1980s Movies

An essay film exploring the thirteen United States Presidents that have led the country through war and conflict from 1950 to 2025.

In the early 1980s, a teenage girl escapes years of captivity at the hands of her beauty-obsessed mother, leaving a bloody trail of delay 'makeovers'...

The Fall tells the remarkable story of a South African barefoot runner, an American track-and-field prodigy, and the events behind one of the most...

In 1980 Las Vegas, a Native Paiute cleaning lady enters a slots room at the MGM Grand Casino, setting off a chain of strange and unexplained events....

A behind-the-scenes account of Pepsi's attempt to challenge Coca-Cola's century-long reign as the world's top cola, sparking the unforgettable "Cola...

After her father's suicide in 1977, 11-year-old Ann struggles with grief, alcoholism, and promiscuity. Exploring her sexuality and self-destruction,...

A 13-year-old navigates teen life in a strange new Texas town while struggling to finish her prized summer '81 mixtape.

In an Andean village in Peru, in 1982, Tato, a 12-year-old boy is forced into exile when his family is threatened.

Set against the backdrop of the 1984 miners' strike, a rock band strive for success during turbulent times.

King of disco in the 70s with the band Chic, producer of Bowie, Mick Jagger, Madonna, Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams and many others... Nile Rodgers is...

Gaëtan (Sim), a small-town hotelier, schemes to scrape together enough money to travel to Paris for a belote tournament, resorting to...

Set in the late 1980’s, it follows the local Las Vegas TV news journalist who first broke the story of Area 51.

Teacher Amarida (Ichihara Hayato) has been transferred to a new school and is still crazy about school lunches. He gets the shock of his life when...

Sensitive lookback on Françoise Hardy's career and life.

In the 1960s, the suburbs were meant to be modern havens for newcomers from rural France, Portugal, Spain, North Africa, and Africa, helping rebuild...

Big Wave is a documentary directed by Walt Mulconery and published on May 25, 1984 that presents the types of outdoor and risky sports present on the...

A woman in a troubled marriage falls for a former teen heartthrob who's fallen from industry favor, while having nagging (and empowering)...

At a pivotal moment in her young life, eleven-year-old Claire grapples with the confusion of puberty and a strained relationship with her mother,...

Based on powerful archival material documenting the most daring moments in the struggle for liberation in the Third World, this documentary is...

A massive love letter to the 1980's and its awesome action movies, the film follows Daniel McKormack, a man who resurrects from his grave on a...