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...
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...
Disorganized Crime (released in theaters on April 14, 1989), from writer-director Jim Kouf, is a clever heist comedy that trades the slick professionalism of...
Working Girl (released in theaters on December 21, 1988) is the quintessential “making it” movie, trading glass slippers for sneakers and power suits, and...
Tootsie, released in theaters on Dec. 17, 1982, starring Dustin Hoffman and directed by Sydney Pollack was a massive critical and commercial hit that...
Rain Man (released in theaters on December 16, 1988) tells the story of Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise), a self-centered, fast-talking Los Angeles car dealer...
Uncommon Valor, released in theaters on December 16, 1983, starring Gene Hackman was a significant precursor to the “POW/MIA” subgenre that dominated the mid-80s,...