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| 101 |  | Rumble Fish (1983) |  3.0446 18 reviews | NA | Drama |
$7.21
| Rusty James is the leader of a small, dying gang in an industrial town. He lives in the shadow of ...more about Rumble Fish starring Matt Dillon and Mickey Rourke |
| 102 |  | 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 |
| 103 |  | Friday the 13th (1980) | 3.0422 116 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Mystery |
$2.10
| In 1958, two camp counselors are mysteriously slain in the woods. After twenty years, the camp is ...more about Friday the 13th starring Betsy Palmer and Adrienne King |
| 104 |  | Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) | 3.0419 54 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Comedy |
$5.64
| All that Neal Page wants to do is to get home for Thanksgiving. His flight has been cancelled due ...more about Planes starring John Candy and Laila Robins |
| 105 |  | Legend (1985) | 3.0418 73 reviews | PG | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance |
$8.99
| "Darkness" seeks to entrap the world in eternal night by destroying the last of the unicorns. It is ...more about Legend starring Tom Cruise and Mia Sara |
| 106 |  | Purple Rose of Cairo, The (1985) | 3.0410 33 reviews | NA | Fantasy, Romance, Comedy |
$5.69
| Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey during the Depression and is searching for an escape from her ...more about Purple Rose of Cairo starring Mia Farrow and Jeff Daniels |
| 107 |  | 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 |
| 108 |  | Day of the Dead (1985) | 3.0363 124 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$9.99
| Zombies have taken over the country and the few humans alive are forced to hide in underground ...more about Day of the Dead starring Lori Cardille and Terry Alexander |
| 109 |  | sex, lies, and videotape (1989) | 3.0361 37 reviews | R | Drama |
$6.29
| Ann is married to John, who is having an affair with her sister Cynthia. Ann's a quiet type and ...more about sex starring James Spader and David Foil |
| 110 |  | Dressed to Kill (1980) | 3.0316 67 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Mystery |
$5.75
| Caine plays the part of a psychiatrist to a woman who is murdered early in the film. He is ...more about Dressed to Kill starring Michael Caine and Angie Dickinson |
| 111 |  | Labyrinth (1986) | 3.0308 66 reviews | NA | Adventure, Fantasy, Musical, Family |
$3.86
| Sarah must navigate her way through an elaborate labyrinth with riddles and dead ends at every turn ...more about Labyrinth starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly |
| 112 |  | Midnight Run (1988) | 3.0269 38 reviews | R | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Crime, Comedy |
$7.15
| Bounty hunter Jack Walsh is sent to find and return bail jumper and former Mafia accountant, ...more about Midnight Run starring Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin |
| 113 |  | Spaceballs (1987) | 3.0260 76 reviews | NA | Sci-Fi, Comedy |
$5.99
| King Roland of the planet Druidia is trying to marry his daughter Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga) to ...more about Spaceballs starring Michael Winslow and Mel Brooks |
| 114 |  | My Left Foot (1989) | 3.0255 35 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography |
$10.98
| Christy Brown is a spastic quadriplegic born to a large, poor Irish family. His mother, Mrs Brown, ...more about My Left Foot starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Brenda Fricker |
| 115 |  | Drugstore Cowboy (1989) | 3.0250 44 reviews | R | Drama, Crime |
$5.25
| A group of drug users in the 1970's help finance their habit by robbing drug stores. Matt Dillon's ...more about Drugstore Cowboy starring Matt Dillon and Kelly Lynch |
| 116 |  | Beetlejuice (1988) | 3.0246 62 reviews | PG | Fantasy, Horror, Comedy |
$2.87
| A recently dead couple refuses to allow a new family to move into their house. To scare them off ...more about Beetlejuice starring Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis |
| 117 |  | Christmas Vacation (1989) | 3.0244 55 reviews | PG-13 | Christmas, Comedy |
$9.99
| It's Christmas time and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration, but things ...more about Christmas Vacation starring Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo |
| 118 |  | Black Cauldron, The (1985) | 3.0239 27 reviews | PG | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Family, Animation, Disney |
$10.98
| Centuries ago, in the land of Prydain, a young man named, Taran is given the task of protecting Hen ...more about Black Cauldron starring John Hurt and Freddie Jones |
| 119 |  | Casualties of War (1989) | 3.0223 56 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, War |
$3.92
| During the Vietnam war, a girl is taken from her village by five American soldiers. Four of the ...more about Casualties of War starring Michael J. Fox and Sean Penn |
| 120 |  | 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 |
| 121 |  | Dead Ringers (1988) | 3.0198 54 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror |
$13.57
| The Mantle brothers are both doctors - both gynecologists - and identical twins. Mentally however, ...more about Dead Ringers starring Jeremy Irons and Barbara Gordon |
| 122 |  | 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 |
| 123 |  | Christine (1983) | 3.0176 63 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror |
$9.66
| When Arnie falls in love with his new car "Christine" she falls in love back and there is little ...more about Christine starring Keith Gordon and John Stockwell |
| 124 |  | Mad Max 2 (1981) | 3.0173 36 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi |
$4.99
| In "The Road Warrior" the sequel to "Mad Max," Max joins a struggling group tring to build a ...more about Mad Max 2 starring Mel Gibson and Bruce Spence |
| 125 |  | Batman (1989) | 3.0160 92 reviews | NA | Action, Thriller, Fantasy, Crime |
$5.50
| Gotham City: dark, dangerous, 'protected' only by a mostly corrupt police department. Despite the ...more about Batman starring Michael Keaton and Kim Basinger |
| 126 |  | Beverly Hills Cop (1984) | 3.0126 49 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Comedy |
$1.96
| Detroit cop Axel Foley is delighted when he receives a surprise visit from his best friend Mikey ...more about Beverly Hills Cop starring Judge Reinhold and John Ashton |
| 127 |  | Top Gun (1986) | 3.0126 78 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Romance |
$5.64
| Maverick is a hot pilot. When he encounters a pair of MiGs over the Persian Gulf, his wingman is ...more about Top Gun starring Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis |
| 128 |  | Little Shop of Horrors (1986) | 3.0116 47 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi, Musical, Comedy |
$6.99
| Seymour, an introverted and underappreciated flower shop boy becomes a local sensation when his ...more about Little Shop of Horrors starring Ellen Greene and Vincent Gardenia |
| 129 |  | Dead Poets Society (1989) | 3.0115 75 reviews | PG | Drama |
$7.02
| Painfully shy Todd Anderson has been sent to the school where his popular older brother was ...more about Dead Poets Society starring Robin Williams and Robert Sean Leonard |
| 130 |  | WarGames (1983) | 3.0113 35 reviews | PG | Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Mystery |
$5.69
| A young computer genius accidentally hacks into a Pentagon super computer designed to automat ...more about WarGames starring Matthew Broderick and Dabney Coleman |
| 131 |  | Arthur (1981) | 3.0111 21 reviews | NA | Romance, Comedy |
$4.59
| Arthur is a happy drunk with no pretensions at any ambition. He is also the heir to a vast fortune ...more about Arthur starring Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli |
| 132 |  | Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) | 3.0107 23 reviews | NA |
$10.00
| The love of Pee-wee Herman's life is his bicycle. When it is stolen, he is send on a wild cross ...more about Pee-wee's Big Adventure starring Elizabeth Daily and Mark Holton | |
| 133 |  | Akira (1988) | 3.0098 76 reviews | R | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Animation, Foreign |
$14.99
| Tetsuo is taken prisoner by the government in a futuristic Tokyo where corruption, poverty and ...more about Akira starring Mitsuo Iwata and Nozomu Sasaki |
| 134 |  | Stop Making Sense (1984) | 3.0083 34 reviews | NA | Documentary, Music |
$19.95
| David Byrne walks onto the stage and does a solo "Psycho Killer." Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth and ...more about Stop Making Sense starring Bernie Worrell and Lynn Mabry |
