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9 to 5: the safety of home and authority, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
9 to 5: the safety of home and authority, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
A pilot who can’t fly, a plane full of nonsense — and the odd inflatable hero called Otto.
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1980
A head-trip that never forgets the man at its centre: curiosity, marriage and a tank of trouble.
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1980
Armani, a hit single and a loneliness you can almost wear.
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1980
Any Which Way You Can: courage and heroism, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
Battle Beyond the Stars: fear and family, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
War, orders and the politics of blame.
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1980
Brubaker: mortality and greed, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
Slobs, snobs and one remarkably relaxed golfer.
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1980
Can't Stop the Music: love and friendship, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
Cannibal Holocaust: loss and parents protecting their children, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
City of the Living Dead: family and mortality, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
Coal Miner's Daughter: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
Undercover, unsettled and uncomfortably watchable — Steve Burns is why you should look again.
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1980
Voyeurs, doubles and a very composed doctor.
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1980
Fame: family and corporate power, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
Brash heroics, operatic spectacle and a Queen soundtrack — Flash Gordon wears its pulp heart on its sleeve.
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1980
Friday the 13th: mortality and friendship, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
Inferno: mortality and mortality and lifespan, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
Little Darlings: family and love, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
Maniac: mortality and family, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
Melvin and Howard: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
Motel Hell: heroism and freedom, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
My Bodyguard: courage and friendship, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
New Year's Evil: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
Grief, family tension and one father trying to keep things from falling apart.
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1980
Popeye: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
Private Benjamin: family and love, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
Prom Night: mortality and lifespan and loss, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
Raging Bull: family and courage, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
Raise the Titanic: exploitation, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
Seems Like Old Times: the safety of home and family, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
A love so determined it teaches itself to travel.
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1980
A harsher lesson in heroism: mentorship, bad luck and the cost of growing up in a galaxy far, far away.
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1980
Stir Crazy: greed and consumerism, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
Love, duty and a handful of Kryptonians — Superman II asks what a hero gives up to be human.
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1980
Terror Train: mortality, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
The Big Red One: heroism and courage, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
The Blue Lagoon: family and mortality, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
The Blues Brothers: authority and freedom, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
The Changeling: family and the safety of home, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
The Competition: family, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
The Dogs of War: authority and the safety of home, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
A film that asks us to look — and not to turn away.
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1980
The Exterminator: family and fear, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
The Final Countdown: fear and isolation, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
A radio voice, a lighthouse and a sea of revenge — Stevie Wayne stands between Antonio Bay and the fog.
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1980
The Formula: corporate power and exploitation, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
The Hunter: mortality and lifespan and the safety of home, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
The Island: family and freedom, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
A gangster who wants a boardroom as much as a fiefdom — and pays for both.
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1980
Harold Shand thinks he owns London. One very bad weekend is about to prove otherwise.
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1980
The Mirror Crack'd: mortality and mortality and lifespan, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
The Ninth Configuration: humanity and authority, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
A hotel that remembers you — and a man who forgets who he is.
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1980
The Stunt Man: authority and freedom, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
The Watcher in the Woods: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
The Young Master: heroism and courage, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
Urban Cowboy: family and the safety of home, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1980
Xanadu: love and family, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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1981
Absence of Malice: love and friendship, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
A ghost, a bite and a man trying not to become a monster — and somehow all three stay interesting.
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1981
An Eye for an Eye: courage and authority, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
A detective story where the clues are on a tape, and the investigator listens harder than anyone else.
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1981
Heat, greed and a lawyer who forgot to say no.
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1981
Running for pride, belief and the thin line between them.
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1981
A labour of gods, monsters and one man who won't be pushed around.
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1981
Continental Divide: love, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
Dark Night of the Scarecrow: family and mortality, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
Authority, steel and a very small boat: why Der Alte still steers Das Boot.
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1981
Dead & Buried: mortality and fear, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
Dragonslayer: heroism and parents protecting their children, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
Endless Love: family and love, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
Escape from New York: freedom and heroism, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
Escape to Victory: freedom, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
Myth, a sword and a man being made — Excalibur still asks what makes a king.
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1981
Revisiting Eye of the Needle and the reasons it still deserves to be watched.
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1981
A quieter Bond with teeth — revenge, a sunken spy ship and surprisingly human stakes.
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1981
Friday the 13th Part 2: mortality and loss, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
Galaxy of Terror: fear and parents protecting their children, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
A sprinting friendship that runs straight into history — and doesn't let you look away.
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1981
Ghost Story: family and the safety of home, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
Laurie Strode, a hospital corridor and a revelation that rewrites everything — Halloween II doubles down and gets messy in the best 80s way.
