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Subgenre Sampler

 
Pope of Greenwich Village, ThePope of Greenwich Village, The (1984)
Dir. Stuart Rosenberg
Feat. Eric Roberts, Mickey Rourke
Perennial no–hoper Eric Roberts cons pal Mickey Rourke into a final heist, but stealing from the Mob proves to be a bad idea.…
Racing with the MoonRacing with the Moon (1984)
Dir. Richard Benjamin
Feat. Sean Penn, Elizabeth McGovern, Nicolas Cage
A well–observed and resonant drama, about the last few days of boyhood for a couple of inductees into the US Marines in 1942. The cast all…
River, TheRiver, The (1984)
Dir. Mark Rydell
Feat. Sissy Spacek, Mel Gibson, Scott Glenn
A handsomely–shot epic set around a struggling Midwest farming couple who must battle the elements and local land barons to survive on their…
Samson and DelilahSamson and Delilah (1984)
Dir. Lee Philips
Feat. Antony Hamilton, Belinda Bauer, Max von Sydow
Made–for–TV Old Testament epic centred on the classic Biblical tale of power, persuasion, and love between a Hebrew strongman and a…
Secret HonorSecret Honor (1984) Recommended
Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Philip Baker Hall
A fictionalized monologue adapted from the stage by playwrights Donald Freed and Arnold M. Stone, with the great Philip Baker Hall as former…
Where the Green Ants DreamWhere the Green Ants Dream (1984)
Dir. Werner Herzog
Feat. Bruce Spence, Ray Barrett
Dir. Herzog’s usually compelling obsessions – myths, nature, primitive experience – come a cropper in this uneven depiction of a land rights…
All The Right MovesAll The Right Moves (1983)
Dir. Michael Chapman
Feat. Tom Cruise, Craig T. Nelson, Lea Thompson
Stirring though conventional sports drama has a talented high–school football player (Cruise), weigh up his life priorities in the face of a…
Big Chill, TheBig Chill, The (1983) Recommended
Dir. Lawrence Kasdan
Feat. Kevin Kline, Glenn Close, William Hurt
Old college friends gather together for a weekend after the funeral of one of their peers, where they reconcile their current lives in the 1980's…
Careful, He Might Hear YouCareful, He Might Hear You (1983)
Dir. Carl Schultz
Feat. Wendy Hughes, Robyn Nevin
Rewarding period drama about a young orphan who becomes the object of a bitter dispute between his late mother's sisters.
Eddie and the CruisersEddie and the Cruisers (1983)
Dir. Martin Davidson
Feat. Michael Pare, Ellen Barkin, Joe Pantoliano
Unusual drama, only partially realised, based around a legendary presumed–dead 60s rock’n’roller (Michael Pare) whose life is investigated…

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