Raiders of the Lost Ark
(1981)
Dir. Steven Spielberg
115·
USA·
Adventure, Action,·
PG
Cinemaths · Exhibition Catalogue
FILMS OF THE 1980S
Order —
·
·
Raging Bull
(1980)
Dir. Martin Scorsese
129·
USA·
Drama,·
R
Come and See
(1985)
Dir. Elem Klimov
142·
Soviet Union·
Drama, War,·
NR
The Shining
(1980)
Dir. Stanley Kubrick
144·
UK·
Horror, Thriller,·
R
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(1984)
Dir. Steven Spielberg
118·
USA·
Adventure, Action,·
PG
Once Upon a Time in America
(1984)
Dir. Sergio Leone
229·
USA·
Drama, Crime,·
R
Aliens
(1986)
Dir. James Cameron
137·
USA·
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction,·
R
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
(1989)
Dir. Steven Spielberg
127·
USA·
Adventure, Action,·
PG-13
Mississippi Burning
(1988)
Dir. Alan Parker
128·
USA·
Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller,·
R
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
(1988)
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
111·
USA·
Drama,·
PG
Blade Runner
(1982)
Dir. Ridley Scott
118·
USA·
Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller,·
R
Back to the Future
(1985)
Dir. Robert Zemeckis
116·
USA·
Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction,·
PG
Full Metal Jacket
(1987)
Dir. Stanley Kubrick
117·
USA·
Drama, War,·
R
Die Hard
(1988)
Dir. John McTiernan
132·
USA·
Action, Thriller,·
R
The Road Warrior
(1981)
Dir. George Miller
96·
Australia·
Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction,·
R
The Abyss
(1989)
Dir. James Cameron
140·
USA·
Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction,·
PG-13
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
(1980)
Dir. Irvin Kershner
124·
USA·
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction,·
PG
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
(1983)
Dir. Richard Marquand
132·
USA·
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction,·
PG
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
(1986)
Dir. John Hughes
103·
USA·
Comedy,·
PG-13
The Terminator
(1984)
Dir. James Cameron
108·
USA·
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction,·
R
Brazil
(1985)
Dir. Terry Gilliam
143·
UK·
Comedy, Science Fiction,·
R
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
(1982)
Dir. Steven Spielberg
115·
USA·
Science Fiction, Adventure, Family, Fantasy,·
PG
The Thin Blue Line
(1988)
Dir. Errol Morris
103·
USA·
Crime, Documentary,·
NR
Time Bandits
(1981)
Dir. Terry Gilliam
116·
UK·
Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Comedy,·
PG
Scarface
(1983)
Dir. Brian De Palma
170·
USA·
Action, Crime, Drama,·
R
The Last Emperor
(1987)
Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
163·
UK·
Drama, History,·
PG-13
Das Boot
(1981)
Dir. Wolfgang Petersen
150·
Germany·
Drama, History, War,·
R
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
(1985)
Dir. Tim Burton
91·
USA·
Comedy, Adventure, Family,·
PG
Blood Simple
(1984)
Dir. Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
97·
USA·
Crime, Drama, Thriller,·
R
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
(1985)
Dir. George Miller, George Ogilvie
107·
Australia·
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction,·
PG-13
The King of Comedy
(1983)
Dir. Martin Scorsese
109·
USA·
Drama, Comedy,·
