Best Movies of 1982
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Best Movies of 1982
TOP Movies: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Gandhi (1982), Blade Runner (1982), The Thing (1982), An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), Poltergeist (1982), First Blood (1982), Rocky III (1982), 48 Hrs. (1982), Conan the Barbarian (1982), TRON (1982), The Last Unicorn (1982), Tootsie (1982), Swamp Thing (1982), The King of Comedy (1982), Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982), Victor/Victoria (1982), Sophie's Choice (1982), The Snowman (1982), Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982).
List of Best Movies
Genre: Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott. Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., as the alien is dubbed, to his brother ...
Style:
sentimental, feel good, sad, sweet, inspirational ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
alien, friendship, childhood, children, coming of age, ufo, friendly alien, space and aliens, chase, boy, child protagonist, bicycle ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1982, 90s, future
Place:
california, usa, persia, los angeles
Is relevant?
247K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, India
Duration: 191 min.
Story:
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of ...
Style:
spiritual, epic, political, inspirational, breathtaking ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
protest, idealism, biopic, freedom, politics, life philosophy, independence, british empire, leadership, religious intolerance, assassination, indian history ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, year 1948, 19th century, victorian era ...
Place:
india, south africa, britain, los angeles, new delhi ...
Is relevant?
875K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Hong Kong
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.
Style:
neo noir, futuristic, tech noir, atmospheric, thought provoking ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
artificial intelligence, cyberpunk, dystopia, existentialism, dystopian future, distopia, androids, cyborgs, fugitive, police detective, fugitives, flying car ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 2019, 20th century, near future ...
Place:
los angeles, california, bolivia, usa
Is relevant?
520K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people it kills.
Style:
scary, suspense, cult classic, suspenseful, bloody ...
Audience:
manly, date night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
monster, isolation, survival, creature, body horror, alien, fear, paranoia, snow, ufo, suspicion, supernatural ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s, 20th century
Place:
antarctica, antarctic, south pole
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Zack Mayo is a young man who has signed up for Navy Flight School. He is a Navy brat who has a bad attitude problem. Sgt. Foley is there to train and evaluate him and will clearly find Zack wanting. Zack meets Paula, a girl who has little beyond ...
Style:
sexy, romantic drama, sentimental, sweet, sincere ...
Audience:
manly, girls' night, boys' night, date night, chick flick ...
Plot:
love, love story, officers and cadets, military life, navy, unwanted pregnancy, happy ending, u.s. navy, passion, father son relationship, suicide by hanging, class differences ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
seattle, the philippines, washington state, manila philippines
Is relevant?
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
Is relevant?
299K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, the Vietnam vet snaps, runs for the hills and rat-a-tat-tats his way into the action-movie hall of fame. Hounded by a relentless sheriff, Rambo ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspense, perverse, action adventure ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens
Plot:
gunfight, one man army, manhunt, police brutality, tough guy, vietnam war, soldier, survival, revenge, lone hero, danger, tough heroes ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s, year 1982, post world war two ...
Place:
vietnam, washington state, usa, north america, arizona ...
Is relevant?
226K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Now the world champion, Rocky Balboa is living in luxury and only fighting opponents who pose no threat to him in the ring, until Clubber Lang challenges him to a bout. After taking a pounding from Lang, the humbled champ turns to former bitter ...
Style:
inspirational, captivating, suspenseful, action packed, saga ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night, teens, manly
Plot:
boxing, boxer, revenge, comeback, training, underdog, friendship between men, celebrity, fight, tough guy, friendship, rivalry ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1981
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa, north america, los angeles ...
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92K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.
Style:
exciting, funny, neo noir, humorous, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, manly, adult
Plot:
buddy cop, prison, tough cop, revenge, reluctant partners, cop, partner, villain, tough guy, police investigation, police officer killed, buddy ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1982
Place:
san francisco, usa, bay area, north america, los angeles
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A film adaptation of the classic sword and sorcery hero, Conan the Barbarian. A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood ...
Style:
dark fantasy, epic, epic fantasy, stylized, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
sword and sorcery, barbarian, sword fight, warrior, medieval, fight, violence, snake, good versus evil, black magic, mythology, warlord ...
