New Jack City (
1991) | IMDb:
6.6
A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.
The Handmaid's Tale (
1990) | IMDb:
6
In a dystopian, polluted right-wing religious tyranny, a young woman is put in sexual slavery on account of her now rare fertility.
Starring:
Natasha Richardson
,
Faye Dunaway
,
Aidan Quinn
,
Elizabeth McGovern
,
Victoria Tennant
,
Robert Duvall
Directed by:
Volker Schlöndorff
Platoon (
1986) | IMDb:
8.1
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
Starring:
Tom Berenger
,
Willem Dafoe
,
Charlie Sheen
,
Forest Whitaker
,
Francesco Quinn
,
John C. McGinley
Blue Velvet (
1986) | IMDb:
7.7
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
Starring:
Kyle MacLachlan
,
Isabella Rossellini
,
Dennis Hopper
,
Laura Dern
,
Hope Lange
,
Dean Stockwell
Krush Groove (
1985) | IMDb:
6.4
Russell Walker is a young, successful manager of rap performers, handling acts for the Krush Groove label, including Run-DMC and The Fat Boys. When Run-D.M.C. has a hit record and Russell needs more money to press more copies, he borrows it from a street hustler and soon regrets his decision.
The Killing Fields (
1984) | IMDb:
7.8
New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. When the U.S. Army pulls out amid escalating violence, Schanberg makes exit arrangements for Pran and his family. Pran, however, tells Schanberg he intends to stay in Cambodia to help cover the unfolding story — a decision he may regret as the Khmer Rouge rebels move in.
Starring:
Sam Waterston
,
Haing S. Ngor
,
John Malkovich
,
Julian Sands
,
Craig T. Nelson
,
Spalding Gray
Rich Kids (
1979) | IMDb:
6.5
Two 12-year-olds, the products of Upper West Side broken homes, struggle to make sense of their parents lives and their own adolescent feelings.