Best movies of 1980s

Actors : Catlin Adams, Neil Diamond, Laurence Olivier, Lucie Arnaz,
Directors : Richard Fleischer,

The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of being a popular singer.

Actors : Avery Schreiber, Stephen Macht, J.D. Hinton, Dorothy Stratten,
Directors : William Sachs,

Main Plot: Crew of interstellar police ship is sent to recover a mysterious crystal, the Blue Star. Subplots: The ship's female android and a crew member fall in love. Alien is spoofed as ...

Actors : David Patrick Kelly, Caitlin Clarke, Penn Jillette, Teller,
Directors : Arthur Penn,

Penn & Teller enjoy playing jokes on each other. When Penn says on an interview show that he wishes he has someone threatening his life so that he "wouldn't sweat the small stuff," each of ...

Actors : Fred Gwynne, Rubén Blades, Hoyt Axton, Corbin Bernsen,
Directors : Jim Kouf,

Career criminal Frank plans a bank heist and sends for his buddies to help pull the job. Before his buddies arrive, he's caught, forcing his cohorts to pull the job alone. Frank soon escapes, setting off a search by the bumbling cops.

Actors : Kadeem Hardison, Samuel L. Jackson, James Bond III, Bill Nunn,
Directors : James Bond III,

An evil succubus is preying on libidinous black men in New York City, and all that stands in her way, is a minister-in-training, an aspiring actor, and a cop that specializes in cases involving the supernatural.

Actors : Francesca Neri, Óscar Ladoire, Fernando Guillén Cuervo, María Barranco,
Directors : Bigas Luna,

The story of a young woman's descent into the kinky and dangerous sexual underground in Madrid.

Actors : Lise Delamare, Jacques Spiesser, Jean Mercure, Catherine Ferran,
Directors : Jérôme Boivin,

A white Bull Terrier named Baxter is given to an elderly woman by her daughter. As time passes, the dog develops aggressive and murderous behavior in order to be adopted by another family.

Actors : Lara Flynn Boyle, Corey Parker, Finn Carter, Anthony Edwards,
Directors : Savage Steve Holland,

The simple story of two young Michigan high school students, Jessica, Class President, Local Smart Girl, and object of Marlon's affections attempt to get into a small Pennsylvania college. ...

Actors : Marcello Mastroianni, Valéria Cavalli, Marino Cenna, Michèle Morgan,
Directors : Giuseppe Tornatore,

Matteo Scuro is a retired Sicilian bureaucrat (responsible mainly for the writing of birth certificates) and a father of five children, all of whom live on the mainland and hold responsible...

Actors : Thilakan, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Parvathi, Mohanlal,
Directors : Sibi Malayil,

The life of a young man turns upside down when he intervenes in a dispute in order to rescue his father (a cop) from a ruthless local outlaw.

Actors : Vincent Price, Dean Stockwell, Dennis Hopper, Jodie Foster,
Directors : Dennis Hopper,

A witness to a mob assassination flees for her life from town to town, switching identities, but cannot seem to elude Milo, the chief killer out to get her.

Actors : Kiefer Sutherland, Megan Follows, Peter O'Toole, Mike MacDonald,
Directors : Paul Schibli,

An adaption of the classic tale of a girl's dreams turned reality when her new toy turns out to be a young man placed under a curse.

Actors : Moushumi Chatterjee, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Sunny Deol, Amrish Puri,
Directors : Rajkumar Santoshi,

Ajay Mehra, an amateur boxer, takes revenge against Balwant Rai, a crooked businessman, after his elder brother is killed.

Actors : Gary Oldman, Pamela Reed, Dennis Hopper, Frances McDormand,
Directors : Mick Jackson,

In 1955 Florida, a Korean vet has a breakdown and is incarcerated in a "maximum security" mental health prison, where patients are abused.

Actors : Frances McDormand, Mai Zetterling, Brad Dourif, Brian Cox,
Directors : Ken Loach,

When an American human rights lawyer is assassinated in Belfast, it remains for the man's girlfriend, as well as a tough, no nonsense, police detective to find the truth... which they soon ...

Actors : Jack Kao, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Sung Young Chen, Shu-Fen Hsin,
Directors : Hsiao-Hsien Hou,

A beautiful, historical film based upon the complex lives of four brothers.

Actors : Hristo Shopov, Georgi Staykov, Sofiya Kuzeva, Svetla Todorova,
Directors : Ivan Andonov,

The 1960s was the time of Beatles and Rolling Stones, the time of sexual revolution. These events have their echo in Bulgarian English-learning school. The school order provokes a protest of the students due to the narrow-minded teachers.

Actors : Sheila Kelley, Burt Reynolds, Casey Siemaszko, Lorraine Toussaint,
Directors : Bill Forsyth,

Professional thief Ernie takes Mike on as an apprentice, but while Mike clearly has "larceny in his heart", it will take him a long time to get as good as Ernie.

Actors : Roger Rose, Yvette Nipar, Leslie Jordan, T.K. Carter,
Directors : Rich Correll,

A developer attempts to sabotage the safety record of a ski resort.

Actors : Robert Englund, Bill Nighy, Jill Schoelen, Alex Hyde-White,
Directors : Dwight H. Little,

A young soprano becomes the obsession of a horribly disfigured composer who has plans for those who oppose himself or the young singer.