Time:
year 1982, 20th century, stone age, 80s, prehistoric times ...
Is relevant?
145K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Taiwan, Japan, UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
As Kevin Flynn searches for proof that he invented a hit video game, he is "digitalized" by a laser and finds himself inside The Grid, where programs suffer under the tyrannical rule of the Master Control Program. With the help of TRON, a ...
Style:
surreal, visually stunning, cyber, suspenseful, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
virtual reality, cyberpunk, computer, artificial intelligence, cyberspace, dystopia, computer game, programmer, computer genius, motorcycle race, hacking, computer hacker ...
Time:
80s, future, year 1982, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, pentagon, north america
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
From a riddle-speaking butterfly, a unicorn learns that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the Red Bull. The unicorn sets out to discover the truth behind the butterfly's words. She is eventually ...
Style:
touching, sweet, anime, exciting, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, horror for children
Plot:
good versus evil, unicorn, horse, friendship, magic, rescue, heroic mission, wizard, unrequited love, quest, female protagonist, dragon ...
Time:
year 1982, 90s, 80s
Place:
ireland, europe
Is relevant?
121K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego -- Dorothy Michaels -- in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.
Style:
witty, feel good, sexy, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
cross dressing, actor, love, actress, theatrical agent, man dressed as a woman, gender disguise, single mother, lgbtq, gender bending, audition, love and romance ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1982
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, california, seattle
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Admiral James T. Kirk is feeling old; the prospect of accompanying his old ship the Enterprise on a two week cadet cruise is not making him feel any younger. But the training cruise becomes a life or death struggle when Khan escapes from years of ...
Style:
epic, futuristic, action adventure, exciting, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
star trek, revenge, self sacrifice, midlife crisis, space opera, space station, planet, teleportation, trap, alien, birthday, space battle ...
Time:
future, 23rd century, year 1982
Place:
space western
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Dr. Alec Holland, hidden away in the depths of a murky swamp, is trying to create a new species - a combination of animal and plant capable of adapting and thriving in the harshest conditions. Unfortunately he becomes subject of his own creation and ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, suspense, semi serious, psychotronic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
swamp, creature, superhero, superhuman powers, mad scientist, monster, forest, rescue, good versus evil, danger, transformation, chase ...
Time:
80s
Place:
florida, washington d.c., europe, usa, holland ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
Style:
tragicomedy, black comedy, dark comedy, funny, satirical ...
Plot:
character study, obsession, desire for fame, ambition, delusion, showbiz, dark humor, satire, artists and showbiz, nervous breakdown, kidnapping, manic ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, new jersey
Is relevant?
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
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.
Style:
sexy, witty, sexual, touching, clever ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, cross dressing, closeted homosexual, nightclub, gender bending, gender disguise, music, female impersonator, farce, dancing, woman dressed as man ...
Time:
1930s, year 1982, 20th century, year 1934
Place:
paris france, france, europe, chicago
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes friendly with Sophie and her lover Nathan, he learns that she is a Holocaust survivor. Flashbacks reveal her harrowing story, from pre-war prosperity ...
Style:
depressing, sad, serious, heartbreaking, crying ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, against humanity, nazi, concentration camp, relationships, writers, wartime life, passion, melancholy, obsession, tragedy ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1982, 1930s, year 1947 ...
Place:
poland, new york, middle east, usa, brooklyn new york city ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Short, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 26 min.
Story:
A young boy makes a snowman one Christmas Eve, which comes to life at midnight and takes the boy on a magical adventure to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus.
Style:
sweet, sad, christmas classics, heartbreaking, lighthearted ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, toddlers, preschool
Plot:
christmas, imaginary kingdom, holiday, northern lights, xmas, winter, snow, christmas spirit, cold, bittersweet, new year's eve, ice ...
Time:
year 1982, 1900s, 20th century
Place:
antarctic, england, brighton
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Follows a group of high school students growing up in southern California, based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe. Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for a love interest, and are helped along by their older classmates, ...
