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Subgenre Sampler

 
ExposedExposed (1983)
Dir. James Toback
Feat. Nastassja Kinski, Harvey Keitel, Rudolph Nureyev
Typically unrestrained effort from cult director Toback has Nastassja Kinski in fine form as a midwestern girl seeking fame in New York CIty. If…
Kennedy (TV Mini-Series)Kennedy (TV Mini-Series) (1983)
Dir. Jim Goddard
Feat. Martin Sheen, Blair Brown, John Shea
Absorbing, detailed biography of the doomed president covering the key events of his brief reign and providing subtle insights into his private life.
Outsiders, TheOutsiders, The (1983) Recommended
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Matt Dillon, C. Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio
Based on the gritty novel by S. E. Hinton (THAT WAS THEN THIS IS NOW), this ‘realistic’ depiction of teenage outsiders in 50s America is…
Phar LapPhar Lap (1983) Recommended
Dir. Simon Wincer
Feat. Tom Burlinson
Legendary racehorse reared in New Zealand (though Australian makes claims), who died under mysterious circumstances in America. Good period piece,…
Rumble FishRumble Fish (1983) Recommended
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Dennis Hopper
Coppola's cult fave is a highly stylised treatment of a teen delinquency drama may not be entirely appropriate, but it sure looks impressive. Equally…
SilkwoodSilkwood (1983)
Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Meryl Streep, Cher, Kurt Russell
Fact–based account of a Southern nuclear factory–worker who died mysteriously before exposing unsound trade secrets. Meryl Streep is on a…
Skin DeepSkin Deep (1983)
Dir. Mark Joffe
Feat. Briony Behets, Nicole Kidman
Big shoulder pads and even bigger hairdos compete in this trash 80s soap opera set in the world of Australian fashion. Nicole Kidman, in an early…
Terms of EndearmentTerms of Endearment (1983) Recommended
Dir. James L. Brooks
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Jack Nicholson, Debra Winger
Classic family saga of loss and reconciliation with Shirley Maclaine and Jack Nicholson, who both won Oscars, as did the film.
Year of Living Dangerously, TheYear of Living Dangerously, The (1983) Recommended
Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver, Linda Hunt
Multi–layered, vivid yarn posits Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver as foreign officials in 1965 Indonesia at the time of the communist coup.…
An Officer and a GentlemanAn Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
Dir. Taylor Hackford
Feat. Richard Gere, Debra Winger, Louis Jr. Gossett
Irresistible formula romance between prospective army officer Richard Gere and Debra Winger.

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