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Subgenre Sampler

 
StickStick (1985)
Dir. Burt Reynolds
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Candice Bergen, George Segal
Moody action flick with a paroled Reynolds becoming embroiled in drug–running with an old friend. Unintentionally campy fun based on the Elmore…
SubwaySubway (1985)
Dir. Luc Besson
Feat. Christopher Lambert, Isabelle Adjani
Fast paced action thriller set in the Paris underground. A cool rebel–hero (Christopher Lambert) teams up with Isabelle Adjani in stylish…
Time for MurderTime for Murder (1985)
Feat. Claire Bloom, Charles Dance, Sylvia Syms
This unheralded, one–off British crime series commissioned six authors to conceive a series of murder mysteries for the small screen. A superb…
White NightsWhite Nights (1985)
Dir. Taylor Hackford
Feat. Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski
Baryshnikov and Hines try to dance themselves free from Soviet oppression in this amusing dated thriller. The dance sequences still hold up though.
WitnessWitness (1985) Recommended
Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Josef Sommer
Cop Harrison Ford goes undercover at an Amish community after one of their young witnesses a murder. Consummate Hollywood thriller, quite brilliantly…
Year of the DragonYear of the Dragon (1985)
Dir. Michael Cimino
Feat. Mickey Rourke, John Lone
Mickey Rourke leads a clean–up of corruption in New York's Chinatown. An arresting melodrama with gut–wrenching violence in the league of…
Against All OddsAgainst All Odds (1984)
Dir. Taylor Hackford
Feat. Rachel Ward, Jeff Bridges, James Woods
Modern film noir experiment is a loose remake of Out of the Past.
Bill, The (TV Series)Bill, The (TV Series) (1984-2006)
One of the longest–running TV series in history, this surprisingly realistic drama is set around the comings and goings of the Sun Hill Police…
Blood SimpleBlood Simple (1984) Recommended
Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya
A humdinger debut from the Coen Brothers, who teasingly draw out the sinister activities of shady activities of shady rednecks before nailing things…
Body DoubleBody Double (1984)
Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Gregg Henry
A sleazy but thoroughly fascinating tale of how one man's voyeurism leads him to witness a murder. In an attempt to track down the psychopath, he…

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