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Subgenre Sampler

 
2010: The Year We Make Contact2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Roy Scheider, Helen Mirren
Belated sequel jettisons the metaphysics of 2001 for more traditional sci–fi explanations, bolstered by excellent special f/x. Roy Scheider…
A Soldier's StoryA Soldier's Story (1984)
Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Howard Jr. Rollins, Adolph Caesar, Art Evans
In charge of an inquiry into the murder of a black sergeant on an army base in 1944, investigator Howard E Rollins Jnr uncovers a knot of racial…
A Year of the Quiet SunA Year of the Quiet Sun (1984) Recommended
Dir. Krzysztof Zanussi
Feat. Maja Komorowska, Scott Wilson
Realistic and poignant drama that depicts the tentative yet soulful romance that blooms between a Polish woman and an American soldier who is…
Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai - Across the Eighth DimensionAdventures of Buckaroo Banzai - Across the Eighth Dimension (1984) Recommended
Dir. W.D. Richter
Feat. Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin
This offbeat genre film has been described as a silly movie for smart people. A bored neurosurgeon (Buck) decides to become a rock star and defender…
After The RehearsalAfter The Rehearsal (1984)
Dir. Ingmar Bergman
Feat. Erland Josephson, Liv Ullmann, Lena Olin
Television film from Ingmar Bergman, which takes place entirely within a theatre – wherein a veteran director reflects on his career and…
Against All OddsAgainst All Odds (1984)
Dir. Taylor Hackford
Feat. Rachel Ward, Jeff Bridges, James Woods
Modern film noir experiment is a loose remake of Out of the Past.
Airwolf (TV Series)Airwolf (TV Series) (1984-1987)
Feat. Jan-Michael Vincent, Ernest Borgnine, Alex Cord
Eighties television series centered on a high–tech military helicopter and its crew as they undertake various missions of espionage, often with…
All of MeAll of Me (1984) Aro Favourite
Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin
Martin gives a career–best turn when, through a little hocus–pocus, is forced to share his body with a crotchety millionairess.
Alphabet CityAlphabet City (1984)
Dir. Amos Poe
Feat. Vincent Spano
Crime drama set entirely over one evening and following a NYC drug dealer who decides to get out of the business and escape the the wrath of the mob.
AmadeusAmadeus (1984) Aro Favourite
Dir. Milos Forman
Feat. Tom Hulce, F. Murray Abraham
Academy–award winning biopic of Mozart's illustrious but brief existence that spawned much of the greatest music ever written. A humourous yet…

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