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1983 drama films

Made in Britain

Made in Britain

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Film Age rating: 13 Year: 1982 IMDB Rating: 7.2

After being sent to a detention centre, a teenage skinhead clashes with the social workers who want to conform him to the status quo.

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Meantime

Meantime

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Film Age rating: 13 Year: 1983 IMDB Rating: 7.2

A working-class family in London's East End is struggling to stay afloat during the recession under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's premiership. Only the mother Mavis is working; father Frank and t...

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WarGames

WarGames

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Film Age rating: 6 Year: 1983 IMDB Rating: 7.1

High School student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Defense Department's war compu...

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The Outsiders

The Outsiders

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Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1983 IMDB Rating: 7

When two poor Greasers, Johnny and Ponyboy, are assaulted by a vicious gang, the Socs, and Johnny kills one of the attackers, tension begins to mount between the two rival gangs, setting off a turbule...

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Without a Trace

Without a Trace

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Film Age rating: 8 Year: 1983 IMDB Rating: 7

English professor Susan Selky lives alone in a Brooklyn apartment with her young son, Alex. When Alex fails to return home from school one afternoon, a frantic Selky contacts the police. Detective Al...

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Cocaine: One Man's Seduction

Cocaine: One Man's Seduction

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Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1983 IMDB Rating: 7

A 47 year old real estate salesman gets trapped in the insidious web of cocaine addiction.

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The Terry Fox Story

The Terry Fox Story

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Film Age rating: 6 Year: 1983 IMDB Rating: 6.9

The true story about the Canadian cancer amputee hero who decided to run across Canada on only one leg to raise money for cancer research.

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Marvin & Tige

Marvin & Tige

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Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1985 IMDB Rating: 6.9

Marvin, a heavy-drinking widower meets Tige, an 11-year-old orphan. With nowhere else to go, Tige moves in with Marvin and they develop a close friendship. Marvin wants to adopt Tige but knows that he...

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Testament

Testament

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Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1983 IMDB Rating: 6.9

It is just another day in the small town of Hamlin until something disastrous happens. Suddenly, news breaks that a series of nuclear warheads has been dropped along the Eastern Seaboard and, more loc...

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Lianna

Lianna

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Film Age rating: 17 Year: 1983 IMDB Rating: 6.9

Lianna's life is a succession of domestic errands and boring faculty parties, however her heaviest cross to bear is dealing with her waning marriage to Dick. In order to find intellectual stimulus, Li...

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