Always (released in theaters on December 22, 1989), directed by Steven Spielberg, serves as a deeply personal, romantic fantasy that reimagines the 1943 classic...
No Mercy (released in theaters on Dec. 19, 1986) is a quintessential example of the “neon-noir” aesthetic that dominated the mid-80s. Directed by Richard...
Sam Peckinpah’s The Osterman Weekend, released in theaters on Nov. 4, 1983, takes Robert Ludlum’s densely plotted spy novel and transforms it into a...
Under Fire is a masterful and tense political thriller set against the backdrop of the 1979 Nicaraguan Revolution. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode, the film...
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...
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...