BOX-SET - The Excellent 80's
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1. Act of Love (1980 TV Movie)
104 min | Drama
Old country traditions and values cause Ron Howard to honor the pleas of his brother (played by Mickey Rourke), a quadriplegic following a motorcycle accident, to end his life, and then to ... See full summary »
Director: Jud Taylor | Stars: Ron Howard, Robert Foxworth, Mickey Rourke, David Spielberg
Votes: 179
2. The Agency (1980)
R | 94 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A millionaire is suspected of buying an ad agency to use it as a way of brainwashing the public for his political ends.
Director: George Kaczender | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Lee Majors, Valerie Perrine, Alexandra Stewart
Votes: 612
3. W.B., Blue and the Bean (1989 Video)
R | 87 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A trio of hapless bounty hunters are recruited by a shady bail bondsman to try to keep a witness in drug trial alive to testify.
Director: Max Kleven | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Linda Blair, Tony Brubaker, Thomas Rosales Jr.
Votes: 607
4. Callie & Son (1981 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 142 min | Drama
Callie was a teenage mother in trouble. Fresh out of the delivery room, her son was taken from her and sold on the black-market. Vowing to find him some day, this is her story.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Lindsay Wagner, Jameson Parker, Dabney Coleman, Joy Garrett
Votes: 349
5. Casablanca Express (1989)
Not Rated | 85 min | Action, Thriller, War
In 1942, a commando is assigned to protect Winston Churchill when it is learned that the Nazis are plotting to kidnap him.
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Jason Connery, Francesco Quinn, Jinny Steffan, Manfred Lehmann
Votes: 618
6. Cavegirl (1985)
R | 85 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Thanks to a strange crystal, a shy student finds himself in the Stone Age, where he falls in love with a beautiful cave woman and helps her clan stave off a tribe of cannibals.
Director: David Oliver Pfeil | Stars: Daniel Roebuck, Cynthia Thompson, Darren Young, Saba Moor-Doucette
Votes: 929
7. Choices (1981)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
John Carluccio, a partially deaf teenager, becomes alienated when prevented from playing football because of his handicap. He must deal with his parents, coach, teammates, his new ... See full summary »
Director: Silvio Narizzano | Stars: Paul Carafotes, Victor French, Lelia Goldoni, Val Avery
Votes: 359
8. Christabel (1988– )
149 min | Biography, Drama
An English girl marries a German lawyer in the 1930s and they try to live as normal a life as they can in Hitler's Germany. When Allied bombs start falling on German cities, Christabel ... See full summary »
Stars: Elizabeth Hurley, Stephen Dillane, Nigel Le Vaillant, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 202
9. Cold War Killers (1986 TV Movie)
PG | 86 min | Thriller, War
A missing 1950s era airplane is found 27 years later at the bottom of a lake. British and Soviet spy agencies are intensely interested.
Director: William Brayne | Stars: Martin Dale, Peter Ivatts, Mike Lane, Terence Stamp
Votes: 161
10. The Day Time Ended (1979)
PG | 79 min | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Aliens visit the solar-powered house of a middle-class family, and the house is suddenly sucked into a time warp that transports it back to prehistoric times.
