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    Der Kandidat 1980 POSTER

    Der Kandidat

    1980

    German

    6.6

    4

    Action

    Documentary

    Volker Schlöndorff Volker Schlöndorff Director Marianne Strauss Marianne Strauss as Herself Willy Brandt Willy Brandt as Self Helmut Kohl Helmut Kohl as Self Kurt-Georg Kiesinger Kurt-Georg Kiesinger as Self
    Made with an eye to the autumn of 1980 when the German parliamentary elections took place, The Candidate examines Germany’s history past and present and Franz Josef Strauß, the man who, as the CDU/CSU candidate, aspires to be elected to the most important political office in the land.
    The Fog 1980 POSTER

    The Fog

    1980

    English

    6.8

    79

    76%

    65%

    Action

    beach

    Fantasy

    gold

    Horror

    prophecy

    sea

    ship

    small town

    Thriller

    John Carpenter John Carpenter Director Charles Cyphers Charles Cyphers as Dan O'Bannon Jamie Lee Curtis Jamie Lee Curtis as Elizabeth Solley John Houseman John Houseman as Mr. Machen Adrienne Barbeau Adrienne Barbeau as Stevie Wayne
    Strange things begin to occur as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start to die.
    Fade to Black 1980 POSTER

    Fade to Black

    1980

    English

    6.1

    17

    42%

    44%

    Action

    chain smoking

    Comedy

    Crime

    fan culture

    hollywood

    Horror

    serial killer

    slasher

    Thriller

    woman in wheelchair

    Vernon Zimmerman Vernon Zimmerman Director Christopher Lee Christopher Lee as (archive footage) (uncredited) Eve Brent Eve Brent as Aunt Stella Binford James Luisi James Luisi as Captain M.L. Gallagher Mickey Rourke Mickey Rourke as Richie
    A shy, lonely film buff embarks on a killing spree against those who browbeat and betray him, all the while stalking his idol, a Marilyn Monroe lookalike.
    White Cannibal Queen 1980 POSTER

    White Cannibal Queen

    1980

    Italian

    3.4

    7

    daughter

    explorer

    goddess

    Horror

    jungle

    Jesús Franco Jesús Franco Director Raymond Hardy Raymond Hardy as John Sabrina Siani Sabrina Siani as Lana Jesús Franco Jesús Franco as Mr. Martin Anne Marie Rosier Anne Marie Rosier as Safari Member
    A man is on safari in the jungle with his wife and daughter when the wife gets eaten and the daughter is captured by cannibals. Several years later he goes back to see if his daughter is still alive.
    Humanoids from the Deep 1980 POSTER

    Humanoids from the Deep

    1980

    English

    5.7

    37

    45%

    41%

    Action

    boat

    exploitation

    Horror

    mass murder

    mutation

    pollution

    rape

    Sci-Fi

    Barbara Peeters Barbara Peeters Director Ann Turkel Ann Turkel as Dr. Susan Drake Larry Wessel Larry Wessel as Humanoid Killer Anthony Pena Anthony Pena as Johnny Eagle Denise Galik Denise Galik as Linda Beale
    After a new cannery introduces scientifically augmented salmon to a seaside town in the Pacific Northwest, a species of mysterious, mutated sea creatures begin killing the men and raping the women.
    The Mirror Crack'd 1980 POSTER

    The Mirror Crack'd

    1980

    English

    6.2

    16

    62%

    46%

    Action

    Crime

    death

    detective

    movie star

    murder mystery

    Mystery

    Thriller

    Guy Hamilton Guy Hamilton Director Pierce Brosnan Pierce Brosnan as Actor playing 'Jamie' Richard Pearson Richard Pearson as Doctor Haydock Geraldine Chaplin Geraldine Chaplin as Ella Zielinsky Nigel Stock Nigel Stock as Inspector Gates
    Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
    The Chain Reaction 1980 POSTER

    The Chain Reaction

    1980

    English

    5.3

    8

    Action

    australia

    conspiracy

    disaster

    Drama

    nuclear waste

    quarantine

    radiation

    Sci-Fi

    Ian Barry Ian Barry Director Mel Gibson Mel Gibson as Bearded mechanic Kim Gyngell Kim Gyngell as Crabs Steve Bisley Steve Bisley as Larry Roger Ward Roger Ward as Moose
    Contaminated by a nuclear-plant spill, an Australian worker hides with a woman and tries to warn the public.
    Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior 1980 POSTER

    Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior

    1980

    Japanese

    7.9

    55

    89%

    92%

    Action

    army

    battle

    Drama

    emperor

    History

    japan

    samurai

    War

    warlord

    Akira Kurosawa Akira Kurosawa Director Yû Shimaka Yû Shimaka as Jingoro Hara Tsutomu Yamazaki Tsutomu Yamazaki as Nobukado Takeda Kaori Momoi Kaori Momoi as Otsuyanokata Mitsuko Baishô Mitsuko Baishô as Oyunokata
    Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor take over as the powerful ruler. He soon begins to appreciate life as Shingen, but his commitment to the role is tested when he must lead his troops into battle against the forces of a rival warlord.
    Xanadu 1980 POSTER

    Xanadu

    1980

    English

    5.4

    32

    33%

    58%

    Action

    camp

    disco

    Fantasy

    greek god

    musical

    Musical

    roller-skating

    Romance

    Robert Greenwald Robert Greenwald Director Prairie Prince Prairie Prince as Member of The Tubes Marilyn Tokuda Marilyn Tokuda as Muse #6 Joe Mantegna Joe Mantegna as (scenes deleted) Cliff Richard Cliff Richard as Sonny Malone
    A beautiful muse inspires an artist and his older friend to convert a dilapidated auditorium into a lavish rollerskating club.
    Inspector Blunder 1980 POSTER

    Inspector Blunder

    1980

    French

    6.2

    4

    50%

    50%

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    Claude Zidi Claude Zidi Director Richard Bohringer Richard Bohringer as Flic anthropométrie Dominique Lavanant Dominique Lavanant as Marie-Anne Prossant - une journaliste Féodor Atkine Féodor Atkine as Merlino, le photographe Gérard Depardieu Gérard Depardieu as Roger Morzini - l'ennemi public N°1
    A detective, fresh out of the academy (lowest mark in class), gets the assignment to bodyguard a spoiled rich girl reporter. She's been interviewed on TV and has questioned the virility of a mobster who kidnaps her later.
    City of the Living Dead 1980 POSTER

    City of the Living Dead

    1980

    Italian

    6.2

    25

    41%

    56%

    Action

    cemetery

    Horror

    priest

    psychic power

    suicide

    supernatural

    surrealism

    Lucio Fulci Lucio Fulci Director Giovanni Lombardo Radice Giovanni Lombardo Radice as Bob Lucio Fulci Lucio Fulci as Dr. Joe Thompson Robert Spafford Robert Spafford as Dunwich Bartender Christopher George Christopher George as Peter Bell
    A woman seemingly dies of fright after participating in a séance where she sees a vision of a Dunwich priest hanging himself in a church cemetery. New York City reporter Peter Bell investigates and learns that the priest's suicide has somehow opened a portal to Hell and must be sealed by All Saints Day, or else the dead will overtake humanity.
    Madonna and Child 1980 POSTER

    Madonna and Child

    1980

    English

    7.2

    Action

    Drama

    lgbt

    liverpool, england

    semi autobiographical

    short

    short film

    Terence Davies Terence Davies Director Paul Barber Paul Barber as Mal Jefferson Mal Jefferson as Mark Walton Mark Walton as Rita Thatchery Rita Thatchery as
    A middle-aged British man struggles to reconcile his homosexuality and his Catholic upbringing.
    Blood Beach 1980 POSTER

    Blood Beach

    1980

    English

    4.5

    5

    beach

    Comedy

    Horror

    monster

    sand

    Sci-Fi

    spoof

    Jeffrey Bloom Jeffrey Bloom Director David Huffman David Huffman as Harry Caulder Lynne Marta Lynne Marta as Jo Ian Abercrombie Ian Abercrombie as Man in Mayor's Office Read Morgan Read Morgan as Reporter Under Pier
    Something or someone is attacking people one by one on the beach. Some of them are mutilated, but most of them are sucked into the sand, disappearing without a trace. What is the creature responsible? Where does it live, and where did it come from? And is there any chance of it reproducing? Meanwhile, David Huffman and Mariana Hill are once-almost-married old friends, reunited over the death of her mother on the beach, and searching for clues in the abandoned buildings where they used to play when they were young.
    Coal Miner's Daughter 1980 POSTER

    Coal Miner's Daughter

    1980

    English

    7.5

    38

    84%

    86%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    country music

    Drama

    female friendship

    kentucky

    Music

    Musical

    still

    washington state

    Michael Apted Michael Apted Director Tommy Lee Jones Tommy Lee Jones as Doolittle Lynn William Sanderson William Sanderson as Lee Dollarhide Beverly D'Angelo Beverly D'Angelo as Patsy Cline Billy Strange Billy Strange as Speedy West
    Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame.
    The Blue Lagoon 1980 POSTER

