1980s
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Stand by Me
Date: 1986 Director: Rob Reiner Starring: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Jerry O’Connell, Corey Feldman Duchamp, John Cusack, Kiefer Sutherland Rob Reiner’s…
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The Untouchables
Date: 1988 Director: Brian De Palma Starring: Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Andy Garcia, Robert De Niro David Mamet’s crisp script, Brian…
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Defense of the Realm
Date: 1985 Director: David Drury Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Ian Bannen, Greta Schacchi, Denholm Elliott The legacy of anti-nuclear Labor and contempt…
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Shine
Date: 1996 Director: Scott Hicks Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Lynn Redgrave, Armin Mueller-Stahl A distinguished performance from Geoffrey Rush as the adult…
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Black Rain
Date: 1989 Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Kate Capshaw Two surefooted New York City cops plunge into a…
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Glory
Date: 1989 Director: Edward Zwick Starring: Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman This terrific Civil War film brims with feelings produced…
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Colors
Date: 1988 Director: Dennis Hopper Starring: Sean Penn, Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper, Don Cheadle Put Dennis Hopper, Robert Duvall, and Sean…
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Die Hard
Date: 1988 Director: James McTiernan Starring: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Reginald Veljohnson A Mack truck-of-a-movie that lets Bruce Willis mime Harrison…
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Beetle Juice
Date: 1987 Director: Tim Burton Starring: Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin, Jeffrey Jones, Winona Ryder Haunted house flicks usually take…
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Hoosiers
Date: 1986 Director: David Anspaugh Starring: Gene Hackman, Dennis Hopper, Barbara Hersey What’s most impressive about David Anspaugh film is how…
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