Deconstructing Harry (
1997) | IMDb:
7.3
Writer Harry Block draws inspiration from people he knows, and from events that happened to him, sometimes causing these people to become alienated from him as a result.
Starring:
Woody Allen
,
Judy Davis
,
Stephanie Roth Haberle
,
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
,
Lynn Cohen
,
Richard Benjamin
Crocodile Dundee (
1986) | IMDb:
6.6
When a New York reporter plucks crocodile hunter Mick Dundee from the Australian Outback for a visit to the Big Apple, it's a clash of cultures and a recipe for good-natured comedy as naïve Dundee negotiates the concrete jungle. He proves that his instincts are quite useful in the city and adeptly handles everything from wily muggers to high-society snoots without breaking a sweat.
Starring:
Paul Hogan
,
Linda Kozlowski
,
Mark Blum
,
David Gulpilil
,
Michael Lombard
,
John Meillon
Off Beat (
1986) | IMDb:
5
Joe Gower's job is skating through library shelves, fetching books. A police officer/friend of his is chosen to participate in a charity dance performance. Gower agrees to take his place in the show by posing as a police officer. He falls for a female officer in the show and gets into various scrapes with fellow cops and also crooks. And he dances.
Starring:
Judge Reinhold
,
Meg Tilly
,
Cleavant Derricks
,
Joe Mantegna
,
John Turturro
,
Amy Wright
Directed by:
Michael Dinner
The Money Pit (
1986) | IMDb:
6.4
After being evicted from their Manhattan apartment, a couple buy what looks like the home of their dreams—only to find themselves saddled with a bank-account-draining nightmare. Struggling to keep their relationship together as their rambling mansion falls to pieces around them, the two watch in hilarious horror as everything—including the kitchen sink—disappears into the Money Pit.
Starring:
Tom Hanks
,
Shelley Long
,
Alexander Godunov
,
Maureen Stapleton
,
Joe Mantegna
,
Philip Bosco
The Man with One Red Shoe (
1985) | IMDb:
5.7
A man is mistaken as a spy by the CIA when he arrives at the airport with one red shoe.
Starring:
Tom Hanks
,
Dabney Coleman
,
Lori Singer
,
Charles Durning
,
Carrie Fisher
,
Edward Herrmann
The Purple Rose of Cairo (
1985) | IMDb:
7.7
Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.
Starring:
Mia Farrow
,
Jeff Daniels
,
Danny Aiello
,
Irving Metzman
,
Stephanie Farrow
,
Edward Herrmann
WarGames (
1983) | IMDb:
7.1
High school student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Department of Defense's war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions. Together with his friend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.
Still of the Night (
1982) | IMDb:
6
When one of his patients is found murdered, psychiatrist Dr. Sam Rice is visited by the investigating officer but refuses to give up any information. He's then visited by the patient's mistress, Brooke Reynolds, whom he quickly falls for despite her being a likely murder suspect. As the police pressure on him intensifies, Rice decides to attempt solving the case on his own and soon discovers that someone is trying to kill him as well.
Directed by:
Robert Benton
Annie (
1982) | IMDb:
6.6
An orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan, Annie believes that her parents left her there by mistake. When a rich man named Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks decides to let an orphan live at his home to promote his image, Annie is selected. While Annie gets accustomed to living in Warbucks' mansion, she still longs to meet her parents. So Warbucks announces a search for them and a reward, which brings out many frauds.
Starring:
Aileen Quinn
,
Albert Finney
,
Carol Burnett
,
Ann Reinking
,
Tim Curry
,
Bernadette Peters
Directed by:
John Huston
Arthur (
1981) | IMDb:
6.9
Arthur is a 30-year-old child who will inherit $750 million if he complies with his family's demands and marries the woman of their choosing.
Starring:
Dudley Moore
,
Liza Minnelli
,
John Gielgud
,
Geraldine Fitzgerald
,
Jill Eikenberry
,
Stephen Elliott
Fort Apache, the Bronx (
1981) | IMDb:
6.7
From the sight of a police officer this movie depicts the life in New York's infamous South Bronx. In the center is "Fort Apache", as the officers call their police station, which really seems like an outpost in enemy's country. The story follows officer Murphy, who seems to be a tuff cynic, but in truth he's a moralist with a sense for justice.
Directed by:
Daniel Petrie
Stardust Memories (
1980) | IMDb:
7.2
While attending a retrospect of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films.
Starring:
Woody Allen
,
Charlotte Rampling
,
Jessica Harper
,
Marie-Christine Barrault
,
Tony Roberts
,
Daniel Stern
Marathon Man (
1976) | IMDb:
7.4
A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.
Starring:
Dustin Hoffman
,
Laurence Olivier
,
Roy Scheider
,
William Devane
,
Marthe Keller
,
Fritz Weaver
Directed by:
John Schlesinger