. More American Graffiti (1979)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Told in four different New Year's Eves in the mid 1960s, John, Terry, Debbie, Steve and Laurie deal with adulthood, the Vietnam war, peace rallies, and relationships.
Director: Bill Norton | Stars: Candy Clark, Bo Hopkins, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat
Votes: 5,076 | Gross: $15.01M
29/04/16 Unnecessary sequel. Follows the characters into the flower power era. Four different stories in one. Free-wheeling and a good chillout movie like it's predacessor. Not as bad as the reviews say, but hard to recommend.
57. The Car (1977)
PG | 96 min | Action, Horror, Mystery
A small desert town is terrorized by a powerful, seemingly possessed car, and the local sheriff may be the only one who can stop it.
Director: Elliot Silverstein | Stars: James Brolin, Kathleen Lloyd, John Marley, R.G. Armstrong
Votes: 11,676
30/04/16 Jaws with a car instead of a shark. So bad it's good. Very dated, I think it looks more 60's than mid-70's. Watch it ironically.
58. Damnation Alley (1977)
PG | 91 min | Sci-Fi
In a post-apocalyptic world, a group of survivors travel and find other settlements in huge custom designed all terrain vehicles.
Director: Jack Smight | Stars: Jan-Michael Vincent, George Peppard, Dominique Sanda, Paul Winfield
Votes: 5,877 | Gross: $8.72M
01/05/16 Saw a few mins. when it was on the Horror Channel last year and wanted to watch it properly. At last another hidden gem! Pre-'Mad Max' (1979) driving around a post-apocalyptic wasteland in a huge vehicle. Terrible special effects but great story.
59. Capricorn One (1977)
PG | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When the first manned flight to Mars is deemed unsafe and scrubbed on the launch pad, anxious authorities must scramble to save face and retain their funding - and so an unthinkable plot to fake the mission is hatched.
Director: Peter Hyams | Stars: Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro, Sam Waterston
Votes: 24,741
05/05/16 Couldn't remember if I'd seen this before. This turned out to be the first time I'd watched it. Great idea but not as thrilling as it could have been. Story meanders too much and pacing is 70's. Good overall.
60. Corvette Summer (1978)
PG | 105 min | Adventure, Comedy
A high school grad and a hooker-in-training try to track down his stolen Corvette.
Director: Matthew Robbins | Stars: Mark Hamill, Annie Potts, Eugene Roche, William Bryant
Votes: 3,872 | Gross: $15.50M
06/05/16 More of a light-hearted love story than a car movie. Not great but I enjoyed this quirky little 70's adventure.
61. National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
R | 109 min | Comedy
At a 1962 college, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.
Director: John Landis | Stars: John Belushi, Karen Allen, Tom Hulce, Stephen Furst
Votes: 129,405
07/05/16 How could I NOT watch this? Fun but maybe I'm from the wrong generation to really get it.
62. Hooper (1978)
PG | 99 min | Action, Comedy
Aging Hollywood stuntman Sonny Hooper wants to prove that he's still got what it takes to be a great professional in this risky, under-recognized line of work.
Director: Hal Needham | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Jan-Michael Vincent, Sally Field, Brian Keith
Votes: 7,901 | Gross: $78.00M
12/05/16 Some good stunts but lightweight plot. Enjoyable but not great.
63. The Warriors (1979)
R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A street gang known as the Warriors must fight its way from the Bronx to its home turf on Coney Island when its members are falsely accused of assassinating a respected gang leader.
Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Michael Beck, James Remar, Dorsey Wright, Brian Tyler
Votes: 110,783 | Gross: $22.49M
13/05/16 I watched the Director's Cut version with the comic book trasitions and prologue. Grungy late-70's New York looks great. It's got lots of problems, but I enjoyed it. This could become a new guilty-pleasure movie.
64. The Driver (1978)
R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A getaway driver becomes the latest assignment for a tenacious detective.
Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern, Isabelle Adjani, Ronee Blakley
Votes: 19,441 | Gross: $4.91M
14/05/16 Apart from the cars and fashions, this could be a 60's film, it is that dated. Still a very good crime thriller with good chases. It just should have been made shortly after 'Bullitt' (1968).