Director: John 'Bud' Cardos | Stars: Jim Davis, Christopher Mitchum, Dorothy Malone, Marcy Lafferty
Votes: 2,051
11. Dear Mr. Wonderful (1982)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Comedy
Joe Pesci is a small man looking for a big break. Owner of a bowling alley and nightclub in Jersey, Ruby Dennis (Pesci) sets his sights on making it big in Vegas. But Ruby finds more than ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Lilienthal | Stars: Joe Pesci, Karen Ludwig, Frank Vincent, Ed O'Ross
Votes: 307
12. Deathrow Gameshow (1987)
R | 83 min | Comedy
Chuck Toedan's the host of a game show featuring death row convicts competing in life-or-death contests in hopes of cheating the executioner or, at the very least, winning some nice prizes ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Pirro | Stars: John McCafferty, Robyn Blythe, Beano, Darwyn Carson
Votes: 907
13. Delta Force Commando (1987)
R | 89 min | Action
Latin American revolutionaries invade a military base on Puerto Rico, and steal a nuclear bomb, killing a pregnant woman in the process. Captain Beck (Fred Williamson) is assigned to track ... See full summary »
Director: Pierluigi Ciriaci | Stars: Brett Baxter Clark, Fred Williamson, Mark Gregory, Bo Svenson
Votes: 405
14. Dog Day (1984)
101 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A fugitive on the run from the law, and carrying several million dollars, hides out in the home of a farm family. The tables turn when the family proves to be even more criminally oriented ... See full summary »
Director: Yves Boisset | Stars: Lee Marvin, Miou-Miou, Jean Carmet, Victor Lanoux
Votes: 1,196
15. Hard Knox (1984 TV Movie)
96 min | Comedy, Drama
A retired fighter pilot becomes the head of his alma matter military high school for two weeks with hilarious consequences. He shapes up the school and raises morale so that they are able ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Werner | Stars: Robert Conrad, Red West, Joan Sweeny, Bill Erwin
Votes: 211
16. A Hazard of Hearts (1987 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance
When compulsive gambler Sir Giles Staverley (Christopher Plummer) has lost his estate and all of his money playing dice, he realizes that he only has one thing left of value: his daughter ... See full summary »
Director: John Hough | Stars: Diana Rigg, Edward Fox, Helena Bonham Carter, Fiona Fullerton
Votes: 1,352
17. High Risk (1981)
R | 94 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Four naive Americans, in need of easy cash, decide to fly to Colombia and raid the safe of a notorious drug lord with connections to the corrupt military regime.
Director: Stewart Raffill | Stars: James Brolin, Anthony Quinn, Lindsay Wagner, James Coburn
Votes: 1,290
18. Hunk (1987)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Fantasy
A computer nerd makes a deal with the Devil and gets a new beefcake body.
Director: Lawrence Bassoff | Stars: John Allen Nelson, Steve Levitt, Deborah Shelton, Rebeccah Bush
Votes: 1,562 | Gross: $1.75M
19. Intimate Agony (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
Doctor Kyle Richards takes a job managing an office in the Hamptons where herpes runs rampant. He is frustrated by the community's denial and decides to go public with the epidemic to raise public awareness about the problem.
Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: Anthony Geary, Judith Light, Mark Harmon, Arthur Hill
Votes: 184
20. The Kidnapping of the President (1980)
R | 114 min | Thriller
Based on the novel by Charles Templeton, a secret service chief leads a game of cat and mouse when a gang of third-world terrorists kidnap the President.
Director: George Mendeluk | Stars: William Shatner, Hal Holbrook, Van Johnson, Ava Gardner
Votes: 573
21. The Lady and the Highwayman (1988 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Swashbuckling tale of romance, betrayal, jealousy, banditry, murder, and court intrigue set in the 1660s, during the Restoration to the English throne of King Charles II.
Director: John Hough | Stars: Emma Samms, Oliver Reed, Claire Bloom, Christopher Cazenove
Votes: 1,225
22. Lamb (1985)
110 min | Drama
An Irish reform school priest questions his calling as a young, epileptic runaway arrives. Each recognizes the other as kindred spirits and escape together. As police close in and money dwindles, the desperate priest makes bad decisions.
Director: Colin Gregg | Stars: Liam Neeson, Harry Towb, Hugh O'Conor, Frances Tomelty
Votes: 676
23. Laser Mission (1989)
R | 84 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Action superstar Brandon Lee portrays rebellious government agent Michael Gold who is sent on a desperate mission to a Soviet-controlled African nation in order to uncover a top-secret laser weapons operation and destroy it.
Director: BJ Davis | Stars: Brandon Lee, Debi A. Monahan, Ernest Borgnine, Richard Cox
Votes: 2,616
24. Liar's Moon (1981)
PG | 106 min | Drama, Romance
A poor kid elopes with a banker's daughter.
Director: David Fisher | Stars: Matt Dillon, Cindy Fisher, Hoyt Axton, Margaret Blye
Votes: 762
25. Mesmerized (1985)
PG | 94 min | Drama
An orphaned New Zealand girl married to an older, wealthy businessman learns to deal with his strange sexual desires.
