Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "year-1985"

51. The Greatest Night in Pop (2024)

PG-13 | 96 min | Documentary, Music

On January 28th 1985, dozens of the era's most popular musicians gathered in Los Angeles to record a charity single for African famine relief. Setting egos aside, they collaborated on a song that would make history.

Director: Bao Nguyen | Stars: Lionel Richie, Harriet Sternberg, Wendy Rees, Harry Belafonte

Votes: 11,701

52. Longtime Companion (1989)

R | 96 min | Drama, Romance

The emergence and devastation of the AIDS epidemic is chronicled in the lives of several gay men living during the 1980s.

Director: Norman René | Stars: Stephen Caffrey, Patrick Cassidy, Brian Cousins, Bruce Davison

Votes: 6,150 | Gross: $4.61M

53. Kung Fury (2015)

TV-14 | 31 min | Short, Action, Comedy

In 1985, Kung Fury, the toughest martial artist cop in Miami, goes back in time to kill the worst criminal of all time - Kung Führer, a.k.a. Adolf Hitler.

Director: David Sandberg | Stars: David Sandberg, Jorma Taccone, Steven Chew, Leopold Nilsson

Votes: 62,540

54. Censor (2021)

84 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

After viewing a strangely familiar video nasty, Enid, a film censor, sets out to solve the past mystery of her sister's disappearance, embarking on a quest that dissolves the line between fiction and reality.

Director: Prano Bailey-Bond | Stars: Niamh Algar, Michael Smiley, Nicholas Burns, Vincent Franklin

Votes: 19,991

55. Starter for 10 (2006)

PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Set in 1985, working-class student Brian Jackson (McAvoy) navigates his first year at Bristol University.

Director: Tom Vaughan | Stars: James McAvoy, Alice Eve, Rebecca Hall, Joseph Friend

Votes: 25,155 | Gross: $0.21M

56. Bosco (2024)

TV-MA | 99 min | Drama, Thriller

Based on the story of Quawntay 'Bosco" Adams, sentenced to 35 years for attempted possession of marijuana. With the help of a woman from a lonely-hearts ad, he escapes to see his daughter but is forced to take responsibility for his past.

Director: Nicholas Manuel Pino | Stars: Aubrey Joseph, Nikki Blonsky, John Lewis, D.C. Young Fly

Votes: 3,712

57. The Phantom of the Open (2021)

PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, manages to gain entry to the 1976 British Open Golf Championship qualification round despite being a complete novice.

Director: Craig Roberts | Stars: Mark Rylance, Ian Porter, Tommy Fallon, David Mara

Votes: 7,320

58. Joko Anwar's Nightmares and Daydreams (2024– )

TV-MA | Drama, Horror, Mystery | Completed

Ordinary people encountering strange phenomenons that may be keys to the answer about the origin of our world and the imminent threat we will soon face.

Stars: Asmara Abigail, Ario Bayu, Marissa Anita, Kiki Narendra

59. Guinea Pig 2: Flower of Flesh and Blood (1985 Video)

42 min | Short, Horror

Late at night, a woman is kidnapped by an unknown assailant and taken back to his blood-spattered dungeon, where he turns her into a "flower of blood and flesh" through a series of dismemberment and evisceration.

Director: Hideshi Hino | Stars: Hiroshi Tamura, Kirara Yûgao, Anja Blagojevic

Votes: 4,517

60. The Murders at White House Farm (2020)

TV-MA | 46 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Revolves around the true story of a fateful night in August 1985 when five members of the same family are murdered at an Essex farmhouse, and the ensuing police investigation and court case that follows.

Stars: Freddie Fox, Alexa Davies, Mark Addy, Scott Reid

Votes: 12,086

61. Touching the Void (2003)

R | 106 min | Documentary, Adventure, Drama

The true story of two climbers and their perilous journey up the west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.

Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Simon Yates, Joe Simpson, Brendan Mackey, Nicholas Aaron

Votes: 38,187 | Gross: $4.59M

62. 55 Steps (2017)

PG-13 | 115 min | Biography, Drama

When patients' rights lawyer Colette Hughes goes to meet her new client, Eleanor Riese, a patient in the psychiatric unit of a San Francisco hospital, she has no idea that besides taking on... See full summary »

Director: Bille August | Stars: Hilary Swank, Helena Bonham Carter, Johan Heldenbergh, Cynthia Hoppenfeld

Votes: 3,681

63. The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)

R | 98 min | Fantasy, Horror

An anthropologist goes to Haiti after hearing rumors about a drug used by black magic practitioners to turn people into zombies.

Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae, Paul Winfield

Votes: 27,714 | Gross: $19.60M

64. Mixed-ish (2019–2021)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family

Follows Bow's parents, Paul and Alicia, who are forced to move from a hippie commune to the suburbs to better provide for their family after the dissolution of their cult.

Stars: Tika Sumpter, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Christina Anthony, Arica Himmel

Votes: 2,941

65. Fair Game (I) (2010)

PG-13 | 108 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller

CIA operative Valerie Plame discovers her identity is allegedly leaked by the government as payback for an op-ed article her husband wrote criticizing the Bush administration.

Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Sonya Davison, Vanessa Chong

Votes: 51,113 | Gross: $9.53M

66. And the Band Played On (1993 TV Movie)

PG | 141 min | Drama, History

The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic, and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.

Director: Roger Spottiswoode | Stars: Matthew Modine, Alan Alda, Patrick Bauchau, Nathalie Baye

Votes: 11,034

67. Gordita Chronicles (2022)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family

A Latina reporter looks back on her childhood as a chubby, willful, reluctant Dominican immigrant growing up with her eccentric family in 1980s Miami.

Stars: Diana Maria Riva, Juan Javier Cardenas, Olivia Goncalves, Savannah Nicole Ruiz

Votes: 899

68. Haunter (2013)

Not Rated | 97 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

A teenager is stuck in a time loop that is not quite the same each time. She must uncover the truth, but her actions have consequences for herself and others.

Director: Vincenzo Natali | Stars: Abigail Breslin, Peter Outerbridge, Michelle Nolden, Stephen McHattie

Votes: 18,751

69. Fire of Love (2022)

PG | 98 min | Documentary, Biography

Intrepid scientists and lovers Katia and Maurice Krafft died in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together: unraveling the mysteries of volcanoes by capturing the most explosive imagery ever recorded.

Director: Sara Dosa | Stars: Miranda July, Katia Krafft, Maurice Krafft, Roland Haas

Votes: 14,561

70. The Traitor (2019)

R | 153 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The real life of Tommaso Buscetta, the so-called "boss of the two worlds," the first mafia informant in Sicily in the 1980s.

Director: Marco Bellocchio | Stars: Pierfrancesco Favino, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Fabrizio Ferracane, Fausto Russo Alesi

Votes: 13,069

71. Cover Up (1984–1985)

60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A fashion photographer and a veteran special forces soldier posing as her model go on intelligence missions around the world.

Stars: Jennifer O'Neill, Richard Anderson, Mykelti Williamson, Ingrid Anderson

Votes: 720

72. Till Murder Do Us Part: Soering vs. Haysom (2023)

TV-MA | 48 min | Documentary, Crime, History

New insights from various parties come to light that raise questions about Jens Söring's conviction of the 1985 murders of his then-girlfriend's parents.

Stars: Lelia Yvetta, Jens Söring, Rachel Ryan, Courteney Stuart

Votes: 2,951

73. The Comedian (III) (2016)

R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A look at the life of an aging insult comic named Jack Burke.

Director: Taylor Hackford | Stars: Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, Danny DeVito, Edie Falco

Votes: 8,102 | Gross: $1.66M

74. The Coed and the Zombie Stoner (2014)

Unrated | 91 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

When a nerdy sorority girl falls in love with a zombie, it's only a matter of time before a zombie apocalypse is unleashed on campus. The sorority girl discovers that weed is the cure--now ... See full summary »

Director: Glenn Miller | Stars: Catherine Annette, Grant O'Connell, Jamie Noel, Aaron Caleb

Votes: 1,588

75. Deep Murder (2019)

Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Horror

This raunchy horror comedy delves deep into the story of a deranged killer as he slashes his way across a soft core porno. Who will last the longest as the stiffs pile up and the killer plows through his victims?

Director: Nick Corirossi | Stars: Quinn Beswick, Katie Aselton, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Chris Redd

Votes: 882

76. Last Train to Christmas (2021)

110 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Tony Towers is a local celebrity, a successful nightclub manager and he is engaged to a younger woman, Sue. Things get a little strange when he embarks upon the 3:17 to Nottingham for a Christmas family reunion.

