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28 Up28 Up (1985) Recommended
Dir. Michael Apted
The fourth part of the extraordinary television documentary series that documents the attitudes, personalities and lives of 14 Britishers of…
A Chorus LineA Chorus Line (1985)
Dir. Richard Attenborough
Feat. Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas plays the cantankerous Broadway director in Sir Richard Attenborough's perfunctory adaptation of the highly successful stage musical.…
A Thousand SkiesA Thousand Skies (1985)
Dir. David Stevens
Television mini–series about the life of rugged Australian aviator Charles Kingsford Smith, who pushed the bounds of aircraft performance in…
Adventures of Huckleberry FinnAdventures of Huckleberry Finn (1985)
Dir. Peter H. Hunt
Feat. Jim Dale, Lillian Gish, Barnard Hughes
One of the best adapatations of the Mark Twain classic, this was produced as a 4–part PBS television series which included more or less the…
After HoursAfter Hours (1985) Aro Favourite
Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Verna Bloom
Scorsese picked up Best Director award at Cannes for this brilliant, Kafka–esque black comedy about an ordinary guy's traumatic and bizarre…
Agnes of GodAgnes of God (1985)
Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Jane Fonda, Meg Tilly, Anne Bancroft
Jane Fonda investigates, in this intriguing murder–mystery set in a nunnery.
Alamo BayAlamo Bay (1985)
Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Amy Madigan, Ed Harris
Gulf–coast fisherman clash with Vietnamese boat–people. Ry Cooder soundtrack.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents… (1985)
Dir. Various
Feat. Ned Beatty, John Huston, Steven Bauer
Four episodes from the TV–series, posthumously endorsed by Hitch, which replicate his blend of suspense, macabre humour and brutal…
All American HighAll American High (All American High Revisited) (1985-2014) Aro Favourite
Dir. Keva Rosenfeld
Excellent 'time–capsule' account of a year at an affluent American High School in Los Angeles, California in 1984. The film's key character…
All in Good Faith (TV Series)All in Good Faith (TV Series) (1985-1987)
Feat. Richard Briers
A vicar's life in his sleepy country parish has become rather too cozy. News of a vacancy in a demanding urban parish offers the Reverend Philip…

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