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Crossing DelanceyCrossing Delancey (1988)
Dir. Joan Micklin Silver
Feat. Amy Irving, Peter Riegert
Liberal New Yorker Amy Irving juggles her passion for literature around two (in)eligible bachelors – a handsome academic and a humble pickle…
Mystic PizzaMystic Pizza (1988) Recommended
Dir. Donald Petrie
Feat. Julia Roberts, Lili Taylor, Annabeth Gish
Julia Roberts' star quality shines in this, her debut film, contrasting the love–lives of three pizza waitresses in a town called Mystic.…
Some GirlsSome Girls (1988)
Dir. Mike Hoffman
Feat. Patrick Dempsey, Jennifer Connelly, Sheila Kelley
An odd and moving little film in which a college student travels to Quebec to visit his girlfriend – and her eccentric family, and is thrust…
Unbearable Lightness of Being, TheUnbearable Lightness of Being, The (1988) Recommended
Dir. Philip Kaufman
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Stellan Skarsgard
In war–torn Czechoslovakia 1968, a young doctor is caught between two lovers and the political struggle of his homeland. Daniel Day–Lewis…
MoonstruckMoonstruck (1987) Aro Favourite
Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Cher, Danny Aiello
Superb comic drama rivals the best of Woody Allen through vignettes of family life in New York's Italian district, and the cast have never been…
RoxanneRoxanne (1987)
Dir. Fred Schepisi
Feat. Steve Martin, Daryl Hannah
Steve Martin's splendid update of Cyrano de Bergerac casts him as a fire chief burdened with an enormous nose. Daryl Hannah is the object of his…
About Last NightAbout Last Night (1986)
Dir. Edward Zwick
Feat. Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, James Belushi
Hollywood adaptation of David Mamet's play "Sexual Perversity in Chicago".
Children of a Lesser GodChildren of a Lesser God (1986)
Dir. Randa Haines
Feat. William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie
Powerful drama in which teacher–for–the–deaf William Hurt falls in love with Marlee Matlin.
Hannah and Her SistersHannah and Her Sisters (1986) Recommended
Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Michael Caine, Dianne Wiest
Spot–on romantic comedy from Woody Allen, aligning another witty and perceptive script with a stellar cast.
Travelling NorthTravelling North (1986)
Dir. Carl Schultz
Feat. Leo McKern, Julia Blake
Screen adaptation of David Williamson's play about a cantankerous retiree who finds love at last, but then discovers his imminent mortality.

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