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American cinema: 1980s
84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
David Hugh Jones
In 1949, Helene Hanff is an aspiring writer who scrapes by as a script reader in New York City. Her main passion in life is old books, preferably out of print volumes of obscure work by English writers...
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David Hugh Jones
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Charles Crichton
London gangster George Thomason has masterminded the perfect jewel robbery, which he is about to put into action with his henchman Ken Pile, an animal-lover with a crippling stutter, and a pair of Americans - Wanda Gerschwitz and Otto West...
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Charles Crichton
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Wes Craven
Tina and Nancy, two teenagers in a cosy American suburb, experience the same terrifying dream in which they are attacked by a disfigured man in a hat, with razor-sharp knives attached to his fingers...
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Wes Craven
A Passage to India (1984)
David Lean
In the 1920s, Adela Quested makes the journey from England to India, where she intends to marry her fiancé, Ronny Heaslop, the magistrate of a provincial town named Chandrapore...
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David Lean
Aliens (1986)
James Cameron
57 years after her encounter with an alien being which wiped out her crew aboard the space freighter Nostromo, Ellen Ripley is picked up and taken back to Earth...
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James Cameron
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
John Landis
David Kessler and Jack Goodman are two American college backpackers who decide to make a tour of Europe. Where better to begin than the bleak, soggy Yorkshire moors... [More...]
John Landis
David Kessler and Jack Goodman are two American college backpackers who decide to make a tour of Europe. Where better to begin than the bleak, soggy Yorkshire moors... [More...]
And the Violins Stopped Playing (1988)
Alexander Ramati
Poland, 1942. Dymitr Mirga is a Romani gypsy whose skills as a violin player are very much appreciated by German officers... [More...]
Alexander Ramati
Poland, 1942. Dymitr Mirga is a Romani gypsy whose skills as a violin player are very much appreciated by German officers... [More...]
Beetlejuice (1988)
Tim Burton
Barbara and Adam Maitland are the owners of a large country house in New England, which they plan to decorate during their summer holidays... [More...]
Tim Burton
Barbara and Adam Maitland are the owners of a large country house in New England, which they plan to decorate during their summer holidays... [More...]
Blade Runner (1982)
Ridley Scott
Los Angeles, 2019. Android technology has now become so sophisticated that robotic humans have become almost indistinguishable from real humans... [More...]
Ridley Scott
Los Angeles, 2019. Android technology has now become so sophisticated that robotic humans have become almost indistinguishable from real humans... [More...]
Blue Velvet (1986)
David Lynch
Outwardly, Lumberton appears to be the model American small town - law abiding, tidy, peaceful. But surface impressions can be deceptive, as college student Jeffrey Beaumont discovers one fateful summer... [More...]
David Lynch
Outwardly, Lumberton appears to be the model American small town - law abiding, tidy, peaceful. But surface impressions can be deceptive, as college student Jeffrey Beaumont discovers one fateful summer... [More...]
Brazil (1985)
Terry Gilliam
Somewhere in the 20th century, Sam Lowry dutifully carries out his duties as a low-ranking government employee in the Department of Records at the Ministry of Information... [More...]
Terry Gilliam
Somewhere in the 20th century, Sam Lowry dutifully carries out his duties as a low-ranking government employee in the Department of Records at the Ministry of Information... [More...]
Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
Woody Allen
Gathered around a table at the Carnegie Deli in New York are a group of comedians who delight in recounting their favourite anecdotes about Danny Rose, a spectacularly unsuccessful talent agent... [More...]
Woody Allen
Gathered around a table at the Carnegie Deli in New York are a group of comedians who delight in recounting their favourite anecdotes about Danny Rose, a spectacularly unsuccessful talent agent... [More...]
Burroughs: The Movie (1983)
Howard Brookner
William S. Burroughs was arguably the most influential and original writer of the 20th century. One of the defining figures of the Beat Generation, he became an emblem of America's counterculture movement of the 1960s... [More...]
Howard Brookner
William S. Burroughs was arguably the most influential and original writer of the 20th century. One of the defining figures of the Beat Generation, he became an emblem of America's counterculture movement of the 1960s... [More...]
Clash of the Titans (1981)
Desmond Davis
The Greek god Zeus is outraged when King Acrisius of Argos sends his daughter Danaë and her newborn son Perseus out to sea in a sealed coffin... [More...]
Desmond Davis
The Greek god Zeus is outraged when King Acrisius of Argos sends his daughter Danaë and her newborn son Perseus out to sea in a sealed coffin... [More...]
The Comedy of Errors (1983)
James Cellan Jones
When Egeon, a Syracusian merchant, arrives in Ephesus he is arrested and sentenced to death, as a law forbids his countrymen from entering the city... [More...]
James Cellan Jones
When Egeon, a Syracusian merchant, arrives in Ephesus he is arrested and sentenced to death, as a law forbids his countrymen from entering the city... [More...]
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Woody Allen
Judah Rosenthal is a successful ophthalmologist who, despite being a happily married man, has begun an affair with an air stewardess, Dolores Paley... [More...]
Woody Allen
Judah Rosenthal is a successful ophthalmologist who, despite being a happily married man, has begun an affair with an air stewardess, Dolores Paley... [More...]
Cymbeline [TV] (1982)
Elijah Moshinsky
In Ancient Britain, King Cymbeline reigns at a time of fragile peace with the Roman Empire. Since his two sons were stolen from him in childhood, Cymbeline has but one surviving heir, his daughter Imogen... [More...]