65. Apocalypse Now (1979)
R | 147 min | Drama, Mystery, War
A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest
Votes: 710,843 | Gross: $83.47M
19/05/16 I watched the Redux version. At 3 hours, 15 minutes long, it's twice as long as most movies on this list. It has lots of great, memorable bits. The story also slowly meanders for too long. Worth re-watching.
66. Death Ship (1980)
R | 91 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery
A mysterious ghostly freighter rams and sinks a modern day cruise ship whose survivors climb aboard the freighter and discover that it is a World War II Nazi torture vessel.
Director: Alvin Rakoff | Stars: George Kennedy, Richard Crenna, Nick Mancuso, Sally Ann Howes
Votes: 5,704
20/05/16 A haunted-ship story. Had the potential to be spookier than it was. The style was also dated and looked more like a mid-70's film.
67. The Final Countdown (1980)
PG | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A modern aircraft carrier is thrown back in time to 1941 near Hawaii, just hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Director: Don Taylor | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross, James Farentino
Votes: 26,975 | Gross: $16.65M
21/05/16 Great sci-fi idea. Not quite a classic but definitely a hidden gem. Aged well apart from the special effects. All the aircraft carrier and jet plane action also help, giving a lot of it a 'Top Gun' (1986) feel.
68. Used Cars (1980)
R | 113 min | Comedy
When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Kurt Russell, Jack Warden, Gerrit Graham, Frank McRae
Votes: 16,784
22/05/16 This comedy has some good moments. Also not the family movie it could have been. Same producers as 'Back To The Future' (1985). Overall, pretty good.
69. Outland (1981)
R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
A federal marshal stationed at a mining colony on the Jupiter moon of Io uncovers a drug-smuggling conspiracy. He gets no help from the workers or authorities when he finds himself marked for murder.
Director: Peter Hyams | Stars: Sean Connery, Frances Sternhagen, Peter Boyle, James Sikking
Votes: 32,377 | Gross: $17.37M
26/05/16 Looks great and underrated. This crime drama with a sci-fi setting doesn't seem dated. I recommend it.
70. Escape from New York (1981)
R | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In 1997, when the U.S. president crashes into Manhattan, now a giant maximum security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in to rescue him.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence
Votes: 157,652 | Gross: $25.24M
10/06/16 Great looking run-down futuristic New York. Another enjoyable guilty pleasure low-ish budget B-movie.
71. Escape from L.A. (1996)
R | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Snake Plissken is once again called in by the United States government to recover a potential doomsday device from Los Angeles, now an autonomous island where undesirables are deported.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Kurt Russell, Steve Buscemi, Stacy Keach, A.J. Langer
Votes: 80,600 | Gross: $25.48M
11/06/16 Substandard in most ways. Some of the worst CGI and visual effects I've ever seen. Skip this one.
72. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Horror
Two American college students on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.
Director: John Landis | Stars: David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Joe Belcher, Griffin Dunne
Votes: 120,627 | Gross: $30.57M
16/06/16 Good light-hearted horror tone and I liked seeing early 1980's London. But I couldn't get into it.
73. An American Werewolf in Paris (1997)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
An American man unwittingly gets involved with French werewolves who have developed a serum allowing them to transform at will.
Director: Anthony Waller | Stars: Tom Everett Scott, Julie Delpy, Vince Vieluf, Phil Buckman
Votes: 27,000 | Gross: $26.57M
17/06/16 Tries it's best to be a worthy sequel but fails.
74. King of the Mountain (1981)
PG | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A group of friends race their high-powered cars up and down a dangerous and deadly mountain road known as Mulholland Drive to see who can claim the title of "King of the Mountain."
Director: Noel Nosseck | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Joseph Bottoms, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Richard Cox
Votes: 572 | Gross: $1.79M
23/06/16 Another B-movie Car-movie. This dated drama lacks the action I want from a car movie. It's hard to find (I watched a VHS-rip found online), but don't bother hunting for it unless you're really into LA street racing.
75. Southern Comfort (1981)
R | 106 min | Action, Thriller
During a routine exercise, a team of National Guardsmen are threatened by angry and violent locals.
Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward, Franklyn Seales
Votes: 21,955 | Gross: $5.00M
24/06/16 I like the killer hillbilly theme. This has Louisiana Cajuns, not canibals or mutants, so more like Deliverence (1972). Worth watching and underrated.
