Silver Bullet (
1985) | IMDb:
6.4
The small city of Tarker's Mill is startled by a series of sadistic murders. The population fears that this is the work of a maniac. During a search a mysterious, hairy creature is observed. This strange appearance is noticed once a month. People lock themselves up at night, but there's one boy who's still outside, he's preparing the barbecue.
Perfect (
1985) | IMDb:
4.7
A female aerobics instructor meets a male reporter doing a story on health clubs, but it isn't love at first sight.
Starring:
John Travolta
,
Jamie Lee Curtis
,
Anne De Salvo
,
Marilu Henner
,
Laraine Newman
,
Mathew Reed
Directed by:
James Bridges
Cat's Eye (
1985) | IMDb:
6.3
Three short stories linked by a stray cat that roams from one tale to the next, in this creepy triptych that begins as Dick tries to quit smoking by any means necessary. Next, we meet Johnny, an adulterous man who's forced by his lover's husband onto a building's hazardous ledge. Finally, Amanda is threatened by an evil gnome who throws suspicion on the family cat.
The Last Dragon (
1985) | IMDb:
6.8
A young man searches for the "master" to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as the glow. Along the way he must fight an evil martial arts expert and rescue a beautiful singer from an obsessed music promoter.
Directed by:
Michael Schultz
Places in the Heart (
1984) | IMDb:
7.4
In 1935 rural Texas, recently widowed Edna Spaulding struggles to survive with two small children, a farm to run, and very little money in the bank - not to mention a deadly tornado and the unwelcome presence of the Ku Klux Klan. Edna is aided by her beautician sister, Margaret; a blind boarder, Mr. Will; and a would-be thief, Moze, who decides to teach Edna how to plant and harvest cotton.
Directed by:
Robert Benton
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
Eyewitness (
1981) | IMDb:
5.9
NYC custodian Daryll Deever is a big fan of local news reporter Tony Sokolow, so he is intrigued when she shows up to cover a story at his workplace. There's been a murder in the office building, and Tony suspects that Daryll may have insight into the crime, a notion that he furthers to stay close to her. However, when those behind the killing begin to think that he really knows something, they target the pair to keep their secrets hidden.
Starring:
William Hurt
,
Sigourney Weaver
,
Christopher Plummer
,
James Woods
,
Irene Worth
,
Kenneth McMillan
Altered States (
1980) | IMDb:
6.9
A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from native American shamans, he explores these altered states of consciousness and finds that memory, time, and perhaps reality itself are states of mind.
Fame (
1980) | IMDb:
6.6
A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.
Going in Style (
1979) | IMDb:
7.1
Three kindly old men decide to light up the dimming twilight of their lives with a last blaze of glory – by sticking up a Manhattan bank in broad daylight.
Starring:
George Burns
,
Art Carney
,
Lee Strasberg
,
Charles Hallahan
,
Pamela Payton-Wright
,
Siobhan Keegan
Directed by:
Martin Brest
All That Jazz (
1979) | IMDb:
7.8
Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him - his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his bottles of pills keep him going.
Starring:
Roy Scheider
,
Ann Reinking
,
Leland Palmer
,
Jessica Lange
,
Erzsebet Foldi
,
Deborah Geffner
Directed by:
Bob Fosse
Manhattan (
1979) | IMDb:
7.8
Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.
Starring:
Woody Allen
,
Diane Keaton
,
Michael Murphy
,
Mariel Hemingway
,
Meryl Streep
,
Anne Byrne Hoffman
Hair (
1979) | IMDb:
7.5
Upon receiving his draft notice and leaving his family ranch in Oklahoma, Claude heads to New York and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to boot camp.
Starring:
John Savage
,
Treat Williams
,
Beverly D'Angelo
,
Annie Golden
,
Dorsey Wright
,
Don Dacus
Directed by:
Miloš Forman
The Warriors (
1979) | IMDb:
7.5
Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. At the meeting, a rival leader kills Cyrus, but a Coney Island gang called the Warriors is wrongly blamed for Cyrus' death. Before you know it, the cops and every gangbanger in town is hot on the Warriors' trail.
Starring:
Michael Beck
,
James Remar
,
David Patrick Kelly
,
Dorsey Wright
,
David Harris
,
Deborah Van Valkenburgh