Best Movies of 1983 – page 2
19K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Mick O'Brien is a young Chicago street thug torn between a life of petty crime and the love of his girlfriend. But when the heist of a local drug dealer goes tragically wrong Mick is sentenced to a brutal juvenile prison where violence is a ...
Style:
neo noir, suspense, realistic, disturbing, serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
prison, vengeance, juvenile delinquent, violence, juvenile delinquency, youth, bullying, prison escape, gangster, rivalry, prison rape, brat pack ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
chicago, usa, south america, illinois, new jersey ...
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Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a ...
Style:
parody, funny, philosophical, surreal, cult classic ...
Plot:
satire, monty python, philosophy, dark humor, surrealism, atheism, existentialism, atheist, humour, social commentary, death, life ...
Time:
year 1983, medieval times, 20th century, 19th century, 80s ...
Place:
london, england, europe, africa, northern england ...
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108K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When two poor greasers, Johnny, and Ponyboy are assaulted by a vicious gang, the socs, and Johnny kills one of the attackers, tension begins to mount between the two rival gangs, setting off a turbulent chain of events.
Style:
teen, homoerotic, melancholic, intense, hood ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, pre-teens, kids, girls' night ...
Plot:
coming of age, gang, teen angst, dysfunctional family, street gang, teenager, book, brother brother relationship, small town, friendship, juvenile delinquent, rebellious teenager ...
Time:
60s, year 1964, 1900s, 1950s, future ...
Place:
oklahoma, oklahoma city, usa, north america
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31K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Jack and Caroline are a couple making a decent living When Jack suddenly loses his job. They agree that he should stay at home and look after the house while Caroline works. It's just that he's never done it before, and really doesn't ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, sentimental, realistic, cult classic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
parenthood, fired from the job, fish out of water, advertising, self discovery, switching roles, family life, parents and children, relationship vs career, misfit, unfulfillment, rise and fall ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1983, 90s
Place:
detroit, north america
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
This film dramatizes the true story of Farley Mowat, when he was sent to the Canadian tundra area to collect evidence of the grievous harm the wolf population was allegedly doing to the caribou herds. In his struggle to survive in that difficult ...
Style:
semi autobiographical, scenic, philosophical, anthropological, offbeat ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
wilderness, nature, wolf, mountain, scientist, arctic, camping, snow, voice over narration, skinny dipping, environment, dog ...
Time:
year 1983, 1940s, 80s, 1930s
Place:
alaska, usa, canada
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Four directors collaborated to remake four episodes of the popular television series 'The Twilight Zone' for this movie. The episodes are updated slightly and in color (the television show was in black-and-white), but very true to the ...
Style:
anthology, suspenseful, twist ending, cult classic, surreal ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
time travel, supernatural, transformation, fictional reality, mentally unstable, mischievous children, evil child, world war two, aviation, creepy child, supernatural horror, television ...
Time:
1940s, 80s, 60s
Place:
alabama
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Rita, a 26 year old Scouse hairdresser with a sharp wit, is married to her childhood sweetheart, the feckless Denny. He wants a baby, she doesn't. She wants to discover herself, so she joins the Open University. Dr. Frank Bryant Is a ...
Style:
talky, touching, witty, inspirational, sentimental ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
working class, troubled marriage, teacher student relationship, teacher, literature, teaching, mentor, professor, self discovery, university, infidelity, social differences ...
Time:
year 1983, 80s, 20th century
Place:
london, england, ireland, europe, dublin ireland ...
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24K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
The story of Karen Silkwood, a metallurgy worker at a plutonium processing plant who was purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing blatant worker safety violations at the plant.
Style:
sad, touching, serious, disturbing, bleak ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
whistleblower, working class, conspiracy, nuclear power plant, fighting the system, workplace, labor union, radiation, women, environmental, radioactivity, environment ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1983, 70s, year 1974
Place:
oklahoma, usa, washington d.c., california
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Nuclear war in the United States is portrayed in a realistic and believable manner. The story is told through the eyes of a woman who is struggling to take care of her family. The entire movie takes place in a small suburban town outside San ...
Style:
depressing, disturbing, tense, apocalyptic, serious ...
Plot:
nuclear war, nuclear holocaust, cold war, dystopian future, apocalypse, post apocalypse, tragedy, small town, death, visceral, danger, parents and children ...
Time:
20th century, future, year 1983, 80s, near future
Place:
california, usa, bay area, san francisco
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Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Two brilliant research scientists have invented a device capable of recording and playing back sensory experiences only to have devastating results when one of them records their own death.