Director: Julian Kemp | Stars: Michael Sheen, Cary Elwes, Nathalie Emmanuel, Katherine Kelly

Votes: 3,320

77. The Last Narc (2020)

TV-MA | 46 min | Documentary, Crime

Former cartel insiders divulge the bone-chilling details behind the notorious murder and kidnapping of DEA Agent "Kiki" Camarena.

Stars: Hector Berrellez, Jorge Godoy, Geneva Camarena, Ramón Lira

Votes: 2,900

78. Chameleon Street (1989)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama

Detroiter William Douglas Street poses as a Harvard doctor, Time reporter, African exchange student.

Director: Wendell B. Harris Jr. | Stars: Timothy Alvaro, Renauld Bailleux, William Ballenger, Lynn Barbee

Votes: 1,129 | Gross: $0.24M

79. Les Norton (2019)

55 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A Queensland outback man flees his past, gets lured into Sydney's seedy underbelly and entangled in crime.

Stars: Alexander Bertrand, Kate Box, Hunter Page-Lochard, Pallavi Sharda

Votes: 660

80. Operation Hyacinth (2021)

TV-MA | 112 min | Crime, Drama

Poland, 1985: Not satisfied with the result of a murder investigation, a young officer in communist Warsaw sets out on his own to discover the truth.

Director: Piotr Domalewski | Stars: Tomasz Zietek, Hubert Milkowski, Marek Kalita, Adrianna Chlebicka

Votes: 4,372

81. In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders (1988 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Florida 1985: A series of brutal robberies and murders keeps the F.B.I busy. Although all crimes seem to be comitted by the same group, they can't hunt them down. The experienced officer ... See full summary »

Director: Dick Lowry | Stars: Ronny Cox, Bruce Greenwood, Michael Gross, Doug Sheehan

Votes: 1,082

82. Divertimento (2022)

110 min | Biography, Drama, Music

At 17, Zahia Ziouani dreams of becoming a conductor while Fettouma, her twin sister, a professional cellist.

Director: Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar | Stars: Oulaya Amamra, Lina El Arabi, Niels Arestrup, Zinedine Soualem

Votes: 371

83. 23 (1998)

99 min | Drama, Thriller

When the orphaned Karl Koch and his friend David start breaking into government and military computers, an acquaintance senses that there is money in computer cracking - and travels to east Berlin to try to contact the KGB.

Director: Hans-Christian Schmid | Stars: August Diehl, Fabian Busch, Dieter Landuris, Jan-Gregor Kremp

Votes: 7,303

84. Ping Pong Summer (2014)

Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

A family vacation during the summer of 1985 changes everything for a teenage boy obsessed with ping pong.

Director: Michael Tully | Stars: Marcello Conte, Judah Friedlander, Amy Sedaris, Lea Thompson

Votes: 3,031 | Gross: $0.03M

85. The Entity (2019)

114 min | Horror, Thriller

A family is haunted by what appears to be the ghost of their youngest daughter.

Director: Erik Matti | Stars: Sharon Cuneta, John Arcilla, Kent Gonzales, Pam Gonzales

Votes: 322

86. Zappa (2020)

Not Rated | 129 min | Documentary, Biography, History

An in-depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa.

Director: Alex Winter | Stars: Frank Zappa, Lonnie Lardner, Patrice Zappa, Carl Zappa

Votes: 3,619

87. 1985 (2018)

85 min | Drama

A closeted young man goes home for the holidays and struggles to reveal his dire circumstances to his conservative family.

Director: Yen Tan | Stars: Cory Michael Smith, Virginia Madsen, Michael Chiklis, Jamie Chung

Votes: 2,521

88. Boss of Bosses (2001 TV Movie)

93 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The story of the rise and fall of the powerful New York City organized crime boss, Paul Castellano.

Director: Dwight H. Little | Stars: Chazz Palminteri, Angela Alvarado, Jay O. Sanders, Clancy Brown

Votes: 1,483

89. Megazone 23 (1985 Video)

Not Rated | 81 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

In 1980s Tokyo, a young motorcycle enthusiast discovers that the transforming bike/mecha entrusted to him by his murdered friend holds the key to the true nature of his world.

