Eighties movies and TV shows – page 3
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List of eighties movies
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph ...
Style:
emotional, touching, psychological, sad, poignant ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
disability, hospital, dignity, freak, melancholy, disfigurement, social misfits, cruelty, isolation, hopes, biopic, humanism ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, ancient times, 20th century, turn of the century ...
Place:
england, london, britain, europe
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
After years of separation, Irina (Nastassja Kinski) and her minister brother, Paul (Malcolm McDowell), reunite in New Orleans in this erotic tale of the supernatural. When zoologists capture a wild panther, Irina is drawn to the cat -- and the zoo ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, sensual, cult classic, scary ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
incest, animal attack, prostitute, human sacrifice, brother sister relationship, sexual awakening, transformation, femme fatale, voyeurism, brother sister incest, leopard, zoo ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
louisiana, usa, new orleans
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194K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Steve Freeling lives with his wife, Diane, and their three children, Dana, Robbie, and Carol Anne, in Southern California where he sells houses for the company that built the neighborhood. It starts with just a few odd occurrences, such as broken ...
Style:
scary, psychological, suspense, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
kids, horror for children, adult
Plot:
poltergeist, haunted house, supernatural, ghost, psychic, suburban life, suburbs, child in peril, children, parallel world, television, supernatural power ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1982
Place:
california
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Tough-talking Detroit cop Axel Foley heads to the rarified world of Beverly Hills in his beat-up Chevy Nova to investigate a friend's murder. But soon, he realizes he's stumbled onto something much more complicated. Bungling rookie ...
Style:
buddy comedy, humorous, funny, entertaining, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
police, gunfight, buddy, murder, reluctant partners, fish out of water, death of friend, investigation, law enforcement, damsel in distress, cop, drug smuggling ...
Time:
year 1984, 20th century, 80s
Place:
los angeles, michigan, beverly hills, usa, detroit ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
After a young woman suffers a brutal rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack.
Style:
disturbing, thought provoking, realistic, poignant, rough ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
courtroom drama, rape, injustice, sexual assault, rape victim, violence, gang rape, sexual abuse, violence against women, legal action, fraternity, legal ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1988
Place:
massachusetts, boston, usa, washington d.c., washington state ...
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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, War
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A sheltered young high society woman joins the army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.
Style:
sentimental, funny, semi serious, light, parody ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
basic training, self discovery, wedding, boot camp, gender, military training, fish out of water, paratrooper, women, military, transformation, soldier ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
belgium, paris france, usa
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44K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman convinces her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband.
Style:
sexy, neo noir, sexual, suspense, noir ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, femme fatale, obsession, adultery, sex, husband wife relationship, passion, female nudity, adulteress, greed, nudity, prison ...
Time:
80s, year 1981, 20th century
Place:
florida, southern usa, usa, miami
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.
Style:
exciting, breathtaking, perverse, epic, saga ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, date night, family friendly, manly ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, indiana jones, archaeologist, treasure, adventurer, archaeology, artifact, nazi, desert, chase, escapades, jungle ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1936, 90s, year 1981
Place:
egypt, africa, nepal, south america, himalaya ...
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57K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Inspired by the E.C. comics of the 1950s, George A. Romero and Stephen King bring five tales of terror to the screen.
Style:
anthology, bloody, grindhouse, frightening, cult horror ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
death, torture, revenge, stephen king, murder, monster, halloween, dark humor, transformation, gory, violent, zombie ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 1830s, 19th century, future
Place:
pittsburgh
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.
Style:
cult classic, psychedelic, adult animation, disturbing, surreal ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
rock, rock and roll, nightmare, music, teacher, surrealism, loss of father, musician, visceral, violent, corporal punishment, rock music ...
Time:
year 1982, 1940s, 20th century, 1950s, 50s ...
Place:
england, europe, london, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Aurora and Emma are mother and daughter who march to different drummers. Beginning with Emma's marriage, Aurora shows how difficult and loving she can be. The movie covers several years of their lives as each finds different reasons to go on ...
