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...
Garry Marshall‘s comedy-drama Nothing in Common, released in theaters on July 30, 1986, is a poignant and often hilarious exploration of a fractured father-son...
The Last American Virgin, released in theaters on July 30, 1982, stands out from its 80s contemporaries by offering a surprisingly honest and melancholic...
Mike Nichols’s dramedy Heartburn, released in theaters on July 25, 1986, offers a bittersweet and often humorous look at the complexities of marriage, infidelity,...
Mr. Mom, released in theaters on July 22, 1983, is a hilarious and heartwarming exploration of gender roles, domestic chaos, and the unexpected challenges...
Carl Reiner’s comedy Summer School, released in theaters on July 22, 1988, is a lighthearted and often hilarious romp that takes the classic “teacher-student”...
Revenge of the Nerds, the iconic comedy released in theaters on July 20, 1984, is a quintessential underdog story that champions the socially awkward...
Martin Brest‘s 1988 action-comedy Midnight Run, released in theaters on July 20, 1988, is a masterclass in buddy-cop dynamics, even though one of them...
James Cameron‘s masterpiece Aliens, released in theaters on July 18, 1986, is not just a sequel; it’s a genre-defining action-horror epic that masterfully expands...
Paul Verhoeven‘s dystopian action thriller, RoboCop, released in theaters on July 17, 1987, is a brutal, brilliant, and surprisingly satirical masterpiece that blends hyper-violence...