Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Dir. Steven Spielberg
115· USA· Adventure, Action· PG
A+
Cinemaths · Exhibition Catalogue
FILMS OF THE 1980S
Order — · ·
Raging Bull (1980)
Dir. Martin Scorsese
129· USA· Drama· R
A+
Come and See (1985)
Dir. Elem Klimov
142· Soviet Union· Drama, War· NR
A+
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Dir. Steven Spielberg
118· USA· Adventure, Action· PG
A+
The Shining (1980)
Dir. Stanley Kubrick
144· UK· Horror, Thriller· R
A+
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Dir. Sergio Leone
229· USA· Drama, Crime· R
A+
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Dir. Steven Spielberg
127· USA· Adventure, Action· PG-13
A+
Aliens (1986)
Dir. James Cameron
137· USA· Action, Thriller, Science Fiction· R
A+
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Dir. Alan Parker
128· USA· Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller· R
A+
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
111· USA· Drama· PG
A
Back to the Future (1985)
Dir. Robert Zemeckis
116· USA· Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction· PG
A
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Dir. Stanley Kubrick
117· USA· Drama, War· R
A
Blade Runner (1982)
Dir. Ridley Scott
118· USA· Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller· R
A-
Die Hard (1988)
Dir. John McTiernan
132· USA· Action, Thriller· R
A-
Mad Max 2 (1981)
Dir. George Miller
96· Australia· Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction· R
A-
The Abyss (1989)
Dir. James Cameron
140· USA· Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction· PG-13
A-
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Dir. Irvin Kershner
124· USA· Adventure, Action, Science Fiction· PG
A-
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Dir. Richard Marquand
132· USA· Adventure, Action, Science Fiction· PG
A-
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Dir. John Hughes
103· USA· Comedy· PG-13
A-
The Terminator (1984)
Dir. James Cameron
108· USA· Action, Thriller, Science Fiction· R
A-
Brazil (1985)
Dir. Terry Gilliam
143· UK· Comedy, Science Fiction· R
A-
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Dir. Steven Spielberg
115· USA· Science Fiction, Adventure, Family, Fantasy· PG
A-
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
Dir. Errol Morris
103· USA· Crime, Documentary· NR
A-
Scarface (1983)
Dir. Brian De Palma
170· USA· Action, Crime, Drama· R
B+
Time Bandits (1981)
Dir. Terry Gilliam
116· UK· Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Comedy· PG
B+
The Last Emperor (1987)
Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
163· UK· Drama, History· PG-13
B+
Das Boot (1981)
Dir. Wolfgang Petersen
150· Germany· Drama, History, War· R
B+
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Dir. Tim Burton
91· USA· Comedy, Adventure, Family· PG
B+
Blood Simple (1984)
Dir. Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
97· USA· Crime, Drama, Thriller· R
B+
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Dir. George Miller, George Ogilvie
107· Australia· Action, Adventure, Science Fiction· PG-13
B+
The King of Comedy (1983)
Dir. Martin Scorsese
109· USA· Drama, Comedy· PG
B+
Reds (1981)
Dir. Warren Beatty
195· USA· Drama, History, Romance· PG
B+
The Verdict (1982)
Dir. Sidney Lumet
129· USA· Drama· R
B+
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Dir. John Landis
133· USA· Music, Comedy, Action, Crime· R
B+
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore
124· Italy· Drama, Romance· PG
B+
Bull Durham (1988)
Dir. Ron Shelton
108· USA· Comedy, Romance· R
B+
Raising Arizona (1987)
Dir. Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
94· USA· Comedy, Crime· PG-13
B+
RoboCop (1987)
Dir. Paul Verhoeven
102· USA· Action, Thriller, Science Fiction· R
B+
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
Dir. Ruggero Deodato
96· Italy· Horror· NR
B+
Heathers (1989)
Dir. Michael Lehmann
103· USA· Comedy, Crime· R
B+
Evil Dead II (1987)
Dir. Sam Raimi
84· USA· Horror, Comedy, Fantasy· R
B+
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Dir. Barry Levinson
