Best Movies of 1983 – page 4
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Based on a novel by Peter De Vries. Story of an alcoholic, lecherous Scottish poet on a tour of New England Universities, where he goes from one bed and bottle to another.
Style:
independent film, semi serious, realistic, talky, clever ...
Plot:
poet, obsession, campus, poetry, writers, self discovery, drinking alcohol, college, alcoholism, university, unfulfillment, love and romance ...
Time:
year 1983, 80s, 20th century
Place:
new england, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
These three semi-autobiographical short films by Terence Davies follow the journey of Robert Tucker, first seen as a hangdog child in "Children", then as a hollow-eyed middle-aged man in "Madonna and Child", and finally as a ...
Style:
anthology, queer cinema
Plot:
memory, catholic school, death, lgbt, lgbtq, gay subtext, young boy, corporal punishment, family relations, gay cruising, dying mother, grownups ...
Place:
liverpool, england
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Wallace a wealthy landowner in Meriwether County, Georgia, has virtually unlimited power in the county, including having the sheriff under his control. When he murders a share cropper he thinks that he is powerful enough to get away with it. Because ...
Style:
crime thriller
Plot:
serial killer, killing spree, cremation, racist, disposing of a dead body, fortune teller, racial slur, death penalty, crime boss, murder trial, reward, corruption ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
georgia, southern usa
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
It's five years later and Tony Manero's Saturday Night Fever is still burning. Now he's strutting toward his biggest challenger yet - making it as a dancer on the Broadway stage.
Style:
cult classic, realistic, serious, stylized, freeze frame ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
dancing, dance, dancer, love triangle, disco, audition, working class, attraction, infidelity, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, chauvinism, chauvinist ...
Time:
80s, year 1983, 20th century, 70s
Place:
brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city, new york, usa, north america
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Having both lost their jobs, two strangers become unlikely friends after a run in with a would be robber, who is actually a hitman with a grudge against the two.
Style:
hilarious, humorous, dark comedy, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
survival, gangster, unemployment, friendship, paranoia, hospital, criminal, robbery, gas station, new year, survivalist, hitman ...
Time:
80s, year 1983
Place:
vermont, new york, usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her family life, she perseveres in her dream.
Style:
inspirational, realistic, serious, touching, uplifting
Plot:
car race, racing, drag racing, auto racing, motor racing, race, biopic, auto mechanic, race car, driving, car, car racing ...
Time:
year 1983, 60s, 70s, 20th century, 1950s ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, South Korea, Netherlands
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
In this animated tale, a tiny village is destroyed by a surging glacier, which serves as the deadly domain for the evil Ice Lord, Nekron. The only survivor is a young warrior, Larn, who vows to avenge this act of destruction. The evil continues, ...
Style:
adult animation, epic, dark fantasy, stylized, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, kids, adult
Plot:
sword and sorcery, good versus evil, kidnapping, warrior, barbarian, giant lizard, heroes, supernatural, violence, fire, ice, jungle ...
Time:
prehistory, year 1983, medieval times, prehistoric times, 20th century ...
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791
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
After their child is abducted, John and Reve Walsh are trying to find him. But, shortly after that, Adam is found dead.
Style:
depressing, informative, crying, tragic
Plot:
pedophile, missing person, kidnapping, kidnapped boy, abused child, child abuse, child kidnapping, law enforcement, abduction, u.s. senator, suburbs, marriage ...
Time:
year 1981, 80s
Place:
florida
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Two campers in the New Jersey woods have their outdoor fun interrupted by the arrival of a meteorite crashing nearby. They go to investigate the crater, but are suddenly attacked and devoured by alien parasites who have hitched a ride to Earth. ...
Style:
perverse, retro, classic horror, cult horror, grindhouse ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
alien invasion, parasite, alien, creature feature, gory, creature, deadly creature, supernatural horror, killer animal, exploitation, evil alien, body horror ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
An Alaskan gold prospector (Gene Hackman) lives in luxury with his family on an island gangsters want.
Style:
realistic, serious, stylized, atmospheric, erotic ...
Plot:
wealth, greed, gangster, family relations, rise and fall, dishonesty, parents and children, brutality, courtroom drama, father daughter relationship, island, male nudity ...
Time:
1940s, year 1983, 20th century, 1920s, year 1945
Place:
canada, bahamas, caribbean
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
The events on the last night in the existence of a little suburban Houston pub. It has to be closed down for development reasons but one of the regular customers, Cowboy, seems to have friends in high places.