PG
Reds
(1981)
Dir. Warren Beatty
195·
USA·
Drama, History, Romance,·
PG
The Verdict
(1982)
Dir. Sidney Lumet
129·
USA·
Drama,·
R
The Blues Brothers
(1980)
Dir. John Landis
133·
USA·
Music, Comedy, Action, Crime,·
R
Cinema Paradiso
(1988)
Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore
124·
Italy·
Drama, Romance,·
PG
Bull Durham
(1988)
Dir. Ron Shelton
108·
USA·
Comedy, Romance,·
R
Raising Arizona
(1987)
Dir. Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
94·
USA·
Comedy, Crime,·
PG-13
RoboCop
(1987)
Dir. Paul Verhoeven
102·
USA·
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction,·
R
Cannibal Holocaust
(1980)
Dir. Ruggero Deodato
96·
Italy·
Horror,·
NR
Heathers
(1989)
Dir. Michael Lehmann
103·
USA·
Comedy, Crime,·
R
Evil Dead II
(1987)
Dir. Sam Raimi
84·
USA·
Horror, Comedy, Fantasy,·
R
Good Morning, Vietnam
(1987)
Dir. Barry Levinson
121·
USA·
Comedy, Drama, War,·
R
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
(1988)
Dir. Robert Zemeckis
104·
USA·
Fantasy, Animation, Comedy, Crime,·
PG
Ordinary People
(1980)
Dir. Robert Redford
124·
USA·
Drama,·
R
A Fish Called Wanda
(1988)
Dir. Charles Crichton
109·
UK·
Comedy, Crime,·
R
Licence to Kill
(1989)
Dir. John Glen
133·
UK·
Adventure, Action, Thriller,·
PG-13
After Hours
(1985)
Dir. Martin Scorsese
97·
USA·
Comedy, Thriller, Drama,·
R
The Breakfast Club
(1985)
Dir. John Hughes
98·
USA·
Comedy, Drama,·
R
Platoon
(1986)
Dir. Oliver Stone
120·
USA·
Drama, War, Action,·
R
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
(1988)
Dir. Robert Altman
122·
USA·
Drama, TV Movie,·
NR
Thief
(1981)
Dir. Michael Mann
123·
USA·
Crime, Thriller, Drama,·
R
Say Anything...
(1989)
Dir. Cameron Crowe
100·
USA·
Romance, Comedy, Drama,·
PG-13
Diner
(1982)
Dir. Barry Levinson
110·
USA·
Comedy, Drama,·
R
A Cry in the Dark
(1988)
Dir. Fred Schepisi
120·
Australia·
Drama,·
PG-13
Roger & Me
(1989)
Dir. Michael Moore
91·
USA·
Documentary, History, Comedy,·
R
The Evil Dead
(1981)
Dir. Sam Raimi
85·
USA·
Horror,·
NC-17
Stand by Me
(1986)
Dir. Rob Reiner
89·
USA·
Crime, Drama,·
R
The Killing of America
(1981)
Dir. Sheldon Renan, Leonard Schrader
90·
USA·
Documentary, Crime,·
R
Wall Street
(1987)
Dir. Oliver Stone
126·
USA·
Crime, Drama,·
R
A Soldier's Story
(1984)
Dir. Norman Jewison
101·
USA·
Mystery, Crime, Drama,·
PG
Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam
(1986)
Dir. John Cherry
91·
USA·
Comedy, Science Fiction, Adventure,·
PG
Powwow Highway
(1989)
Dir. Jonathan Wacks
91·
USA·
Drama, Comedy,·
R
Romancing the Stone
(1984)
Dir. Robert Zemeckis
106·
USA·
Romance, Comedy, Action, Adventure,·
PG
Hoosiers
(1986)
Dir. David Anspaugh
114·
USA·
Drama, Family,·
PG
Driving Miss Daisy
(1989)
Dir. Bruce Beresford
99·
USA·
Drama,·
PG
The Color of Money
(1986)
Dir. Martin Scorsese
119·
USA·
Drama,·
R
Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf
(1988)
Dir. Ray Patterson
92·
USA·
Animation, Family, TV Movie, Mystery, Comedy,·
NR
Coming to America
(1988)
Dir. John Landis
117·
USA·
Comedy, Romance,·
R
Pale Rider
(1985)
Dir. Clint Eastwood
115·
USA·
Western, Drama,·
R
The Killing Fields
(1984)
Dir. Roland Joffé
142·
UK·
Drama, History, War,·
R
Frantic
(1988)
Dir. Roman Polanski
120·
USA·
Thriller, Mystery, Crime, Drama,·
R
Music Box
(1989)
Dir. Costa-Gavras
124·
USA·