Style:
suspenseful, philosophical, meditative, cerebral, futuristic ...
Plot:
virtual reality, cyberpunk, experiment gone awry, imagination, conspiracy, transformation, uncover truth, dystopian future, mad scientist, rebellion, computer, virtual world ...
Time:
future, 80s, year 1983
Place:
england, london, europe, north carolina, rio de janeiro ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
When a young rape victim takes justice into her own hands and becomes a serial killer, it's up to Dirty Harry Callahan, on suspension from the SFPD, to bring her to justice.
Style:
neo noir, harsh, exciting, intense, tense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
rape and revenge, vigilante, vigilantism, female killer, revenge, rape, murder, police investigation, vengeance, police detective, sexualized violence, violent ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, california, usa, pacific ocean, las vegas
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In a touring Shakespearean theater group, a backstage hand - the dresser, is devoted to the brilliant but tyrannical head of the company. He struggles to support the deteriorating star as the company struggles to carry on during the London blitz. ...
Style:
talky, psychological, realistic, touching, gloomy ...
Plot:
gay lead character, unrequited love, lgbt, gay, backstage, world war two, friendship, manic, shakespeare, actor, effeminacy, gay interest ...
Time:
1940s, year 1983, post world war two, 20th century
Place:
england, europe, london
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Trevor sometimes-violent skinhead with no regard for authority, and would rather spend his time stealing cars than sitting in the detention centre to which he is sent. His social worker, Harry Parker, tries to do his best, but Trevor is only ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, controversial, powerful, terrifying ...
Plot:
skinhead, juvenile delinquency, racism, urban ghetto life, hooligan, neo nazi, warning, social realism, subculture, punk, neo nazism, social worker ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s
Place:
europe, england, britain
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17K
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
A Jewish girl disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training.
Style:
costume drama, period piece, emotional, touching, thinking ...
Audience:
chick flick, family outing, girls' night
Plot:
gender, judaism, skinny dipping, gender bender, arm wrestling, women, dancing, transsexual, feminist, woman dressed as man, transgender, destiny ...
Time:
year 1983, 1900s, 20th century
Place:
israel
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Miriam and John are an elegant couple with a dark secret: they are vampires. Feeding on human blood, Miriam has lived for over 2000 years. She gave her lover the gift of eternal life and together they hunt. But John begins aging rapidly, he seeks ...
Style:
gothic, dark, sexy, atmospheric, visually stunning ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
vampire, goth, femme fatale, lgbtq, sexy female vampire, sex, lesbian sex, bloodsucker, sexual content, lesbian vampire, dracula, lesbian ...
Time:
80s, year 1983, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa
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35K
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
After years of treatment at a mental institution for the criminally insane, serial killer Norman Bates is finally released. Deciding to move back into his long-dead mother's infamous old house, he soon finds himself tormented by "her" ...
Style:
slasher, psychological, scary, suspense, psychological horror ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, insanity, psychopath, psychiatrist, murder, psycho killer, psycho, revenge, homicidal maniac, male victim, swamp, waitress ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa
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Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out?
Style:
gothic, sexy, scary, creepy, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids, teens, family outing, horror for children
Plot:
carnival, witch, boy, black magic, small town, circus, good versus evil, temptation, supernatural, youth, coming of age, librarian ...
Time:
1930s, year 1983, 20th century, 80s
Place:
illinois, usa
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Slightly disturbed and painfully shy Angela Baker is sent away to summer camp with her cousin. Not long after Angela's arrival, things start to go horribly wrong for anyone with sinister or less than honorable intentions.
Style:
slasher, surprise ending, twist ending, sexy, scary ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
summer camp, serial killer, murder, bullying, psychopath, youth, teenage life, female villain, rivalry, psycho killer, danger, teenage girl ...
Time:
80s, year 2016
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A working-class family in London's East End is struggling to stay afloat during the recession under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's premiership. Only the mother Mavis is working; father Frank and the couple's two sons Colin, a ...
Style:
mysterious, bleak, independent film, cult classic, surreal ...
Plot:
brother brother relationship, unemployment, skinhead, father son relationship, dysfunctional family, mental retardation, man with glasses, husband wife relationship, boy with glasses, smoking, envy, proles ...
Time:
80s
Place:
london, england, east end london, britain, europe
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Three U.S. journalists (Nick Nolte, Joanna Cassidy, Gene Hackman) get too close to one another and their work in 1979 Nicaragua.
