Year 1980 movies and TV shows – page 5
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Sorrowful Jones is a cheap bookie in 1930's. When a gambler leaves his daughter as a marker for a bet, he gets stuck with her. His life will change a great deal with her arrival and his sudden love for a woman also involved in gambling ...
Style:
family comedy, semi serious, realistic, talky, clever ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
bookies, youth, gangster, gambling, parents and children, custody, unlikely partners, mischievous children, dishonesty, opposites attract, love and romance, couples ...
Time:
1930s, year 1980
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In The Man With Bogart's Face, an affectionate send-up of the Bogart detective films of the 1940s, Robert Sacchi plays a man who idolizes Humphrey Bogart so much he has his features altered to look exactly like his idol. He then opens up a ...
Style:
neo noir, realistic, parody, semi serious, psychological ...
Plot:
private detective, private investigator, surgery, plastic surgeon, lookalikes, doppelganger, face, transgender, hollywood, plastic surgery, murder, violent content ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
An ex New York cop is desperate to find his kidnapped daughter.
Style:
neo noir, detective, grim, hood, psychological thriller
Plot:
kidnapped, abduction, hostage, psychopath, gang, brutality, nudity, exploitation, ghetto, big city, gangster, hostage situation ...
Time:
year 1980
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, West Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The wife of a wealthy industrialist finds herself caught-up in a web of intrigue & murder which was created by her own deceit. When she tries to escape the results of her actions, she too falls victim to deception.
Style:
slasher, suspense, detective, neo noir, erotic ...
Plot:
murder, freezer, private detective, marriage, murderer, arizona desert, night, deception, husband wife relationship, police detective, businessman, maniac ...
Time:
year 1980
Place:
arizona
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The film suggests Nijinsky was driven into madness by both his consuming ambition and self-enforced heterosexuality, the latter prompted by his romantic involvement with Romola de Pulszky, a society girl who joins impresario Sergei Diaghilev's ...
Style:
psychological, artsy, independent film, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
gay, gay relationship, ballet, male homosexuality, dancing, gay interest, homosexuality, homosexual, gay man straight woman relationship, lgbtqi, artist, lgbt ...
Time:
year 1980, 1910s, 20th century, year 1912
Place:
budapest, france, greece, paris france, monte carlo ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Environmentally concerned lawyer Abigail Adams works with Professor Roger Keller in his effort to protect baby seals from slaughter.
Style:
grindhouse, independent film, realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot:
power relations, couples, legal, dedicated lawyer, fighting the system, battle of the sexes, idealism, rebellion, legal action, society, satire, lawyer ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s, 20th century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The KAOS organisation has developed a bomb that can dissolve all clothing. Maxwell Smart is brought in to foil this evil plot.
Style:
parody, spoof, humorous, satirical, not serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
spy, secret agent, save the day, race against time, escapades, government agency, disorder, heroic mission, danger, chases and races, save the world, goofy hero ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1980, 70s
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Scott James, a veteran martial arts expert, is recruited as the protector of the wealthy and beautiful Justine after she becomes the target of a ninja clan. When Scott finds out that his ruthless arch-nemesis, McCarn , is involved with the stealthy ...
Style:
suspense, stylized, exciting, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, teens
Plot:
ninja, martial arts, terrorism, sex, master warrior, undercover, good versus evil, one man army, revenge, assassin, betrayal, terrorist ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 1980
Place:
los angeles, south america, paris france, mexico
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Second 'Oh God' movie has God appearing before 11-year-old Tracy Richards to ask for her help to spread his word and influence over the world which she suggests the slogan 'Think God.' Naturaly, Tracy's divorced parents ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good, unusual plot structure, funny ...
Audience:
pre-teens, kids, teens
Plot:
god, youth, school, religion, biker, bike, divorced parents, family relations, religions or cults, imaginary, supernatural, society ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Browning is a PI with a bad cold, who's sent to investigate a case by a mysterious client. He stumbles across the body of a young woman and is stabbed to death, and when he wakes up in heaven, they tell him he's "marginal ...
Style:
humorous, light, funny, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
dog, private detective, afterlife, reincarnation, murder mystery, chase, murder, animal, life & death, writers, human becomes animal, talking cat ...
