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Subgenre Sampler
Outsiders, The (1983)
- 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 Lap (1983)- 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 Fish (1983)- 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…
Silkwood (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 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 Endearment (1983)- 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, The (1983)- 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 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.
Diner (1982)- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Kevin Bacon… - Endearing, and enduring, tale of college friends growing up in the 1950s Baltimore was a box–office flop but soon found an enthusiastic…
Gandhi (1982)- Dir. Richard Attenborough
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox… - Epic retelling of the life of the inspirational Indian leader with Ben Kingsley as 'The Mahatma'. Won eight Academy Awards including Best Picture.
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