* "October Sky"

  * "All the King's Men", from the novel of the same name.  Go for the 1949 version.  There was a remake a couple of years ago, but it doesn't hold a candle to this one. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041113/

  * "Space Odyssey"

Book
  * F Scott Fitsgerald "The Great Gadsby"

Kurt's Book reading list
  * Seal Team 6
  * American Sniper
  * Lone Survivor 

Movie
  * The Falcon and the Snow
  * Babette's Feast
  * My Dinner with Andre
  * The Princess Bride

Lynn and Kenny suggested these:
  * Mr Hollands Opus
  * The Blind Side
  * The Song Catcher