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The Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club

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Film Age rating: 12 Year: 1985 IMDB Rating: 7.8

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Bri...

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After Hours

After Hours

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Film Age rating: 14 Year: 1985 IMDB Rating: 7.6

An ordinary word processor has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho whom he met that evening at a coffee shop.

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The Trip to Bountiful

The Trip to Bountiful

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Film Age rating: 4 Year: 1985 IMDB Rating: 7.4

Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940s Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish – just once before she dies –...

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The Return of the Living Dead

The Return of the Living Dead

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Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1985 IMDB Rating: 7.3

When foreman Frank shows new employee Freddy a secret military experiment in a supply warehouse in Louisville, Kentucky, the two klutzes accidentally release a gas that reanimates corpses into flesh-e...

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Runaway Train

Runaway Train

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Film Age rating: 14 Year: 1985 IMDB Rating: 7.2

A hardened convict and a younger prisoner escape from a brutal prison in the middle of winter only to find themselves on an out-of-control train with a female railway worker while being pursued by the...

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A Room with a View

A Room with a View

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Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1986 IMDB Rating: 7.2

When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George step in to remedy the situation. Meeting the Emerson...

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Desert Hearts

Desert Hearts

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Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1985 IMDB Rating: 7.1

The story of straight-edge literature professor Vivian who travels to Reno to get away from a relationship breakup when she falls in love with an attractive and unconventional girl named Cay.

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Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead

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Film Age rating: 17 Year: 1985 IMDB Rating: 7.1

Trapped in a missile silo, a small team of scientists, civilians, and trigger-happy soldiers battle desperately to ensure the survival of the human race. However, the tension inside the base is reachi...

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Fright Night

Fright Night

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Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1985 IMDB Rating: 7

Charley Brewster, a high school student, accidentally discovers the true and creepy nature of Jerry Dandrige, his dashing and enigmatic new neighbor; but no one seems willing to believe him.

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My Beautiful Laundrette

My Beautiful Laundrette

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Film Age rating: 15 Year: 1985 IMDB Rating: 6.8

A Pakistani Briton renovates a rundown laundrette with his male lover while dealing with drama within his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads.

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