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Home Sweet HomeHome Sweet Home (1982)
Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Timothy Spall, Frances Barber
Postmen, social workers, and desperate housewives converge in this biting Mike Leigh feature, one of the director’s early achievements. Originally…
I Ought to Be in PicturesI Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)
Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret
A Hollywood writer whose career is in freefall has his life made even more complicated when his estranged daughter turns up at his door demanding a…
Impossible Kid, TheImpossible Kid, The (1982)
Dir. Eddie Nicart
Feat. Weng Weng, Romy Diaz, Nina Sara
Chop–socky sequel with world's smallest spy again coming up another baddie intent to destroy the world. Comical dialogue, and more ball busting…
Irish R. M., TheIrish R. M., The (1982-1985)
Dir. Robert Chetwyn
Feat. Peter Bowles, Beryl Reid, Niall Toibin
Classic Irish comedy–drama series following a retired English army officer living in turn–of–the–century West Ireland. Based…
Labyrinth of PassionLabyrinth of Passion (1982)
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Cecilia Roth, Luis Ciges
A nympho pop singer and her bisexual buddy cruise the decadent nightlife of Madrid, encountering Almodovar's usual slate of deviants –…
Last Horror Film, TheLast Horror Film, The (1982)
Dir. David Winters
Feat. Caroline Munro, Joe Spinell, Filomena Spagnuolo
Horror comedy filmed on location at the Cannes Film Festival, where a New York City taxi driver is trying to fulfill his dream of directing a film…
Le BalLe Bal (1982) Recommended
Dir. Ettore Scola
A unique ‘concept ballet’, where a revolving cast of dancers wordlessly act out the 20th century history of France in a ballroom. As…
Losing GroundLosing Ground (1982)
Dir. Kathleen Collins
Feat. Seret Scott, Bill Gunn, Duane Jones
Noted as the first feature–length drama directed by a black American woman since the 1920s – a semi–autobiographical story of a…
Midsummer Night's Sex ComedyMidsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982)
Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Jose Ferrer
A breezy romp in the fresh fields of a country estate with three ill–assorted couples at the turn of the century. Under–rated Woody Allen…
Missionary, TheMissionary, The (1982)
Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard
Jolly Brit comedy sees Palin as the Rev. Charles Fortesque, recalled to England from missionary work in Africa to minister London's prostitutes,…

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