Film Index
American cinema: 1980s
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Woody Allen
New Jersey, at the height of the Great Depression. Cecilia's life is one of unending misery. Abused by her thug of a husband, barely scraping by on what she earns as a waitress, her only refuge is the movies...
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Woody Allen
Radio Days (1987)
Woody Allen
Joe looks back with nostalgia to his days as a pre-adolescent living with his parents in the Rockaway district of the Queens area of New York City...
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Woody Allen
Raging Bull (1980)
Martin Scorsese
In 1964, Jake La Motta ekes out a living as a third rate stand-up comedian and raconteur. Overweight, prematurely aged and physically drained, he is a shadow of the man he once was...
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Martin Scorsese
Rain Man (1988)
Barry Levinson
Charlie Babbitt, a brash, twenty-something car dealer, sheds no tears when he learns that his estranged father has died, but he is outraged when he discovers that Babbitt Senior has bequeathed his entire three million dollar estate to an unknown beneficiary...
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Barry Levinson
The Rainbow (1989)
Ken Russell
In the late 1800s, Ursula Brangwen is determined to lead her own life, in defiance of the conventions of the time and her parents' expectations...
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Ken Russell
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Richard Marquand
Accompanied by Princess Leia, Chewbacca and his faithful droids C-3PO and R2-D2, Luke Skywalker returns to his home planet Tatooine to rescue his friend Captain Han Solo from the notorious space gangster Jabba the Hutt... [More...]
Richard Marquand
Accompanied by Princess Leia, Chewbacca and his faithful droids C-3PO and R2-D2, Luke Skywalker returns to his home planet Tatooine to rescue his friend Captain Han Solo from the notorious space gangster Jabba the Hutt... [More...]
The Secret of My Success (1987)
Herbert Ross
After graduating from university in his home state of Kansas, Brantley Foster has set his sights on becoming a high-flyer in New York City... [More...]
Herbert Ross
After graduating from university in his home state of Kansas, Brantley Foster has set his sights on becoming a high-flyer in New York City... [More...]
September (1987)
Woody Allen
A chronic depressive in her mid-thirties, Lane hopes to recover her bearings by moving back to the country house in Vermont that she has inherited from her father... [More...]
Woody Allen
A chronic depressive in her mid-thirties, Lane hopes to recover her bearings by moving back to the country house in Vermont that she has inherited from her father... [More...]
The Shining (1980)
Stanley Kubrick
Jack Torrance is delighted when he is offered the job of winter caretaker at the Overlook, a sprawling luxury hotel set in a remote mountain location in Colorado... [More...]
Stanley Kubrick
Jack Torrance is delighted when he is offered the job of winter caretaker at the Overlook, a sprawling luxury hotel set in a remote mountain location in Colorado... [More...]
Spaceballs (1987)
Mel Brooks
Long ago, in a galaxy far away, the inhabitants of the planet Spaceball have poisoned their atmosphere and plan to steal all of the air from the nearby world of Druidia... [More...]
Mel Brooks
Long ago, in a galaxy far away, the inhabitants of the planet Spaceball have poisoned their atmosphere and plan to steal all of the air from the nearby world of Druidia... [More...]
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Nicholas Meyer
In the 23rd century, Ceti Alpha VI is selected by the Federation as a planet suitable for testing the Genesis Device, a scientific marvel that can restructure matter so as to transform a lifeless space rock into a new world teeming with life... [More...]
Nicholas Meyer
In the 23rd century, Ceti Alpha VI is selected by the Federation as a planet suitable for testing the Genesis Device, a scientific marvel that can restructure matter so as to transform a lifeless space rock into a new world teeming with life... [More...]
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Leonard Nimoy
After a dramatic showdown with Khan Noonien Singh, the crew of the Starship Enterprise are still mourning the death of their comrade Spock as the ship returns Earth... [More...]