Time:
80s, year 1980, 70s
Place:
london
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Antoine, a professor of Greek, and Lise, a police inspector, honeymoon in Greece. There they meet a young couple, Charles, an archaeologist, and Agnes, a dishy flirt. Charles unearths the lovely buttocks of a classical statue and is determined to ...
Style:
surprise ending, road movie, anthology, exciting, realistic ...
Plot:
murder of a priest, archaeology, female detective, archeological dig, broken leg, time travel, summer, machine gun, murder, false accusation, violent content, disorder ...
Time:
year 1980, 20th century, 70s
Place:
greece, europe, france, athens greece
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Jonah (Paul Simon) is an aging rock star trying to put together a new album in the face of an indifferent record label and a talentless producer. At the same time, he's struggling to save his failing marriage.
Style:
contemplative, serious, realistic, emotional, touching ...
Plot:
rock music, rock star, rock concert, music industry, musician, failed marriage, talk show host, rock and roll, music business, rising to stardom, starting over, performer's life ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having ...
Style:
depressing, realistic, crying, sentimental, compassionate ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
dysfunctional family, therapy, suicide attempt, suicide, grief, coming of age, depression, psychiatrist, alienation, psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, loner ...
Time:
20th century, year 1980, 70s, 80s
Place:
chicago, usa, illinois, houston texas, middle east ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Almodovar's first film of life in Madrid during the punk era and not one for the squeamish. He covers everything from drugs and sexual violence, to female masochism.
Style:
social, sexual, cult classic, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
satire, lesbian, woman peeing, woman urinating, rape, rape and revenge, gays and lesbians, marijuana, gay, homosexual, transvestite, male nudity ...
Time:
year 1980, 20th century, 70s
Place:
spain, europe, madrid
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Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Two young children and an adult in a small town have an encounter with an alien spaceship. 25 years later the children are reunited as adults in the same town which is now beset by strange cattle mutilations. Matters become worse when the cattle ...
Style:
psychotronic, independent film
Plot:
alien invasion, flying saucer, sheriff, alien abduction, ufo, insane asylum, bare chested male, children, farm, small community, cattle, country ...
Time:
year 1980
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A romantic comedy with action and suspense. Two sophisticated jewel thieves join forces to steal $30 million in uncut jewels. Despite a continuous exchange of quips they eventually become romantically involved.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, feel good, stylized, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
caper, jewel thief, jewelry, cons and scams, fall in love, chases and races, mind game, love and romance, unlikely partners, law enforcement, femme fatale, disorder ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
netherlands, london, united kingdom, england, antwerp ...
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Rude Boy is a semi-documentary, part character study, part 'rockumentary', featuring a British punk band, The Clash. The script includes the story of a fictional fan juxtposed with actual public events of the day, including political ...
Style:
realistic, serious, cynical, biting, suspense
Plot:
punk, punk rock, rock, skinhead, rock and roll, rock music, hard rock, art, alienation, pop music, satire, club ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
england, london, europe
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Genre: Action, History, War
Country: UK, USA, Switzerland
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
This true story follows the exploits of a top secret British military mission to destroy Nazi radio ships in a neutral harbor during WWII. The daring plan is led by British Intelligence officers Col. Lewis Pugh (Gregory Peck) and Capt. Gavin Stewart ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, tense, suspense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, war, battles, espionage, military, undercover, submarine, spy, seaport, 007, ship, heroic mission ...
Time:
1940s, year 1980, 20th century, year 1943, year 1942 ...
Place:
india, asia, goa india, portugal, germany ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Writer Nick Gardenia is kidnapped from his California cliffhouse and forced to rob a bank. Now a fugitive, he seeks help from his ex, Glenda. She is a public defender remarried to a prosecutor, and we get a houseful of hijinks.
Style:
humorous, witty, sweet, entertaining, melancholic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
farce, bank robbery, love triangle, couple relations, dog, bank teller, dishonesty, disorder, on the run, nothing goes right, love and romance, unlikely criminals ...
Time:
20th century, year 1980, 70s, 80s
Place:
california, usa, san francisco
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
It's the end of the 70s. Hippies are assimilating, women are raising their consciousness, and men are becoming confused and ineffectual. Don't expect to be able to keep track of all the names or who's sleeping with who; the picture ...
