Big Shar

Released from prison after five years, con-artist Szu is sent packing by his young wife; he heads for the town of Lutyn where he runs a con and attracts the interest of Jurek, a young cab driver who imagines himself a great grifter. Szu ("Sharp") teaches Jurek a few tricks enabling the young man to win some money in Wroclaw, then Sharp departs with Jola, a prostitute who offers him a mark. How that plays out, Jurek's determination to win big, Sharp's cold calculations, and the wages of sin await.

Never Say Never Again

1983

English

6.1

♡ 70

71%

Irvin Kershner Director

Aileen Lewis as Casino Patron

Kim Basinger as Domino

Saskia Cohen Tanugi as Nicole

Rowan Atkinson as Small-Fawcett

James Bond returns as the secret agent 007 to battle the evil organization SPECTRE. Bond must defeat Largo, who has stolen two atomic warheads for nuclear blackmail. But Bond has an ally in Largo's girlfriend, the willowy Domino, who falls for Bond and seeks revenge.

Private School

1983

English

5.3

♡ 32

37%

Noel Black Director

Frances Bay as Birdie Fallmouth

Phoebe Cates as Christine

Betsy Russell as Jordan

Nadine Van der Velde as School Girl

Private-school student Christine loves Jim. But her classmate, Jordan, is also vying for Jim's attention and trying to end his relationship with Christine. Meanwhile, Jim's friend Bubba embarks on a series of sexual escapades, including dressing up as a woman to access the girls' locker room. Despite Jim and Christine's efforts to spend some time alone, various shenanigans and schemes interfere.

Yôkirô

1983

Japanese

6.9

♡ 2

Drama

geisha

War

Hideo Gosha Director

Yoshio Inaba as

Mami Kumagai as

Noriko Hayami as

Mitsuko Baishô as Osodé

Yokiro was the most successful Geisha house in Western Japan during the first half of the 20th century and remains open to this day. At its peak, it was home to over 200 geisha, however behind the fabulous facade, there were many battles - between family members, men and women, and with the Yakuza. Momokawa was sold to Yokiro at age 12, and despite being the top geisha, her many complicated relationships provide unending challenges throughout her glamorous but turbulent life.

Midnite Spares

1983

English

5.2

♡ 4

Quentin Masters Director

Zev Eleftheriou as Diaz Cousin

Graeme Blundell as Sidebottom

Max Cullen as Tomas

Bruce Spence as Wimpy

After discovering that a group of car thieves may have something to do with his father's untimely death, Steve pursues the criminals and attempts to capture them as well as prove his prowess as a racecar driver.

Surprise Party

1983

French

4.4

♡ 6

Action

Comedy

Drama

Roger Vadim Director

Robert Hossein as André Auerbach

Maurice Ronet as Georges Levesques

Roger Vadim as La voix du prof. de Français

Florence Guérin as Michele Sire

Adventures of a group of youngsters set in a provincial French city in the 1950's.

Special Bulletin

1983

English

7.5

♡ 4

84%

Edward Zwick Director

Bruce French as

Jim Jansen as Arlen Surrey

Roberta Maxwell as Diane Silverman

Christopher Allport as Steven Levitt

An evening of TV programming is interrupted by breaking news: in Charleston, South Carolina, two Coast Guard personnel and two members of a local news team have been taken hostage by a group of terrorists who are seeking to destroy the triggers of all local nuclear devices. Moreover, the terrorists threaten to detonate their own device if their demands are not met.

Nate and Hayes

1983

English

6.1

♡ 5

Ferdinand Fairfax Director

Roy Billing as Auctioneer

Max Phipps as Ben Pease

Peter Diamond as Ben Pease Crew #4

Tommy Lee Jones as Captain Bully Hayes

Nathaniel Williamsen is taken to an island mission with his fiancee Sophie. Their ship, the Rona, is captained by the roguish Bully Hayes, who also takes a liking to Sophie. When Sophie is kidnapped by slave trader Ben Pease "Nate" teams with Hayes in order to find her.

The Final Terror

1983

English

5.2

♡ 14

33%

Andrew Davis Director

Joe Pantoliano as Eggar

Jim Youngs as Jim

Adrian Zmed as Marco Cerone

Daryl Hannah as Windy Morgan

A group of friends head out for what is expected to be a vacation of hiking, camping and a good time, but when a backwoods mama finds them on her turf, it becomes anything but a vacation.

Strange Invaders

1983

English

5.4

♡ 16

67%

Michael Laughlin Director

Wallace Shawn as Earl

Diana Scarwid as Margaret

June Lockhart as Mrs. Bigelow

Thomas Kopache as State Trooper

Alien beings, who settle in a small midwestern town, are disturbed by a young professor determined to rescue his daughter from their clutches.