Style:
sentimental, sad, heartbreaking, tear jerker, compassionate ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
cancer, love, dysfunctional family, friendship, death, adultery, husband wife relationship, single mother, mother daughter relationship, grief, hospital, death of daughter ...
Time:
1950s, 1940s, 20th century, year 1983, 70s ...
Place:
nebraska, houston texas, texas, new york, louisiana ...
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113K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.
Style:
neo noir, cult classic, psychological, tense, independent film ...
Audience:
date night, manly
Plot:
private detective, murder mystery, twists and turns, murder, crime gone awry, extramarital affair, adultery, hired killer, investigation, betrayal, visceral, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1984
Place:
texas, austin texas, midwest, usa
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101K
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in for a real case of culture shock.
Style:
teen, cult classic, serious, captivating, emotional ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens, kids, family outing ...
Plot:
dancing, high school, youth, dance, small town, love and romance, music, dancer's life, rebelliousness, rebellion, artists and showbiz, teenager ...
Time:
80s, 90s, year 1984, 70s, 20th century
Place:
utah, pittsburgh, usa
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.
Style:
entertaining, exciting, perverse, humorous, action adventure ...
Audience:
kids, teens, manly, family friendly, family outing ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, archaeologist, archaeology, adventurer, artifact, treasure, indiana jones, tombs and skeletons, crocodile, good versus evil, treasure map, food ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, year 1984, year 1935
Place:
india, china, shanghai, asia
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Average Texas teen, Billie Jean Davy, is caught up in an odd fight for justice. She is usually followed and harrased around by local boys, who, one day, decide to trash her brother's scooter for fun. The boys' father refuses to pay them ...
Style:
funny, neo noir, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
female protagonist, brother sister relationship, attempted rape, fugitive, young couple, teenager, chase, lovers on the run, girl heroine, coming of age, heroine, outlaw ...
Time:
year 1985, 80s
Place:
austin texas, usa, texas
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Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: Sweden
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A boy, obsessed with comparing himself with those less fortunate, experiences a different life at the home of his aunt and uncle in 1959 Sweden.
Style:
sentimental, philosophical, realistic, touching, existential ...
Plot:
coming of age, children, boy, tomboy, nude model, female nudity, boxing, childhood, terminal illness, small town, young boy, adolescence ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, year 1985, 20th century
Place:
europe, eastern europe, scandinavia
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
Out of Africa tells the story of the life of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved to Africa to build a new life for herself. The film is based on the autobiographical novel by Karen Blixen from 1937.
Style:
touching, visually stunning, sexy, period piece, romantic ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night
Plot:
love story, writers, love and romance, colonialism, true love, love, infidelity, nobility, fall in love, destiny, tribal chief, hunter ...
Time:
1910s, 1920s, ancient times, 20th century, victorian era ...
Place:
africa, kenya, south africa, denmark
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A small gold mining camp is terrorised by a ruthless land owner wanting to take their land. Clint Eastwood arrives riding a pale horse just as a young girl is praying to God to help the miners. He is revealed to be a preacher with mysterious and ...
Style:
spaghetti western, suspense, realistic, tense, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
small town, teenage girl, mysterious stranger, greed, courage, murder, drifter, revenge, gunfight, wild west, u.s. marshal, man with no name ...
Time:
20th century, 1800s, year 1985, 80s, 1880s ...
Place:
california, sacramento california
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A hardened convict and a younger prisoner escape from a brutal prison in the middle of winter only to find themselves on an out-of-control train with a female railway worker while being pursued by the vengeful head of security.
Style:
road movie, suspense, intense, realistic, rough ...
Plot:
train, prison escape, survival, runaway train, escaped prisoner, escape, prison, violence, prisoner, wilderness, fugitives, chases and races ...
Time:
20th century, year 1985, 80s
Place:
alaska, usa
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for Nuclear War.
