Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Sergio Leone's 1984 final film. New York Jewish gangsters across five decades.
Tag: 1980s (Page 7)
1980sStand by Me (1986)
Rob Reiner's 1986 Stephen King novella adaptation. Phoenix, Wheaton, Feldman, O'Connell.
1980sDead Poets Society (1989)
Peter Weir's 1989 prep school drama. Robin Williams as the unorthodox English teacher.
1980sThe Outsiders (1983)
Howell, Lowe, Macchio, Dillon, Cruise, Estevez, Swayze. After Johnny kills a Soc during a confrontation in defense of Ponyboy, the boys flee to an abandoned country church where they hide until Johnny suffers fatal injuries rescuing children from the burning…
1980sHeathers (1988)
Michael Lehmann's 1988 dark teen comedy. Winona Ryder, Christian Slater murder high school cliques.
1980sE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Spielberg's 1982 alien-and-boy fable. Highest-grossing film for over a decade.
1980sMy Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Hayao Miyazaki's 1988 Studio Ghibli pastoral. Two girls discover forest spirits in rural Japan.
1980sChariots of Fire (1981)
Hugh Hudson's 1981 British Olympic drama. Two 1924 runners, one Christian one Jewish.
1980sThe Color of Money (1986)
Scorsese's 1986 Hustler sequel. Paul Newman returns as Fast Eddie alongside Tom Cruise.
1980sHoosiers (1986)
David Anspaugh's 1986 small-town basketball drama. Dennis Hopper as drunken assistant.
1980sBull Durham (1988)
Ron Shelton's 1988 minor league baseball comedy. The rare sports film that captures the actual sport's culture.
1980sEight Men Out (1988)
John Sayles' 1988 Black Sox scandal drama. The 1919 thrown World Series through procedural accuracy.