Style:
teen sex comedy, humorous, sexy, funny, teen ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
high school, coming of age, abortion, friendship, teenager, stoner, shopping mall, teacher, sex scene, teenage pregnancy, unwanted pregnancy, high school student ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
california, los angeles, southern california, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Frank Galvin is a down-on-his luck lawyer, reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing. Former associate Mickey Morrissey reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice suit that he himself served to Galvin on a silver platter: all parties ...
Style:
suspense, atmospheric, intense, serious, sincere ...
Plot:
courtroom, courtroom drama, lawyer, redemption, character study, justice, alcoholic, legal action, court, legal, corruption, moral dilemma ...
Time:
20th century, year 1982, 80s
Place:
boston, massachusetts, usa, new york, new york state
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground.
Style:
fairy tale, touching, atmospheric, visually stunning, adult animation ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, pre-teens ...
Plot:
mouse, heroic mission, friendship, courage, illness, against the odds, laboratory, rat, rescue, artifact, family problems, cure ...
Time:
80s, year 1982, 90s, 20th century, 70s ...
Is relevant?
25K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to a South American country to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a right-wing military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he ...
Style:
political, emotional, political thriller, thought provoking, talky ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
dictatorship, politics, military coup, missing person, coup d'etat, political conspiracy, political intrigue, corruption, conspiracy, journalist, violence, military ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1982, year 1973
Place:
chile, latin america, south america, santiago chile, washington d.c. ...
Is relevant?
53K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
An orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan, Annie believes that her parents left her there by mistake. When a rich man named Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks decides to let an orphan live at his home to promote his image, Annie is ...
Style:
feel good, period piece, sentimental, entertaining, retro ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens, toddlers ...
Plot:
orphan, little girl, child, redhead girl, broadway, dancing, childhood, dance, coming of age, wealth, love, orphanage ...
Time:
90s, year 1982, 1930s, 20th century, year 1933 ...
Place:
new jersey, new york, usa, manhattan new york city, washington d.c. ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Based on the John Irving novel, this film chronicles the life of T S Garp, and his mother, Jenny. Whilst Garp sees himself as a "serious" writer, Jenny writes a feminist manifesto at an opportune time, and finds herself as a magnet for all ...
Style:
dark comedy, clever, offbeat, black comedy, cult classic ...
Plot:
writers, transgender, lgbtq, single mother, dysfunctional family, wrestling, coming of age, passion, writer's life, lgbt, magic realism, female nudity ...
Time:
year 1982, 20th century, 80s
Place:
bolivia, new york
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Benjy Stone is the junior writer on the top rated variety/comedy show, in the mid 50s (the early years). Alan Swann, an Erol Flynn type actor with a drinking problem is to be that weeks guest star.
Style:
parody, funny, witty, humorous, touching ...
Plot:
writers, satire, swashbuckler, farce, alcoholic, profanity, gangster, television, womanizer, male prostitute, ladies man, male prostitution ...
Time:
1950s, year 1982, 20th century, 50s, year 1954
Place:
usa, connecticut, new york, brooklyn new york city
Is relevant?
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
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Horror, Musical, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Times are hard in 1846 London and one must make do. Nellie Lovett adds something extra to the meat pies she peddles on Fleet Street. The secret ingredient: freshly murdered victims of her partner in crime, barber Sweeney Todd. Composer/lyricist ...
Style:
gothic, offbeat, horror musical, scary, tense ...
Plot:
psychopath, serial killer, cannibalism, cannibal, dark humor, murderous pair, live performance, unrequited love, broadway, barber, music, revenge ...
Time:
year 1982, 19th century
Place:
london, england
Is relevant?
24K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Set in 1959, Diner shows how five young men resist their adulthood and seek refuge in their beloved Diner. The mundane, childish, and titillating details of their lives are shared. But the golden moments pass, and the men shoulder their ...
Style:
humorous, melancholic, sentimental, touching, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, date night
Plot:
friendship, food, coming of age, diner, gambling debt, christmas, love and romance, adulthood, adolescence vs adulthood, couples, youth, introspection ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, year 1959, year 1982, 20th century
Place:
baltimore, maryland, usa, new jersey
Is relevant?
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