Best movies of 1980s

Masquerade(1988)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A recently orphaned millionairess, Olivia, really hates her scheming step-father. Olivia finds love with a young yacht racing captain, Tim, who isn't completely truthful with her. When the ...



In the Mood(1987)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 9

Based upon the true story of "Sonny" Wisecarver. In 1944, Sonny made headlines nationwide due to his affairs with 2 older adult women. (ie. He was so irresistible, that he was a danger to ...



The Lighthorsemen(1987)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 5

In 1917 when the British forces are bogged down in front of the Turkish and German lines in Palestine they rely on the Australian light horse regiment to break the deadlock.



Amazing Grace and Chuck(1987)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 6

A little league player named Chuck refuses to ever pitch again until nuclear weapons are disarmed. Basketball star "Amazing Grace" Smith follows the boy's example, and starts a trend.



Cheerleader Camp(1988)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A group of cheerleaders become the targets of an unknown killer at a remote summer camp.



Appointment with Death(1988)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 0

When a former prison wardress who dominates the lives of her three adult stepchildren and her daughter is found dead at an archaeological dig near the Dead Sea, there are a great many suspects.



Shy People(1987)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 8

New York journalist visits her distant cousin for the first time to write an article about her hard life in the bayous of Louisiana. Journalist's wild drug addicted daughter just adds to tensions between two families' cultures.



Hero and the Terror(1988)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Danny O'Brien is back in action fighting the notorious Simon Moon, also known as The Terror. Three years earlier O'Brien had single-handedly captured The Terror and was called Hero by the ...



Salome's Last Dance(1988)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 6

Set in France Oscar Wilde (so it appears) visits a local theatre and is surprised by their retelling of his own work ""Salome'" the story line then digresses in to a VERY twisted portrayal ...



L'ami de mon amie(1987)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 0

In Paris outskirts Blanche, a young clerk, befriends Lea, a girl livelier than she is. Lea is going steady with Fabien who is a friend to Alexandre who is going steady with Adrienne but is ...



Pushpak(1987)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A silent movie about an unemployed young man.



High Tide(1987)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 9

Story about a backup singer for an Elvis impersonator who re-enters her past when she leaves a tour in a small town and finds her daughter in a mobile home park.



The Unholy(1988)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 6

A priest battles a demon that kills sinners in the act of sinning.



Mr. North(1988)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 6

Mr. North, a stranger to a small, but wealthy, Rhode Island town, quickly has rumors started about him that he has the power to heal people's ailments. The rumors are magnified by his ...



Promised Land(1987)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 8

This gritty drama follows two high school acquaintances, Hancock, a basketball star, and Danny, a geek turned drifter, after they graduate. The first film commissioned by the Sundance Film ...



Critical Condition(1987)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Con man Kevin Lennihan framed in a jewel smuggling tries for an insanity plea and is sent to a hospital for review where he is confused for another doctor and takes over the hospital when a major storm hits.



American Gothic(1988)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 0

On a lonely island in the Pacific Northwest, a group of travelers find themselves targeted by a crazed, homicidal family.



Hot to Trot(1988)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Fred P. Chaney receives as inheritance after the death of his mother a speaking horse that also has good knowledge about the stock-market. With the help of this horse Fred gains a lot at ...



Selamsiz Bandosu(1987)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Selamsiz (wich means 'no greeting') is a small town in Anatolia. The town has a lot of problems but noone from governments come and see the town. One day the mayor learns that the prime ...



Oci ciornie(1987)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Aboard a ship early in the 20th-century, a middle-aged Italian tells his story of love to a Russian. In a series of flashbacks filmed almost entirely in creams, whites, and ochers, the ...




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