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DeliveranceDeliverance (1972) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Boorman
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight, Ned Beatty
Four businessmen encounter the dark side of both human and mother nature on their weekend canoe trip in the deep South. Aided by that unmistakable…
Kojak (TV Series)Kojak (TV Series) (1973-1978)
Dir. Joseph Sargent
Feat. Telly Savalas, Ned Beatty
Popular 70s cop show that turned Telly Savalas's funky, lollipop sucking, glow–domed police lieutenant into a cultural icon. Highly quotable,…
White LightningWhite Lightning (1973)
Dir. Joseph Sargent
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Jennifer Billingsley, Ned Beatty
Low–budget b–movie was a runaway hit, and the movie that made Burt Reynolds a star. Good old boys, souped–up cars, moonshine and…
Last American Hero, TheLast American Hero, The (1973)
Dir. Lamont Johnson
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Valerie Perrine, Geraldine Fitzgerald
Jeff Bridges' mix of redneck roughness and choirboy sweetness is just right for this 1973 true story of a country kid running moonshine and making…
Kojak Collection, TheKojak Collection, The (The Marcus-Nelson Murders, The Belarus File, The Price of Justice) (1973-1987) Recommended
Dir. Joseph Sargent, Robert Markowitz, Alan Metzger
Feat. Telly Savalas, Marjoe Gortner, Jose Ferrer
Telly Savalas stars as the tough but witty sleuth who became a small screen icon in the 1970's. This set features the three feature–length TV…
NashvilleNashville (1975) Aro Favourite
Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Lily Tomlin, Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin
An American classic, 70s watermark and widely considered Altman's masterpiece. Story of 24 characters gathered for a political rally in the country…
Mikey and NickyMikey and Nicky (1976)
Dir. Elaine May
Feat. Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Ned Beatty
Loosely improvised drama, with a wild–eyed John Cassavetes calling on old pal Peter Falk to help escape the Mob. Turns out he may not be such a…
Big Bus, TheBig Bus, The (1976)
Dir. James Frawley
Feat. Ned Beatty, Stockard Channing, Rene Auberjonois
One of the first and best of the 'Disaster Movie' spoofs – set aboard a nuclear–powered bus which loses its brakes somewhere along the…
Silver StreakSilver Streak (1976) Recommended
Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Jill Clayburgh
Considered the first and best pairing of Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder, this is an unusual yet relaxed mix of comedy, romance, action thriller and…
Gray Lady DownGray Lady Down (1978)
Dir. David Greene
Feat. Charlton Heston, David Carradine, Ned Beatty
Corny–but–entertaining disaster flick sees Charlton Heston play a nuclear submarine captain stuck with his crew on the precipice of an…
HopscotchHopscotch (1980)
Dir. Ronald Neame
Feat. Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Sam Waterston
Walter Matthau carries this cat–and–mouse comedy as a demoted CIA operative who enjoys being a target after publishing a spiteful memoir…
Incredible Shrinking Woman, TheIncredible Shrinking Woman, The (1981)
Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Lily Tomlin, Charles Grodin, Ned Beatty
Fitfully amusing comedy mines the considerable talents of Lily Tomlin in the role of a housewife accidentally shrunk by her husband. Considerably…
Woman Called Golda, AWoman Called Golda, A (1982) Recommended
Dir. Alan Gibson
Feat. Ingrid Bergman, Ned Beatty, Judy Davis
Much–praised biopic in which Ingrid Bergman gives her final performance as Israeli Prime Minister and so–called "mother of Israel', Golda…
Alfred Hitchcock Presents… (1985)
Dir. Various
Feat. Ned Beatty, John Huston, Steven Bauer
Four episodes from the TV–series, posthumously endorsed by Hitch, which replicate his blend of suspense, macabre humour and brutal…
Restless NativesRestless Natives (1985) Recommended
Dir. Michael Hoffman
Feat. Vincent Friell, Joe Mullaney, Ned Beatty
Two Scottish friends become local folk heroes and tourist attractions when they start holding up tour buses with novelty items.
