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A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wanda, also known as A Fish Named Wanda, is a 1988 British-American heist comedy directed by Charles Crichton, starring John Cleese and Jamie Lee Curtis.
A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story is a 1984 Norman Jewison mystery drama adapted by Charles Fuller from his Pulitzer-winning A Soldier's Play, starring Howard E. Rollins Jr., Adolph Caesar, and Denzel Washington; a 1944 Louisiana murder investigation earned three Oscar nominations.
Against All Odds (1984 film)
Against All Odds is a 1984 Taylor Hackford romantic thriller, a remake of the 1947 noir Out of the Past, starring Jeff Bridges, Rachel Ward, and James Woods; its Phil Collins title song hit number one and earned an Oscar nomination.
All the Wrong Clues
All the Wrong Clues (鬼馬智多星; Taiwan title 夜來香) is Tsui Hark's 1981 Cinema City neo-noir crime comedy starring George Lam, Teddy Robin, and Karl Maka; his first box-office hit and winner of three 1981 Golden Horse Awards.
American Gigolo
American Gigolo is Paul Schrader's 1980 Paramount neo-noir starring Richard Gere as framed LA escort Julian Kay, with Lauren Hutton, Giorgio Armani wardrobe, and Blondie's "Call Me"; it made Gere a star and launched the 1980s erotic thriller cycle.
Angel (1982 film)
Angel (1982), also known as Danny Boy, is Neil Jordan's debut thriller starring Stephen Rea as an Armagh saxophonist who witnesses a murder and pursues revenge; produced by John Boorman, shot by Chris Menges, financed by Channel 4 and the Irish Film Board.
Angel (1984 film)
Angel is a 1984 American crime thriller directed by Robert Vincent O'Neil, starring Donna Wilkes as a teenage student who works as a Hollywood prostitute.
As Tears Go By (旺角卡门) (1988 film)
As Tears Go By (旺角卡門, Mongkok Carmen) is Wong Kar-wai's 1988 directorial debut, a Hong Kong triad romance starring Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung, Jacky Cheung, and Alex Man, shot by Andrew Lau, with two Hong Kong Film Awards.
At Close Range
At Close Range is a 1986 American crime drama directed by James Foley, starring Sean Penn and Christopher Walken as estranged son and father, based on the Bruce Johnston Sr. crime family of Pennsylvania.
Bad Boys (1983 film)
Bad Boys is a 1983 American prison drama directed by Rick Rosenthal and starring Sean Penn as a Chicago teen sent to a juvenile prison.
Bellman and True
Bellman and True is a 1987 British heist crime drama directed by Richard Loncraine, starring Bernard Hill as coerced computer expert Hiller; Euston Films production, US gross $226,944, distinct from Bellman & Symfon or Bellman MCP server.
Black Rain (1989 American film)
Black Rain is a 1989 American neo-noir crime thriller directed by Ridley Scott, starring Michael Douglas as a New York detective hunting a Yakuza fugitive in Osaka.
Blood Simple
Blood Simple is the 1984 neo-noir debut feature of Joel and Ethan Coen, set in Texas, starring Frances McDormand, John Getz, Dan Hedaya, and M. Emmet Walsh; made for about $1.5 million, it won Sundance's Grand Jury Prize and opened in New York on January 18, 1985.
Burglar
Burglar is a 1987 American comedy-mystery film starring Whoopi Goldberg as a San Francisco bookstore owner who burgles on the side and is framed for murder.
Butterfly (1982 film)
Butterfly (1982 film), also known by its source novel The Butterfly by James M. Cain: a Matt Cimber drama starring Pia Zadora, Stacy Keach, and Orson Welles about an incest trial in 1937 Nevada, infamous for Zadora's contested 1982 Golden Globe win and 1983 Razzie Awards.
City on Fire (龙虎风云)
City on Fire (龙虎风云, 1987) is a Hong Kong undercover-cop crime film by Ringo Lam, starring Chow Yun-fat and Danny Lee, produced by Cinema City; it won Best Director and Best Actor at the 7th Hong Kong Film Awards and inspired Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs.
Class of 1984
Class of 1984 is a 1982 Canadian exploitation thriller directed by Mark L. Lester, starring Perry King, Timothy Van Patten, Roddy McDowall, and an early-role Michael J. Fox, about a music teacher versus a punk gang at an inner-city high school; noted for its Alice Cooper theme, UK censorship history, and sequel Class of 1999.
Clue (film)
Clue (1985) is a Paramount comedy-mystery directed by Jonathan Lynn, the first film based on a board game (Parker Brothers' Clue/Cluedo). It starred Tim Curry and an ensemble cast and was released with three different theatrical endings; a box-office failure that became a cult classic.
Colors (film)
Colors is a 1988 American crime drama directed by Dennis Hopper, starring Sean Penn and Robert Duvall as Los Angeles police gang-unit officers working amid Bloods-Crips violence.
Cruising (film)
Cruising (1980) is William Friedkin's thriller starring Al Pacino as an undercover cop in New York's gay S&M leather bars hunting a serial killer; protested by gay activists, cut by about 40 minutes, later reappraised as a cult classic.
Dangerous Encounters - First Kind
Dangerous Encounters - First Kind (第一類型危險, 1980) is Tsui Hark's third feature, a Hong Kong New Wave crime thriller about blackmailed teenagers and arms dealers, banned by colonial censors and released only after reshoots.
Dead Bang
Dead Bang is a 1989 American action drama film directed by John Frankenheimer. It stars Don Johnson as a Los Angeles detective investigating a murder linked to white-supremacist groups.
Diva (1981 film)
Diva is Jean-Jacques Beineix's 1981 French debut thriller about a postman whose bootleg opera recording entangles him with pirates and corrupt police; it won four Césars and launched the cinéma du look movement.
Dressed to Kill (1980 film)
Dressed to Kill is a 1980 American erotic thriller written and directed by Brian De Palma, starring Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, and Nancy Allen, about a Manhattan murder witness.
Drugstore Cowboy
Drugstore Cowboy is a 1989 Gus Van Sant black comedy crime drama starring Matt Dillon and Kelly Lynch, adapted from James Fogle's autobiographical novel about pharmacy-robbing addicts in 1970s Portland, Oregon; it won NSFC Best Film and Independent Spirit Awards.
Eureka (1983 film)
Eureka (1983) is a Nicolas Roeg drama starring Gene Hackman as prospector Jack McCann, loosely based on the Harry Oakes murder; written by Paul Mayersberg, shelved by United Artists, released 1984, grossing about $100,000.
Evil Under the Sun (1982 film)
Evil Under the Sun (1982) is Guy Hamilton's Agatha Christie adaptation with an Anthony Shaffer screenplay, Peter Ustinov's second film as Hercule Poirot, solving a stage star's strangling at a Majorca-filmed Mediterranean resort with Maggie Smith, Diana Rigg, and James Mason.
Fatal Attraction
Fatal Attraction is a 1987 American psychological thriller directed by Adrian Lyne, starring Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, and Anne Archer as a married attorney, his stalker, and his wife.
Fort Apache, The Bronx
Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981) is a Daniel Petrie crime drama starring Paul Newman as veteran cop Murphy in the NYPD's 41st Precinct, with Edward Asner, Ken Wahl, Danny Aiello, Rachel Ticotin, and Pam Grier; it sparked community protests and lawsuits.
Frantic (film)
Frantic is a 1988 mystery thriller directed by Roman Polanski, starring Harrison Ford as an American doctor searching Paris for his wife, who vanished from their hotel.