Directors: Yasuo Hasegawa, Noboru Ishiguro, Ichirô Itano | Stars: Masato Kubota, Maria Kawamura, Mîna Tominaga, Mayumi Shô

Votes: 734

90. The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome' (1985 Video)

52 min | Documentary

Follows the cast and crew of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome filming in the heat and dust of central Australia

Director: Mark Lamprell | Stars: Tina Turner, Angry Anderson, Mel Gibson, Terry Hayes

Votes: 37

91. Ellyas Pical (2024)

TV-14 | 60 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

Former Indonesian boxer Ellyas Pical, born in Saparua, Maluku on March 24, 1960, is a legend in the sport. He won the IBF world title in bantamweight in 1985 and defended it five times against top opponents.

Stars: Denny Sumargo, Christine Hakim, Della Dartyan, Parisa Zainati Shams

Votes: 19

92. Salyut-7 (2017)

111 min | Action, Drama, History

USSR, June 1985. Based on actual events. After contact with the Salyut 7 space station is lost, cosmonauts Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Viktor Savinykh dock with the empty, frozen craft, and bring her back to life.

Director: Klim Shipenko | Stars: Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Pavel Derevyanko, Aleksandr Samoylenko, Mariya Mironova

Votes: 12,288

93. The Other Dream Team (2012)

Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary, Sport

The incredible story of the 1992 Lithuanian basketball team, whose athletes struggled under Soviet rule, became symbols of Lithuania's independence movement, and - with help from the Grateful Dead - triumphed at the Barcelona Olympics.

Director: Marius A. Markevicius | Stars: Sarunas Marciulionis, Arvydas Sabonis, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Jonas Valanciunas

Votes: 3,685 | Gross: $0.13M

94. Angels in America: Part I - Millennium Approaches (2017)

220 min | Drama

The National Theatre's live theatrical production of Tony Kushner's play 'Angels in America' about New Yorkers grappling with the AIDS crisis during the mid-1980s.

Directors: Marianne Elliott, Bridget Caldwell | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Russell Tovey, Denise Gough, Nathan Lane

Votes: 803

95. The Sensei (2008)

Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Drama, Sport

In 1985 Colorado, a long-absent woman, proficient as a black belt in martial arts, returns home where she agrees, secretly, to train a bullied gay teen.

Director: Diana Lee Inosanto | Stars: Diana Lee Inosanto, Keith David, Melissa Taylor, Shane Weingardt

Votes: 478

96. Watchmen (2008–2009)

Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Drama, Mystery

An outlaw superhero's investigation of a possible conspiracy against his colleagues changes all their lives even as evidence builds toward a horrific conclusion.

Star: Tom Stechschulte

Votes: 3,449

97. Danger! Danger! (2021)

76 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

It's 1985 and adventurer, Jonathan Danger, has crash landed onto an island in search of a temple that contains his ticket to travel back in time but he must reach it before the Soviets get their hands on the time machine and alter history.

Directors: Lexie Findarle Trivundza, Nick Trivundza | Stars: Benedict Mazurek, Paul Haapaniemi, Angela Smeraldi, Alexandra Keller

Votes: 432

98. Yosemite (2015)

R | 80 min | Drama

It's the fall of 1985. The intertwining tales of three 5th grade friends, Chris, Joe and Ted, unfold in the suburban paradise of Palo Alto, as the threat of a mountain lion looms over the community.

Director: Gabrielle Demeestere | Stars: James Franco, Everett Meckler, Alec Mansky, Calum John

Votes: 946 | Gross: $0.01M

99. Kanarie (2018)

Unrated | 123 min | Drama, Musical, War

Drafted into the South African army during apartheid, a young soldier joins the military's travelling choir, and romance on the battlefield causes him to deal with his long-repressed sexual identity.

Director: Christiaan Olwagen | Stars: Schalk Bezuidenhout, Hannes Otto, Germandt Geldenhuys, Gérard Rudolf

Votes: 720

100. Tunnel Vision (1976)

R | 70 min | Comedy

A committee investigating TV's first uncensored network examines a typical day's programming, which includes shows, commercials, news programs, you name it. What they discover will surely ... See full summary »

Directors: Neal Israel, Bradley R. Swirnoff | Stars: Phil Proctor, Howard Hesseman, Beans Morocco, Stephen Feinberg

Votes: 785