76. Smokey Bites the Dust (1981)
PG | 87 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
This movie follows the rivalry between a small-town southern sheriff and a small-town teenaged thief who steals cars and destroys them with the sheriff's daughter by his side.
Director: Charles B. Griffith | Stars: Jimmy McNichol, Janet Julian, Walter Barnes, Patrick Campbell
Votes: 366
25/06/16 Shameless cash-in on 'Smokey and the Bandit (1977)'. This Roger Corman B-movie is one of the worst movies I've ever seen. But it's got enough car chases and stunts (mostly re-used stock footage) to nearly be ironically fun.
77. Moving Violations (1985)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy
The goofy students of a remedial drivers education class find themselves butting heads with their abusive police instructors.
Director: Neal Israel | Stars: John Murray, Jennifer Tilly, James Keach, Brian Backer
Votes: 4,351 | Gross: $10.60M
26/06/16 Watched by mistake. I was aiming for 'Moving Violation' (1976) instead. 'Moving Violations' (1985) is basically 'Police Academy' (1984) but at a traffic school. Below average.
78. Moving Violation (1976)
PG | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A young drifter (Stephen McHattie) and his newly acquired girlfriend (Kay Lenz) witness a corrupt local Sheriff kill his deputy, soon becoming the prime suspects they set off across country to evade capture.
Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Stephen McHattie, Kay Lenz, Eddie Albert, Lonny Chapman
Votes: 418
30/06/16 This is the right 'Moving Violation(s)'! Interesting to see the source of the stock footage for 'Smokey Bites the Dust' (1981). Quite good for a Roger Corman carspoitation B-movie. This also has drama. Overall, a fairly good movie.
79. Thunder and Lightning (1977)
PG | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A young man who hauls liquor for moonshiners comes up against a competing gang of moonshiners who intend to get rid of him and take over his operation.
Director: Corey Allen | Stars: David Carradine, Kate Jackson, Sterling Holloway, Patrick Cranshaw
Votes: 539 | Gross: $6.76M
01/07/16 Interesting to see the source of the stock footage for 'Smokey Bites the Dust' (1981). This Roger Corman B-movie is a bit like Burt Reynolds hick-flicks 'White Lightning' (1973) and 'Gator' (1976) but more poorly made. On the upper end of average for fun.
80. Moonshine County Express (1977)
PG | 95 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When a hillbilly moonshiner is murdered by a powerful competitor, his tough three daughters discover a stash of prohibition whiskey and start undercutting their father's killer's business, with help from a local race car driver.
Director: Gus Trikonis | Stars: John Saxon, Susan Howard, William Conrad, Morgan Woodward
Votes: 495
02/07/16 Another moonshine-runner, Hicksploitation B-movie. More drama and fewer car chases than I'd like. Dated but still entertaining. Hard to find.
81. A Small Town in Texas (1976)
PG | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A crooked sheriff in a small Southern town frames an ex-convict in a drug bust and takes his girlfriend.
Director: Jack Starrett | Stars: Timothy Bottoms, Susan George, Bo Hopkins, Morgan Woodward
Votes: 460
08/07/16 Slow paced crime drama punctuated by occasional car chases and stunts. Needed more car chases and stunts. Not bad for a B-movie, but I can't recommend it.
82. Deathsport (1978)
R | 82 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Futuristic Science Fiction about a sport to the death, using "destructocycles".
Directors: Allan Arkush, Nicholas Niciphor, Roger Corman | Stars: David Carradine, Claudia Jennings, Richard Lynch, William Smithers
Votes: 2,460
09/07/16 A Roger Corman, post-apocalyptic, futuristic B-movie. Awful dialogue, Classic 'Doctor Who' level of special effects make for a very dated 70's style of sci-fi. It does have lots of action, chases, stunts, fights and explosions. Hard to find and almost so bad it's good.
83. Stingray (1978)
PG | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Lonigan and his partner Tony, two drug dealers, shoot two cops who attempt to set them up, and run away with a million bucks and the drugs, which they stash in a red Corvette Stingray in a ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Taylor | Stars: Christopher Mitchum, Les Lannom, William Watson, Cliff Emmich
Votes: 324
10/07/16 Hard to find Road-Movie/B-movie. Low production values and strange mix of violence and comedy. Doesn't know if it wants to be a family friendly comedy or a crime thriller. Has some good moments so not bad overall.
84. Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
PG | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The Bandit is hired on to run a tractor-trailer full of beer over state lines, in hot pursuit by a pesky sheriff.
Director: Hal Needham | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, Mike Henry
Votes: 56,960 | Gross: $126.74M
15/07/16 Watched this dozens on times on television. One of my all-time favourite movies. If you only watch one hick-flick carsploitation road-movie, make it this one. Good to finally watch the original version without the swearing edited out for television.
85. Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
PG | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The Bandit goes on another cross-country run, transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas. And, once again, Sheriff Buford T. Justice is on his tail.
Director: Hal Needham | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Dom DeLuise
Votes: 17,610 | Gross: $66.13M
16/07/16 Watched this a few times on television. Apart from the big finale, this is pretty bad. Good to finally watch the original version without the swearing edited out for television. This is a flimsy children's film with swearing.
86. Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983)
PG | 85 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Big and Little Enos are opening a sea food restaurant. They bet Sheriff Buford T. Justice that he cannot drive from Miami to the Enos ranch in Texas in a given amount of time. If Buford loses he has to give up his badge.
Director: Dick Lowry | Stars: Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Paul Williams, Pat McCormick
Votes: 9,655 | Gross: $5.68M
17/07/16 This is why I re-watched the first two. To get to the notorious 2nd sequel which I don't think I've watched before. It has some fairly good stunts but they don't make up for all the problems. Nothing about the plot or story makes any sense. One of the worst films on this list.
87. Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
R | 102 min | Drama
While drag-racing through the American Southwest in a Chevrolet 150, a driver and his mechanic cross paths with an enigmatic hitchhiker and the tall-tale-spinning driver of a GTO.
Director: Monte Hellman | Stars: James Taylor, Warren Oates, Laurie Bird, Dennis Wilson
Votes: 13,430
30/07/16 Strange flower-power era carsploitation road-movie drama. Story doesn't make much sense and it has no proper ending. Has some charm but not enough entertainment value, chases and stunts for me to recommend.
88. White Line Fever (1975)
PG | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In 1970s Arizona, a young married man becomes an independent long-haul driver and he risks his life fighting the corruption in the local long-haul trucking industry.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Jan-Michael Vincent, Kay Lenz, Slim Pickens, L.Q. Jones
Votes: 2,255
06/08/16 Truck-spoitation B-movie drama. Above average but quite dated and not as entertaining as it could have been.
89. 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: 214,636 | Gross: $57.23M
13/08/16 Watched before but only a TV version in the late 90s. This time I watched the extended version. The music and musician cameos went over my head. I was watching for the comedy and the carsplotation. The comedy holds up fairly well, just a little dated. The car chases are pretty good. Too much swearing to be family friendly. Overall, memorable and still a lot of fun.
90. Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
PG-13 | 123 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Elwood must reunite the old band, with a few new members, and go on another "Mission from God."
Director: John Landis | Stars: Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, Walter Levine, Tom Davis
Votes: 34,788 | Gross: $13.98M
20/08/16 Almost more like a homage to the first film than a sequel. Mostly the same and all of it worse.
91. The Cannonball Run (1981)
PG | 95 min | Action, Comedy, Sport
A wide variety of eccentric competitors participate in a wild and illegal cross-country road race. However, the eccentric entrants will do anything to win the road race, including low-down, dirty tricks.
Director: Hal Needham | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Dom DeLuise
Votes: 39,981 | Gross: $72.18M
25/08/16 Watched it before on TV back in the 1990's. Another illegal trans-American road-race movie similar to 'Cannonball!' (1976) and 'The Gumball Rally' (1976). This has lots of stunts and chases and also funnier than the ealier movies. A bit dated, but still lots of fun. One of the better Hal Needham/Burt Reynolds carsploitation movies.
92. Cannonball Run II (1984)
PG | 108 min | Action, Comedy
The original characters from The Cannonball Run (1981) race across the country once more in various cars and trucks.
Directors: Hal Needham, Ralph Bakshi | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr.
Votes: 17,440 | Gross: $28.08M
27/08/16 Watched it before on TV back in the 1990's. Similar to the first, but worse in just about every way. Overall average.
