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87
8.1
/256124/
80
/7358/
80
/4315/
4.4
/818601/
95
/80/
92
/1037/
82
/18/
cc age 16+

Memories of Murder (2003)
During the late 1980s, two detectives in rural South Korea attempt to solve a series of gruesome rape-and-murders of young women that leave the community terrified using limited resources and outdated methods. But when the murderer strikes several more times with the same pattern, the detectives realize that they are chasing the country's first documented serial killer. They then attempt to piece together the clues in this thriller based on true events.
poster
MGM Plus
87
8.2
/1160915/
79
/25353/
79
/12831/
4.3
/1841002/
93
/291/
86
/60249/
92
/39/
cc age 17+

No Country for Old Men (2007)
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.
poster
AMC+ Amazon Channel
86
7.9
/65287/
75
/1079/
75
/781/
4.2
/54317/
96
/145/
86
/2898/
97
/37/

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)
Two college roommates have 24 hours to make the ultimate choice as they finalize arrangements for a black market abortion.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
86
7.8
/349624/
78
/12180/
81
/12505/
3.9
/2489637/
95
/365/
86
/1871/
94
/53/
cc age 16+

Call Me by Your Name (2017)
In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-Roman culture. Soon, Elio and Oliver discover a summer that will alter their lives forever.
poster
Kanopy
85
7.7
/11568/
79
/261/
74
/196/
4.0
/27530/
100
/13/
89
/128/

The Official Story (1985)
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1983. In the last and turbulent days of the military dictatorship, Alicia, a high school history teacher, begins to ask uncomfortable questions about the dark origins of Gaby, her adopted daughter.
poster
85
7.9
/299757/
77
/6412/
76
/3396/
4.2
/561612/
91
/154/
89
/6370/
86
/28/
cc age 18+

Boogie Nights (1997)
Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his craft to an art form. Horner discovers Eddie Adams, a hot young talent working as a busboy in a nightclub, and welcomes him into the extended family of movie-makers, misfits and hangers-on that are always around. Adams' rise from nobody to a celebrity adult entertainer is meteoric, and soon the whole world seems to know his porn alter ego, "Dirk Diggler". Now, when disco and drugs are in vogue, fashion is in flux and the party never seems to stop, Adams' dreams of turning sex into stardom are about to collide with cold, hard reality.
poster
Hulu
84
7.7
/27316/
76
/1069/
75
/513/
4.1
/83813/
97
/149/
93
/156/
89
/29/
cc age 12+

The Quiet Girl (2022)
A quiet, neglected girl is sent away from her dysfunctional family to live with relatives for the summer. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one.
poster
84
7.8
/6480/
76
/357/
74
/92/
3.9
/28129/
95
/164/
98
/69/
80
/33/
cc age 14+

The Sparks Brothers (2021)
Take a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers Ron & Russell Mael, celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks: your favorite band’s favorite band.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
84
7.9
/6627/
79
/474/
78
/76/
3.9
/9997/
92
/92/
91
/25/
81
/26/

TINA (2021)
Tina Turner overcame impossible odds to become one of the first female Black artists to reach a mainstream international audience. Her road to superstardom is an undeniable story of triumph over adversity. It’s the ultimate story of survival – and an inspirational story of our times.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
8.2
/20499/
83
/1037/
80
/520/
4.5
/201027/
98
/65/
88
/215/
82
/22/

Paris Is Burning (1991)
Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City's African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, PARIS IS BURNING offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion "houses," from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women — including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza.
poster
Apple TV
83
8.0
/757/
76
/49/
81
/12/
4.1
/3606/
82
/10/

Deaf President Now! (2025)
Discover the story of the greatest civil rights movement most people have never heard about. During eight tumultuous days in 1988 at the world's only Deaf university, four students must find a way to lead a revolution—and change the course of history.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
83
7.7
/659805/
76
/16909/
72
/8683/
3.7
/438461/
96
/360/
90
/10915/
86
/45/
cc age 16+

Argo (2012)
As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.
poster
Kanopy
83
7.4
/106631/
74
/4533/
73
/1762/
4.1
/491736/
98
/325/
92
/96/
89
/49/
cc age 13+

Minari (2021)
A Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of its own American dream. Amidst the challenges of this new life in the strange and rugged Ozarks, they discover the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.
poster
The Roku Channel
83
7.5
/13780/
73
/485/
72
/309/
3.9
/22144/
96
/165/
86
/50/
85
/27/

Birds of Passage (2018)
During the marijuana bonanza, a violent decade that saw the origins of drug trafficking in Colombia, Rapayet and his indigenous family get involved in a war to control the business that ends up destroying their lives and their culture.
poster
Netflix
83
7.9
/106385/
79
/5124/
79
/2391/
4.0
/310108/
95
/216/
92
/900/
79
/38/
cc age 13+

