
1986
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About Last Night...: family and friendship, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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1986 found 1980s cinema firing in almost every direction at once. Action became louder, horror became more inventive, teen movies remained a force and filmmakers continued pushing science fiction and fantasy into new territory.
Aliens, Top Gun, The Fly, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Stand by Me, Highlander and Labyrinth are surrounded by cult favourites ranging from Big Trouble in Little China to Manhunter and Night of the Creeps.
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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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