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| 1 |  | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |  3.9287 257 reviews | PG | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Family |
$12.87
| An extra terrestrial is accidentally left behind on Earth. He befriends a boy named Elliot and his ...more about E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial starring Henry Thomas and Dee Wallace-Stone |
| 2 |  | Conan the Barbarian (1982) |  3.2316 89 reviews | R | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
$5.85
| As a child, Conan is enslaved by the warriors that killed his parents. When he is released from ...more about Conan the Barbarian starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Earl Jones |
| 3 |  | Gandhi (1982) | 3.1777 47 reviews | PG | Drama, History, Biography |
$14.26
| A non-violent revolutionary that inspired India to win independence from Great Britain. ...more about Gandhi starring Ben Kingsley and Candice Bergen |
| 4 |  | Poltergeist (1982) | 3.1577 57 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror |
$4.49
| A family's home is haunted by ghosts that refuse to accept they are dead. Fascinated with the ...more about Poltergeist starring Beatrice Straight and Dominique Dunne |
| 5 |  | Fanny and Alexander (1982) | 3.1550 11 reviews | R | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Foreign, Classic |
$39.99
| The title characters are children in the exuberant and colorful Ekdahl household in a Swedish town ...more about Fanny and Alexander starring Pernilla Allwin and Bertil Guve |
| 6 |  | First Blood (1982) | 3.1158 81 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Thriller |
$4.02
| War vet. John Rambo, while looking for an old friend in a small town, is arrested by the local ...more about First Blood starring Sylvester Stallone and Richard Crenna |
| 7 |  | Diner (1982) | 3.1067 40 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy |
$1.96
| 5 guys in their 20's spend most of their time hanging out in a Diner. It's Christmas time in 1959, ...more about Diner starring Steve Guttenberg and Daniel Stern |
| 8 |  | Class of 1984 (1982) | 3.1063 39 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$4.67
| A music teacher tries to befriend a troubled student notorious for gang and drug related violence. ...more about Class of 1984 starring Perry King and Merrie Lynn Ross |
| 9 |  | Tootsie (1982) | 3.0847 33 reviews | NA | Romance, Comedy |
$7.99
| Michael Dorsey is desperate; he can't find a job. That is, until he gets a female role in a soap ...more about Tootsie starring Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange |
| 10 |  | Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) | 3.0762 87 reviews | R | Drama, Romance, Comedy, Teen |
$5.26
| 'Fast Times' is a high school classic spawning a generation of high school comedies and ...more about Fast Times at Ridgemont High starring Sean Penn and Jennifer Jason Leigh |
| 11 |  | Dark Crystal, The (1982) | 3.0607 80 reviews | PG | Adventure, Fantasy, Family, Animation |
$5.99
| The last two Gelfings embark on a mission to find and restore the last shard of the Dark Crystal ...more about Dark Crystal starring Jim Henson and Kathryn Mullen |
| 12 |  | Basket Case (1982) | 3.0581 47 reviews | NA | Horror, Comedy |
$7.99
| A young man carrying a big basket, containing his deformed Siamese brother is seeking revenge on ...more about Basket Case starring Kevin Van Hentenryck and Terri Susan Smith |
| 13 |  | Das Boot (1982) | 3.0425 11 reviews | R | Drama, War |
$3.95
| It is 1942 and the German submarine fleet is heavily engaged in the so called "Battle of the ...more about Das Boot starring Jürgen Prochnow and Herbert Grönemeyer |
| 14 |  | Blade Runner (1982) | 3.0377 102 reviews | R | Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Mystery |
$3.98
| In a cyberpunk vision of the future, man has developed the technology to create replicants, human ...more about Blade Runner starring Harrison Ford and Rutger Hauer |
| 15 |  | Tron (1982) | 3.0211 104 reviews | PG | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi |
$12.34
| A video game programmer is literally transported into the hard drive of the system he is trying to ...more about Tron starring Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner |
| 16 |  | Verdict, The (1982) | 3.0192 15 reviews | NA | Drama |
$12.74
| Frank Galvin is a down-on-his luck lawyer, reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing. Former ...more about Verdict starring Charlotte Rampling and Jack Warden |
