Main content | Search | Section navigation menu | Site-wide navigation menu

Main menu

 
 
 

Subgenre Sampler

 
PredatorPredator (1987) Recommended
Dir. John McTiernan
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers
Big Arnie leads a SWAT team into the South American jungle only to be confronted by a faceless, hostile alien life–form. Solid sci–fi…
RobocopRobocop (1987) Aro Favourite
Dir. Paul Verhoeven
Feat. Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox
Loaded with sweat–breaking violence and suspense, dir. Paul Verhoeven never surpassed this stunning dystopian satire about a prototype cyborg…
SpaceballsSpaceballs (1987)
Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Rick Moranis, Mel Brooks, John Candy
A rollicking and fairly successful Mel Brooks take–off of STAR WARS and the space–opera genre, with Rick Moranis irresistibly hilarious…
Untouchables, TheUntouchables, The (1987) Recommended
Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro
Well–cast and generally classy update of the adventures of Elliot Ness, the earnest law enforcer who took on Al Capone during the prohibition…
Absolute BeginnersAbsolute Beginners (1986)
Dir. Julien Temple
Feat. David Bowie, Sade Adu, Patsy Kensit
Glitzy musical pastiche that takes its inspiration from British jazz, mod, and beatnik culture to tell its barely coherent tale of teen angst.
AliensAliens (1986) Aro Favourite
Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn
Sigourney Weaver returns as Ripley, the only survivor from the first grisly encounter with the slimy she–creature, here joining a team of…
Big Trouble in Little ChinaBig Trouble in Little China (1986)
Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell
High–tech, tongue–in–cheek adventure in which Kurt Russell kicks butt in Chinatown.
Blue VelvetBlue Velvet (1986) Aro Favourite
Dir. David Lynch
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern
David Lynch's ground–breaking, brilliantly controlled work tells the story of a pure teenager (Kyle Maclachlan) whose curiosity embroils him in…
Flight of the NavigatorFlight of the Navigator (1986)
Dir. Randal Kleiser
Feat. Joey Cramer, Veronica Cartwright, Cliff De Young
An ordinary boy is thrown behind the wheel of a fantastic flying machine, accompanied by an assortment of bizarre aliens. A fun–filled odyssey…
Fly, TheFly, The (1986) Aro Favourite
Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis
Cronenberg's most accessible work is an ingenious re–working of the 1958 film that works as well for its contemporary audience as the original…

Results Page   Prev | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 Next    Show All

Display
Display
Order
Order