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| 51 |  | Stand by Me (1986) |  3.1401 56 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Comedy |
$9.32
| 4 young friends set out on an adventure. Geordie, Chris, Teddy and Vern go looking for the missing ...more about Stand by Me starring Wil Wheaton and River Phoenix |
| 52 |  | Airplane! (1980) | 3.1396 86 reviews | NA | Comedy |
$5.64
| This is a spoof of the airport disaster movies. When the crew of an airplane are struck by some ...more about Airplane! starring Lloyd Bridges and Peter Graves |
| 53 |  | Rain Man (1988) | 3.1323 71 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Comedy |
$4.86
| When Charlie Babbitt's father dies, he leaves a large fortune to Raymond, an Autistic brother he ...more about Rain Man starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise |
| 54 |  | Heathers (1989) | 3.1316 104 reviews | R | Drama, Crime, Romance, Comedy |
$9.10
| Veronica is fed up with her mean, manipulative girlfriends, The Heathers. As a practical joke, she ...more about Heathers starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater |
| 55 |  | Superman II (1980) | 3.1311 62 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi |
$5.99
| When Superman saves Paris by throwing a nuclear bomb into outer space, he awakens three exiled ...more about Superman II starring Gene Hackman and Christopher Reeve |
| 56 |  | Body Heat (1981) | 3.1220 32 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$8.68
| Ned Racine is a seedy small town lawyer in Florida. During a searing heatwave he's picked up by ...more about Body Heat starring William Hurt and Kathleen Turner |
| 57 |  | Amadeus (1984) | 3.1216 108 reviews | PG | Drama, Adaptation, Music |
$7.99
| Antonio Salieri believes that Mozart's music is divine. He wishes he was himself as good a musician ...more about Amadeus starring F. Murray Abraham and Tom Hulce |
| 58 |  | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) | 3.1167 79 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Fantasy |
$43.99
| Renowned archeologist and expert in the occult, Dr. Indiana Jones, returns for the 3rd and final ...more about Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade starring Harrison Ford and Sean Connery |
| 59 |  | 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 |
| 60 |  | Risky Business (1983) | 3.1143 19 reviews | NA | Crime, Comedy, Teen |
$4.49
| Joel, an upper-middle class teenager is left alone while his parents are on vacation. Lana, a high ...more about Risky Business starring Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay |
| 61 |  | Once Upon a Time in America (1984) | 3.1123 31 reviews | R | Drama, Crime |
$11.49
| Spanning nearly 40 years the film chronicles the lives of a group of Jewish-American gangsters ...more about Once Upon a Time in America starring Robert De Niro and James Woods |
| 62 |  | Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) | 3.1120 115 reviews | PG | Fantasy, Mystery, Comedy, Family, Animation, Noir |
$12.34
| Roger Rabbit is framed for the murder of a popular nightclub owner. To clear his name he enlists ...more about Who Framed Roger Rabbit starring Bob Hoskins and Christopher Lloyd |
| 63 |  | 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 |
| 64 |  | 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 |
| 65 |  | Driving Miss Daisy (1989) | 3.1055 54 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy |
$4.21
| An elderly Jewish widow living in Atlanta can no longer drive. Her son insists she allow him to ...more about Driving Miss Daisy starring Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy |
| 66 |  | Near Dark (1987) | 3.1011 78 reviews | NA | Horror, Western |
$6.00
| A lonely drifter woman turns Caleb, a young mid-western boy, into a vampire. Still uncomfortable ...more about Near Dark starring Adrian Pasdar and Jenny Wright |
| 67 |  | Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) | 3.0983 107 reviews | PG | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi |
$8.26
| As the Empire builds a new Death Star, Luke must save his friends from Jabba the Hut, but when Luke ...more about Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the Jedi starring Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford |
| 68 |  | Big Trouble in Little China (1986) | 3.0960 102 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy |
$4.11
| Tough as nails trucker, Jack Burton, agrees to pick up his friend's girlfriend at the airport, but ...more about Big Trouble in Little China starring Kurt Russell and Kim Cattrall |
| 69 |  | American Werewolf in London, An (1981) | 3.0937 97 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Romance, Comedy |
$4.49
| A Werewolf attacks two American students on tour of England. The surviving student begins to have ...more about American Werewolf in London starring David Naughton and Jenny Agutter |
| 70 |  | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) | 3.0926 66 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Thriller |
$23.11
| Renowned archeologist and expert in the occult, Dr. Indiana Jones, is back in action in the 2nd ...more about Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom starring Harrison Ford and Kate Capshaw |
| 71 |  | House of Games (1987) | 3.0858 33 reviews | R | Thriller, Crime, Mystery |
$6.59
| A famous psychologist, Margaret Ford, decides to try to help one of her patients get out of a ...more about House of Games starring Lindsay Crouse and Paul Walsh |
| 72 |  | Predator (1987) | 3.0850 114 reviews | R | Action, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$9.99
| A group of trained special forces commandos is commandeered by the CIA for a rescue mission. The ...more about Predator starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Carl Weathers |
| 73 |  | 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 |
| 74 |  | Bad Taste (1987) | 3.0818 84 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi, Comedy |
$23.79
| Aliens from outer space come to earth hunting for human flesh to supply their growing fast food ...more about Bad Taste starring Peter Jackson and Pete O'Herne |
| 75 |  | Dead Next Door, The (1988) | 3.0809 31 reviews | NA | Horror |
$6.02
| The undead run rampant when a crazy scientist creates a zombie virus and begins infecting the ...more about Dead Next Door starring Pete Ferry and Bogdan Pecic |