Drama, Thriller, Mystery,·
PG-13
Fright Night
(1985)
Dir. Tom Holland
107·
USA·
Comedy, Horror,·
R
Predator
(1987)
Dir. John McTiernan
107·
USA·
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Thriller·
R
Witness
(1985)
Dir. Peter Weir
112·
USA·
Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller,·
R
The Living Daylights
(1987)
Dir. John Glen
130·
UK·
Action, Adventure, Thriller,·
PG
Escape from New York
(1981)
Dir. John Carpenter
99·
USA·
Science Fiction, Action,·
R
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
(1989)
Dir. Stephen Herek
90·
USA·
Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction,·
PG
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
(1987)
Dir. John Hughes
93·
USA·
Comedy,·
R
Back to the Future Part II
(1989)
Dir. Robert Zemeckis
108·
USA·
Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction,·
PG
The Dead Zone
(1983)
Dir. David Cronenberg
103·
USA·
Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction,·
R
For Your Eyes Only
(1981)
Dir. John Glen
128·
UK·
Adventure, Action, Thriller,·
PG
Day of the Dead
(1985)
Dir. George A. Romero
101·
USA·
Horror, Drama, Mystery,·
NR
Batman
(1989)
Dir. Tim Burton
126·
USA·
Fantasy, Action, Crime,·
PG-13
The Dark Crystal
(1982)
Dir. Jim Henson, Frank Oz
93·
USA·
Adventure, Family, Fantasy,·
PG
The Killer
(1989)
Dir. John Woo
110·
Hong Kong·
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller,·
R
Cocoon
(1985)
Dir. Ron Howard
117·
USA·
Comedy, Science Fiction, Mystery, Drama,·
PG-13
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
(1985)
Dir. George Stevens Jr.
110·
USA·
Documentary,·
NR
The Color Purple
(1985)
Dir. Steven Spielberg
154·
USA·
Drama, History,·
PG-13
Manhunter
(1986)
Dir. Michael Mann
120·
USA·
Crime, Horror, Thriller,·
R
The Fabulous Baker Boys
(1989)
Dir. Steve Kloves
114·
USA·
Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance,·
R
Glory
(1989)
Dir. Edward Zwick
122·
USA·
Drama, History, War,·
R
Octopussy
(1983)
Dir. John Glen
131·
UK·
Adventure, Action, Thriller,·
PG
A Nightmare on Elm Street
(1984)
Dir. Wes Craven
91·
USA·
Horror,·
R
Midnight Run
(1988)
Dir. Martin Brest
126·
USA·
Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller,·
R
The Right Stuff
(1983)
Dir. Philip Kaufman
193·
USA·
Drama, History, Adventure,·
PG
48 Hrs.
(1982)
Dir. Walter Hill
96·
USA·
Crime, Action, Comedy,·
R
Salaam Bombay!
(1988)
Dir. Mira Nair
113·
India·
Crime, Drama,·
PG-13
God of Gamblers
(1989)
Dir. Wong Jing
126·
Hong Kong·
Action, Comedy, Drama,·
R
Big Trouble in Little China
(1986)
Dir. John Carpenter
100·
USA·
Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure,·
PG-13
When Harry Met Sally...
(1989)
Dir. Rob Reiner
96·
USA·
Comedy, Romance, Drama,·
R
An American Werewolf in London
(1981)
Dir. John Landis
97·
USA·
Comedy, Horror,·
R
A Better Tomorrow
(1986)
Dir. John Woo
95·
Hong Kong·
Action, Crime, Drama,·
R
The Mosquito Coast
(1986)
Dir. Peter Weir
119·
USA·
Drama, Adventure,·
PG
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
(1988)
Dir. Charles August Nichols
93·
USA·
Animation, Family, TV Movie, Mystery, Fantasy,·
NR
Twin Peaks (Extended European Pilot)
(1989)
Dir. David Lynch
116·
USA·
Thriller, Drama, Mystery,·
NR
WarGames
(1983)
Dir. John Badham
114·
USA·
Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama,·