Leonard Nimoy
After a dramatic showdown with Khan Noonien Singh, the crew of the Starship Enterprise are still mourning the death of their comrade Spock as the ship returns Earth... [More...]
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Leonard Nimoy
In the 23rd century, Earth is threatened by a mysterious space probe which has begun to ionise the atmosphere, causing devastating storms whilst disabling all power and communications systems... [More...]
Leonard Nimoy
In the 23rd century, Earth is threatened by a mysterious space probe which has begun to ionise the atmosphere, causing devastating storms whilst disabling all power and communications systems... [More...]
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
William Shatner
On Nimbus III, an Earthman, a Romulan and a Klingon are taken hostage by a renegade Vulcan mystic, Sybok. The crew of the new starship Enterprise are sent to assess the situation, only to be outsmarted by Sybok, who soon takes control of their ship... [More...]
William Shatner
On Nimbus III, an Earthman, a Romulan and a Klingon are taken hostage by a renegade Vulcan mystic, Sybok. The crew of the new starship Enterprise are sent to assess the situation, only to be outsmarted by Sybok, who soon takes control of their ship... [More...]
Stardust Memories (1980)
Woody Allen
Sandy Bates is a middle-aged comedy film director whose attempt to make a more serious movie is jeopardised by his producers... [More...]
Woody Allen
Sandy Bates is a middle-aged comedy film director whose attempt to make a more serious movie is jeopardised by his producers... [More...]
Superman II (1980)
Richard Lester
In the nick of time, Superman manages to thwart a plot by terrorists to blow up Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower with a hydrogen bomb, but when the bomb detonates in deep space it releases three criminals from the planet Krypton from their two-dimensional prison... [More...]
Richard Lester
In the nick of time, Superman manages to thwart a plot by terrorists to blow up Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower with a hydrogen bomb, but when the bomb detonates in deep space it releases three criminals from the planet Krypton from their two-dimensional prison... [More...]
The Thing (1982)
John Carpenter
In 1982, the staff of an American Antarctic research station are alerted by a Norwegian helicopter pursuing an Alaskan dog across the wintry terrain... [More...]
John Carpenter
In 1982, the staff of an American Antarctic research station are alerted by a Norwegian helicopter pursuing an Alaskan dog across the wintry terrain... [More...]
To Be or Not to Be (1983)
Alan Johnson
Frederick and Anna Bronski are two of Poland's leading theatrical artistes and their latest show, a revue poking fun at Adolf Hitler, is likely to be a sell-out... [More...]
Alan Johnson
Frederick and Anna Bronski are two of Poland's leading theatrical artistes and their latest show, a revue poking fun at Adolf Hitler, is likely to be a sell-out... [More...]
To Kill a Priest (1988)
Agnieszka Holland
Poland, 1981. A Catholic priest, Father Alek, rallies behind the cause of the Solidarity movement, making himself popular with his congregation but hated by both the Church leaders and the Soviet-controlled Polish government... [More...]
Agnieszka Holland
Poland, 1981. A Catholic priest, Father Alek, rallies behind the cause of the Solidarity movement, making himself popular with his congregation but hated by both the Church leaders and the Soviet-controlled Polish government... [More...]
The Untouchables (1987)
Brian De Palma
In 1930s Chicago, the sale of alcohol is prohibited, allowing shady entrepreneurs like Al Capone to make a fortune by peddling illicit liquor at skyrocket prices... [More...]
Brian De Palma
In 1930s Chicago, the sale of alcohol is prohibited, allowing shady entrepreneurs like Al Capone to make a fortune by peddling illicit liquor at skyrocket prices... [More...]
Zelig (1983)
Woody Allen
How strange that history has all but forgotten Leonard Zelig. The man who was a cultural phenomenon in his time seems to have disappeared without trace... [More...]
Woody Allen
How strange that history has all but forgotten Leonard Zelig. The man who was a cultural phenomenon in his time seems to have disappeared without trace... [More...]