| 76 |  | Local Hero (1983) | 3.0801 24 reviews | PG | Drama, Comedy |
$5.99
| A small Scottish town is more than willing to sell their land when a big oil company shows interest ...more about Local Hero starring Burt Lancaster and Peter Riegert |
| 77 |  | Radio Days (1987) | 3.0790 19 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy |
$9.99
| Woody Allen's sentimental reminiscence about the golden age of radio. A series of vignettes ...more about Radio Days starring Mike Starr and Paul Herman |
| 78 |  | 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 |
| 79 |  | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) | 3.0720 51 reviews | NA | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Comedy |
$8.99
| To save the future the Enterprise and her crew must travel back to 1986 for two humpback whales and ...more about Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home starring William Shatner and James Doohan |
| 80 |  | Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, The (1988) | 3.0689 46 reviews | NA | Action, Crime, Romance, Comedy |
$3.88
| A re-run of many of the gags from the original TV series 'Police Squad'. An Airplane type spoof, ...more about Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! starring Priscilla Presley and Tom Dugan |
| 81 |  | Thin Blue Line, The (1988) | 3.0689 29 reviews | Not Rated | Documentary |
$8.26
| A documentary which argues that Randall Harris was wrongly convicted of the murder of Dallas police ...more about Thin Blue Line starring Randall Adams and David Harris |
| 82 |  | Romancing the Stone (1984) | 3.0688 36 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Romance, Comedy |
$11.99
| The writer of romantic novels Joan Wilder travels to south America to look for and rescue her ...more about Romancing the Stone starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner |
| 83 |  | Brazil (1985) | 3.0674 100 reviews | Not Rated | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Cult |
$8.89
| Sam lives in a world of technology, where the government takes extreme anti-terrorism measures. ...more about Brazil starring Jonathan Pryce and Robert De Niro |
| 84 |  | Abyss, The (1989) | 3.0643 97 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
$7.49
| An American nuclear submarine is attacked (during the cold war) and crashes underwater. The navy ...more about Abyss starring Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio |
| 85 |  | Chariots of Fire (1981) | 3.0638 61 reviews | PG | Drama, History, Biography, Sports |
$18.18
| A Scotsman and Jew each sprinting in the 1924 Olympics for Great Britain. One runs for God the ...more about Chariots of Fire starring Nicholas Farrell and Nigel Havers |
| 86 |  | Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) | 3.0630 65 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, Comedy |
$5.69
| Opthalmologist Judah Rosenthal has had an affair with Dolores for several years, and now she ...more about Crimes and Misdemeanors starring Martin Landau and Derek Smith |
| 87 |  | Escape from New York (1981) | 3.0614 105 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
$9.99
| In 1997 the island of Manhattan has been converted into a maximum security prison. When Air Force ...more about Escape from New York starring Kurt Russell and Lee Van Cleef |
| 88 |  | War of the Roses, The (1989) | 3.0610 51 reviews | R | Drama, Comedy |
$4.11
| In this dark comedy the Roses, Barbara and Oliver, live happily as a married couple. When Barbara ...more about War of the Roses starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner |
| 89 |  | 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 |
| 90 |  | 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 |
| 91 |  | Hairspray (1988) | 3.0580 38 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy, Music |
$9.14
| 'Pleasantly Plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny ...more about Hairspray starring Sonny Bono and Ruth Brown |
| 92 |  | Excalibur (1981) | 3.0567 61 reviews | NA | Adventure, Fantasy |
$4.50
| The myth of King Arthur brought once again to the screen. Uthur Pendragon is given the mystical ...more about Excalibur starring Nigel Terry and Helen Mirren |
| 93 |  | Videodrome (1983) | 3.0537 94 reviews | R | Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Mystery |
$6.99
| A sleazy television producer stumbles upon a program that broadcasts snuff films called, ...more about Videodrome starring James Woods and Sonja Smits |
| 94 |  | Howling, The (1981) | 3.0507 54 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror |
$4.76
| After a traumatizing incident with a serial killer and a series of nightmares, Karen checks herself ...more about Howling starring Patrick Macnee and Dennis Dugan |
| 95 |  | Santa sangre (1989) | 3.0507 33 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Mystery | N/A | After escaping from a mental institution a young circus performer rejoins his armless mother and ...more about Santa sangre starring Axel Jodorowsky and Blanca Guerra |
| 96 |  | Color Purple, The (1985) | 3.0499 47 reviews | NA | Drama |
$12.18
| Chronicling the life of a young black girl during the turn of the century as she endures the ...more about Color Purple starring Danny Glover and Whoopi Goldberg |
| 97 |  | Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) | 3.0487 87 reviews | PG-13 | Comedy, Teen | N/A | Ferris is a crafty, likable teenager that knows all the loop holes around the system. He takes the ...more about Ferris Bueller's Day Off starring Matthew Broderick and Alan Ruck |
| 98 |  | Better Off Dead... (1985) | 3.0464 37 reviews | PG | Romance, Comedy, Teen |
$7.18
| When Lane is dumped by his girlfriend for the high school hunk, Lane spends his days contemplating ...more about Better Off Dead... starring John Cusack and David Ogden Stiers |
| 99 |  | Blow Out (1981) | 3.0460 46 reviews | R | Thriller, Mystery |
$5.99
| This stylish Brian DePalma thriller plays off the theme of the unsuspecting witness who discovers a ...more about Blow Out starring John Travolta and Nancy Allen |
| 100 |  | Big (1988) | 3.0459 45 reviews | NA | Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Comedy, Family |
$9.99
| A young boy makes a wish at a fairground machine to be big. He wakes up the following morning to ...more about Big starring Tom Hanks and Elizabeth Perkins |
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