Director: Michael Laughlin | Stars: Jodie Foster, John Lithgow, Michael Murphy, Dan Shor
Votes: 1,019
26. A Minor Miracle (1985)
G | 101 min | Drama, Family, Sport
A group of orphans and their guardian get together to try to save their orphanage.
Director: Terrell Tannen | Stars: John Huston, Pelé, Peter Fox, Lisa Wills
Votes: 130
27. My Chauffeur (1986)
R | 97 min | Comedy
A free-spirited young woman (Deborah Foreman) upsets the status quo at a stuffy Brentwood limousine service.
Director: David Beaird | Stars: Deborah Foreman, Sam J. Jones, Sean McClory, Howard Hesseman
Votes: 2,141 | Gross: $4.78M
28. My Mom's a Werewolf (1989)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Horror
After being bitten by a mysterious pet-shop owner, house-wife Leslie begins a gruesome transformation into a werewolf. Her only hope is her young daughter Jennifer who races against time to stop Leslie from turning into an animal for good.
Director: Michael Fischa | Stars: Susan Blakely, John Saxon, Tina Caspary, John Schuck
Votes: 1,358
29. Night of the Sharks (1988)
R | 87 min | Action
David must fight for his life against the gangsters who killed his brother for a CD filled with proof of their illegal activities. When David gets possession of the CD they go down to ... See full summary »
Director: Tonino Ricci | Stars: Treat Williams, Janet Agren, Antonio Fargas, Stelio Candelli
Votes: 472
30. The Patriot (1986)
R | 88 min | Action
Agent tries to track down terrorists who are intercepting government nuclear weapons.
Director: Frank Harris | Stars: Gregg Henry, Simone Griffeth, Michael J. Pollard, Jeff Conaway
Votes: 396
31. Portrait of a Showgirl (1982 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama
The story of three Las Vegas showgirls, each at a different stage in her career.
Director: Steven Hilliard Stern | Stars: Lesley Ann Warren, Rita Moreno, Dianne Kay, Tony Curtis
Votes: 158
32. Reborn (1981)
R | 105 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
A man discovers that his girlfriend is a "stigmata" (someone whose hands and feet mysteriously bleed in the same places where Jesus Christ was crucified) and tries to keep her out of the ... See full summary »
Director: Bigas Luna | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Michael Moriarty, Antonella Murgia, Francisco Rabal
Votes: 255
33. Saigon: Year of the Cat (1983 TV Movie)
105 min | Drama
Two Westerners, Barbara Dean (Dame Judi Dench), bank employee, and Bob Chesneau (Frederic Forrest), C.I.A. analyst within the U.S. Embassy, meet a short time before the fall of Saigon.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Judi Dench, Chic Murray, Yim Hoontrakul, Pichit Bulkul
Votes: 197
34. Savage Journey (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, History, Western
A story of the settling in the West and the hardship and determination it took to do it.
Director: Tom McGowan | Stars: Maurice Grandmaison, Paul Wharton, John Mason, Stephen Cracroft
Votes: 157
35. Scandal Sheet (1985 TV Movie)
PG | 101 min | Drama
The publisher of a celebrity gossip tabloid sets out to destroy an aging actor, whose career is foundering and who is also facing a battle with alcoholism.
Director: David Lowell Rich | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Lauren Hutton, Pamela Reed, Robert Urich
Votes: 238
36. Scarecrows (1988)
R | 83 min | Action, Crime, Horror
Criminals hijack a plane and force the pilot and his daughter to fly them to Mexico. However, an unexpected landing finds them in a cemetery inhabited by killer scarecrows.
Director: William Wesley | Stars: Ted Vernon, Michael David Simms, Richard Vidan, Kristina Sanborn
Votes: 5,651
37. Second Sight: A Love Story (1984 TV Movie)
100 min | Romance, Drama
Alexandra McKay is a woman who's been blind for twenty years and is afraid that people will just try to get close to her because of her condition, so she ultimately stays to herself and her... See full summary »
Director: John Korty | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Barry Newman, Nicholas Pryor, Michael Horton
Votes: 153
38. Shadows in the Storm (1988)
R | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A married man suffering from midlife crisis obsesses over a girl from his romantic fantasy. He meets her exact duplicate on vacation and helps her get rid of her abusive husband. They run off together but a caller starts blackmailing him.