PG
The Keep
(1983)
Dir. Michael Mann
96·
UK·
Horror, Fantasy,·
R
Near Dark
(1987)
Dir. Kathryn Bigelow
94·
USA·
Horror,·
R
Altered States
(1980)
Dir. Ken Russell
102·
USA·
Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller,·
R
The Burning
(1981)
Dir. Tony Maylam
91·
USA·
Horror,·
R
The Burbs
(1989)
Dir. Joe Dante
102·
USA·
Comedy, Horror, Thriller,·
PG
Do the Right Thing
(1989)
Dir. Spike Lee
120·
USA·
Drama,·
R
The Hand
(1981)
Dir. Oliver Stone
104·
USA·
Horror, Thriller,·
R
The Morning After
(1986)
Dir. Sidney Lumet
102·
USA·
Thriller, Mystery, Romance, Crime,·
R
True Believer
(1989)
Dir. Joseph Ruben
105·
USA·
Crime, Drama,·
R
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
(1988)
Dir. Dwight H. Little
88·
USA·
Horror, Thriller,·
R
Piranha Part Two: The Spawning
(1982)
Dir. James Cameron
84·
USA·
Horror,·
R
The Day After
(1983)
Dir. Nicholas Meyer
127·
USA·
Science Fiction, Drama, TV Movie,·
NR
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
(1982)
Dir. Tommy Lee Wallace
99·
USA·
Horror, Science Fiction,·
R
Absence of Malice
(1981)
Dir. Sydney Pollack
116·
USA·
Drama, Romance,·
PG
A View to a Kill
(1985)
Dir. John Glen
131·
UK·
Adventure, Action, Thriller,·
PG
Splash
(1984)
Dir. Ron Howard
111·
USA·
Comedy, Romance, Fantasy,·
PG
The Package
(1989)
Dir. Andrew Davis
108·
USA·
Crime, Thriller, Action,·
R
Never Say Never Again
(1983)
Dir. Irvin Kershner
134·
USA·
Adventure, Action, Thriller,·
PG
Peggy Sue Got Married
(1986)
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
103·
USA·
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy,·
PG-13
Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers
(1987)
Dir. Paul Sommer, Carl Urbano, Ray Patterson
93·
USA·
Animation, Family, TV Movie, Mystery, Comedy,·
NR
Cohen and Tate
(1989)
Dir. Eric Red
86·
USA·
Crime, Thriller, Action, Drama,·
R
The War of the Roses
(1989)
Dir. Danny DeVito
116·
USA·
Comedy, Drama,·
R
Child's Play
(1988)
Dir. Tom Holland
87·
USA·
Horror,·
R
A New Life
(1988)
Dir. Alan Alda
104·
USA·
Comedy, Romance,·
PG-13
Baby It's You
(1983)
Dir. John Sayles
105·
USA·
Comedy, Drama, Romance,·
R
Superman II
(1981)
Dir. Richard Lester
127·
USA·
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure,·
PG
Fright Night Part 2
(1988)
Dir. Tommy Lee Wallace
104·
USA·
Horror, Comedy,·
R
Resurrected
(1989)
Dir. Paul Greengrass
96·
UK·
War, Mystery,·
NR
The Return of Swamp Thing
(1989)
Dir. Jim Wynorski
84·
USA·
Horror, Science Fiction,·
PG-13
Breaker Morant
(1980)
Dir. Bruce Beresford
107·
Australia·
Drama, History, War,·
PG
Sea of Love
(1989)
Dir. Harold Becker
113·
USA·
Crime, Drama, Romance,·
R
The Last Unicorn
(1982)
Dir. Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
92·
USA·
Fantasy, Animation, Family, Adventure,·
G
Crusoe
(1989)
Dir. Caleb Deschanel
91·
UK·
Adventure,·
PG-13
L.A. Takedown
(1989)
Dir. Michael Mann
97·
USA·
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller,·
NR
Crimewave
(1986)
Dir. Sam Raimi
83·
USA·
Comedy, Crime, Horror,·
PG-13
The Best of Times
(1986)
Dir. Roger Spottiswoode
104·
USA·
Comedy,·
PG-13
The Accused
(1988)
Dir. Jonathan Kaplan
111·
USA·
Crime, Drama,·
R
Working Girl
(1988)
Dir. Mike Nichols
114·
USA·
Comedy, Romance, Drama,·
R
The Escape Artist
(1982)
Dir. Caleb Deschanel
94·
USA·