93. Speed Zone (1989)
PG | 94 min | Action, Comedy, Sport
Despite the police's preemptive strike, the illegal coast-to-coast car race is still on with new drivers. It's a race where fair play, red lights, stop signs, police roadblocks and traffic rules in general have no validity.
Director: Jim Drake | Stars: Peter Boyle, Donna Dixon, John Candy, Matt Frewer
Votes: 3,700 | Gross: $3.08M
28/08/16 Can't remember if I've ever watched this on TV. Hard to find; the best version I could find was ~4 mins. less than duration stated on IMDB. Different director and mostly different cast. Great actors but awful script and generally badly made film. The last of the 70s and 80s car chase films. Overall, below average.
94. The Cars That Ate Paris (1974)
PG | 88 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
The small town of Paris, Australia deliberately causes car accidents, then sells/salvages all valuables from the wrecks as a means of economy.
Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Terry Camilleri, John Meillon, Kevin Miles, Rick Scully
Votes: 4,425
29/08/16 Hard to find the full version instead of the reduced US cut. Best I could find was a 1 hour 27 min. version, ~4 mins short of the IMDB stated duration. This was more surreal and art-house than I expected. Good to see Bruce Spence and hints of 'Mad Max' themes. Overall, too weird to be entertaining and enjoyable.
95. Vanishing Point (1971)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
During the 1970s, car-delivery driver Kowalski delivers hot rods in record time, but always runs into trouble.
Director: Richard C. Sarafian | Stars: Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, Charlotte Rampling, Dean Jagger
Votes: 30,549
09/09/16 Watched it years ago on TV. This time I watched the most complete version available, the uncut UK theatrical version. One of the first and few car-chase/carploitation road movies that everyone should watch. Cool, but dated and very much of the flower power era.
96. Vanishing Point (1997 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An ex race car driver hurries 1200 miles home in a 1970 Challenger when his wife has labor problems. Cops in several states try to stop him - initially for speeding.
Director: Charles Robert Carner | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Christine Elise, Steve Railsback, Rodney A. Grant
Votes: 3,061
16/02/18 TV Movie remake of 'Vanish Point' (1971). My expectations were low. Being a TV movie, the scale and production values are lower. They also changed the plotlines and introduced more conventional drama. At least they used the right cars and had reasonable car action sequences. It also tries to keep the spirit of the original. Overall, it's an unnecessary remake but with enough car action and the right tone to be okay if you enjoy car movies.
97. Duel (1971 TV Movie)
PG | 90 min | Action, Thriller
A business commuter is pursued and terrorized by the malevolent driver of a massive tractor-trailer.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Dennis Weaver, Jacqueline Scott, Eddie Firestone, Lou Frizzell
Votes: 78,468
10/09/16 Watched it on TV years ago. This time I watched the most complete theatrical version available. This is an entertaining little, slightly paranormal, car-chase thriller.
98. Cold Sweat (1970)
PG | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama
With his wife and daughter being held hostage, a seasoned ex-military man is involved in a shady smuggling operation to save his family.
Director: Terence Young | Stars: Charles Bronson, James Mason, Liv Ullmann, Jill Ireland
Votes: 3,079
15/09/16 Titled 'Cold Sweat' in English. Watched because someone on IMDB mentioned it had a good car chase. I watched the most complete version (93 mins.) available. One good car chase, but it doesn't make up for this very dated action crime thriller.
99. Sorcerer (1977)
PG | 121 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Four unfortunate men from different parts of the globe agree to risk their lives transporting gallons of nitroglycerin across dangerous Latin American jungle.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal, Amidou
Votes: 27,723 | Gross: $12.00M
16/09/16 Watched becuase IMDB recommended it. Very good film but I didn't enjoy it. Some good scenes but too dated and slow and too many plot holes.
100. Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
PG | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A farm boy recruits a band of outlaws to save the planet Akir from forces that threaten to wipe them out from the face of the universe. A battle stretching beyond the stars begins here.
Directors: Jimmy T. Murakami, Roger Corman | Stars: George Peppard, Robert Vaughn, Richard Thomas, John Saxon
Votes: 10,232
17/09/16 Think I watched it on TV a years ago. This is Roger Corman's low-budget B-movie cash-in on 'Star Wars' (1977). It's worse in every way. Not even ironically entertaining.
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