Style:
cult classic, sex comedy, biting, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot:
orgy, religious cult, religion, female nudity, unfaithfulness, satire, family relations, infidelity, religions or cults, society, self discovery, obsession ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s, 20th century
Place:
northern california, california, usa, san francisco
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1.2M
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.
Style:
psychological, suspense, scary, disturbing, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
isolation, hotel, insanity, supernatural, psychopath, stephen king, ghost, snow, imaginary friend, danger, evil, haunting ...
Time:
20th century, year 1980, 80s, 1920s, 70s
Place:
colorado, denver colorado, persia, usa, miami ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
David Essex stars as Nick Freeman, a motorcycle racer who, following the death of his brother, inherits a revolutionary prototype motorcycle, and is determined to race it at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
Style:
independent film, semi serious, realistic, twist ending, surprise ending
Plot:
motorcycle, bike, race, motorcyclist, racing, biker gang, racecar driver, hopes, contests and competitions, ambition, underdog, rivalry ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s
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1K
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A group of scientist take Simon, a psychology professor, as a test person for a brainwash experiment. After that they try to convince him that he was a living-being from another planet
Style:
humorous, offbeat, not serious, absurd, stylized ...
Plot:
evolution, brainwashing, television, scientist, psychosis, disorder, friends, space and aliens, hidden identity, self discovery, experiment gone awry, friendship ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s, future, 80s
Place:
canada, maine, california
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End is a 1980 British film based on the eponymous character created by Vivian Stanshall. It starred Trevor Howard as Sir Henry and Stanshall himself as Henry's brother Hubert. Unusually, the film was released in sepia ...
Style:
offbeat, independent film
Plot:
pub, british pub, eccentricity, brother, family relations, drunkenness, dead brother, mansion, shooting, country estate, exorcism, recluse ...
Time:
year 1980
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
An ancient Indian warrior who has reached the end of his life is brought back from his 'death' to save his family from a raiding party of enemy Indians in this unique story of 'Indians without a single cowboy.
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, sincere
Plot:
native, native american, indigenous people, american indian, wind, pagan, mythology, tribe, indians, redsploitation, mountain, missing son ...
Time:
year 1980, 18th century
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An alien creature stalks human prey.
Style:
slasher, classic horror, gothic horror, grindhouse, retro ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
evil alien, monster, creature feature, alien invasion, wilderness, creature, forest, paranoia, predator, prey, exploitation, characters killed one by one ...
Time:
year 1980, 1940s, 70s
Place:
california, canada
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17K
Genre: Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A beautiful muse inspires an artist and his older friend to convert a dilapidated auditorium into a lavish rollerskating club.
Style:
rom com, feel good, humorous, not serious, cult classic ...
Audience:
date night, teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
disco, nightclub, artist, muse, forbidden love, impossible love, dancing, surrealism, dancer, mural, love, friendship ...
Time:
80s, 1940s, year 1980, 20th century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, santa monica california
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Genre: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A group of tourists become stranded on an uninhabited island where they are stalked by an insane, violent, and grotesque killer that slaughtered the town's former residents.
Style:
slasher, grindhouse, disturbing, scary, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, gory, cannibal, blood, cannibalism, island, extreme, survival, danger, isolation, mysterious character, supernatural ...
Time:
20th century, year 1980, 70s, 80s
Place:
europe, athens greece, greece
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In Jerry Lewis's first film in a decade, he plays Bo Hooper, an unemployed circus clown who can't seem to hold down a job. The film opens with a brief montage of clips from past Lewis movies. He then moves into a succession of jobs that he ...
Style:
slapstick, sitcom, situational comedy, lighthearted, feel good ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens
Plot:
unemployment, clown, misadventure, screwball, workplace, androgyny, blue collar, families, satire, disorder, circus, down on your luck ...
Time:
year 1980, 80s, 70s, 20th century
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Madoc County is a quiet and peaceful place until vagrant Kyle Hanson arrives. The people of Madoc County are repelled by his appearance and want to chase him out of the city. Unfortunately for them, Kyle Hanson is a former Vietnam elite soldier and ...
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
manhunt, vietnam war, vietnam veteran, small town, one man army, exploitation, revolt, harassment, cold war era, war veteran, rivalry, chases and races ...
Time:
year 1980, 80s
Place:
vietnam, asia, southern usa
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