Sing Street (2016)
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
poster
AMC+ Amazon Channel
83
7.7
/133778/
77
/2619/
75
/1350/
4.1
/114747/
93
/96/
90
/7329/
86
/23/
cc age 16+

This Is England (2007)
A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They become his new best friends, even like family. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows.
poster
Kanopy
83
7.8
/64433/
78
/2535/
76
/1374/
4.2
/130372/
93
/155/
89
/688/
79
/36/
cc age 13+

Pride (2014)
In 1984, a group of LGBT activists decide to raise money to support the National Union of Mineworkers during their lengthy strike. There is only one problem: the Union seems embarrassed to receive their support.
poster
Starz
83
8.2
/608011/
81
/12193/
79
/6282/
4.2
/640892/
79
/77/
93
/12202/
73
/17/
cc age 18+

Casino (1995)
In Las Vegas, two best friends--a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
82
7.6
/35352/
77
/1507/
78
/711/
4.0
/152389/
96
/71/
91
/57/
78
/11/
cc age 14+

Argentina 1985 (2022)
In the 1980s, a team of lawyers takes on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship in a battle against odds and a race against time.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
82
7.5
/41963/
76
/2597/
76
/742/
3.8
/273130/
89
/227/
90
/130/
77
/42/
cc age 15+

Better Man (2024)
Follow Robbie Williams' journey from childhood, to being the youngest member of chart-topping boyband Take That, through to his unparalleled achievements as a record-breaking solo artist – all the while confronting the challenges that stratospheric fame and success can bring.
poster
HBO Max
82
7.9
/39344/
79
/1538/
77
/898/
3.8
/26310/
94
/49/
88
/379/
cc age 17+

The Normal Heart (2014)
The story of the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s, taking an unflinching look at the nation's sexual politics as gay activists and their allies in the medical community fight to expose the truth about the burgeoning epidemic to a city and nation in denial.
poster
Hulu
82
7.8
/231386/
77
/11422/
78
/4089/
3.8
/333755/
89
/244/
91
/2595/
72
/41/
cc age 17+

Straight Outta Compton (2015)
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
81
7.3
/110984/
70
/4416/
70
/1433/
3.9
/700614/
93
/336/
80
/513/
90
/57/
cc age 17+

The Brutalist (2024)
When an innovative modern architect flees post-war Europe, he is given the opportunity to rebuild his legacy. Set during the dawn of the modern United States (in Pennsylvania), his wife joins him, and their lives are forever changed by a demanding, wealthy patron.
poster
Netflix
81
7.3
/9358/
77
/540/
78
/279/
4.0
/92394/
89
/9/
91
/51/
cc age 16+

Your Name Engraved Herein (2020)
In 1987, as martial law ends in Taiwan, Jia-han and Birdy fall in love amid family pressure, homophobia and social stigma.
poster
The Roku Channel
81
7.1
/4760/
69
/199/
65
/90/
3.9
/24526/
90
/136/
86
/5/
90
/39/
cc age 15+

The Souvenir: Part II (2021)
In the aftermath of her tumultuous relationship with a charismatic and manipulative older man, Julie begins to untangle her fraught love for him in making her graduation film, sorting fact from his elaborately constructed fiction.
poster
81
7.6
/45235/
73
/441/
71
/371/
3.8
/11022/
90
/174/
91
/1662/
76
/41/
cc age 15+

In America (2003)
A family of Irish immigrants adjusts to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.
poster
Kanopy
81
7.9
/17249/
77
/543/
75
/264/
3.8
/12550/
98
/135/
90
/1273/
82
/26/
cc age 14+

Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2008)
At 14, best friends Robb Reiner and Lips made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, hailed as the "demi-gods of Canadian metal" influenced a musical generation that includes Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax. Following a calamitous European tour, Lips and Robb, now in their fifties, set off to record their 13th album in one last attempt to fulfill their boyhood dreams.
poster
81
7.6
/83134/
75
/2010/
77
/1197/
4.2
/482008/
86
/116/
89
/2801/
74
/32/

Mysterious Skin (2005)
A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.
poster
81
7.9
/542396/
79
/14750/
79
/8823/
4.0
/579574/
92
/264/
91
/4159/
77
/47/
cc age 17+

Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live.
poster
Hulu
80
7.0
/6509/
69
/306/
68
/111/
3.8
/44122/
96
/115/
91
/18/
87
/18/
cc age 15+

Blue Jean (2023)
Jean, a PE teacher, is forced to live a double life. When a new student arrives and threatens to expose her sexuality, Jean is pushed to extreme lengths to keep her job and her integrity.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
80
7.4
/189886/
74
/7592/
72
/2208/
3.6
/500598/
93
/348/
97
/1341/
73
/59/
cc age 15+

Air (2023)
Discover the game-changing partnership between a then undiscovered Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and culture with the Air Jordan brand.
poster
Criterion Channel
80
7.5
/76005/
73
/1674/
72
/1168/
4.0
/79044/
90
/133/
83
/1706/
82
/25/
cc age 16+