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1981
Happy Birthday to Me: family and the safety of home, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
Knightriders: family and courage, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
Looker: our relationship with technology and consumerism, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
Petrol, fury and a man who would rather ride away — Mad Max 2 still hits like a fistful of sand.
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1981
Modern Problems: the safety of home and friendship, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
Ms. 45: family and the safety of home, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
My Bloody Valentine: courage and parents protecting their children, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
Neighbors: family and the safety of home, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
Nighthawks: the safety of home and authority, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
Omen III: The Final Conflict: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
A summer cottage, a stubborn old man and a boy who quietly upends the whole family.
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1981
Outland: family and mortality and lifespan, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
Possession: family and love, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
Prince of the City: authority, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
Quest for Fire: mortality and freedom, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
A museum-minded professor, a globe-trotting chase and a very particular taste in religious artefacts.
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1981
A movie about witness, appetite and the private cost of public conviction.
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1981
Roar: family and the safety of home, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
Telepathy, corporate control and one of cinema’s most unforgettable practical stunts.
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1981
Sharky's Machine: the safety of home and authority, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
Southern Comfort: mortality and lifespan and loss, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
A ragged platoon, one endlessly inventive idiot, and the sort of male friendship that still makes you grin.
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1981
Taps: freedom and authority, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
Tarzan, the Ape Man: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
The Beyond: the safety of home and loss, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
The Boogens: family and love, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
The Burning: fear and freedom, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
The Cannonball Run: authority and fear, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
The Evil Dead: fear and freedom, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
A childhood friendship that learns the hard way what loyalty and duty actually cost.
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1981
The French Lieutenant's Woman: love and loss, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
The Funhouse: fear and greed, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
The Great Muppet Caper: authority and the safety of home, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
The House by the Cemetery: the safety of home and loss, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
A TV reporter, a therapist's retreat and an appetite for practical prosthetics — The Howling still bites.
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1981
The Incredible Shrinking Woman: freedom, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
The Legend of the Lone Ranger: courage and heroism, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
The Prowler: the safety of home and mortality, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
Thief: family and the safety of home, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1981
Frank can open almost any safe in Chicago. Getting out of the life proves considerably harder.
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1981
A child's map, six small thieves and a very big imagination.
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1981
Wolfen: fear and humanity, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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1982
Two days, one cop who cuts corners, and the partner he absolutely didn't ask for.
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1982
Amityville II: The Possession: family and the safety of home, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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1982
A hard-edged coming-of-age wrapped in military drill, unexpected tenderness and one stubborn loner.
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1982
Annie: family and freedom, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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1982
Four engineered years, a handful of memories and a detective who isn’t sure he wants to do his job.
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1982
Cat People: love and loss, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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1982
Class of 1984: family and the safety of home, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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1982
A musclebound quest that talks about steel, fate and how to be remade by violence.
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1982
Five nasty little tales, a comic-book wrapper and one perfectly awkward professor.
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1982
Death Wish II: family and the safety of home, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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1982
Deathtrap: the safety of home and fear, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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1982
A wedding on the horizon, a diner as confessional — and one man's doubt that makes the rest of them stop pretending.
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1982
A story about a lonely boy, a stranded stranger and the small, uncanny bravery of childhood.
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1982
Evil Under the Sun: friendship and peer pressure, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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1982
A family drama where theatre, childhood fancy and a stubborn bishop collide — and Alexander refuses to be small.
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1982
Teenage hormones, mall jobs and one surfer who won't be quiet about it.
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1982
Firefox: family and the safety of home, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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1982
A small-town arrest turns into a jungle lesson about soldiers nobody taught to come home.
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1982
Fitzcarraldo: belief in the supernatural and exploitation, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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1982
Friday the 13th Part III: the safety of home and fear, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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1982
A long, careful movie about a very particular kind of courage: the refusal to meet violence with violence.
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1982
Halloween III: Season of the Witch: family and freedom, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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1982
Megaforce: fear and friendship, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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1982
Missing: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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1982
My Favorite Year: family and courage, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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1982
Night Shift: authority and love, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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1982
A rock-star unravel on film: loud, strange and still oddly intimate.
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1982
A suburban home, a frightened child and a television that isn't just background noise — Poltergeist still makes the domestic uncanny feel dangerously familiar.
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1982
Rocky III: mortality and lifespan and courage, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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1982
A woman's past refuses to stay in the past — and Zofia keeps pulling the film with her.
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1982
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: parents protecting their children and fear, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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1982
Swamp Thing: freedom and fear, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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1982
Tenebrae: the safety of home and mortality, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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1982
The Beastmaster: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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1982
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas: love and our relationship with technology, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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1982
A puppet epic about a broken world — and the quiet Gelfling who must fix it.