Style:
political, atmospheric, serious, emotional, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
photojournalist, journalism, politics, photographer, photograph, reporter, idealism, revolution, photography, military, media, political unrest ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1979, year 1983
Place:
nicaragua, latin america, central america, ireland
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A TV reporter and cameraman are taken hostage on a tugboat while covering a workers strike. The demands of the hostage-takers are to collect all the nuclear detonators in the Charleston, SC area so they may be detonated at sea. They threaten to ...
Style:
bad ending, thought provoking, captivating, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
found footage, nuclear holocaust, post apocalypse, nuclear, nuclear explosion, nuclear war, terrorism, president, u.s. president, nuclear bomb, disaster, witch ...
Time:
80s
Place:
south carolina, usa, charleston south carolina
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Paul Snider is a narcissistic, small time hustler who fancies himself a ladies man. His life changes when he meets Dorothy Stratten working behind the counter of a Dairy Queen.
Style:
disturbing, stylized, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
playboy, female nudity, murder, obsession, nude model, true crime, photograph, fame, rise and fall, movie business, jealous husband, couple relations ...
Time:
80s, year 1983, year 1978, 70s
Place:
vancouver, canada, california, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A story about a brain surgeon who tries to end his unhappy marriage to spend more time with a disembodied brain.
Style:
spoof, black comedy, funny, parody, dark comedy ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
hospital, mad scientist, marriage, murder, lust, inheritance, elevator, satire, femme fatale, sexual frustration, lethal injection, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
europe, austria, usa, vienna
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when Poland is invaded by the Germans in World War II. His wife has the habit of entertaining young polish officers while he's on stage, which is also a source of depression to him. When one of ...
Style:
parody, humorous, entertaining, light, funny ...
Plot:
satire, farce, dark humor, world war two, disorder, german occupation, theater, actor, daring rescue, nazi, gay, gay slur ...
Time:
20th century, year 1983, 50s, 1950s, 1930s
Place:
poland, england, germany, middle east, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Julie, a girl from the valley, meets Randy, a punk from the city. They are from different worlds and find love. Somehow they need to stay together in spite of her trendy, shallow friends.
Style:
feel good, slang, light, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night
Plot:
coming of age, high school, party, teen romance, obsessive love, teenager, friendship, friends, young lovers, dancing, teenage protagonist, female protagonist ...
Time:
80s, year 1983
Place:
los angeles, usa, southern california, california, australia
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Jesse has to get out of Las Vegas quickly, and steals a car to drive to L.A. On the way he shoots a police man. When he makes it to L.A. he stays with Monica, a girl he has only known for a few days. As the film progresses, the police get closer to ...
Style:
sexy, neo noir, erotic, suspense, talky ...
Plot:
on the run, sensuality, passion, sex scene, nudity, chase, murder, tragic love, jealousy, escape, attraction, machismo ...
Time:
80s, year 1983
Place:
los angeles, las vegas, california, latin america, usa ...
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Genre: Drama, Music, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Michael Paré stars as Eddie Wilson of the rock band Eddie and Cruisers. The band is at the height of their career in the 1960s when front man Eddie drives his car off a bridge in an apparent suicide -- but the body was never found.
Style:
cult classic, realistic, serious, captivating, gloomy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
music, rock and roll, musician, singer, rock music, reporter, dancing, teenager, past, missing person, friends, obsessive quest ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 60s, 70s
Place:
new jersey
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 61 min.
Story:
Actress Coral Browne travels to Moscow, and meets a mysterious Englishman. Turns out he's the notorious spy, Guy Burgess. Based on a true story, with Ms. Browne playing herself.
Style:
atmospheric, melancholic, intellectual, art house, period drama
Plot:
cold war, spy, desertion, cold war era, character study, intimate, biopic, identity, moral ambiguity, regret, isolation, political intrigue ...
Time:
60s
Place:
moscow russia, soviet union, london, ussr, russia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Four young recruits about to be sent to Vietnam confront their prejudicial feelings toward one another when it's learned one of them is homosexual.
Style:
realistic, psychological, serious, disturbing, political ...
Plot:
military, vietnam war, gay, u.s. military, u.s. army, peer pressure, soldier, racism, injustice, military life, lgbt, gay slur ...
Time:
60s, year 1983
Place:
asia, vietnam, indochina
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese...
Style:
intense, suspense, tense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
vietnam war, prison, jungle, rescue, soldier, military, captivity, danger, military life, against the odds, missing person, daring rescue ...
Time:
year 1983, 80s, year 1973, 70s, year 1972 ...
Place:
vietnam, texas, bangkok thailand, laos, asia ...
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