| 135 |  | Pretty in Pink (1986) | 3.0082 52 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance, Comedy, Teen |
$5.15
| Rich kid, Blane, becomes enamored with local outsider, Andie, at the record store. The two struggle ...more about Pretty in Pink starring Molly Ringwald and Harry Dean Stanton |
| 136 |  | Breakfast Club, The (1985) | 3.0070 65 reviews | R | Drama, Teen |
$13.36
| Five diverse high school students are forced to spend an entire Saturday detention together. ...more about Breakfast Club starring Emilio Estevez and Anthony Michael Hall |
| 137 |  | Trading Places (1983) | 3.0042 44 reviews | NA | Comedy |
$4.59
| Mortimer and Randolph Duke are commodity brokers who enjoy a little wager now and then. For the ...more about Trading Places starring Dan Aykroyd and Ralph Bellamy |
| 138 |  | Lost in America (1985) | 3.0040 23 reviews | NA | Comedy |
$9.99
| David and Linda Howard are successful yuppies from LA. When he gets a job disappointment, David ...more about Lost in America starring Albert Brooks and Julie Hagerty |
| 139 |  | Raising Arizona (1987) | 3.0039 51 reviews | NA | Action, Crime, Comedy |
$6.88
| Recidivist hold-up man H.I. McDonnough and police woman Edwina marry, only to discover they are ...more about Raising Arizona starring Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter |
| 140 |  | Dangerous Liaisons (1988) | 3.0036 36 reviews | R | Drama, Romance |
$9.00
| Set in France around 1760-1770. The Marquise de Merteuil needs a favour from her ex-lover, Vicomte ...more about Dangerous Liaisons starring Glenn Close and John Malkovich |
| 141 |  | Last Temptation of Christ, The (1988) | 3.0018 89 reviews | R | Drama, History, Biography |
$26.99
| A what if story of Jesus of Nazareth, if he would have taken the devils final temptation, was not ...more about Last Temptation of Christ starring Willem Dafoe and Harvey Keitel |
| 142 |  | 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 |
| 143 |  | Flash Gordon (1980) | 3.0000 19 reviews | NA | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Comedy | N/A | In this update of the 1930's comic strip, Flash is a football hero who is skyjacked aboard Dr. ...more about Flash Gordon starring Sam J. Jones and Melody Anderson |
| 144 |  | Moonstruck (1987) | 2.9995 45 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance, Comedy |
$5.99
| Loretta Castorini, a Brooklyn bookkeeper in her late 30s whose husband died several years earlier ...more about Moonstruck starring Cher (I) and Nicolas Cage |
| 145 |  | Full Metal Jacket (1987) | 2.9964 78 reviews | R | Action, Adventure, Drama, War, Adaptation |
$5.99
| A two-segment look at the effect of the military mindset and war itself on Vietnam era Marines. The ...more about Full Metal Jacket starring Adam Baldwin and Matthew Modine |
| 146 |  | Land Before Time, The (1988) | 2.9964 18 reviews | G | Adventure, Drama, Family, Animation |
$12.95
| An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley. A land ...more about Land Before Time starring Gabriel Damon and Candace Hutson |
| 147 |  | Back to the Future Part II (1989) | 2.9958 53 reviews | PG | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Comedy |
$18.56
| The second part of the trilogy begins as Doc, Marty and Jennifer take the time-traveling DeLorean ...more about Back to the Future Part II starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd |
| 148 |  | Big Red One, The (1980) | 2.9914 85 reviews | R | Action, Drama, War |
$8.99
| Grim story of a WWII squad consisting of an anonymous sergeant and four long-time survivors who ...more about Big Red One starring Lee Marvin and Mark Hamill |
| 149 |  | Wall Street (1987) | 2.9912 36 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime |
$10.52
| Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) is a Wall Street stockbroker in early 1980's New York with a strong desire ...more about Wall Street starring Charlie Sheen and Tamara Tunie |
| 150 |  | They Live (1988) | 2.9904 91 reviews | R | Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
$8.89
| Nada, a down-on-his-luck construction worker, discovers a pair of special sunglasses. Wearing them, ...more about They Live starring Roddy Piper and Keith David |
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