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| 1 |  | This Is Spinal Tap (1984) |  3.2433 122 reviews | R | Comedy, Music |
$9.72
| A mocumentary about the infamous British heavy metal band, 'Spinal Tap'. In 1982, a fan/film-maker ...more about This Is Spinal Tap starring Rob Reiner and Michael McKean |
| 2 |  | Blues Brothers, The (1980) | 3.2127 84 reviews | R | Action, Musical, Comedy, Music |
$7.02
| When Jake and Elwood Blues are released from prison, they return home to find their local church is ...more about Blues Brothers starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd |
| 3 |  | 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 |
| 4 |  | 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 |
| 5 |  | 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 |
| 6 |  | Footloose (1984) | 2.8929 59 reviews | NA | Drama, Music |
$6.99
| Classic tale of teen rebellion and repression features a delightful combination of dance ...more about Footloose starring Kevin Bacon and Lori Singer |
| 7 |  | Fabulous Baker Boys, The (1989) | 2.8897 21 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance, Music |
$7.22
| Frank and Jack Baker are professional musicians who play small clubs. They play smaltzy music and ...more about Fabulous Baker Boys starring Jeff Bridges and Michelle Pfeiffer |
| 8 |  | Big Chill, The (1983) | 2.8560 39 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy, Music |
$8.68
| A seminal Thirty-Something movie in which a group of old college friends who are now all grown up ...more about Big Chill starring Tom Berenger and Glenn Close |
| 9 |  | Imagine: John Lennon (1988) | 2.8511 19 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary, Music |
$12.71
| This "biography" evolves around the nearly 240 hours of film and videotape fortuitously taken by ...more about Imagine: John Lennon |
| 10 |  | Purple Rain (1984) | 2.8292 35 reviews | NA | Drama, Music |
$5.09
| A young man with a talent for music has begun a career with much promise. He meets an aspiring ...more about Purple Rain starring Prince (I) and Apollonia Kotero |
| 11 |  | Sid and Nancy (1986) | 2.8287 28 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Music |
$8.89
| Morbid biographical story of Sid Vicious, bassist with British punk group the Sex Pistols, and his ...more about Sid and Nancy starring Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb |
| 12 |  | Phantom of the Opera, The (1989) | 2.8124 25 reviews | NA | Drama, Horror, Music |
$5.99
| A newer and gorier version of the horror film classic of Gaston Leroux's classic tale. Christine ...more about Phantom of the Opera starring Robert Englund and Jill Schoelen |
| 13 |  | Dirty Dancing (1987) | 2.7955 77 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, Romance, Teen, Music |
$6.66
| In the summer of 1963, Baby's whole life changes when she meets the dance instructor at her ...more about Dirty Dancing starring Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze |
| 14 |  | 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 |
| 15 |  | Crossroads (1986) | 2.7792 18 reviews | NA | Drama, Music |
$6.33
| Eugene is an extraordinary talent in classic guitar, but he dreams of being a famous Blues ...more about Crossroads starring Ralph Macchio and Joe Seneca |
| 16 |  | Bird (1988) | 2.7538 29 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Music |
$6.59
| Saxophone player Charlie Parker comes to New York in 1940. He is quickly noticed for his remarkable ...more about Bird starring Forest Whitaker and Diane Venora |
| 17 |  | Big Picture, The (1989) |  2.7236 23 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance, Comedy, Music |
$4.99
| Nick Chapman graduates from film school, and his short film wins a special prize. This gives him a ...more about Big Picture starring Kevin Bacon and Emily Longstreth |
| 18 |  | Cotton Club, The (1984) | 2.6629 31 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime, Music |
$8.55
| The Cotton Club was a famous night club in Harlem. The story follows the people that visited the ...more about Cotton Club starring Richard Gere and Gregory Hines |
| 19 |  | Flashdance (1983) | 2.3793 30 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance, Teen, Music |
$7.63
| Alex Owens is a female dynamo: steel worker by day, exotic dancer by night. Her dream is to get ...more about Flashdance starring Jennifer Beals and Lilia Skala |
| 20 |  | Jazz Singer, The (1980) | 2.3626 16 reviews | NA | Drama, Music |
$9.10
| Neil Diamond stars as Yussel in this tale of a young Jewish cantor who strives to make a career in ...more about Jazz Singer starring Neil Diamond and Laurence Olivier |
| 21 |  | Sweet Dreams (1985) | 2.2925 12 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Music |
$1.96
| ...more about Sweet Dreams starring Jessica Lange and Ed Harris |
| 22 |  | La Bamba (1987) |  2.1630 17 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Teen, Music |
$9.32
| This is the true story Ritchie Valens a young rock & roll singer who tragically died in an aircrash ...more about La Bamba starring Lou Diamond Phillips and Esai Morales |
| 23 |  | American Pop (1981) | 2.1110 16 reviews | R | Drama, Animation, Music |
$13.99
| "American Pop" is the animated story of a very talented and troubled family starting with 19th ...more about American Pop starring Gene Borkan and Hilary Beane |
| 24 |  | Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie, The (1981) | 2.0866 1 reviews | G | Western, Crime, Comedy, Family, Animation, Music | N/A | This is the second feature-length film containing classic Warner Brothers cartoons linked together ...more about Looney starring Stan Freberg and June Foray |