121· USA· Comedy, Drama, War· R
B+
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Dir. Robert Zemeckis
104· USA· Fantasy, Animation, Comedy, Crime· PG
B+
Ordinary People (1980)
Dir. Robert Redford
124· USA· Drama· R
B+
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Dir. Charles Crichton
109· UK· Comedy, Crime· R
B
Licence to Kill (1989)
Dir. John Glen
133· UK· Adventure, Action, Thriller· PG-13
B
After Hours (1985)
Dir. Martin Scorsese
97· USA· Comedy, Thriller, Drama· R
B
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Dir. John Hughes
98· USA· Comedy, Drama· R
B
Platoon (1986)
Dir. Oliver Stone
120· USA· Drama, War, Action· R
B
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1988)
Dir. Robert Altman
122· USA· Drama, TV Movie· NR
B
Thief (1981)
Dir. Michael Mann
123· USA· Crime, Thriller, Drama· R
B
Say Anything... (1989)
Dir. Cameron Crowe
100· USA· Romance, Comedy, Drama· PG-13
B
Diner (1982)
Dir. Barry Levinson
110· USA· Comedy, Drama· R
B
Evil Angels (1988)
Dir. Fred Schepisi
120· Australia· Drama· PG-13
B
Roger & Me (1989)
Dir. Michael Moore
91· USA· Documentary, History, Comedy· R
B
The Evil Dead (1981)
Dir. Sam Raimi
85· USA· Horror· NC-17
B
Stand by Me (1986)
Dir. Rob Reiner
89· USA· Crime, Drama· R
B
The Killing of America (1981)
Dir. Sheldon Renan, Leonard Schrader
90· USA· Documentary, Crime· R
B
Wall Street (1987)
Dir. Oliver Stone
126· USA· Crime, Drama· R
B
A Soldier's Story (1984)
Dir. Norman Jewison
101· USA· Mystery, Crime, Drama· PG
B
Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam (1986)
Dir. John Cherry
91· USA· Comedy, Science Fiction, Adventure· PG
B
Powwow Highway (1989)
Dir. Jonathan Wacks
91· USA· Drama, Comedy· R
B
Romancing the Stone (1984)
Dir. Robert Zemeckis
106· USA· Romance, Comedy, Action, Adventure· PG
B
Hoosiers (1986)
Dir. David Anspaugh
114· USA· Drama, Family· PG
B
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Dir. Bruce Beresford
99· USA· Drama· PG
B
The Color of Money (1986)
Dir. Martin Scorsese
119· USA· Drama· R
B
Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf (1988)
Dir. Ray Patterson
92· USA· Animation, Family, TV Movie, Mystery, Comedy· NR
B
Coming to America (1988)
Dir. John Landis
117· USA· Comedy, Romance· R
B
Pale Rider (1985)
Dir. Clint Eastwood
115· USA· Western, Drama· R
B
The Killing Fields (1984)
Dir. Roland Joffé
142· UK· Drama, History, War· R
B
Frantic (1988)
Dir. Roman Polanski
120· USA· Thriller, Mystery, Crime, Drama· R
B
Music Box (1989)
Dir. Costa-Gavras
124· USA· Drama, Thriller, Mystery· PG-13
B
Fright Night (1985)
Dir. Tom Holland
107· USA· Comedy, Horror· R
B
Predator (1987)
Dir. John McTiernan
107· USA· Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Thriller· R
B
Witness (1985)
Dir. Peter Weir
112· USA· Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller· R
B-
The Living Daylights (1987)
Dir. John Glen
130· UK· Action, Adventure, Thriller· PG
B-
Escape from New York (1981)
Dir. John Carpenter
99· USA· Science Fiction, Action· R
B-
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Dir. Stephen Herek
90· USA· Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction· PG
B-
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
Dir. John Hughes
93· USA· Comedy· R
B-
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Dir. Robert Zemeckis
108· USA· Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction· PG
B-
The Dead Zone (1983)
Dir. David Cronenberg
103· USA· Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction· R
B-
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Dir. John Glen
128· UK· Adventure, Action, Thriller· PG
B-
Day of the Dead (1985)
Dir. George A. Romero
101· USA· Horror, Drama, Mystery· NR
B-
Batman (1989)
Dir. Tim Burton
126· USA· Fantasy, Action, Crime· PG-13
B-
The Dark Crystal (1982)
Dir. Jim Henson, Frank Oz
93· USA· Adventure, Family, Fantasy· PG
B-
The Killer (1989)
Dir. John Woo
110· Hong Kong· Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller· R
B-
Cocoon (1985)
Dir. Ron Howard
117· USA· Comedy, Science Fiction, Mystery, Drama· PG-13
B-
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)
Dir. George Stevens Jr.
