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Subgenre Sampler

 
Year of the DragonYear of the Dragon (1985)
Dir. Michael Cimino
Feat. Mickey Rourke, John Lone
Mickey Rourke leads a clean–up of corruption in New York's Chinatown. An arresting melodrama with gut–wrenching violence in the league of…
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.
Bill, The (TV Series)Bill, The (TV Series) (1984-2006)
One of the longest–running TV series in history, this surprisingly realistic drama is set around the comings and goings of the Sun Hill Police…
Blood SimpleBlood Simple (1984) Recommended
Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya
A humdinger debut from the Coen Brothers, who teasingly draw out the sinister activities of shady activities of shady rednecks before nailing things…
Body DoubleBody Double (1984)
Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Gregg Henry
A sleazy but thoroughly fascinating tale of how one man's voyeurism leads him to witness a murder. In an attempt to track down the psychopath, he…
City HeatCity Heat (1984)
Dir. Richard Benjamin
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, Jane Alexander
Effective self–parody from Eastwood and Reynolds as unlikable cops who team together to clean up gangster–ridden Kansas City in the…
Crimes of PassionCrimes of Passion (1984) Recommended
Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins
An outrageous, kinky psycho–drama in which Kathleen Turner portrays a high–class hooker, shadowed by crackpot priest Anthony Perkins…
DreamscapeDreamscape (1984)
Dir. Joseph Ruben
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Max von Sydow, Christopher Plummer
Psychic Dennis Quaid treks through the dreams and nightmares of others, ultimately confronting the nihilistic visions of the President. Works well…
Element of Crime, TheElement of Crime, The (1984)
Dir. Lars Von Trier
Feat. Michael Elphick
A detective’s unconventional methods qualify him for the investigation of child murders in a dark, decaying, post–apocalyptic Germany.…
Fear CityFear City (1984)
Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Tom Berenger, Abel Ferrara, Melanie Griffith
Pimp Tom Berenger hunts through the neon–lit NY night for a stripper–slaying serial killer. Early item from dir. Abel Ferrara…

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