Elijah Moshinsky
In Ancient Britain, King Cymbeline reigns at a time of fragile peace with the Roman Empire. Since his two sons were stolen from him in childhood, Cymbeline has but one surviving heir, his daughter Imogen... [More...]
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
Stephen Frears
France, circa 1760. Behind a façade of scrupulous respectability, the Marquise de Merteuil delights in inflicting cruelty on those who do her wrong through her meticulously calculated romantic intrigues... [More...]
Stephen Frears
France, circa 1760. Behind a façade of scrupulous respectability, the Marquise de Merteuil delights in inflicting cruelty on those who do her wrong through her meticulously calculated romantic intrigues... [More...]
Day of the Dead (1985)
George A. Romero
Human civilization is virtually at an end, obliterated by a mysterious plague that is animating the dead, turning them into flesh-eating zombies with disgusting table manners... [More...]
George A. Romero
Human civilization is virtually at an end, obliterated by a mysterious plague that is animating the dead, turning them into flesh-eating zombies with disgusting table manners... [More...]
Death of a Salesman (1985)
Volker Schlöndorff
Travelling salesman Willy Loman has lived his life convinced that he and his family are destined for success. Now aged 63 he realises the hollowness of his dreams... [More...]
Volker Schlöndorff
Travelling salesman Willy Loman has lived his life convinced that he and his family are destined for success. Now aged 63 he realises the hollowness of his dreams... [More...]
The Elephant Man (1980)
David Lynch
In Victorian England, Frederick Treves, a senior surgeon at the London Hospital, comes across a heavily deformed man being exhibited as a freak in the East End of London... [More...]
David Lynch
In Victorian England, Frederick Treves, a senior surgeon at the London Hospital, comes across a heavily deformed man being exhibited as a freak in the East End of London... [More...]
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Irvin Kershner
The destruction of the Death Star by the Rebel Alliance is followed by a swift retaliation from the Galactic Empire, with Darth Vader leading the offensive... [More...]
Irvin Kershner
The destruction of the Death Star by the Rebel Alliance is followed by a swift retaliation from the Galactic Empire, with Darth Vader leading the offensive... [More...]
The Evil Dead (1981)
Sam Raimi
Five young college students decide to spend their vacation in an isolated cabin in the Tennessee mountains. On reaching the cabin, they sense a ghostly presence and are surprised when they find a collection of strange artefacts in the cellar... [More...]
Sam Raimi
Five young college students decide to spend their vacation in an isolated cabin in the Tennessee mountains. On reaching the cabin, they sense a ghostly presence and are surprised when they find a collection of strange artefacts in the cellar... [More...]
The Fog (1980)
John Carpenter
Antonio Bay, a small Californian fishing town, is about to mark its one hundredth anniversary. On the eve of the centennial celebrations, the town's pastor, Father Malone, finds an old diary in which he uncovers a terrible secret... [More...]
John Carpenter
Antonio Bay, a small Californian fishing town, is about to mark its one hundredth anniversary. On the eve of the centennial celebrations, the town's pastor, Father Malone, finds an old diary in which he uncovers a terrible secret... [More...]
Frantic (1988)
Roman Polanski
Dr Richard Walker and his wife Sondra, an American couple, arrive in Paris ahead of a medical conference at which Dr Walker is to give a paper... [More...]
Roman Polanski
Dr Richard Walker and his wife Sondra, an American couple, arrive in Paris ahead of a medical conference at which Dr Walker is to give a paper... [More...]
Friday the 13th (1980)
Sean S. Cunningham
On Friday 13th June, some time in the late 1970s, a group of young people are busy renovating an old camp site which is due to be reopened... [More...]
Sean S. Cunningham
On Friday 13th June, some time in the late 1970s, a group of young people are busy renovating an old camp site which is due to be reopened... [More...]
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Barry Levinson
Saigon, 1965. During the Vietnam War, American Airman Adrian Cronauer is seconded to work as a disc jockey for the Armed Forces Radio service... [More...]
Barry Levinson
Saigon, 1965. During the Vietnam War, American Airman Adrian Cronauer is seconded to work as a disc jockey for the Armed Forces Radio service... [More...]
Le Grand bleu (1988)
Luc Besson
Jacques Mayol and and Enzo Molinari are two men who have shared an intense passion for the sea since their childhood. Molinari, the current world free diving champion, coerces Mayol into competing against him in the next tournament... [More...]
Luc Besson
Jacques Mayol and and Enzo Molinari are two men who have shared an intense passion for the sea since their childhood. Molinari, the current world free diving champion, coerces Mayol into competing against him in the next tournament... [More...]
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Woody Allen
Hannah is a successful stage actress who has recently taken an extended career break so that she can raise a family with her second husband, Elliot, a financial adviser... [More...]
Woody Allen
Hannah is a successful stage actress who has recently taken an extended career break so that she can raise a family with her second husband, Elliot, a financial adviser... [More...]
The King of Comedy (1982)
Martin Scorsese
Rupert Pupkin will do anything to be famous. Convinced that he is destined to be the next king of comedy, he foists himself on America's premier chat show host, Jerry Langford, urging him to give him a spot on his evening show... [More...]
Martin Scorsese
Rupert Pupkin will do anything to be famous. Convinced that he is destined to be the next king of comedy, he foists himself on America's premier chat show host, Jerry Langford, urging him to give him a spot on his evening show... [More...]