Style:
indie film, independent film, semi serious, realistic, offbeat ...
Plot:
friendship, working class, against the odds, nightlife, friends, lifestyle, telephone call, friend, husband wife relationship, politician, motel, driving ...
Time:
year 1983, 80s
Place:
texas, usa, houston texas
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Mega-promoter Colin Beverly plans to sabotage the New Year's 1983 concert of small-time operator Max Wolfe. Wolfe's assistants Neil Allen and Willie Loman find romance while trying to save the drugs, violence, and rock and roll from ...
Style:
not serious, humorous, realistic, surreal, cult classic ...
Plot:
desire for fame, new year's eve, musician's life, artists and showbiz, rock and roll, teenager, club, underground, conspiracy, new year, aging, rising to stardom ...
Time:
year 1983, 70s, 80s
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
This third film in the series follows a group of marine biologists attempting to capture a young great white shark that has wandered into Florida's Sea World Park. However, later it is discovered that the shark's 35-foot mother is also a ...
Style:
suspense, scary, natural horror, funny, bloody ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
shark, killer shark, animal attack, boat, giant animal, underwater, fish, creature, water, shark attack, amusement park, creature feature ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
florida, orlando florida, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Private-school student Christine loves Jim. But her classmate, Jordan, is also vying for Jim's attention and trying to end his relationship with Christine. Meanwhile, Jim's friend Bubba embarks on a series of sexual escapades, including ...
Style:
teen sex comedy, sex comedy, sexy, humorous, sexual ...
Audience:
teens, date night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
teenager, sex, voyeurism, cheerleader, high school, coming of age, girls' boarding school, friends, bare breasts, college, man disguised as a woman, peeping tom ...
Time:
80s, year 1983
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A preacher is accused of adultery and he and his followers are chased out of town and become stranded in an isolated forest which is haunted by the spirits of long dead Native Americans.
Style:
anthology, slasher, dark, indie film, independent film ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
folk horror, occult, folklore, witchcraft, forest, female nudity, witch, wilderness, cowboy, pagan, supernatural power, mannequin ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era
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Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In spite of being apprenticed to a Pirate King as a child, Frederic has led a very sheltered life. So when he arrives in Penzance with his boisterous shipmates, there are a few surprises in store for him! It all ends happily, but not before ...
Style:
humorous, inspirational, feel good, semi serious, witty ...
Plot:
opera, pirate, dancing, pirate ship, porn, past, singing, piracy, sea, victorian england, destiny, friends ...
Time:
19th century, year 1983, 1930s, 80s, 1920s
Place:
cornwall, new york, australia
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The tale of a hapless group of cabbies and a rundown cab company owned by Harold. Albert comes to town with a dream of starting his own cab company but needs to motivate Harold's employees to want to make something out of themselves. It is only ...
Style:
funny, humorous, sex comedy, raunchy comedy, action comedy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
taxi, kidnapping, dysfunctional marriage, racial slur, african american, pimp, driver, naked in public, auto mechanic, nude women, black, car ...
Time:
80s, year 1983
Place:
washington d.c., usa
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
"Black" is a stunning fire-and-silk stallion celebrated the world over. But to his young American owner, Alec Ramsay (Kelly Reno), he's much more. So, when the amazing animal is stolen, Alec will stop at nothing to get him back. Alec ...
Style:
independent film, humorous, semi serious, tense, melancholic ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing, teens
Plot:
horse, stallion, horse race, horse riding, desert, friendship, animal, youth, chase, girl horse relationship, racehorse, human animal relationship ...
Time:
year 1983
Place:
morocco, africa, california, new york
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Sherlock Holmes comes to the aid of his friend Henry Baskerville, who is under a family curse and menaced by a demonic dog that prowls the bogs near his estate and murders people.
Style:
detective, natural horror, serious, scary, tense ...
Plot:
sherlock holmes, animal attack, private detective, investigation, dog, murder, curse, swamp, undercover, ghost, estate, supernatural ability ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A bunch of selfrighteous bullies want to set some "new rules" in town while the police in Halifax (Nova Scotia, Canada) are on strike. They try to scare all the gays and lesbians in a bar, but by accident the owner of the establishment is ...
