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Subgenre Sampler
Simon and Simon (TV Series) (Simon & Simon) (1981)- Feat. Gerald McRaney, Jameson Parker
- Two sibling sleuths, one a sophisticate, the other a slacker, hunt counterfeiters, drug dealers and contract killers in this classic action series…
Stripes (1981)- Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates… - In a moment of weakness and despair, a slobbish Bill Murray enlists in the US Army and spends the rest of the movie humourously regretting the…
True Confessions (1981)- Dir. Ulu Grosbard
Feat. Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall - Roberts' De Niro and Duvall act their socks off as cop and priest who happen to be brothers. Conflicting loyalties come to a head through a…
Winter of Our Dreams (1981)- Dir. John Duigan
Feat. Judy Davis, Bryan Brown, Baz Luhrmann - A fiercely acted Australian drama, with Judy David as a drug–addicted prostitute looking for solace in a former 60s radical (Bryan Brown).
9 to 5 (Nine to Five) (1980)
- Dir. Colin Higgins
Feat. Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin - Secretarial trio of Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin combine forces to outwit their sexist–pig boss in one of the spunkier 80s…
A Change of Seasons (1980)- Dir. Richard Lang
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Anthony Hopkins, Bo Derek - Comedy of tangled relationships and mid–life crises, following a forty–something woman who begins a relationship with a young,…
A Christmas Without Snow (1980)- Dir. John Korty
Feat. Michael Learned, John Houseman, James Cromwell… - A divorced mother moves to San Francisco and joins the choir of a local church, lead by a curmudgeonly old gentleman who will accept nothing but…
American Gigolo (1980)- Dir. Paul Schrader
Feat. Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton, Hector Elizondo - Low–key but effective drama. Richard Gere is suspected in a Hollywood murder.
Blue Lagoon, The (1980)- Dir. Randal Kleiser
Feat. Brooke Shields, Christopher Atkins - Pubescent curiosity in which a young Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins take biology lessons from Mother Nature after they are stranded on a…
Blues Brothers, The (1980)- Dir. John Landis
Feat. John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Carrie Fisher - Smash comedy with great soul music and epic sight–gags.
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