110· USA· Documentary· NR
B-
The Color Purple (1985)
Dir. Steven Spielberg
154· USA· Drama, History· PG-13
B-
Manhunter (1986)
Dir. Michael Mann
120· USA· Crime, Horror, Thriller· R
B-
The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
Dir. Steve Kloves
114· USA· Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance· R
B-
Glory (1989)
Dir. Edward Zwick
122· USA· Drama, History, War· R
B-
Octopussy (1983)
Dir. John Glen
131· UK· Adventure, Action, Thriller· PG
C+
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Dir. Wes Craven
91· USA· Horror· R
C+
Midnight Run (1988)
Dir. Martin Brest
126· USA· Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller· R
C+
The Right Stuff (1983)
Dir. Philip Kaufman
193· USA· Drama, History, Adventure· PG
C+
48 Hrs. (1982)
Dir. Walter Hill
96· USA· Crime, Action, Comedy· R
C+
Salaam Bombay! (1988)
Dir. Mira Nair
113· India· Crime, Drama· PG-13
C+
God of Gamblers (1989)
Dir. Wong Jing
126· Hong Kong· Action, Comedy, Drama· R
C+
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Dir. John Carpenter
100· USA· Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure· PG-13
C+
When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
Dir. Rob Reiner
96· USA· Comedy, Romance, Drama· R
C+
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Dir. John Landis
97· USA· Comedy, Horror· R
C+
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Dir. John Woo
95· Hong Kong· Action, Crime, Drama· R
C+
The Mosquito Coast (1986)
Dir. Peter Weir
119· USA· Drama, Adventure· PG
C+
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (1988)
Dir. Charles August Nichols
93· USA· Animation, Family, TV Movie, Mystery, Fantasy· NR
C+
Twin Peaks International Release (1989)
Dir. David Lynch
116· USA· Thriller, Drama, Mystery· NR
C+
WarGames (1983)
Dir. John Badham
114· USA· Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama· PG
C+
The Keep (1983)
Dir. Michael Mann
96· UK· Horror, Fantasy· R
C+
Near Dark (1987)
Dir. Kathryn Bigelow
94· USA· Horror· R
C+
Altered States (1980)
Dir. Ken Russell
102· USA· Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller· R
C
The Burning (1981)
Dir. Tony Maylam
91· USA· Horror· R
C
The 'Burbs (1989)
Dir. Joe Dante
102· USA· Comedy, Horror, Thriller· PG
C
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Dir. Spike Lee
120· USA· Drama· R
C
The Hand (1981)
Dir. Oliver Stone
104· USA· Horror, Thriller· R
C
The Morning After (1986)
Dir. Sidney Lumet
102· USA· Thriller, Mystery, Romance, Crime· R
C
True Believer (1989)
Dir. Joseph Ruben
105· USA· Crime, Drama· R
C
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Dir. Dwight H. Little
88· USA· Horror, Thriller· R
C
Piranha II: The Spawning (1982)
Dir. James Cameron
84· USA· Horror· R
C
The Day After (1983)
Dir. Nicholas Meyer
127· USA· Science Fiction, Drama, TV Movie· NR
C
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Dir. Tommy Lee Wallace
99· USA· Horror, Science Fiction· R
C
Absence of Malice (1981)
Dir. Sydney Pollack
116· USA· Drama, Romance· PG
C
A View to a Kill (1985)
Dir. John Glen
131· UK· Adventure, Action, Thriller· PG
C
Splash (1984)
Dir. Ron Howard
111· USA· Comedy, Romance, Fantasy· PG
C
The Package (1989)
Dir. Andrew Davis
108· USA· Crime, Thriller, Action· R
C
Never Say Never Again (1983)
Dir. Irvin Kershner
134· USA· Adventure, Action, Thriller· PG
C-
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
103· USA· Comedy, Drama, Fantasy· PG-13
C-
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers (1987)
Dir. Paul Sommer, Carl Urbano, Ray Patterson
93· USA· Animation, Family, TV Movie, Mystery, Comedy· NR
C-
Cohen and Tate (1989)
Dir. Eric Red
86· USA· Crime, Thriller, Action, Drama· R
C-
The War of the Roses (1989)
Dir. Danny DeVito
116· USA· Comedy, Drama· R
C-
Child's Play (1988)
Dir. Tom Holland
87· USA· Horror· R
C-
A New Life (1988)
Dir. Alan Alda
104· USA· Comedy, Romance· PG-13
C-
Baby It's You (1983)
Dir. John Sayles
105· USA· Comedy, Drama, Romance· R
C-
Superman II (1981)
Dir. Richard Lester
127· USA· Science Fiction, Action, Adventure· PG
C-
Fright Night Part 2 (1988)
Dir. Tommy Lee Wallace
104· USA· Horror, Comedy· R
C-
Resurrected (1989)
Dir. Paul Greengrass
96· UK· War, Mystery· NR
C-
The Return of Swamp Thing (1989)
Dir. Jim Wynorski
84· USA· Horror, Science Fiction· PG-13