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1982
The Last American Virgin: the safety of home and friendship, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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1982
The Last Unicorn: mortality and lifespan and loss, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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1982
The Plague Dogs: freedom and loss, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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1982
The Secret of NIMH: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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1982
The Sword and the Sorcerer: family and freedom, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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1982
A frozen outpost, a dog, and a man who must choose who to trust — The Thing still knows how to make suspicion feel like a physical thing.
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1982
The Toy: family and friendship, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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1982
A one-case comeback: morality, mistake and a lawyer with nothing left to lose.
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1982
The Year of Living Dangerously: mortality and lifespan, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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1982
An actor in drag discovers how the world really treats women.
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1982
A film about authorship, arcade‑style justice and a man who literally has to fight for his credit.
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1982
A clever musical about disguise, showbiz and the friendships that make it bearable.
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1982
Zapped!: family and the safety of home, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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1983
Nine years old, a single-minded wish, and a narrator who never lets you forget it.
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1983
A maverick pilot, a flying surveillance machine and a paranoid 1980s that still feels eerily familiar.
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1983
Obsession, adolescence and a car that won't let go.
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1983
A mother, a boy and a locked car — Donna Trenton holds the line.
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1983
De Lift: corporate power and our relationship with technology, and why this 1983 movie still matters.
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1983
Easy Money: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1983 movie still matters.
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1983
A working‑class hairdresser, an exasperated tutor and a lesson that changes both of them.
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1983
Flashdance: family and mortality and lifespan, and why this 1983 movie still matters.
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1983
Jaws 3-D: freedom and authority, and why this 1983 movie still matters.
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1983
Local Hero: corporate power and greed, and why this 1983 movie still matters.
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1983
Lone Wolf McQuade: heroism and parents protecting their children, and why this 1983 movie still matters.
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1983
A very British banquet of bodily comedy, institutional savaging and one famously explosive dinner.
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1983
Mr. Mom: family and consumerism, and why this 1983 movie still matters.
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1983
A disastrously planned holiday that somehow still makes you laugh — and wince.
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1983
Sean Connery comes back, the nukes go missing, and the old Bond gets a very 1980s second act.
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1983
A Fabergé egg, a travelling circus and the Cold War — Bond still does spectacle like a Trojan horse.
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1983
Psycho II: family and the safety of home, and why this 1983 movie still matters.
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1983
A suburban teenager, a one‑night business and the day ambition learned to look dangerous.
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1983
A refugee's hunger for respect turns into reckless rule — and a very expensive mess.
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1983
Sleepaway Camp: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1983 movie still matters.
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1983
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi: mortality and lifespan and mortality, and why this 1983 movie still matters.
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1983
Sudden Impact: fear and friendship, and why this 1983 movie still matters.
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1983
Superman III: our relationship with technology and courage, and why this 1983 movie still matters.
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1983
A sharp, sentimental and sometimes infuriating love story — mostly between a mother and her impossible daughter.
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1983
A funeral, a stack of records and a weekender where old promises get examined.
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1983
The Black Stallion Returns: friendship and freedom, and why this 1983 movie still matters.
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1983
A quiet schoolteacher, an awful glimpse of tomorrow and the heavy work of knowing too much.
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1983
The Hunger: the safety of home and family, and why this 1983 movie still matters.
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1983
The Keep: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1983 movie still matters.
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1983
The Man with Two Brains: love and authority, and why this 1983 movie still matters.
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1983
Ponyboy's voice, a neighbourhood at war, and the moment childhood truly ends.
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1983
A lone test pilot, a public spectacle — and the stubborn shape of American heroism.
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1983
The Survivors: authority, and why this 1983 movie still matters.
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1983
To Be or Not to Be: family and the safety of home, and why this 1983 movie still matters.
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1983
A rigged bet, a culture-swap and Louis Winthorpe III — still very funny, still very sharp.
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1983
Uncommon Valor: parents protecting their children and family, and why this 1983 movie still matters.
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1983
Valley Girl: the safety of home and friendship, and why this 1983 movie still matters.
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1983
Television as a drug, a weapon and a wound — and Max Renn is the addict in the middle of it.
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1983
A teenage prank that becomes national panic — and a neat little film about humans still being better at meaning than machines.
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1983
Yentl: family and love, and why this 1983 movie still matters.
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1984
2010: The Year We Make Contact: our relationship with technology and humanity, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
A Nightmare on Elm Street: family and the safety of home, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
A Passage to India: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
Against All Odds: family and greed, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
All of Me: authority and friendship, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
A tale of genius through the jealous eyes of a faithful man — and a confession that never lets you look away.
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1984
Bachelor Party: friendship and love, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
A fast-talking cop, a culture clash and a synth hook.
