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- DirectorJean NegulescoStarsBette DavisShelley WintersGary MerrillWhile awaiting a delayed flight, a lawyer who has left his unfaithful wife, befriends three fellow passengers. After the plane crashes and he is among the few to survive, he feels compelled to contact the families of his dead friends.
- DirectorFielder CookStarsVan HeflinEverett SloaneEd BegleyWhen Fred Staples is recruited onto the board of a high-powered New York corporation, he finds his ethics and ambition at odds.
- DirectorRoy KellinoStarsDavid NivenGeneviève PageRonald SquireSpoiler: Roger Tweakham, a married accountant leading a humdrum life, gets involved with a motivating model, tweaks the books of a stocking factory whose owner he likes so it will show a paper profit and stave off bankruptcy. He then juggles the books of a rival firm whose owner he detests, to show it, on paper, teetering on the edge of ruin. His book-cooking is soon discovered, but by buying the stocks of the first one and then the other, he finds himself in control of both. After a tangle with the law and a farce of a trial, he takes over both operations, merges the two, with the former owners as his partners, kisses the model goodbye and returns to his unsuspecting wife.
- DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsAudrey HepburnPeter FinchEdith EvansAfter leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.
- DirectorSamuel Goldwyn Jr.StarsPeter FondaSharon HuguenyNick AdamsEddie wants to live a life without responsibilities. He meets Pam and they fall in love. When Pam gets pregnant, Eddie must face up to the problem.
- DirectorJack SholderStarsBeatrice StraightMaia DanzigerMark MetcalfAdapted from the Katherine Mansfield short story "The Garden Party" and set in New England, this is the story of a young girl's coming of age at end of World War 2
- DirectorWalter C. MillerStarsEddie AlbertTammy GrimesJudith AndersonAn eight-year-old boy discovers a family of tiny people, only a few inches tall, living beneath the floorboards of a Victorian country home.
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsFaye DunawayWilliam HoldenPeter FinchA television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit, but finds that his message may be difficult to control.
- DirectorJerry LondonStarsGranville Van DusenBeatrice StraightTovah FeldshuhAfter a near-death experience from a vehicle accident, a sportswriter finds that people in the afterlife are able to contact him and cryptically suggest that he help someone they know.
- DirectorPhilip LeacockStarsClaude AkinsPatty DukeLen BirmanThe passengers on a cruise ship are seized by panic when a deadly virus begins killing off passengers and crew.
- CreatorRobert W. LenskiStarsTom BowerDavid CanaryMalachy McCourtPrivate eye investigates diamond theft, and becomes involved with an ancient family curse.
- DirectorGilbert CatesStarsKathleen QuinlanStephen CollinsBeatrice StraightA corporate heir's mother pays for his disfigured girlfriend's plastic surgery, on one condition.
- DirectorTerence YoungStarsAudrey HepburnBen GazzaraJames MasonWhen her father is murdered, a pharmaceutical heiress becomes the next target of an unknown killer amid the international jet set.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsGeorge C. ScottMarlon BrandoMarthe KellerThe synthetic fuel production formula, invented by the Nazis at the end of World War II, is sought after by some who aim to sell it, and by others who wish to destroy it.
- DirectorFranco ZeffirelliStarsBrooke ShieldsMartin HewittShirley KnightParental disapproval of a passionate romance between two teenagers leads to arguments, circumstance, insanity and tragedy.
- DirectorTobe HooperStarsJoBeth WilliamsHeather O'RourkeCraig T. NelsonA family's home is haunted by a host of demonic ghosts.
- DirectorJohn HerzfeldStarsJohn TravoltaOlivia Newton-JohnCharles DurningWhen God decides to destroy Earth, four angels aim to redeem mankind through a young man and woman with their own troubles.
- StarsJordan CharneyJohn EricsonDanna HansenA personal portrait of one of the most controversial men of this century and the turbulent times in which he lived. An entire era, including the fight for civil rights, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the American entry into Vietnam, and the eventual protest against it, was shaped by Bobby Kennedy.
- DirectorWes CravenStarsMichael BeckBeatrice StraightLaura JohnsonCorporate exec Miles Creighton dies, and is cryogenically frozen in the hopes that he can be revived. 10 years later, the procedure is a success, and Miles returns--without his soul.
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsRichard GereJulie ChristieGene HackmanAfter a close friend drops out of politics, a political consultant helping to find a replacement finds a web of corruption and deceit as well.
- DirectorRoger YoungStarsPeter StraussMason AdamsLew AyresTerrorists launch an attack against the USA. Their first strike is by a suicide squad that detonates a truckload of explosives at an army base in Washington DC. FBI probes indicate that the attack is by terrorists led by Iranians. Subsequent attacks are via airplanes exploded in mid-air, crowded restaurants, and an attack on a mall. Administration cabinet heads push the President (Hal Holbrook) to retaliate. The director of the FBI (Peter Strauss) believes that there may be more to the story than the investigation has revealed and the Secretary of Defense (Paul Winfield) is the only other person urging caution.
- DirectorMike FarrellStarsJamie FarrFred SavageShelley FabaresA small-time down-on-his-luck private eye tries to win back his estranged wife and their disabled young son.
- DirectorWilliam HaleStarsBen GazzaraConnie SelleccaEva Marie SaintWhen a wealthy scriptwriter and socialite's daughter is murdered, he feels let down by the courts, and so decides to use his powerful position to enable his own form of justice.
- DirectorDamian HarrisStarsGoldie HawnJohn HeardDamon RedfernA man is murdered when checking authenticity of ancient Egyptian jewelry at a museum. Adrienne finds out after the death of her husband, that he was using a fake name. Are the 2 deaths linked?