C-
Breaker Morant (1980)
Dir. Bruce Beresford
107· Australia· Drama, History, War· PG
C-
Sea of Love (1989)
Dir. Harold Becker
113· USA· Crime, Drama, Romance· R
C-
The Last Unicorn (1982)
Dir. Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
92· USA· Fantasy, Animation, Family, Adventure· G
C-
Crusoe (1989)
Dir. Caleb Deschanel
91· UK· Adventure· PG-13
C-
L.A. Takedown (1989)
Dir. Michael Mann
97· USA· Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller· NR
C-
Crimewave (1986)
Dir. Sam Raimi
83· USA· Comedy, Crime, Horror· PG-13
C-
The Best of Times (1986)
Dir. Roger Spottiswoode
104· USA· Comedy· PG-13
C-
The Accused (1988)
Dir. Jonathan Kaplan
111· USA· Crime, Drama· R
C-
Working Girl (1988)
Dir. Mike Nichols
114· USA· Comedy, Romance, Drama· R
C-
The Escape Artist (1982)
Dir. Caleb Deschanel
94· USA· Comedy, Crime, Drama· PG
C-
Brubaker (1980)
Dir. Stuart Rosenberg
125· USA· Crime, Drama· R
C-
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
Dir. Steve Miner
86· USA· Horror, Thriller· R
D+
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Dir. Martin Brest
105· USA· Comedy, Crime, Action· R
D+
Friday the 13th (1980)
Dir. Sean S. Cunningham
95· USA· Horror· R
D+
Jagged Edge (1985)
Dir. Richard Marquand
108· USA· Thriller· R
D+
Swamp Thing (1982)
Dir. Wes Craven
93· USA· Horror, Science Fiction· PG
D+
Risky Business (1983)
Dir. Paul Brickman
98· USA· Romance, Comedy, Drama· R
D+
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Dir. Tony Scott
103· USA· Action, Comedy, Crime· R
D
Suspect (1987)
Dir. Peter Yates
121· USA· Crime, Drama, Thriller· R
D
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Dir. John Landis, Joe Dante, Steven Spielberg, George Miller
102· USA· Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction· PG
D
Halloween II (1981)
Dir. Rick Rosenthal
92· USA· Horror, Thriller· R
D
Heaven's Gate (1980)
Dir. Michael Cimino
218· USA· Drama, Western· R
D
The Final Conflict (1981)
Dir. Graham Baker
108· USA· Horror, Mystery, Thriller· R
D
Road House (1989)
Dir. Rowdy Herrington
114· USA· Action, Thriller· R
D
The Untouchables (1987)
Dir. Brian De Palma
119· USA· Crime, History, Thriller· R
D
Betrayed (1988)
Dir. Costa-Gavras
127· USA· Thriller, Crime, Drama· R
D-
The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
Dir. John Schlesinger
132· USA· Thriller, Drama, Crime· R
D-
Major League (1989)
Dir. David S. Ward
107· USA· Comedy· R
D-
Swing Shift (1984)
Dir. Jonathan Demme
100· USA· Drama, Romance, War· PG
D-
Weird Science (1985)
Dir. John Hughes
93· USA· Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Romance· PG-13
D-
Return to Oz (1985)
Dir. Walter Murch
109· USA· Adventure, Family, Fantasy· PG
D-
Private Benjamin (1980)
Dir. Howard Zieff
110· USA· Comedy· R
D-
Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
Dir. Roland Joffé
127· USA· Drama, History, War· PG-13
D-
Criminal Law (1988)
Dir. Martin Campbell
114· Canada· Drama, Thriller, Romance· R
D-
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
Dir. Dominique Othenin-Girard
98· USA· Horror, Thriller· R
F
Field of Dreams (1989)
Dir. Phil Alden Robinson
107· USA· Drama, Fantasy· PG
F
Casualties of War (1989)
Dir. Brian De Palma
113· USA· Drama, History, War· R
F
Cocoon: The Return (1988)
Dir. Daniel Petrie
116· USA· Comedy, Science Fiction· PG
F
Once Bitten (1985)
Dir. Howard Storm
94· USA· Comedy, Horror, Romance· PG-13
F
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Dir. Steven Spielberg
153· USA· Drama, History, War· PG
F
Dune (1984)
Dir. David Lynch
137· USA· Action, Science Fiction, Adventure· PG-13
F
Always (1989)
Dir. Steven Spielberg
122· USA· Romance, Fantasy, Drama· PG
F
Critical Condition (1987)
Dir. Michael Apted
100· USA· Comedy· R
F
Explorers (1985)
Dir. Joe Dante
109· USA· Science Fiction, Adventure, Family· PG
F
Invaders of the Lost Gold (1982)
Dir. Alan Birkinshaw
88· Italy· Adventure, Action, Horror, War· NR
F
Superman III (1983)
Dir. Richard Lester
125· USA· Comedy, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure· PG
F
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Dir. Sidney J. Furie
90· USA· Action, Adventure, Science Fiction· PG
F
Supergirl (1984)
Dir. Jeannot Szwarc
124· USA· Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Science Fiction· PG
F