Main content | Search | Section navigation menu | Site-wide navigation menu

Main menu

 
 
 

Subgenre Sampler

 
Draughtsman's Contract, TheDraughtsman's Contract, The (1982) Recommended
Dir. Peter Greenaway
Feat. Anthony Higgins, Janet Suzman
A 17th Century painter is commissioned to draw the estate of a rich mistress, who in return endows him with certain liberties. A bizarre and…
Duel to the DeathDuel to the Death (Xian si jue) (1982) Recommended
Dir. Ching Siu Tung
Feat. Norman Chu, Damian Lau
Groundbreaking martial–arts actioner from dir. Ching Siu–Tung (CHINESE GHOST STORY) about a Ming–era duel between a Chinese (Lau)…
E.T.E.T. (E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial) (1982) Aro Favourite
Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Dee Wallace Stone, Henry Thomas, Peter Coyote
Steven Spielberg cemented his genius with this, possibly the best live–action family film ever made. It's the moving tale of a benign alien who…
Eating RaoulEating Raoul (1982) Aro Favourite
Dir. Paul Bartel
Feat. Mary Woronov, Paul Bartel
Bizarre B–movie classic about a conservative couple who discover the lucrative and 'moral' practise of bumping off clients that respond to…
EnigmaEnigma (1982)
Feat. Martin Sheen, Sam Neill, Brigitte Fossey
Iron curtain defector Alex Holbeck (Martin Sheen) returns to East Germany on a CIA mission to save five dissidents by stealing an exemplary of the…
Escape Artist, TheEscape Artist, The (1982)
Dir. Caleb Deschanel
Feat. Griffin O’Neal, Raul Julia, Teri Garr
A muddled but oddly captivating comic adventure produced by Francis Ford Coppola about the young and self–confident teenage son of the…
Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series)Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series) (1982-1985) Recommended
Feat. Shelley Duvall, Robin Williams, Teri Garr
Shelley Duvall curated this popular Cable TV series in eighties (which she also hosts and narrates), attracting an impressive roll call of Hollywood…
Fame (TV Series)Fame (TV Series) (1982-1987)
Feat. Lori Singer, Debbie Allen
Based on the 1980 hit movie, this series charts the ambitions, joys and heartbreaks of assorted dance and music students and teachers at New York's…
Family Ties (TV Series)Family Ties (TV Series) (1982-1989) Aro Favourite
Feat. Michael Gross, Meredith Baxter-Birney, Michael J. Fox
Perhaps the quintessential 80's family sitcom, based around the 'politically–correct' ex–hippie parents who find themselves in the…
Far EastFar East (1982)
Dir. John Duigan
Feat. Bryan Brown, Helen Morse, John Bell
Colourful Aussie CASABLANCA set in the politically unstable Phillipines with Bryan Brown as a seedy disco bar owner and Helen Morse as the…

Results Page   Prev | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 Next    Show All

Display
Display
Order
Order