They Live (
1988) | IMDb:
7.2
A lone drifter stumbles upon a unique pair of sunglasses that reveal aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission.
Starring:
Roddy Piper
,
Keith David
,
Meg Foster
,
George Buck Flower
,
Peter Jason
,
Raymond St. Jacques
Prince of Darkness (
1987) | IMDb:
6.7
A group of graduate students and scientists uncover an ancient canister in an abandoned church, but when they open it, they inadvertently unleash a strange liquid and an evil force on all of humanity.
Starring:
Donald Pleasence
,
Lisa Blount
,
Victor Wong
,
Jameson Parker
,
Dennis Dun
,
Susan Blanchard
Starman (
1984) | IMDb:
7
When an alien takes the form of a young widow's husband and asks her to drive him from Wisconsin to Arizona, the government tries to stop them.
Starring:
Jeff Bridges
,
Karen Allen
,
Charles Martin Smith
,
Richard Jaeckel
,
Robert Phalen
,
Tony Edwards
Sixteen Candles (
1984) | IMDb:
7
With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly older boy Jake, but worries that her chastity will be a turnoff for the popular senior. Meanwhile, she must constantly rebuff the affections of nerdy Ted, who is unfortunately the only boy in school who seems to take an interest in her.
Starring:
Molly Ringwald
,
Justin Henry
,
Michael Schoeffling
,
Haviland Morris
,
Gedde Watanabe
,
Anthony Michael Hall
Rumble Fish (
1983) | IMDb:
7.1
Rusty James, an absent-minded street thug, struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation and longs for the days when gang warfare was going on.
Thief (
1981) | IMDb:
7.4
Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids. To accelerate the process, he signs on with a top gangster for a big score.
The Long Riders (
1980) | IMDb:
6.9
The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge.
Starring:
David Carradine
,
Keith Carradine
,
Robert Carradine
,
James Keach
,
Stacy Keach
,
Dennis Quaid