Brubaker (released in theaters on June 20, 1980) arrives at Wakefield State Penitentiary disguised as an anonymous, incoming inmate, allowing idealistic reformer Henry Brubaker...
Poltergeist (released in theaters on June 4, 1982) centers on the Freelings, an average, upper-middle-class family living in the idyllic, newly developed California master-planned...
King Solomon’s Mines, released in theaters on Nov. 22, 1985, is a rousing, tongue-in-cheek adventure film based loosely on the classic 1885 novel by...
Spring Break, released in theaters on March 25, 1983, is a quintessential, often outlandish, comedy that perfectly captures the loud, hedonistic spirit of the...
Francis Ford Coppola‘s ambitious film The Cotton Club, released in theaters on December 14, 1984, is a stunning, sprawling period piece that resurrects the...
Francis Ford Coppola‘s 1983 adaptation of S.E. Hinton‘s seminal novel, The Outsiders, released in theaters on March 25, 1983, is a beautifully realized and...
A Night in Heaven (released in theaters on Nov. 18, 1983) is a fascinating, tonally unique entry in the early-eighties cinematic landscape. Directed by...
Steel Magnolias, directed by Herbert Ross and based on Robert Harling’s semi-autobiographical play, is a heartfelt, humorous, and deeply moving drama that captures the...
Porky’s, released in theaters on Nov. 13, 1981, is a landmark comedy that, despite its often raunchy and juvenile tone, is historically significant for...
Rich and Famous, released in theaters on September 23, 1981, is a decades-spanning melodrama that examines the complicated, often turbulent, but ultimately enduring friendship...
Body Heat, the scorching directorial debut of screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan, is a seminal neo-noir thriller that immediately established itself as a modern classic of...
Wisdom, released in theaters on Dec. 31, 1986, is a noteworthy, high-concept crime drama that served as the directorial and writing debut for Emilio...
Look Who’s Talking introduced a high-concept premise that proved to be a global box office smash. The film centers on Mollie Jensen (Kirstie Alley),...