Subgenre Sampler
Crazy for You (Vision Quest) (1985)- Dir. Harold Becker
Feat. Matthew Modine, Linda Fiorentino - A high school wrestler in Spokane, Washington has trouble focusing on his training regimen when a worldly drifter takes up temporary residence at his…
Dance with a Stranger (1985)
- Dir. Mike Newell
Feat. Miranda Richardson, Rupert Everett - A considered and compelling account of the final years of Ruth Ellis, the last woman in Britain to be hanged by the state, featuring a mesmerizing…
Death of a Salesman (1985)- Dir. Volker Schlondorff
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, John Malkovich, Charles Durning - An excellent adaptation of Arthur Miller’s most famous play, with Dustin Hoffman bringing pathos, seediness and tragedy to the central…
Desert Hearts (1985)- Dir. Donna Deitch
Feat. Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau - '50s Nevada provides the backdrop for a freindship between two women that develops in a love affair. Provocative yet dignified drama is well served…
Detective, The (1985)- Dir. Jean-Luc Godard
Feat. Claude Brasseur, Nathalie Baye, Johnny Hallyday… - Late, vague genre piece mismatches big name French stars (Baye, Leaud, and a young Julie Delpy) and trench coat chic with Godard’s newfound…
Dunera Boys, The (Mini-series) (1985)- Dir. Ben Lewin
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Warren Mitchell, Julia Blake - WW2 set mini–series following a group of suspected Jewish spies sent from England to a POW camp in NSW, Australia. Nicely balanced historical…
Echo Park (1985)- Dir. Robert Dornhelm
Feat. Tom Hulce, Susan Dey, Cassandra Peterson - Drama structured around a series of vignettes, each exploring the hopes and dreams of characters living in the Echo Park area of central Los Angeles,…
Eleni (1985)- Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. John Malkovich, Kate Nelligan, Linda Hunt - John Malkovich plays a U.S. reporter in Greece trying to find the long–lost truth about his mother's political execution.
Equalizer, The (TV Series) (1985-1989)- Feat. Edward Woodward, Keith Szarabajka
- Classic '80's show noted for its mix of espionage, crime drama, and the private eye genres rolled into a classy film noir package. Woodward excels…
Falcon and the Snowman (1985)- Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Sean Penn, Timothy Hutton - A composed intellectual convinces his wayward friend to sell federal secrets to the Russians. Stunning political drama featuring a stand–out…
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