Subgenre Sampler
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A Bit of Fry and Laurie (TV Series) (1986-1995)
- Feat. Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry
- A longrunning and consistently inventive sketch series by British funnymen Hugh Laurie (HOUSE M.D.) and Stephen Fry (WILDE), who manage to outbaffle…
A Very Peculiar Practice (TV Series) (+ A Very Polish Practice) (1986-1988)
- Dir. David Tucker
Feat. Peter Davison, Graham Crowden, Barbara Flynn
- A glorious surreal BBC black–comedy drama set in the health centre of a British university, based on the experiences of revered writer Andrew…
About Last Night (1986)
- Dir. Edward Zwick
Feat. Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, James Belushi…
- Hollywood adaptation of David Mamet's play "Sexual Perversity in Chicago".
Absolute Beginners (1986)
- Dir. Julien Temple
Feat. David Bowie, Sade Adu, Patsy Kensit…
- Glitzy musical pastiche that takes its inspiration from British jazz, mod, and beatnik culture to tell its barely coherent tale of teen angst.
Alf (TV Series) (1986)
- Feat. Max Wright
- Irresistibly cute sitcom about a furry, wise–cracking alien that settles into American suburbia in the 1980s. Season 1 available.
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Aliens (1986)
- Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn…
- Sigourney Weaver returns as Ripley, the only survivor from the first grisly encounter with the slimy she–creature, here joining a team of…
American Tail, An (1986)
- Dir. Don Bluth
- A Russian mouse called Fievel emigrates to America to escape cat persecution, but loses his parents in the stormy boat trip. This enchanting animated…
American Way, The (Riders of the Storm) (1986)
- Dir. Maurice Phillips
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Michael J. Pollard, James Aubrey
- Varied political satire following a group of Vietnam vets on a quest to reveal the shady nature of a new electoral candidate by taking over TV…
And the Pursuit of Happiness (1986)
- Dir. Louis Malle
- A satisfying rumination on the nature of the 'American Dream', as it relates to the constrasting experiences of immigrants to the United States, from…
April Fool's Day (1986)
- Dir. Fred Walton
Feat. Deborah Foreman
- College student Foreman invites some of her friends to her parent's secluded mansion, for a series of pranks that turn murderous. Contains more…