Style:
parody, humorous, spoof, funny, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
cold war, espionage, kgb, spy, secret agent, cia agent, chase, farce, race against time, mistaken identity, buddy, satire ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
afghanistan, asia, soviet union, middle east, pakistan ...
Is relevant?
105K
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, ...
Style:
feel good, teen, light, cult classic, sexual ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, kids, teen drama
Plot:
geek, dream girl, nerd, teenager, high school, coming of age, teenage girl, friendship, bullying, sexual fantasy, sexual attraction, nudity ...
Time:
80s, year 1985, future, 20th century
Place:
chicago, illinois, usa, california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.
Style:
ironic, talky, humorous, witty, clever ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
infidelity, thanksgiving, sisters, writers, family relations, love, midlife crisis, atheism, opera, audition, dysfunctional family, sister sister relationship ...
Time:
20th century, year 1986, 80s
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Basket-case network news producer Jane Craig falls for new reporter Tom Grunnick, a pretty boy who represents the trend towards entertainment news she despises. Aaron Altman, a talented but plain correspondent, carries an unrequited torch for Jane. ...
Style:
talky, realistic, funny, romantic, melancholic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
journalism, workplace romance, satire, media, workaholic, friendship, slutty attitude, workplace, love triangle, unlikely friendships, reporter, couples ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1987, 60s
Place:
washington d.c., usa, boston, atlanta georgia
Is relevant?
195K
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from “The Book of the Dead.” As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed ...
Style:
scary, bloody, classic horror, lovecraft, demonic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
evil dead, demon, gory, haunted house, supernatural, demonic possession, dark humor, undead, chainsaw, woods, blood, zombie ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, medieval times, 20th century, 90s ...
Place:
michigan, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A man must struggle to travel home for Thanksgiving, with an obnoxious slob of a shower ring salesman his only companion.
Style:
feel good, road movie, funny, light, hilarious ...
Audience:
date night, kids, teens
Plot:
thanksgiving, road trip, holiday, train, travel, airplane, on the road, airport, husband wife relationship, railway, buddy, traveling salesman ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
chicago, empire state building manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city, illinois, new york ...
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415K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Thanks to an untimely demise via drowning, a young couple end up as poltergeists in their New England farmhouse, where they fail to meet the challenge of scaring away the insufferable new owners, who want to make drastic changes. In desperation, the ...
Style:
gothic, black comedy, surreal, witty, dark comedy ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot:
haunted house, afterlife, ghost, supernatural, surrealism, dark humor, goth, dysfunctional family, teenage girl, seance, able to see the dead, haunted ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1988
Place:
america, usa, new england, connecticut
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580K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country.
Style:
road movie, inspirational, sincere, uplifting, touching ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
autism, road trip, redemption, disability, mentally challenged, brother brother relationship, siblings relations, runaway, self discovery, mathematics, psychiatry, life changing ...
Time:
20th century, year 1988, 80s
Place:
las vegas, california, ohio, cincinnati ohio, columbus ohio ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA, West Germany
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Frank and Jack Baker are professional musicians who play small clubs. They play smaltzy music and have never needed a day job...
Style:
sexy, sensual, offbeat, sex comedy, realistic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
jazz, nightclub, music, hotel, piano, dog, audition, brother brother relationship, musician, drinking, art, rock and roll ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s, year 1989
Place:
seattle, washington state, usa, new jersey
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, UK, Spain, Italy, Jordan
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Indiana must team up with Marcus Brody, Sallah and Elsa Schneider to follow in his father's footsteps and stop the Nazis from recovering the ...
Style:
entertaining, breathtaking, epic, saga, cult classic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, manly ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, holy grail, archaeologist, archaeology, adventurer, map, artifact, mythology, father son relationship, father, escapades, myth ...
Time:
1930s, year 1912, 20th century, year 1989, year 1938 ...
Place:
germany, europe, jordan, israel, utah ...
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