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1984
Birdy: family and the safety of home, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
A small-town crime with very big, very stupid consequences — and Ray is at the centre of the mess.
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1984
A film about watching — and about what watching does to the watcher.
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1984
Breakin': friendship, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
C.H.U.D.: fear and authority, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
Children of the Corn: parents protecting their children and family, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
Cloak & Dagger: family and freedom, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
Conan the Destroyer: courage and love, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
Dreamscape: authority and freedom, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
A sandstorm of prophecy, politics and prodigy — and Paul Atreides stands square in the middle of it.
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1984
Electric Dreams: love and our relationship with technology, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
Firestarter: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
Teen rebellion, a ban on dancing and one determined outsider — Footloose still kicks up dust.
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1984
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter: family and the safety of home, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
A ragged band of scientists, a sardonic frontman and a city that refuses to behave — Ghostbusters still sells the joke.
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1984
A cuddly Christmas present, three simple rules — and a small town that learns what consequences look like.
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1984
A globetrotting pulp rush that’s equal parts kid-rescue thriller and teeth-grinding ritual horror.
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1984
Johnny Dangerously: loss and mortality, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
Moscow on the Hudson: family and love, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
Sisters, malls and a comet — Night of the Comet is a B-movie that learned how to be fun and oddly wise about survival.
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1984
A long, sad fable about boys who grow up — and can’t entirely remember who they were.
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1984
A man walks out of the desert and asks to be let back into his family — simple, ruthless and utterly centred on one figure.
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1984
Places in the Heart: family and heroism, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
Misfits, pratfalls and one bloke who’d rather dodge jail than grow up.
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1984
Protocol: authority and the safety of home, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
One musician, First Avenue and a mess of ambition — Purple Rain still hums.
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1984
Red Dawn: family and freedom, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
Revenge of the Nerds: the safety of home and our relationship with technology, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
A romance novelist, a smuggler, an emerald and a jungle: the adventure that taught Joan Wilder to stop waiting and start kicking.
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1984
Runaway: our relationship with technology and family, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
Silent Night, Deadly Night: family and the safety of home, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
Teenage longing, family oblivion and one very awkward bet — with Samantha Sam Baker keeping the whole thing human.
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1984
A mermaid arrives in New York, a sensible man gets sensible about love — and the rest is splashy business.
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1984
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock: our relationship with technology and family, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
A road movie in which an alien borrows a dead husband's face and, with a borrowed curiosity, teaches a widow how to keep living.
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1984
Streets of Fire: courage and authority, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
Supergirl: love and power, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension: freedom and courage, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
The Company of Wolves: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
The Initiation: family and mortality, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
A teenager, a handyman, and the long, strange apprenticeship that taught a generation how to stand up for themselves.
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1984
A reporter’s conscience, a translator’s survival — and a film that forces you to keep looking.
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1984
A trailer-park teenager, an arcade cabinet and a very old-school call to adventure.
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1984
The Muppets Take Manhattan: family and friendship, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
The Natural: family and the safety of home, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
A boy, a book and a disappearing world — imagination as the only weapon left.
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1984
The Philadelphia Experiment: loss and authority, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
The Pope of Greenwich Village: greed and consumerism, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
The River: family and heroism, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
A relentless machine, a desperate human, and a future that won't wait.
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1984
The Woman in Red: friendship and freedom, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
Tightrope: family and the safety of home, and why this 1984 movie still matters.
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1984
A rock star, a resistance, and a barrage of nonsense — Top Secret! still loves to make sense of nothing.
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1985
A Chorus Line: love and memory, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge: the safety of home and family, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
A View to a Kill: freedom and courage, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
After Hours: our relationship with technology, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
American Ninja: family and courage, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
A time machine, a restless teenager and a very particular set of family problems.
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1985
Better Off Dead: family, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
A man who daydreams his way out of paperwork—and into trouble.
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1985
Richard Pryor has thirty days to spend $30 million without keeping anything to show for it — and somehow spending a fortune turns out to be much harder than it sounds.
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1985
Cat's Eye: family and fear, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
Old men, alien cocoons and a very convincing dip in the pool — friendship and second chances, with Ron Howard steering the canoe.
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1985
Code of Silence: family and mortality and lifespan, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
A retired commando, his kidnapped daughter and a short, very noisy principle: family first.
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1985
A bunker drama with zombies, a scientist who won a festival, and a soldier who won't listen.
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1985
Death Wish 3: authority and fear, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
Demons: freedom and friendship, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
Desperately Seeking Susan: authority and loss, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
Enemy Mine: humanity and mortality and lifespan, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
Explorers: our relationship with technology and family, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
Fletch: greed and authority, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning: family and loss, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
A suburban boy, a suave neighbour and a late‑night horror show — Fright Night makes vampire panic feel uncomfortably domestic.
