The Color Purple(1985)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 58

A black Southern woman struggles to find her identity after suffering abuse from her father and others over four decades.



Body Heat(1981)

Combined Rating:
68
Combined Critics Rating: 62

In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman persuades her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband.



Wall Street(1987)

Combined Rating:
68
Combined Critics Rating: 55

A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider who takes the youth under his wing.



La Bamba(1987)

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Combined Rating:
68
Combined Critics Rating: 63

Biographical story of the rise from nowhere of early rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens who died at age 17 in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper.



No Way Out(1987)

Combined Rating:
68
Combined Critics Rating: 62

A coverup and witchhunt occur after a politician accidentally kills his mistress.



A Room with a View(1985)

Combined Rating:
67
Combined Critics Rating: 60

When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperone Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George step in to remedy the situation. Meeting...



Diner(1982)

Combined Rating:
67
Combined Critics Rating: 66

A group of college-age buddies struggle with their imminent passage into adulthood in 1959 Baltimore.



The Karate Kid(1984)

Combined Rating:
67
Combined Critics Rating: 53

A martial arts master agrees to teach karate to a bullied teenager.



Pretty in Pink(1986)

Combined Rating:
67
Combined Critics Rating: 55

A poor girl must choose between the affections of her doting childhood sweetheart and a rich but sensitive playboy.



Dangerous Liaisons(1988)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 55

A scheming widow and her manipulative ex-lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman.



Reds(1981)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 62

A radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States.



Sophie's Choice(1982)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 56

After spending time with his new neighbors, an aspiring writer realizes they are harboring deep secrets that will forever change him.



Pump Up the Volume(1990)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 59

Mark runs a pirate radio station and causes an uproar when he speaks his mind and enthralls fellow teens.



Drugstore Cowboy(1989)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 58

A pharmacy-robbing dope fiend and his crew pop pills and evade the law.



Willow(1988)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 51

A reluctant dwarf must play a critical role in protecting a special baby from an evil queen.



Wild at Heart(1990)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 52

Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor.



The Land Before Time(1988)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 52

An orphaned brontosaurus teams up with other young dinosaurs in order to reunite with their families in a valley.



The Big Red One(1980)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 63

The story of a sergeant and the inner core members of his unit as they try to serve in and survive World War II.



The Natural(1984)

Combined Rating:
64
Combined Critics Rating: 54

An unknown comes out of seemingly nowhere to become a legendary player with almost divine talent.



Rocky V(1990)

Combined Rating:
64
Combined Critics Rating: 49

Reluctantly retired from boxing, and back from riches to rags, Rocky takes on a new protege who betrays him, as the champ's son must adjust to his family's new life after bankruptcy.




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