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“The Pajama Game” (1957), directed by Stanley Donen and George Abbott. 101 minutes. No rating. The plot is frivolous and obvious, the acting hammy, and much of the dialogue outright dumb, but who cares? This musical, starring Doris Day and John Raitt, is buoyed by Richard Adler/Jerry Ross songs and Bob Fosse choreography. And it’s good clean American fun.

“Heart Beat” (1980), directed by John Byrum. 109 minutes. Rated R. This character study of Beat Generation legends Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady and the woman they both loved is an enjoyable piece of nostalgia, a kind of ‘50s version of “Easy Rider.” It stars Nick Nolte, John Heard and Sissy Spacek.

“Cutter’s Way” (1981), directed by Ivan Passer. 109 minutes. Rated R. The story of a crippled veteran, his best friend and their efforts to solve a murder. It’s one of the best introspective character studies in years, a welcome island of reality in Hollywood’s sea of fantasy.

“Orphans” (1987), directed by Alan J. Pakula. 120 minutes. Rated R. Albert Finney plays a blustery Chicago gangster who is abducted by a crazed third-rate thief and held in the dilapidated house the thief shares with his backward younger brother. With Midwestern gangster slang and alcohol-tainted good manners, Finney parodies both American films and American values, uproariously.

“The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick. 83 minutes. No rating. A band of very serious thugs plans the biggest score of their careers. An urgent, no-nonsense, unrelenting film by the man who went on to direct “Dr. Strangelove,” “2001: A Space Odyssey” and “A Clockwork Orange.”