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1985
Girls Just Want to Have Fun: family and friendship, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
Gotcha!: freedom, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
Invasion U.S.A.: fear and authority, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
Just One of the Guys: growing up, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
King Solomon's Mines: freedom and courage, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
Kiss of the Spider Woman: authority and love, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
Ladyhawke: courage and freedom, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
Legend: parents protecting their children and courage, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
Lifeforce: mortality and freedom, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
A gladiator ring, a methane economy and one reluctant road warrior — Mad Max still knows how to make survival feel personal.
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1985
Mask: family and friendship, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
My Beautiful Laundrette: family and friendship, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
National Lampoon's European Vacation: family and loss, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
Before Jim Carrey became one of the biggest comedy stars on the planet, he was being chased around Los Angeles by a centuries-old vampire looking for a very particular kind of blood.
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1985
Out of Africa: love and greed, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
A pale horse, a stranger and a town asked to stand or sell — Eastwood's late-Western handshake with Shane.
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1985
Phenomena: family and the safety of home, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment: freedom and courage, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
Police Story: freedom and authority, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
Rambo: First Blood Part II: courage and freedom, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
A medical-school madman, a glowing green reagent and enough stage blood to cause moral indigestion.
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1985
Real Genius: the safety of home and family, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
Red Sonja: freedom and courage, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
Rocky IV: courage and mortality and lifespan, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
Runaway Train: freedom and mortality, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
Silver Bullet: loss and family, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
Four strangers ride into town. One of them makes you care.
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1985
Spies Like Us: fear and freedom, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
St. Elmo's Fire: family and friendship, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
Summer Rental: family and the safety of home, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
A teenage werewolf, a basketball court and a lesson about who you really want cheering for you.
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1985
Five teenagers. One Saturday. A surprisingly savage, oddly tender interrogation of who we're told to be.
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1985
Sisterhood, survival and a voice that refuses to be erased.
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1985
A scrappy band of kids, a busted attic map and Mikey’s stubborn heart — that’s The Goonies in a nutshell.
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1985
The Jewel of the Nile: parents protecting their children and heroism, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
The Last Dragon: courage and power, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
Revisiting The Man with One Red Shoe and the reasons it still deserves to be watched.
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1985
The Protector: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
Brains, bad decisions and Burt — a punky, gory little time-bomb.
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1985
The Stuff: corporate power and mortality, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
The Sure Thing: friendship, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1985
Obsession, counterfeit identities and a freeway chase that won't behave.
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1985
Fast talk, bad luck and a very literal wish come true — with consequences.
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1985
A grizzled cop, an Amish farm and a culture clash that refuses to be polite.
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1985
Young Sherlock Holmes: mortality and mortality and lifespan, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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1986
About Last Night...: family and friendship, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
Motherhood, marines and monsters: why Ripley still makes Aliens sing.
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1986
An American Tail: family and freedom, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
April Fool's Day: friendship and mortality, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
Armed and Dangerous: parents protecting their children and loss, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
At Close Range: family and authority, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
Back to School: family and corporate power, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
A swaggering trucker, ancient sorcery and a Chinatown that hides a very odd basement — this is John Carpenter being playful and dangerous at the same time.
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1986
A severed ear, a curious student and a town that isn’t what it seems.
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1986
Children of a Lesser God: family and love, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
Chopping Mall: our relationship with technology and freedom, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
Club Paradise: corporate power, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
Cobra: courage and authority, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
Critters: freedom and family, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
A bushman's grin in Manhattan — watch Crocodile Dundee and you remember why that mismatch still makes you laugh.
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1986
A tramp in a pool, a wealthy family with holes in their living room — and satire that still has teeth.
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1986
Ferris Bueller's Day Off: family and the safety of home, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
A boy, eight missing years and a chrome spaceship that needs him as much as he needs home.
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1986
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives: parents protecting their children and family, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
From Beyond: freedom and our relationship with technology, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
Hannah and Her Sisters: love and greed, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
Heartbreak Ridge: parents protecting their children and mortality and lifespan, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
Immortality, loneliness and very sharp swords.
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1986
Hoosiers: family, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
Howard the Duck: courage and heroism, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
Iron Eagle: parents protecting their children and heroism, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
Jumpin' Jack Flash: our relationship with technology and freedom, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
A teenager, a goblin king and a maze that asks you to grow up.
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1986
Legal Eagles: loss and family, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
A doo‑wop musical about bad decisions, worse plants and one man’s awkward climb out of obscurity.
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1986
Lucas: friendship and family, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
Profiling, loneliness and the thin line between hunter and hunted.