Fourth Protocol, TheFourth Protocol, The (1987)
Dir. John Mackenzie
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Michael Caine, Ned Beatty
Based on the novel by famed thriller writer Frederick Forsyth (DAY OF THE JACKAL), this posits Brosnan as a Russian agent intent on infiltrating…
Switching ChannelsSwitching Channels (1988)
Dir. Ted Kotcheff
Feat. Kathleen Turner, Burt Reynolds, Christopher Reeve
Newsroom comedy about a chief at a cable TV station who tries to prevent his ex–wife and anchorwoman from marrying another man by assigning her…
Captain AmericaCaptain America (1990)
Dir. Albert Pyun
Feat. Matt Salinger, Ronny Cox, Ned Beatty
Archetypal superhero adventure pits Marvel's oldest freedom fighter against the fascist ills of arch nemesis the Red Skull. Dirt–cheap…
Hear My SongHear My Song (1991) Recommended
Dir. Peter Chelsom
Feat. Adrian Dunbar, Ned Beatty, Tara Fitzgerald
A night–club owner goes to convoluted lengths to restore his credibility by tracking down a long–reclusive singing star (Beatty –…
Ed and His Dead MotherEd and His Dead Mother (1992)
Dir. Jonathan Wacks
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Ned Beatty
Steve Buscemi distinguishes this otherwise routine comedy–horror about about a mommie's boy who can't sever the apron strings, even after…
RudyRudy (1993) Recommended
Dir. David Anspaugh
Feat. Sean Astin, Jon Favreau, Ned Beatty
Unheralded sports movie is one of the genre’s best: it dramatizes the true story of an athletically–challenged young man determined to play…
Homicide (TV Series) Homicide (TV Series) (Life On The Street) (1993-1999) Aro Favourite
Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Richard Belzer, Ned Beatty, Yaphet Kotto
Award–winning cop drama, from the creator of THE WIRE, centred on a group of homicide detectives investigating grisly crimes on the tough…
Gulliver's TravelsGulliver's Travels (1995)
Dir. Charles Sturridge
Feat. Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Peter O'Toole
Epic, state–of–the–art version of Jonathan Swift's classic fairytale stars Ted Danson as the long–shipwrecked doctor who must…
Homicide - The MovieHomicide - The Movie (1996) Recommended
Dir. Jean De Segonzac
Feat. Daniel Baldwin, Ned Beatty, Richard Belzer
A special movie–length episode of the cult TV crime series "Homicide – Life on the Streets", which was probably the grittiest and…
ThunderpantsThunderpants (2002)
Dir. Peter Hewitt
Feat. Simon Callow, Stephen Fry, Paul Giamatti
Sweet but slight comedy concerning a 10–year old prodigy who turns his scientific talents towards helping a misfit friend who suffers from high…
Wool Cap, TheWool Cap, The (2004)
Dir. Steven Schachter
Feat. William H. Macy, Ned Beatty, Catherine O'Hara
A feelgood telemovie with Macy playing the mute, wool–capped superintendent of a tenement block, who is landed with the care of a little girl,…
Sweet LandSweet Land (2005) Recommended
Dir. Ali Selim
Feat. Elizabeth Reaser, Tim Guinee, Lois Smith
Beautifully framed romantic saga about a German mail–order bride and her would–be husband's struggle to overcome the propaganda–led…
ShooterShooter (2007)
Dir. Antoine Fuqua
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Michael Pena, Danny Glover
Mark Wahlberg plays a military sniper recruited to prevent an presidential assassination in this political thriller for a generation of George…
Charlie Wilson's WarCharlie Wilson's War (2007)
Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Tom Hanks spearheads this crisp, ever–timely political sideswipe, about a real–life Texas congressman who, together with the financial…
In the Electric MistIn the Electric Mist (2009)
Dir. Bertrand Tavernier
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, Peter Sarsgaard
Improving on previous James Lee Burke adaptation HEAVEN’S PRISONERS, this sturdy New Orleans thriller has Tommy Lee Jones assuming the plum role of…

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