A Short Film About Love (1988), The Evil Dead (1981), Teddy Bear (1981), Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened (2016), My Neighbor Totoro (1988), The Deep (2012), Red Riding: 1980 (2009), Maze (2017) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best 1980s movies.
Storyline: A hooded figure forces a young diva (Cristina Marsillach) to watch as he murders performers in a production of Verdi's opera "Macbeth."
Plot Keywords: actress, opera singer, opera director, murderer, macbeth, detective, bleak ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: New York police officer Daniel Ciello (Treat Williams) is not a perfect cop. When Rick Cappalino (Norman Parker) from the U.S. Justice Department approaches him with a personal request to investigate police corruption, Ciello agrees -- provided he is not forced to turn in his fellow crooked cops. But as he delves deeper into the underbelly of drug crime, he realizes that it may be impossible to keep his promises. He will have to bring his friends down, or he'll end up going down himself.
Plot Keywords: detective, cop, junkie, drug dealer, wife, investigator, suspenseful ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Acclaimed director Louis Malle's documentary examines the small Minnesota farming town of Glencoe at two separate times. In 1979, Malle profiles the town's sleepy, sometimes charming way of life and the citizens' less-than-refined values. When Malle and his crew return six years later, they encounter a town seized by economic woe. Farms are shutting down, citizens are angry with President Ronald Reagan, and an American way of life may be gone for good.
Plot Keywords: farmer, bride, groom, attorney, old man, old woman, profound ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Eccentric performance artist and musician Laurie Anderson directs this documentary about her multimedia theatrical presentation, which was filmed live at the Park Theatre in New Jersey. Her offbeat performance is a mixture of song, poetry, film and whimsy and includes guest performances by author William S. Burroughs and Adrian Belew on guitar. The show includes the songs "Excellent Birds," "Smoke Rings," "Language Is a Virus" and "Talk Normal."
Plot Keywords: william s. burroughs, drummer, pianist, guitarist, author, offbeat, engaging ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A Sicilian boy (Salvatore Cascio) discovers the movies with his local theater's projectionist (Philippe Noiret).
Plot Keywords: child, mother, girlfriend, projectionist, emotional, inspiring, witty ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Cousins Paulie (Eric Roberts) and Charlie (Mickey Rourke) plan to rob a merchant in the New York City neighborhood that's home to the restaurant where they work. When their scheme results in the death of a police officer and draws the ire of the Mafia-linked businessman who was ripped off, Charlie's girlfriend (Daryl Hannah) bolts, and mob henchmen exact a brutal price from Paulie. With the mob threatening to kill them, the thieves must think fast if they intend to survive.
Plot Keywords: thief, cousin, waiter, mafioso, girlfriend, police officer, brash ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A look at the Sex Pistols, the British band best representative of the punk rock movement of the late 1970s.
Plot Keywords: punk rocker, musician, speaker, music journalist, guitarist, amusing, intense ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: On the run from the police, Cameron (Steve Railsback) crashes the set of a Hollywood war movie. When he inadvertently causes a stunt man's death, the film's manipulative director, Eli Cross (Peter O'Toole), decides to shelter Cameron from the cops if he steps in as the daredevil's replacement. Though the arrangement seems like a good deal, it soon becomes a perilous position, with the situation only complicated when Cameron falls for the movie's lead actress, Nina Franklin (Barbara Hershey).
Plot Keywords: fugitive, actress, director, stuntman, amusing, engaging, intense ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A princess learns the truth about a toxic forest and battles an evil ruler's plans to destroy it.
Plot Keywords: princess, sword fighter, hunter, friend, enemy, fighter, creative ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Footage from two benefits includes skits, Eric Clapton, Sting, Jeff Beck, Phil Collins, Pete Townshend.
Plot Keywords: actor, comedian, rock star, eric clapton, sting, hysterical, heartwarming ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Through interviews and archival footage, director Tim Irwin documents the history of the influential 1980s punk band the Minutemen. Surviving band members Mike Watt and George Hurley provide a firsthand look into the band's world, from their start in San Pedro to the 1985 death of D. Boon, the band's co-founding member. Numerous musicians, including Henry Rollins, Thurston Moore, and Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, offer insight into the Minutemen's importance to the punk scene.
Plot Keywords: punk rocker, musician, fan, bassist, gripping, engaging, san pedro, calif. ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A Christian boy grows up among Jews in Israel and, as an adult, must confront his past.
Plot Keywords: young man, christian, adult, emotional, past, israel, false identity ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Russian police-detective Viktor Burakov (Stephen Rea) spends eight years tracking serial killer Andrei Chikatilo.
Plot Keywords: police detective, serial killer, communist, psychiatrist, forensic expert, somber, dark ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Forrest Gump is a simple man with a low I.Q. but good intentions. He is running through childhood with his best and only friend Jenny. His 'mama' teaches him the ways of life and leaves him to choose his destiny. Forrest joins the army for service in Vietnam, finding new friends called Dan and Bubba, he wins medals, creates a famous shrimp fishing fleet, inspires people to jog, starts a ping-pong craze, creates the smiley, writes bumper stickers and songs, donates to people and meets the president several times. However, this is all irrelevant to Forrest who can only think of his childhood sweetheart Jenny Curran, who has messed up her life. Although in the end all he wants to prove is that anyone can love anyone.
Plot Keywords: son, mother, soldier, friend, love interest, amusing, inspiring ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Filmmaker Taggart Siegel captures two turbulent decades in the life of John Peterson, an Illinois farmer who not only tends the land but also delves into writing and performance art. A man who would as soon work the fields in a feather boa as in a pair of jeans, Peterson rises out of the bankruptcy and depression plaguing Midwest farm communities in the 1980s and saves his livelihood through organic agriculture.
Plot Keywords: farmer, father, mother, elderly person, engaging, inspiring, emotional ...
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