1980s American films

Blue Velvet

Film Age rating: 17 Year: 1986 IMDB Rating: 7.7

The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of criminals who have kidnapped her child.

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The Goonies

Film Age rating: 8 Year: 1985 IMDB Rating: 7.7

A young teenager named Mikey Walsh finds an old treasure map in his father's attic. Hoping to save their homes from demolition, Mikey and his friends Data Wang, Chunk Cohen, and Mouth Devereaux run of...

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The Verdict

Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1982 IMDB Rating: 7.7

Frank Galvin is a down-on-his-luck lawyer and reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing, when a former associate reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice suit by serving it to Galvin on...

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16 Days of Glory

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1986 IMDB Rating: 7.7

The definitive photographic record of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, told "from the inside" through the lives of the participants, the words of David Perry, and the singing voice of Placido Domingo. F...

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Say Amen, Somebody

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1983 IMDB Rating: 7.7

Documentary on modern black gospel music, focusing on the pioneering Rev. Thomas Dorsey and Mother Willie Mae Ford Smith

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Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

Film Age rating: 4 Year: 1987 IMDB Rating: 7.7

St. Louis, 1986. For Chuck Berry's 60th, Keith Richards assembles a pickup band of Robert Cray, Joey Spampinato, Eric Clapton, himself and long-time Berry pianist, Johnnie Johnson. Joined on stage by...

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All American High: Revisited

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 2014 IMDB Rating: 7.6

In 1984—before cell phones, the web, and reality TV, a young director set out to document a year in the life of a typical California high school. The result was “All American High”, an unusually hones...

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This Is Elvis

Film Age rating: 7 Year: 1981 IMDB Rating: 7.6

Though several actors portray Elvis Presley at different stages of his life, this documentary is comprised mostly of actual performance footage and interviews with Elvis, his fans and those close to h...

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