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Subgenre Sampler

 
City HeatCity Heat (1984)
Dir. Richard Benjamin
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, Jane Alexander
Effective self–parody from Eastwood and Reynolds as unlikable cops who team together to clean up gangster–ridden Kansas City in the…
Crimes of PassionCrimes of Passion (1984) Recommended
Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins
An outrageous, kinky psycho–drama in which Kathleen Turner portrays a high–class hooker, shadowed by crackpot priest Anthony Perkins…
DreamscapeDreamscape (1984)
Dir. Joseph Ruben
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Max von Sydow, Christopher Plummer
Psychic Dennis Quaid treks through the dreams and nightmares of others, ultimately confronting the nihilistic visions of the President. Works well…
Element of Crime, TheElement of Crime, The (1984)
Dir. Lars Von Trier
Feat. Michael Elphick
A detective’s unconventional methods qualify him for the investigation of child murders in a dark, decaying, post–apocalyptic Germany.…
Fear CityFear City (1984)
Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Tom Berenger, Abel Ferrara, Melanie Griffith
Pimp Tom Berenger hunts through the neon–lit NY night for a stripper–slaying serial killer. Early item from dir. Abel Ferrara…
Hit, TheHit, The (1984)
Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Terence Stamp, John Hurt, Tim Roth
Stool pigeon Terence Stamp gives a pair of hired killers a run for their money when they discover his 10–year hideaway.
Jigsaw Man, TheJigsaw Man, The (1984)
Dir. Terence Young
Feat. Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier, Susan George
Squandered reteaming of SLEUTH adversaries Olivier and Caine finds the latter, playing a double agent, evading the manhunt of British and Russian spy…
Little Drummer GirlLittle Drummer Girl (1984)
Dir. George Roy Hill
Feat. Diane Keaton, Klaus Kinski
Diane Keaton excels in this politically even handed labyrinthine terrorist thriller. The screenplay was adapted with the assistance of John Le Carre…
Miss Marple (TV Series) [Joan Hickson]Miss Marple (TV Series) [Joan Hickson] (1984-2002) Aro Favourite
Dir. Julian Amyes
Feat. Joan Hickson, Paul Eddington, Kevin Whatley
Best–loved BBC series featuring Agatha Christie's 'Miss Marple', played definitively by the great Joan Hickson. Set in the sleepy, yet…
Mitch (TV Series)Mitch (TV Series) (1984)
Feat. John Thaw
John Thaw plays a crime reporter whose hard–nosed attitude sees him get dangerously close to the criminals he's investigating. Ten episodes.

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