Style:
retro, slasher, suspense, independent film, surprise ending
Plot:
canuxploitation, violence, apartment building, fascist, mass murder, gay, bartender, survival, big city, chase, murder, escape ...
Time:
80s
Place:
nova scotia, canada, nova scotia, canada
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Two sets of two college guys spend a spring break together in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. There they have lots of fun in and out of the sun.
Style:
teen sex comedy, cult classic, raunchy comedy, erotic, sexual ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sex, college, voyeur, attraction, teenager, beach, beach party, spring break, drinking, hotel, beer, female nudity ...
Time:
80s, year 1983, 21st century
Place:
florida, usa, new jersey
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Charlie's ex-wife disappears, and he goes to where she grew up--a rural town in the midwest--to look for her. But, surprisingly, nobody knows about her or any of her many relatives, the Newmans. He meets aliens; but when he contacts the FBI, ...
Style:
independent film, serious, bleak, suspenseful, offbeat ...
Plot:
space and aliens, alien invasion, evil alien, monster, invasion, creature, distopia, apocalypse, flying saucer, father, giant monster, epidemic ...
Time:
future, year 2016, year 1983, 50s, 1950s
Place:
illinois, new york, usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The true story about the Canadian cancer amputee hero who decided to run across Canada on only one leg to raise money for cancer research.
Style:
sad, serious, realistic, uplifting, captivating ...
Plot:
running, physical disability, disability, illness, runner, cross country, heroes, child illness, homecoming, terminal illness, on the road, athlete's life ...
Time:
year 1981, 80s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
newfoundland, canada, british columbia
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 57 min.
Story:
Ernest finds his old family album in the attic and discusses his family members from the album to his neighbor, Vern.
Style:
family comedy, light hearted, sentimental, retro, sitcom ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
reminiscence, storytelling, attic, memory, monologue, nostalgia, children, heartwarming, weirdo, satire, small town, identity ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A shy but gentle man named Clifford Skridlow is a professor of comparative literature at the financially-strapped fictional Monroe College in Chicago. A chance encounter with four beautiful women at a restaurant changes his life forever.
Style:
sexy, teen sex comedy, sex comedy, raunchy comedy, cult classic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
medical, prostitution, college professor, pimp, prostitute, sex worker, blonde, bare breasts, voyeur, nude, voyeurism, female nudity ...
Time:
year 1983, 80s
Place:
chicago, detroit, usa
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Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Music, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
A malevolent rock star kidnaps a female singer to force her to participate in the summoning of a demon and her band must help her stop him.
Style:
adult animation, semi serious, anime, stylized, futuristic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
rock band, musician, rock, violence, self sacrifice, dystopia, rock music, good versus evil, cocaine, rescue, musician's life, imaginary ...
Time:
future, year 1983
Place:
canada
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Family, History, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Phar Lap, the big bold chestnut reigned as the king of the turf in the depression that gripped Australia of the 1930s. From his humble beginnings the New Zealand bred horse raced on to become the hero of a nation.
Style:
anamorphic, sentimental, serious, realistic
Plot:
horse, racehorse, horse riding, horse race, biopic, attempted murder, great depression, greed, gambling, friendship, friends, rivalry ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, 1920s
Place:
mexico, latin america, sydney australia, melbourne, australia
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The story of Billy Mills the American Indian that came from obscurity, to win the 10,000 meter long distance foot race in the Tokyo Olympics.
Style:
period piece, inspirational, captivating, uplifting, serious ...
Plot:
running, olympics, track and field, runner, campus, male objectification, motivation, native, society, follow your dream, athlete and trainer, contests and competitions ...
Time:
year 1983, 20th century, year 1964, 60s
Place:
usa, kansas, south dakota
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Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 195 min.
Story:
Brady Hawkes, Billy Montana, and Jeremiah Hawkes are on a train bound for a huge gambling event when the train is taken over by a gang of vicious killers in search of money. As ransom, the gang takes young Jeremiah hostage. Brady and Billy embark on ...
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, gambling, card playing, casino, bounty hunter, ransom, train robbery, child abduction, partner, hostage, ambition, chases and races ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
usa, arizona
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A father serving time for murder convinces his three teenage sons to break him out of jail.
Audience:
toddlers
Plot:
killing spree, serial killer, prison, terrorist, mental illness, on the road, crime spree, murder, prison break, coming of age, school, male objectification ...
Place:
arizona, new mexico
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