Hunger (2008)
The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike during The Troubles in which Irish Republican prisoners tried to win political status.
poster
80
7.4
/65489/
73
/1123/
73
/1019/
4.0
/106424/
88
/147/
86
/2062/
81
/34/
cc age 18+

Bad Education (2004)
An examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
80
7.7
/19070/
76
/835/
74
/413/
4.0
/27003/
91
/86/
94
/27/
78
/14/
cc age 12+

Diego Maradona (2019)
Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the personal life and career of the controversial football player Diego Maradona who played for SSC Napoli and Argentina in the 1980s.
poster
Netflix
80
8.2
/1740040/
81
/58577/
80
/25235/
4.0
/3348198/
79
/283/
83
/9440/
75
/47/
cc age 17+

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
poster
Netflix
79
7.5
/9958/
76
/588/
74
/79/
3.8
/28454/
89
/46/
88
/56/
73
/16/
cc age 13+

WHAM! (2023)
Through archival interviews and footage, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley relive the arc of their Wham! career, from 70s best buds to 80s pop icons.
poster
Hulu
79
7.3
/19971/
72
/744/
73
/518/
4.1
/246039/
95
/151/
73
/44/
91
/31/
cc age 14+

La Chimera (2023)
Just out of jail, rumpled English archaeologist Arthur reconnects with his wayward crew of tombaroli accomplices – a happy-go-lucky collective of itinerant grave-robbers who survive by looting Etruscan tombs and fencing the ancient treasures they dig up.
poster
79
7.8
/1988/
78
/52/
75
/54/
4.0
/2246/
96
/24/
93
/35/
62
/13/

Postmen in the Mountains (1999)
An old postman has spent his whole life delivering mail to the mountain of Hunan and is about to retire, his only son due to take over his duties.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
79
IMDb 51
8.2
/1008725/
82
/31967/
78
/11814/
4.0
/1021383/
94
/88/
94
/27444/
72
/14/
cc age 16+

Die Hard (1988)
NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her offices Christmas Party, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.
poster
79
7.9
/6615/
80
/529/
79
/401/
3.9
/61444/

Bingo: The King of the Mornings (2017)
1980s. Brazilian television exploding in color and auditorium programs not so politically correct. In the middle of this fervor, Augusto Mendes, a young rising actor, seeks his place in the sun. From porn studios to soap operas, he finally finds success and fame when he becomes "Bingo", a TV host clown from one of the audience leader TV shows for children. It turns out that behind the rice powder and red nose, nobody knows who he is.
poster
Hoopla
79
7.2
/20155/
72
/529/
76
/1153/
3.7
/25976/
92
/51/
80
/455/
81
/17/

Il Divo (2008)
Italy, early '90s. Calm, clever and inscrutable, politician Giulio Andreotti has been synonymous with power for decades. He has survived everything: electoral battles, terrorist massacres, loss of friends, slanderous accusations; but now certain repentant mobsters implicate him in the crimes of Cosa Nostra.
poster
79
7.3
/25226/
73
/591/
71
/551/
3.5
/18235/
93
/40/
80
/588/
80
/21/
cc age 13+

Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
Augusto and Michaela Odone are dealt a cruel blow by fate when their five-year-old son Lorenzo is diagnosed with a rare and incurable disease. But the Odones' persistence and faith leads to an unorthodox cure which saves their boy and re-writes medical history.
poster
Kanopy
79
7.5
/31187/
75
/1043/
73
/467/
4.1
/91925/
88
/74/
86
/312/
70
/19/
cc age 14+

Boy (2010)
Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.
poster
Hoopla
79
7.3
/119993/
73
/2735/
73
/1710/
3.7
/133166/
92
/239/
76
/19/
78
/36/
cc age 17+

Precious (2009)
In Harlem in 1987, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a 16-year-old African American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father, and at home she must wait hand and foot on her mother, an angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is chaotic and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and a secret – she can't read.
poster
79
7.7
/150109/
77
/4245/
76
/3980/
4.1
/308833/
85
/119/
89
/5379/
74
/34/
cc age 13+

Billy Elliot (2000)
County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.
poster
79
7.7
/270726/
77
/6129/
77
/4469/
3.9
/192715/
83
/63/
89
/4675/
66
/21/
cc age 14+

Philadelphia (1993)
Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.
poster
Hulu
78
6.7
/32904/
67
/1663/
66
/407/
3.5
/138621/
93
/122/
81
/92/
82
/28/
cc age 13+

Small Things Like These (2024)
In 1985, while working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers truths of his own; forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
78
7.6
/113918/
75
/5301/
75
/1121/
4.1
/958160/
89
/277/
94
/459/
73
/55/
cc age 15+

The Iron Claw (2023)
The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.


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