| 17 |  | Creepshow (1982) | 3.0009 50 reviews | NA | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Comedy |
$1.96
| Five tales of terror are presented in the gothic style of the old EC comics such as Tales From The ...more about Creepshow starring Hal Holbrook and Adrienne Barbeau |
| 18 |  | One from the Heart (1982) | 2.9333 33 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance |
$20.09
| Hank and Frannie don't seem to be able to live together anymore. After a five-year relationship, ...more about One from the Heart starring Frederic Forrest and Teri Garr |
| 19 |  | Officer and a Gentleman, An (1982) | 2.9272 23 reviews | R | Drama, Romance |
$5.27
| Zack Mayo is a young man who has signed up for Navy Flight School. He is a Navy brat who has a bad ...more about Officer and a Gentleman starring Richard Gere and Debra Winger |
| 20 |  | 48 Hrs. (1982) | 2.9154 32 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Comedy |
$2.05
| Oddball cop and tough guy, Jack Cates is the only survivor of a cop shooting and in hunting down ...more about 48 Hrs. starring Annette O'Toole |
| 21 |  | My Favorite Year (1982) | 2.9084 32 reviews | NA | Comedy |
$6.49
| Benjy Stone is the junior writer on the top rated variety/comedy show, in the mid 50s (the early ...more about My Favorite Year starring Peter O'Toole and Mark Linn-Baker |
| 22 |  | Burden of Dreams (1982) | 2.9082 30 reviews | NA | Documentary |
$24.99
| A documentary on the chaotic production of Werner Herzog's epic 'Fitzcarraldo' (qv), showing how ...more about Burden of Dreams |
| 23 |  | Atomic Cafe, The (1982) | 2.9078 28 reviews | NA | Documentary |
$12.99
| A compilation of 1960's films about what to do in case of a Nuclear attack and the effects of ...more about Atomic Cafe |
| 24 |  | Last Unicorn, The (1982) | 2.8790 16 reviews | G | Fantasy, Family, Animation |
$9.10
| The Unicorn, throughout her journey, is constantly confronted by the terrible Red Bull. Upon first ...more about Last Unicorn starring Alan Arkin and Jeff Bridges |
| 25 |  | Beastmaster, The (1982) | 2.8496 45 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
$5.89
| Dar, is the son of a king, who is hunted by a priest after his birth and grows up in another family. ...more about Beastmaster starring Marc Singer and Tanya Roberts |
| 26 |  | Cat People (1982) | 2.8488 67 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror |
$7.59
| The Cat People originated way back in time, when humans sacrificed their women to Leopards, who ...more about Cat People starring Nastassja Kinski and John Heard |
| 27 |  | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) | 2.8397 24 reviews | NA |
$5.95
| Juliet Forrest (Rachel Ward) is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car ...more about Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid starring Rachel Ward and Carl Reiner | |
| 28 |  | Eating Raoul (1982) | 2.8377 38 reviews | NA | Horror, Comedy |
$17.99
| When a Paul enters his apartment to find Mary fighting off a swinger who has gotten into the wrong ...more about Eating Raoul starring Mary Woronov and Paul Bartel |
| 29 |  | Madman (1982) | 2.8248 19 reviews | NA | Horror | N/A | At a summer camp for youths, cockey pre-teen calls out the name of mass serial killer "Madman Marz". ...more about Madman starring Harriet Bass |
| 30 |  | Friday the 13th Part III (1982) | 2.8089 66 reviews | NA | Horror |
$2.10
| Originally filmed in 3-D, Friday the 13th Part 3 presents another chapter in the life (or should I ...more about Friday the 13th Part III starring Dana Kimmell and Paul Kratka |
| 31 |  | Pink Floyd The Wall (1982) | 2.7945 43 reviews | R | Drama, Animation, Music |
$14.63
| The movie tells the story of rock singer "Pink" who is sitting in his hotel room in Los Angeles, ...more about Pink Floyd The Wall starring Bob Geldof and Christine Hargreaves |
| 32 |  | Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982) | 2.7880 51 reviews | PG | Adventure, Sci-Fi |
$3.42
| Admiral James T. Kirk is still in charge of a space fleet, but from behind a desk. Dr. McCoy and Mr. ...more about Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan starring William Shatner and James Doohan |
| 33 |  | Deathtrap (1982) | 2.7661 18 reviews | NA | Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Comedy |
$3.59
| To make Sidney's slump all the more painful, Clifford Anderson, a student of one of Sidney's ...more about Deathtrap starring Michael Caine and Christopher Reeve |
| 34 |  | Frances (1982) | 2.7553 27 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography |
$6.97
| ...more about Frances starring Jessica Lange and Kim Stanley |
| 35 |  | Swamp Thing (1982) |  2.7480 15 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi |
$3.99
| Dr. Alec Holland, hidden away in the depths of a murky swamp, is trying to create a new species - a ...more about Swamp Thing starring Louis Jourdan and Adrienne Barbeau |
| 36 |  | Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) | 2.7226 53 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi |
$3.92
| This sequel has a plot that is unrelated to the earlier movies of the same name. In this horror ...more about Halloween III: Season of the Witch starring Tom Atkins and Stacey Nelkin |
| 37 |  | Q (1982) | 2.7088 30 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror |
$12.95
| New York police are bemused by a spate of reports of a giant flying lizard which has been spotted ...more about Q starring Candy Clark and David Carradine |
| 38 |  | Rocky III (1982) | 2.7056 22 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Sports |
$5.69
| Having defeated boxer Apollo Creed twice, Rocky now finds himself in an excellent position to take ...more about Rocky III starring Sylvester Stallone and Talia Shire |
| 39 |  | Annie (1982) | 2.6961 25 reviews | NA | Musical, Family |
$9.32
| In the depths of the 1930's, Annie is a fiery young orphan girl who must live in a miserable ...more about Annie starring Albert Finney and Carol Burnett |
| 40 |  | Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy, A (1982) | 2.6811 28 reviews | NA |
$5.17
| Centred around a weekend party at the home of inventor Andrew Hobbs and his wife Adrian, attended ...more about Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy starring Woody Allen and Mia Farrow | |
| 41 |  | Liquid Sky (1982) | 2.6736 22 reviews | NA | Sci-Fi |
$16.25
| Invisible aliens in a tiny flying saucer come to Earth looking for heroin. They land on top of a ...more about Liquid Sky starring Anne Carlisle and Paula E. Sheppard |
| 42 |  | Hammett (1982) | 2.6696 18 reviews | NA | Crime, Mystery |
$7.18
| The novel writter Dashiell Hammett is involved in the investigation of the mysterious disappearance ...more about Hammett starring Frederic Forrest and Peter Boyle |
| 43 |  | Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip (1982) | 2.6655 13 reviews | NA | Comedy, Documentary |
$9.66
| One of comedian Richard Pryor's live performances (at the Sunset Strip, obviously) caught on film. ...more about Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip starring Richard Pryor |
| 44 |  | Secret of NIMH, The (1982) | 2.6528 17 reviews | G | Adventure, Drama, Family, Animation |
$15.62
| It seems to Mrs. Brisby, the widowed head of a family of field mice, that her youngest son must ...more about Secret of NIMH starring Hermione Baddeley and Arthur Malet |
| 45 |  | Sword and the Sorcerer, The (1982) | 2.6312 26 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
$12.95
| A mercenary with a three-bladed sword rediscovers his royal heritage dangerous future when he is ...more about Sword and the Sorcerer starring Lee Horsley and Richard Lynch |
| 46 | | Evil Under the Sun (1982) | 2.6194 16 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery |
$6.97
| Hercule Poirot is called in to investigate a case for an insurance company regarding firstly a dead ...more about Evil Under the Sun starring Peter Ustinov and Jane Birkin |
| 47 |  | Flight of Dragons, The (1982) | 2.6104 7 reviews | NA | Adventure, Fantasy, Family, Animation | N/A | This is an animated movie based on the book by Peter Dickinson. In this movie the realm of magic is ...more about Flight of Dragons starring John Ritter and James Earl Jones |
| 48 |  | Dorm That Dripped Blood, The (1982) | 2.6079 16 reviews | NA | Horror |
$10.99
| Joanne, Patty, Brian, and Craig prepare the old dorm building to be torn down. They are pursued by ...more about Dorm That Dripped Blood starring Laura Lapinski and Stephen Sachs |
| 49 |  | Slumber Party Massacre, The (1982) | 2.6040 35 reviews | NA | Horror | N/A | An eighteen-year-old high school girl is left at home by her parents and she decides to have a ...more about Slumber Party Massacre starring Michelle Michaels and Robin Stille |
| 50 |  | Pirate Movie, The (1982) | 2.5958 21 reviews | NA | Adventure, Musical, Romance, Comedy |
$6.06
| The crew of a large ship sail the high seas encountering other pirates from other ships. The boy ...more about Pirate Movie starring Kristy McNichol and Christopher Atkins |
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