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1986
Maximum Overdrive: humanity and freedom, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
Mona Lisa: friendship and authority, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
Murphy's Law: parents protecting their children and mortality, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
Night of the Creeps: the safety of home and mortality, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
Peggy Sue Got Married: family and growing up, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
A soldier’s education in moral compromise — and why Chris Taylor still matters.
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1986
Police Academy 3: Back in Training: authority, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
A working‑class girl, a prom dress and a triangle that still stirs up arguments.
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1986
Rad: greed and family, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
Raw Deal: authority and family, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
Running Scared: heroism and freedom, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
Ruthless People: authority and family, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
Salvador: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
Nola Darling: not needy, just complicated — and still brilliant company.
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1986
A lightning-struck robot, a handful of humans who care, and an argument about what counts as being alive.
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1986
Sid and Nancy: love and friendship, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
Something Wild: authority and love, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
A small-town road trip that quietly teaches you how to become an adult.
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1986
Humpback whales, a stranded starship crew and Admiral Kirk’s habit of ignoring the rulebook — in other words, proper Star Trek business.
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1986
Fast Eddie returns, and the lesson is not just about pool.
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1986
The Delta Force: parents protecting their children and heroism, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
The Fly: humanity and our relationship with technology, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
The Golden Child: parents protecting their children and mortality, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
A lift you regret for the rest of your life.
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1986
A seaside sequel about duty, dancing and learning when not to fight.
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1986
A soldier who drags his armour to the altar — and a priest who answers with music.
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1986
The Money Pit: the safety of home and love, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
The Mosquito Coast: family and our relationship with technology, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986
A murder mystery where books are as fragile — and dangerous — as secrets.
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1986
A chainsaw, a grieving ex‑ranger and a very loud 1986 satire — bloody ridiculous and oddly stubborn.
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1986
A loud, fast, slightly brutal toy advert that somehow turns a brash kid into a leader.
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1986
A vaudeville-sized comedy about showmen who must learn to be something more than a good performance.
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1986
A roaring, macho thrill ride — but it’s Maverick that keeps the heart beating.
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1986
Youngblood: family and courage, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1987
Nancy comes back to teach a new generation to fight Freddy — and she brings a team.
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1987
A one-night odyssey that turns babysitting into a crash course in grown-up choices.
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1987
Angel Heart: family and the safety of home, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
Au revoir les enfants: family and friendship, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
A refugee, a single extravagant dinner and the curious way generosity becomes a kind of worship.
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1987
Batteries Not Included: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
Beverly Hills Cop II: authority and family, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
Black Widow: greed and mortality and lifespan, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
A newsroom rom‑com that prefers arguments to punchlines — and Tom Grunick makes those arguments pay.
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1987
Can't Buy Me Love: friendship and peer pressure, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
Creepshow 2: freedom and family, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
Cry Freedom: authority and the safety of home, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown: freedom and family, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
Dirty Dancing: family and love, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
Dolls: family and fear, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
Dragnet: authority and exploitation, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
A child's obsession with flight becomes the lens for war, survival and a very awkward apprenticeship in adulthood.
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1987
A one-man brawl with the Book of the Dead: nasty, daft and brilliantly alive.
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1987
Extreme Prejudice: greed and authority, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
Fatal Attraction: family and the safety of home, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
Two halves, one soldier: Joker carries Kubrick’s Vietnam from drill yard to Huế.
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1987
A loud, furious hello from a man who thinks radio can fight censorship and loneliness at once.
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1987
Harry and the Hendersons: love, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II: mortality and loss, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
A puzzle box, a family that’s already broken, and a heroine who refuses to be another victim.
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1987
Hope and Glory: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
House II: The Second Story: family and the safety of home, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
Innerspace: our relationship with technology and freedom, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
La Bamba: family and friendship, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
Less Than Zero: family and friendship, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
A buddy cop movie with a suicide note in its pocket and an unpredictable heart.
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1987
Mannequin: love and corporate power, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
Masters of the Universe: heroism and freedom, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
Moonstruck: family and love, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
The Lost Boys made them cool. Fright Night made them frightening again. Once Bitten turned vampirism into a dating problem. And then there was My Best Friend Is A Vampire.
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1987
A road romance that turns into a hunt — and Caleb is the moral compass that keeps you watching.
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1987
No Way Out: mortality and friendship, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
Over the Top: family and greed, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
Overboard: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
A road trip comedy that keeps its feet — and its heart — firmly on the tarmac.
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1987
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol: authority and the safety of home, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
A squad of soldiers, a silent hunter — and mud becomes a weapon.
