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After 93-year-old Thelma is conned by a phone scammer, she embarks on a risky journey across LA with only one thing on her mind - revenge. Comedy, starring June Squibb, Fred Hechinger, Parker Posey, Clark Gregg and in one of his final films, Richard Roundtree

A scrupulously honest detective investigates after a cop leaves a suicide note detailing corruption in the force and gangland connections, but gets taken off the case when his own wife is killed by the Mob. However, convinced the officers in charge are covering their tracks, he decides to go it alone. Fritz Lang's noir crime drama, with Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Lee Marvin and Alexander Scourby

While stuck at a rural Arizona rest stop, a salesman is thrust into a hostage situation by the arrival of two ruthless bank robbers. Writer/director Francis Galluppi's crime thriller, starring Jim Cummings, Faizon Love and Jocelin Donahue

A New York actor's difficult reputation has rendered him unemployable. When a TV soap advertises a new female role, he disguises himself as a woman for the audition - and wins the part. But the character proves so popular, he is forced to keep up the pretence indefinitely. Comedy, starring Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange and Bill Murray. Directed by Sydney Pollack, who makes a cameo appearance as Hoffman's agent

A silent-movie star tries to win the heart of an aspiring actress as the introduction of sound changes the film business for ever. However, his frequent on-screen love interest does not take kindly to this real-life romance. Musical comedy, starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, Jean Hagen and Millard Mitchell. Songs include Make 'em Laugh, You Are My Lucky Star and the title number

An ageing British rock band try to revive their fortunes by embarking on a US tour, with a film-maker on hand to record the mayhem. However, the big comeback soon turns into a series of disasters as tensions between the clueless rockers and their long-suffering manager reach breaking point. Spoof documentary, starring Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer and Rob Reiner

A group of conspirators contracts the Jackal, a professional hitman, to assassinate President Charles de Gaulle of France. The killer starts to put his painstaking plans into action, creating a new identity, establishing his alibi and commissioning a custom-made weapon, while out-foxing the French police at every turn. Fred Zinnemann's adaptation of Frederick's Forsyth thriller, with Edward Fox, Michael Lonsdale, Alan Badel, Tony Britton and Cyril Cusack