Director: Terrell Tannen | Stars: Ned Beatty, Mia Sara, Michael Madsen, Donna Mitchell
Votes: 253
39. Shaker Run (1985)
91 min | Action, Drama
With the accidental discovery of a lethal bio-agent at her research facility, Dr. Christine Ruben decides to double cross her own government by stealing the deadly formula to keep it out of... See full summary »
Director: Bruce Morrison | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Leif Garrett, Lisa Harrow, Shane Briant
Votes: 311
40. Slipstream (1989)
PG-13 | 102 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
In the near future, where Earth has been devastated by man's pollution and giant winds rule the planet, bounty hunter Matt kidnaps a murderer out of the hands of two police officers, planning to get the bounty himself.
Director: Steven Lisberger | Stars: Bob Peck, Mark Hamill, Kitty Aldridge, Bill Paxton
Votes: 3,066
41. Somewhere, Tomorrow (1983)
PG | 91 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
When a teenage girl witnesses a plane crash, she talks with one of the injured passengers...only to find out he was actually killed in the accident.
Director: Robert Wiemer | Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Nancy Addison, Tom Shea, Rick Weber
Votes: 684
42. A Time to Die (1982)
R | 91 min | Crime, Drama
In the final days of World War II, American spy Michael Rogan (Edward Albert Jr.) is taken prisoner, along with his wife and comrades from the French underground. A sadistic six-man ... See full summary »
Directors: Matt Cimber, Joe Tornatore | Stars: Rex Harrison, Rod Taylor, Edward Albert, Raf Vallone
Votes: 298
43. Toby McTeague (1985)
PG | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Toby is a teenager who doesn't care much about school. In fact, he has his eyes on the title of a prestigious dog-sleigh race. He will have to undergo extensive training in order to win it.
Director: Jean-Claude Lord | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Winston Rekert, Andrew Bednarski, Stephanie Morgenstern
Votes: 198
44. Tomboy (1985)
R | 91 min | Comedy
A strong-willed female stock car driver challenges her chauvinistic crush to a race to win his respect- and get him into bed.
Director: Herb Freed | Stars: Betsy Russell, Gerard Christopher, Kristi Somers, Richard Erdman
Votes: 1,746 | Gross: $14.10M
45. Viadukt (1983)
TV-MA | 105 min | Crime, Drama
Based on a true story, this film is a dramatization of the events that led to the destruction of one of the most famous trains in history, the Orient Express.
Director: Sándor Simó | Stars: Michael Sarrazin, Towje Kleiner, Constanze Engelbrecht, Armin Mueller-Stahl
Votes: 157
46. Tuareg: The Desert Warrior (1984)
PG-13 | 97 min | Adventure, Action
In a desolate section of the Sahara once ruled by the French, two thirsty men stumble into the camp of a Tuareg warrior where they're given water and shelter. Soldiers from the new Arab ... See full summary »
Director: Enzo G. Castellari | Stars: Mark Harmon, Luis Prendes, Ritza Brown, Paolo Malco
Votes: 545
47. Twisted Obsession (1989)
R | 103 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
American writer in Paris is hired to do a script for an edgy young director he can't stand. When he falls in love with the director's cold and manipulative pretty sister, his life starts to unravel and he realizes that he's been used.
Director: Fernando Trueba | Stars: Jeff Goldblum, Miranda Richardson, Anémone, Daniel Ceccaldi
Votes: 1,420
48. We Think the World of You (1988)
PG | 90 min | Comedy
When Johnny (Gary Oldman), an aimless young man, is sent to prison, he entrusts his beloved dog Evie to the care of his former lover and best friend Frank (Sir Alan Bates). When he gets out... See full summary »
Director: Colin Gregg | Stars: Alan Bates, Max Wall, Liz Smith, Frances Barber
Votes: 484
49. When the Bough Breaks (1986 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Action
A Los Angeles psychiatrist testifies for the prosecution in the trial of an accused child molester. Later the defendant, who is out on bail, is found dead in the psychiatrist's office, in ... See full summary »
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Ted Danson, Richard Masur, Rachel Ticotin, James Noble
Votes: 1,012
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