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1987
Prince of Darkness: fear and family, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
Radio Days: family and the safety of home, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
A robber who wants a nursery more than a life of crime — and it’s the contradiction that keeps the laughs coming.
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1987
A murdered cop rebuilt as a product — RoboCop still asks who gets to sell justice.
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1987
Roxanne: family and love, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
A madcap space spoof where a reluctant hero, a man-dog and a merchandising gag steal the show.
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1987
Stakeout: the safety of home and love, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
Summer School: family and authority, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace: courage and parents protecting their children, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
The Believers: the safety of home and family, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
The Brave Little Toaster: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
The Chipmunk Adventure: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
The Gate: family and the safety of home, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
The Hidden: mortality and lifespan and mortality, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
A throne without power: Puyi’s life as a study in being acted upon.
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1987
A leaner Bond, a staged defection and a Cold War that still bites.
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1987
A seaside teen vampire movie about belonging, bad choices and the family that refuses to let you go.
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1987
A band of kids, Van Helsing’s diary and a rooftop full of monsters — Sean Crenshaw leads the charge.
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1987
A swashbuckling love story told like a bedtime tale — and still disarmingly good company.
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1987
The Principal: authority and courage, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
Television as theatre of cruelty — and one man who won't shoot.
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1987
The Secret of My Success: corporate power and family, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
The Stepfather: family and mortality, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
A straight-arrow in crooked times: mentorship, morality and a very noisy stairwell.
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1987
Seduction, sisterhood and a very inconvenient devil — and yes, it's still worth the trouble.
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1987
Three Men and a Baby: family and the safety of home, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
Throw Momma from the Train: family and friendship, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1987
Greed, schooled and sold — and yes, Gordon Gekko still talks like someone you half-admire.
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1987
Angels with notebooks, a city that remembers and one angel who wants to feel.
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1987
Withnail and I: the safety of home and friendship, and why this 1987 movie still matters.
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1988
Manners, mendacity and a key hidden in fish food — a very English heist with teeth.
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1988
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master: parents protecting their children and friendship, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Above the Law: freedom, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Action Jackson: heroism and courage, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
A haunted house, a rules-bound afterlife and one gloriously unhelpful bio‑exorcist.
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1988
Big: our relationship with technology and friendship, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Black Eagle: courage and parents protecting their children, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Kumite, loyalty and a very particular kind of 80s machismo.
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1988
Bright Lights, Big City: family and mortality and lifespan, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Mentorship, rites of passage and a catcher called Crash — Bull Durham still teaches a lesson.
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1988
Child's Play: family and freedom, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
A love letter to mentorship, the little reels that keep memory alive, and the reason we go to the pictures.
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1988
Cocktail: family and greed, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Colors: authority and loss, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
A prince in disguise, a fast-food job and a fairy-tale that prefers laughs to pomp.
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1988
Critters 2: The Main Course: fear and mortality, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Crocodile Dundee II: friendship and parents protecting their children, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Dangerous Liaisons: love and mortality and lifespan, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Revisiting Dead Ringers and the reasons it still deserves to be watched.
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1988
One cop, a Christmas party gone wrong and a marriage he can't ignore.
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1988
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: greed and consumerism, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Eight Men Out: loss and greed, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Frantic: our relationship with technology and mortality and lifespan, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood: the safety of home and fear, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Fright Night Part 2: friendship and fear, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Funny Farm: family and the safety of home, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Gorillas in the Mist: mortality and love, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Hairspray: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers: the safety of home and freedom, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Heathers: peer pressure and the safety of home, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Hellbound: Hellraiser II: freedom and family, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Teenagers spot a circus in the woods, everyone else shrugs — then the popcorn guns start firing.
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1988
License to Drive: family and the safety of home, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
A cross-country manhunt that’s really about two very different men learning how to care — and how to argue for money.
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1988
Mississippi Burning: family and the safety of home, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Mystic Pizza: family and love, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Night of the Demons: the safety of home and freedom, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Oliver & Company: family and greed, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Phantasm II: freedom and mortality, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach: authority and mortality and lifespan, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Pumpkinhead: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
A road trip about brothers, cash and an extraordinary memory.
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1988
Rambo III: courage and heroism, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Red Heat: authority, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Return of the Living Dead Part II: freedom and family, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Scrooged: fear and belief in the supernatural, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Shoot to Kill: family and the safety of home, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Tequila Sunrise: love and the safety of home, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
The Accused: fear, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen: loss and mortality, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Teenagers, a creeping alien goo and a whole town that won't listen — welcome back to The Blob.
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1988
The Great Outdoors: family and greed, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Is it a vampire movie? Folk horror? Monster movie? Black comedy? A wildly sexual Gothic nightmare involving an ancient snake g
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1988
A small longneck, a fierce loss and a journey that still finds you where you live.
