The Human Comedy (1943)

Summary: Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in small-town Ithaca to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.

Release Date: February 14, 1944

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family

Director: Clarence Brown

Writers: William Saroyan

, Howard Estabrook

, Herman J. Mankiewicz

Runtime: 1 h 57 min

MPAA: Approved

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Distributor: MGM/UA Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 1,000,000

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

Summary: An Oklahoma family, driven off their farm by the poverty and hopelessness of the Dust Bowl, joins the westward migration to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.

Release Date: March 15, 1940

Genres: Drama, History

Director: John Ford

Writers: Nunnally Johnson

, John Steinbeck

Runtime: 2 h 09 min

MPAA: Passed

Production: Twentieth Century Fox

Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox, Magnetic Video, 20th Century Fox Video, CBS/Fox, Key Video, Fox Video, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Disney Channel

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 800,000

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974)

Summary: 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.

Release Date: May 17, 1974

Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

Director: John Hough