Nightmares

1983

English

5.7

♡ 15

29%

Joseph Sargent Director

William Sanderson as Gas station attendant

Louis Giambalvo as Jerry Cooney

Gary Carlos Cervantes as Mazenza

Robin Gammell as The Bishop

A collection of short stories. In one a woman who leaves her house late at night to drive to the store while a killer is loose encounters some problems. In the second an arcade whiz kid's obsession with a game leads to deadly consequences. In the third a small town priest loses his faith and decides to leave town, but in the desert is stalked by a mysterious black pick-up truck. In the final story, a family's problem with a rat is larger than they think.

Burroughs: The Movie

1983

English

7.0

♡ 9

92%

Howard Brookner Director

Lauren Hutton as

Patti Smith as

Terry Southern as

Otto Belue as Self

An exploration of Burroughs’ life story, as told by Burroughs himself along with many of his contemporaries, including Allen Ginsberg, Brion Gysin, Francis Bacon, Herbert Huncke, Patti Smith, Terry Southern, and William Burroughs Jr.

Eureka

1983

English

5.9

♡ 14

40%

Nicolas Roeg Director

Mickey Rourke as Aurelio D'Amato

Joe Pesci as Mayakofsky

James Faulkner as Roger

Corin Redgrave as Worsley

After striking it rich on a large gold strike, a prospector retires to the quiet life on a Caribbean island but ends up coping with an alcoholic wife, a headstrong daughter, and Miami mobsters who want to build a casino.

Frightmare

1983

English

4.7

♡ 12

19%

Norman Thaddeus Vane Director

Ferdy Mayne as Conrad Radzoff

Patrick Wright as First Policeman

Jeffrey Combs as Stu

Leon Askin as Wolfgang

Drama students decide to pay tribute to their favorite horror star by stealing his body from his crypt for a farewell party. They fail to realize their violation of the tomb has triggered powerful black magic, and Conrad hasn't taken his final bows yet.

Meantime

1983

English

7.1

♡ 23

90%

Mike Leigh Director

Tim Roth as Colin

Gary Oldman as Coxy

Alfred Molina as John

Pam Ferris as Mavis

A working-class family in London's East End is struggling to stay afloat during the recession under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's premiership. Only the mother Mavis is working; father Frank and the couple's two sons Colin, a timid, chronically shy individual and Mark, an outspoken, headstrong young man, are on the dole. This situation is contrasted by the presence of Mavis's sister Barbara, and her husband John, whose financial and social loftiness appears to be a comfortable facade over the unspoken soreness of a lackluster marriage.

Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island

1983

English

6.9

♡ 30

67%

Chuck Jones Director

Mel Blanc as Bugs Bunny / Daffy Duck / Porky Pig / Tweety / Sylvester / Yosemite Sam / Speedy Gonzales / Taz / Foghorn Leghorn

June Foray as Granny

Les Tremayne as The Well

Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales find a treasure map that leads them to a wishing well, which for a penny will grant any wish (through old cartoon footage). Daffy sets up a resort around the well and various Looney Tunes characters have their dreams come true. Meanwhile, Yosemite Sam and the Tasmanian Devil hunt for the varmints who stole their treasure map!

Of Unknown Origin

1983

English

6.1

♡ 17

63%

42%

Action

animal attack

based on novel or book

George P. Cosmatos Director

Peter Weller as Bart Hughes

Maury Chaykin as Dan Errol

Kenneth Welsh as James Hall

Shannon Tweed as Meg Hughes

A man who recently completed rebuilding a townhouse becomes obsessed with a rat infestation until it becomes an interspecies duel.

The Day After

1983

English

7.0

♡ 32

86%

environmental protection agency

Nicholas Meyer Director

William Allen Young as Airman Billy McCoy

Amy Madigan as Alison Ransom

John Lithgow as Joe Huxley

Arliss Howard as Tom Cooper

In the mid-1980s, the U.S. is poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the residents of a small town in Kansas as they continue their daily lives. Dr. Russell Oakes maintains his busy schedule at the hospital, Denise Dahlberg prepares for her upcoming wedding, and Stephen Klein is deep in his graduate studies. When the unthinkable happens and the bombs come down, the town's residents are thrust into the horrors of nuclear winter.

Curtains

1983

English

5.5

♡ 10

60%

Richard Ciupka Director

Linda Thorson as Brooke Parsons

Anne Ditchburn as Laurian Summers

Maury Chaykin as Monty

Lynne Griffin as Patti O'Connor

Six young actresses auditioning for a movie role at a remote mansion are targeted by a mysterious masked murderer.

Beyond the Limit

1983

English

5.7

♡ 9

7%

Action

adultery

based on novel or book

John Mackenzie Director

A Martinez as Aquino

Michael Caine as Consul Charley Fortnum

Richard Gere as Dr. Eduardo Plarr

Gerardo Zepeda as Senora Sanchez's Bouncer

Set in a small politically unstable Latin American country, the story follows the half English and half Latino Dr. Eduardo Plarr, who left his home to find a better life. Along the way he meets an array of people, including British Consul Charley Fortnum, a representative in Latin America who is trying to keep Revolution from occurring. He is also a remorseful alcoholic. Another person the doctor meets is Clara, whom he immediately falls in love with, but there is a problem: Clara is Charley's wife.

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