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1988
A fierce, searching film about a man who can’t stop being human — and the choices that make him more than that.
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1988
A straight-faced detective, a ridiculous assassination plot and enough sight gags to make you snort tea through your nose.
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1988
The Serpent and the Rainbow: mortality and lifespan and corporate power, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
The Vanishing: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
Sunglasses, slogans and a man who will not let you look away.
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1988
A mismatched pair, a lab experiment and a very 1980s idea of family.
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1988
There are vampire movies that creep quietly through the shadows, and then there is Vampire’s Kiss.
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1988
Waxwork: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
A private eye, a jittery rabbit and a very British fondness for messing about with genre.
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1988
Willow: family and freedom, and why this 1988 movie still matters.
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1988
One woman's Staten Island ferry commute to the boardroom.
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1988
Young men, a murdered mentor and a young Billy the Kid riding herd on revenge and loyalty.
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1989
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
Hoverboards, alternate 1985s and one man trying to stop his whole family from unravelling—again.
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1989
A stylish, strange take on Gotham where the man behind the cowl keeps the picture grounded.
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1989
Best of the Best: mortality and lifespan and family, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
A daft time‑travel comedy where being mates saves the world — and yes, Ted matters more than you remember.
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1989
Black Rain: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
A patriot’s faith, broken and rebuilt — Ron Kovic keeps the film honest.
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1989
A genteel New York morality play where privilege meets decision — and conscience is the loudest character.
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1989
Cyborg: mortality and heroism, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
Dead Calm: parents protecting their children and heroism, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
A teacher who insists you stand up to be seen — and a classroom that still rattles our idea of growing up.
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1989
DeepStar Six: fear and parents protecting their children, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
A day on one Brooklyn block that still asks the same uncomfortable question: what does 'doing the right thing' actually look like?
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1989
Driving Miss Daisy: mortality and lifespan and the safety of home, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
A heist movie where the loot is medicine and the real score is survival.
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1989
A whisper in a cornfield, a man who listens, and a small miracle of a movie about fathers and second chances.
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1989
Fletch Lives: family and the safety of home, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan: freedom and loss, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
A sequel that doubles down on goo, grumpiness and grown-up responsibilities — and still depends on Venkman to keep it human.
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1989
Glory: fear and heroism, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers: authority and parents protecting their children, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
Harlem Nights: friendship and greed, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
A king who can rouse a nation — and a film that makes you count the cost.
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1989
A shrinking accident, a towering backyard and one very distracted inventor.
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1989
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: freedom and parents protecting their children, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
K-9: fear and authority, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
Kickboxer: heroism and courage, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
Lean on Me: family and the safety of home, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
Diplomatic immunity, dangerous loyalty and one very unstable partner — Lethal Weapon 2 thrives on its personalities.
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1989
Licence to Kill: greed and freedom, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
Lock Up: fear and freedom, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
Look Who's Talking: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
Major League: power and freedom, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
Mystery Train: friendship and authority, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
One man's quest for the perfect Christmas turns suburban order into glorious, very tangled chaos.
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1989
Next of Kin: family and authority, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
Parenthood: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
Grief, temptation and a very bad burial decision.
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1989
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege: authority, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
Puppet Master: mortality and humanity, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
Renegades: authority and parents protecting their children, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
Stoic bouncer, small-town chaos and very particular rules about where to throw a punch.
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1989
Lloyd Dobler: underachieving, hopelessly sincere and still the film's heartbeat.
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1989
Sea of Love: love and mortality, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
See No Evil, Hear No Evil: authority and friendship, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
A quiet man with a camera upends a household — and asks us what counts as intimacy.
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1989
Shocker: our relationship with technology and family, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier: humanity and power, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
Suburban suspicion, small-time vigilantes — and one man who would rather spy than sunbathe.
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1989
Deep-sea scares, a tense countdown and a foreman who keeps everyone breathing.
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1989
The Dream Team: parents protecting their children and family, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
The Fabulous Baker Boys: family and love, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
The Fly II: family and humanity, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
A hitman who wants to make amends — and a cop who can't stop watching him try.
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1989
The Little Mermaid: humanity and love, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
The Toxic Avenger Part II: family and the safety of home, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
The War of the Roses: family and the safety of home, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
Three Fugitives: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
Troop Beverly Hills: family and mortality and lifespan, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
Turner & Hooch: authority and friendship, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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1989
A slob of an uncle, a grumpy teen and a very messy lesson in family responsibility.
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1989
A corpse, two clueless juniors and a weekend full of pretending — and Larry Wilson is the motor that makes the joke run.
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1989
Cynicism, chemistry and a very public argument about friendship — still funny, still persuasive.
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