    The Blue Lagoon

    1980

    English

    5.8

    104

    12%

    53%

    Action

    Adventure

    Drama

    lovers

    marooned

    melancholy

    Romance

    sexual identity

    shipwreck

    stranded

    Randal Kleiser Randal Kleiser Director William Daniels William Daniels as Arthur Lestrange Brooke Shields Brooke Shields as Emmeline Leo McKern Leo McKern as Paddy Button Christopher Atkins Christopher Atkins as Richard
    Two small children and a ship's cook survive a shipwreck and find safety on an idyllic tropical island. Soon, however, the cook dies and the young boy and girl are left on their own. Days become years and Emmeline and Richard make a home for themselves surrounded by exotic creatures and nature's beauty. But will they ever see civilization again?
    Altered States 1980 POSTER

    Altered States

    1980

    English

    6.9

    44

    86%

    71%

    Action

    body horror

    horror

    Horror

    psilocybin

    Sci-Fi

    self experimentation

    shrooms

    Thriller

    trippy

    Ken Russell Ken Russell Director Bob Balaban Bob Balaban as Arthur Rosenberg Blair Brown Blair Brown as Emily Jessup Jack Murdock Jack Murdock as Hector Orteco Drew Barrymore Drew Barrymore as Margaret Jessup
    A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from native American shamans, he explores these altered states of consciousness and finds that memory, time, and perhaps reality itself are states of mind.
    Nothing Personal 1980 POSTER

    Nothing Personal

    1980

    English

    4.5

    4

    50%

    50%

    Action

    Comedy

    George Bloomfield George Bloomfield Director Derek McGrath Derek McGrath as Gas Jockey Maury Chaykin Maury Chaykin as Kanook Leslie Carlson Leslie Carlson as Marshal #2 Eugene Levy Eugene Levy as Marty
    Environmentally concerned lawyer Abigail Adams works with Professor Roger Keller in his effort to protect baby seals from slaughter.
    Hell of the Living Dead 1980 POSTER

    Hell of the Living Dead

    1980

    Italian

    4.8

    11

    Action

    chemical disaster

    Horror

    nuclear power plant

    Sci-Fi

    Thriller

    video nasty

    zombie

    Bruno Mattei Bruno Mattei Director José Gras José Gras as Lt. Mike London Claudio Fragasso Claudio Fragasso as SWAT Officer at Embassy Siege Robert Spafford Robert Spafford as Third World U.N. Representative / Technician Víctor Israel Víctor Israel as Zombie priest
    A rat causes a chemical leak at a Papua New Guinea research facility, leading a group of eco-terrorists to demand the closure of all facilities. When a team of Interpol commandos are enlisted to eliminate the terrorists, they find themselves embroiled in a zombie outbreak.
    The Shining 1980 POSTER

    The Shining

    1980

    English

    8.4

    495

    84%

    93%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    child abuse

    Drama

    Horror

    hotel

    montana

    new year's eve

    oregon, usa

    Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick Director Danny Lloyd Danny Lloyd as Danny Torrance Philip Stone Philip Stone as Delbert Grady Burnell Tucker Burnell Tucker as Policeman Aileen Lewis Aileen Lewis as Woman in Overlook Hotel Lobby
    Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.
    Saturn 3 1980 POSTER

    Saturn 3

    1980

    English

    5.1

    21

    31%

    30%

    Action

    Adventure

    chess

    cyborg

    Horror

    killer robot

    moon

    Sci-Fi

    spacecraft

    tattoo

    Thriller

    Stanley Donen Stanley Donen Director Kirk Douglas Kirk Douglas as Adam Farrah Fawcett Farrah Fawcett as Alex Harvey Keitel Harvey Keitel as Benson Roy Dotrice Roy Dotrice as Benson
    In the future, Earth is overcrowded and the population relies on distant bases to be fed. In the Saturn 3 station, Major Adam and the scientist Alex, who is also his lover and has never been on Earth, have been researching hydroponics for three years in the base alone with their dog Sally. Captain Benson arrives Saturn 3 with Hector, incapable to controlling his emotions he transfers his homicidal tendency and insanity to Hector. Now Major Adam and Alex are trapped in the station with a dangerous psychopath robot.
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