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Musical biopic of 1920s singer and comedienne Fanny Brice, who rose from poor beginnings in New York's slums to become an overnight star and the toast of Broadway. Her success, however, came at the price of a turbulent private life and an unhappy marriage to a gambler, who grew increasingly jealous of her fame. Starring an Oscar-winning Barbra Streisand, with Omar Sharif, Kay Medford and Walter Pidgeon

A singing and dancing war widow tries to shield her son from her husband's interfering wealthy parents by absconding to New York, where she is reunited with her former showbiz partner. They resurrect their old dance act, while her in-laws begin a campaign to claim custody of their grandchild. Musical, starring Fred Astaire, Betty Hutton, Roland Young and Ruth Warrick

A crusading but struggling lawyer reluctantly defends a cold-hearted judge charged with rape. Already haunted by the fates of two previous clients, he becomes increasingly disillusioned with American legal procedure as the trial progresses. Courtroom drama, starring Al Pacino, Jack Warden, John Forsythe and Lee Strasberg

Composer Antonio Salieri is a favoured artist in the court of Austrian emperor Joseph II, but he finds himself pushed aside in favour of Mozart. Salieri admires the younger maestro's music, but is incensed that someone so vulgar and obnoxious should be gifted with such talent. As jealousy consumes him, he plots his rival's downfall. Period drama, adapted by Peter Shaffer from his own play and starring F Murray Abraham and Tom Hulce

A banker is wrongly jailed for his wife's murder and over the course of a life sentence he forms a close friendship with a fellow inmate. He also earns a position of trust as book-keeper to the corrupt prison governor - but makes an enemy of his benefactor as he tries to clear his name. Frank Darabont's drama, starring Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown and Gil Bellows

A cockney lothario leads a charmed life, enjoying casual sex with as many women as possible with no thought of the consequences. However, a series of unexpected setbacks forces him to finally take stock of his life. Comedy drama based on the play by Bill Naughton, starring Michael Caine, Jane Asher, Millicent Martin, Shirley Anne Field, Shelley Winters and Denholm Elliott

A Liverpudlian housewife is trapped in a humdrum existence and a dull marriage. Fed up, she decides to go on an unheard-of holiday by herself to a Greek island, where she starts to enjoy life again - especially when she is romanced and seduced by a smooth-talking fisherman. Comedy, adapted from Willy Russell's stage play, starring Pauline Collins, Tom Conti, Bernard Hill, Julia McKenzie and Alison Steadman

America's most inept cops graduate and are let loose on the streets - under the command of an unscrupulous lieutenant whose promotion depends on their failure. Fortunately for him, their unique brand of policing actually leads to an increase in the crime rate. Comedy sequel, starring Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, David Graf and Michael Winslow

Facing closure from cutbacks in public spending and competition from a more successful academy, the police training school calls on its bungling graduates to act as instructors and make good officers out of a bunch of new recruits even more incompetent than they are. Comedy sequel, starring Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, Michael Winslow and Art Metrano

A Honolulu resident returns home after two years in the army and defies his parents' wish that he work in the family pineapple business. He has set his heart on carving his own niche and makes a start by taking a job at a tourist agency. Musical, starring Elvis Presley, Angela Lansbury, Joan Blackman and Roland Winters. Songs featured include Can't Help Falling in Love and Rock-a-Hula Baby.