Comedy, Crime, Drama,·
PG
Brubaker
(1980)
Dir. Stuart Rosenberg
125·
USA·
Crime, Drama,·
R
Friday the 13th Part 2
(1981)
Dir. Steve Miner
86·
USA·
Horror, Thriller,·
R
Beverly Hills Cop
(1984)
Dir. Martin Brest
105·
USA·
Comedy, Crime, Action,·
R
Friday the 13th
(1980)
Dir. Sean S. Cunningham
95·
USA·
Horror,·
R
Jagged Edge
(1985)
Dir. Richard Marquand
108·
USA·
Thriller,·
R
Swamp Thing
(1982)
Dir. Wes Craven
93·
USA·
Horror, Science Fiction,·
PG
Risky Business
(1983)
Dir. Paul Brickman
98·
USA·
Romance, Comedy, Drama,·
R
Beverly Hills Cop II
(1987)
Dir. Tony Scott
103·
USA·
Action, Comedy, Crime,·
R
Suspect
(1987)
Dir. Peter Yates
121·
USA·
Crime, Drama, Thriller,·
R
Twilight Zone: The Movie
(1983)
Dir. John Landis, Joe Dante, Steven Spielberg, George Miller
102·
USA·
Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction,·
PG
Halloween II
(1981)
Dir. Rick Rosenthal
92·
USA·
Horror, Thriller,·
R
Heaven's Gate
(1980)
Dir. Michael Cimino
218·
USA·
Drama, Western,·
R
Omen III: The Final Conflict
(1981)
Dir. Graham Baker
108·
USA·
Horror, Mystery, Thriller,·
R
The Untouchables
(1987)
Dir. Brian De Palma
119·
USA·
Crime, History, Thriller,·
R
Road House
(1989)
Dir. Rowdy Herrington
114·
USA·
Action, Thriller,·
R
Betrayed
(1988)
Dir. Costa-Gavras
127·
USA·
Thriller, Crime, Drama,·
R
The Falcon and the Snowman
(1985)
Dir. John Schlesinger
132·
USA·
Thriller, Drama, Crime,·
R
Major League
(1989)
Dir. David S. Ward
107·
USA·
Comedy,·
R
Swing Shift
(1984)
Dir. Jonathan Demme
100·
USA·
Drama, Romance, War,·
PG
Weird Science
(1985)
Dir. John Hughes
93·
USA·
Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Romance,·
PG-13
Return to Oz
(1985)
Dir. Walter Murch
109·
USA·
Adventure, Family, Fantasy,·
PG
Private Benjamin
(1980)
Dir. Howard Zieff
110·
USA·
Comedy,·
R
Fat Man and Little Boy
(1989)
Dir. Roland Joffé
127·
USA·
Drama, History, War,·
PG-13
Criminal Law
(1988)
Dir. Martin Campbell
114·
Canada·
Drama, Thriller, Romance,·
R
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
(1989)
Dir. Dominique Othenin-Girard
98·
USA·
Horror, Thriller,·
R
Field of Dreams
(1989)
Dir. Phil Alden Robinson
107·
USA·
Drama, Fantasy,·
PG
Casualties of War
(1989)
Dir. Brian De Palma
113·
USA·
Drama, History, War,·
R
Cocoon: The Return
(1988)
Dir. Daniel Petrie
116·
USA·
Comedy, Science Fiction,·
PG
Once Bitten
(1985)
Dir. Howard Storm
94·
USA·
Comedy, Horror, Romance,·
PG-13
Empire of the Sun
(1987)
Dir. Steven Spielberg
153·
USA·
Drama, History, War,·
PG
Dune
(1984)
Dir. David Lynch
137·
USA·
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure,·
PG-13
Always
(1989)
Dir. Steven Spielberg
122·
USA·
Romance, Fantasy, Drama,·
PG
Critical Condition
(1987)
Dir. Michael Apted
100·
USA·
Comedy,·
R
Explorers
(1985)
Dir. Joe Dante
109·
USA·
Science Fiction, Adventure, Family,·
PG
Invaders of the Lost Gold
(1982)
Dir. Alan Birkinshaw
88·
Italy·
Adventure, Action, Horror, War,·
NR
Superman III
(1983)
Dir. Richard Lester
125·
USA·
Comedy, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure,·
PG
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
(1987)
Dir. Sidney J. Furie
90·
USA·
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction,·
PG
Supergirl
(1984)
Dir. Jeannot Szwarc
124·
USA·
Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Science Fiction,·
PG