| 25 |  | Weekend Warriors (1986) | 2.0820 1 reviews | R | Action, Comedy, Music | N/A | A group of young film-studio employees avoid the draft in 1961 by volunteering two weekends a month ...more about Weekend Warriors starring Chris Lemmon and Lloyd Bridges |
| 26 |  | 101 (1989) | 2.0409 4 reviews | R | Documentary, Music |
$17.99
| ...more about 101 starring Martin Gore and David Gahan |
| 27 |  | Great Balls of Fire! (1989) | 2.0363 20 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Music |
$6.42
| The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of ...more about Great Balls of Fire! starring Dennis Quaid and Winona Ryder |
| 28 |  | Permanent Record (1988) | 1.9952 10 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance, Music | N/A | When David Sinclair, a popular and talented high school student commits suicide, his best friend ...more about Permanent Record starring Pamela Gidley and Alan Boyce |
| 29 |  | Louie Bluie (1985) | 1.9770 3 reviews | NA | Documentary, Music | N/A | ...more about Louie Bluie |
| 30 |  | Light of Day (1987) | 1.9633 10 reviews | NA | Drama, Music | N/A | The siblings Patty and Joe live in an industrial suburb. While Patty's ambition is their rock band ...more about Light of Day starring Michael J. Fox and Gena Rowlands |
| 31 |  | U2: Rattle and Hum (1988) | 1.9176 8 reviews | NA | Documentary, Music |
$6.13
| This film documents the 1987 North American tour of the great rock band, U2. Fresh with their ...more about U2: Rattle and Hum starring Bono and The Edge |
| 32 | | Aria (1987) | 1.9121 15 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy, Music | N/A | Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, ...more about Aria starring Bella Enahoro and Theresa Russell |
| 33 |  | Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) | 1.9021 8 reviews | NA | Drama, Mystery, Music |
$4.91
| Maggie Foley (Ellen Barkin) is a reporter who's interviewing the surviving members of a band who's ...more about Eddie and the Cruisers starring Tom Berenger and Michael Par� |
| 34 |  | Songwriter (1984) | 1.8841 9 reviews | NA | Drama, Music |
$14.26
| Doc Jenkins (Willie Nelson) is a singer/songwriter who tries to leave his singer/songwriter roots ...more about Songwriter starring Kris Kristofferson and Melinda Dillon |
| 35 |  | Krush Groove (1985) | 1.8729 7 reviews | NA | Drama, Music |
$8.63
| In this movie based on the early days of Def Jam Recordings, up-and-coming manager Russell Walker ...more about Krush Groove starring Sheila E. and Joseph Simmons |
| 36 |  | Jimi Plays Monterey (1986) | 1.8720 7 reviews | NA | Documentary, Music |
$17.99
| ...more about Jimi Plays Monterey starring Noel Redding and John Phillips |
| 37 | | Moonwalker (1988) | 1.8537 4 reviews | NA | Fantasy, Music | N/A | A movie that starts out with the "Man in the Mirror" music video, it then changes to a montage of ...more about Moonwalker starring Michael Jackson |
| 38 |  | Divine Madness! (1980) | 1.8385 6 reviews | NA | Comedy, Music |
$6.40
| In 1980, the head usher at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium gives his crew a pep talk: he wants ...more about Divine Madness! starring Bette Midler and Jocelyn Brown |
| 39 |  | Night in Havana: Dizzy Gillespie in Cuba, A (1988) | 1.8263 1 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary, Music |
$16.99
| ...more about Night in Havana: Dizzy Gillespie in Cuba |
| 40 |  | Idolmaker, The (1980) | 1.8053 9 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance, Music |
$9.72
| ...more about Idolmaker starring Ray Sharkey and Tovah Feldshuh |
| 41 |  | Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988) | 1.7989 2 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary, Music |
$6.59
| ...more about Thelonious Monk: Straight |
| 42 |  | Honkytonk Man (1982) | 1.7754 10 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy, Music |
$4.60
| As the film opens on an Oklahoma farm during the depression, two simultaneous visitors literally ...more about Honkytonk Man starring Clint Eastwood and Kyle Eastwood |
| 43 |  | Say Amen, Somebody (1982) |  1.7213 9 reviews | NA | Documentary, Music | N/A | ...more about Say Amen |
| 44 | | Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984) | 1.7133 12 reviews | NA | Drama, Music |
$6.99
| Paul McCartney plays himself in another exaggerated "Day In the Life." Included are fictional ...more about Give My Regards to Broad Street starring Bryan Brown and Ringo Starr |
| 45 | | Bakuretsu toshi (1982) | 1.7122 5 reviews | NA | Action, Sci-Fi, Music |
$14.99
| ...more about Bakuretsu toshi |
| 46 |  | Times Square (1980) | 1.7015 3 reviews | NA | Drama, Music | N/A | Two girls run away from a mental institution and forge a relationship on the streets of New York. ...more about Times Square starring Tim Curry and Trini Alvarado |
| 47 |  | Beat Street (1984) | 1.6711 7 reviews | NA | Drama, Teen, Music |
$6.59
| ...more about Beat Street starring Rae Dawn Chong and Jon Chardiet |
| 48 | | Cure in Orange, The (1987) | 1.6665 2 reviews | NA | Documentary, Music | N/A | ...more about Cure in Orange |
| 49 | | Honeysuckle Rose (1980) | 1.6558 3 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance, Music |
$7.38
| ...more about Honeysuckle Rose starring Dyan Cannon and Amy Irving |
| 50 |  | Madame Sousatzka (1988) | 1.6406 5 reviews | NA | Drama, Music | N/A | Bengali speaking Sushila Sen, her husband and son, Manek, re-locate to London, England and begin ...more about Madame Sousatzka starring Shirley MacLaine and Peggy Ashcroft |
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