Absolute Beginners (1986)
A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes’ novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old photographer Colin is hopelessly in love with model Crepe Suzette, but her relationships are strictly connected…
The 11th Commandment (1986)
A murderous psycho breaks out of a mental hospital and goes after his rich uncle who killed his father and raped his mother.
Just Between Friends (1986)
Holly and Sandy strike up an instant friendship; they don’t know however that they have more in common than they’d like. When tragedy strikes, their relationship is tested.
Crossroads (1986)
A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.
Inspector Lavardin (1986)
Inspector Lavardin is called to a provincial village to investigate a murder – only to find that one of his ex-lovers is the victim’s widow.
The Richest Cat in the World (1986)
Leo Kohlmeyer is a talking cat who inherits $5 million from his late owner and is looked after by the owner’s in-laws whose two children, Bart and Veronica, learn Leo’s…
Nomads (1986)
One night, in a Los Angeles hospital, Dr. Flax attends to a seriously injured man who, apparently crazed, whispers mysterious and disconcerting words in French into her ear.
Silent Love (1986)
Rosa la Rose Public Girl (1986)
The Naked Cage (1986)
A young woman is falsely convicted of a bank robbery and sent to a maximum-security prison run by a corrupt warden, where she is forced to suffer various indignities.
Pretty in Pink (1986)
Andie is an outcast, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky high school classmate Duckie, who has a crush…
Lady of the Night (1986)
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James (1986)
This movie looks at the last years (not days, as implied in the title) of famous outlaws, Frank and Jesse James. The film opens in 1877 with the brothers trying…
Lady Jane (1986)
The death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. His weak son, Edward, is on his deathbed. Anxious to keep England true to the…
Power (1986)
Pete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the country. When his long-time friend and client Ohio senator Sam Hastings decides to quit politics,…
Desert Bloom (1986)
The story involves Rose Chismore’s youth. She flashes back and remembers her coming-of-age. Her recollections are sometimes less than sweet, particularly those of her troubled and alcoholic step-father. Her memories…
The Boy in Blue (1986)
Born American (1986)
A trio of American students vacationing in Finland cross the border into the USSR and are soon imprisoned following a skirmish with Soviet soldiers.
Shattered Spirits (1986)
When his drinking problem takes control of his life, a father tries to leave the bottle behind while putting his and his family’s lives back together.
Midnight Girls (1986)
Bad Girls Dormitory (1986)
Inmates at a women’s prison run by a corrupt warden and her gang of sadistic guards plan a breakout.
The Horse Thief (1986)
Places Not Our Own (1986)
Silas Marner (1985)
Adaption of George Eliot’s novel. When a respectable weaver is wrongfully accused of theft, he becomes a virtual hermit until his own fortune is stolen and an orphaned child is…
Female Leopard (1985)
Murphy’s Romance (1985)
Emma, a divorced single mother seeking to start her life over, moves to a small town in Arizona. She befriends Murphy, the older local pharmacist, but things turn complicated when…
The Color Purple (1985)
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie’s abusive father marries her…
Getting Personal (1985)
A prostitute and a down-on-his-luck illegal immigrant decide to marry, both to cure her loneliness and grant him U.S. citizenship. However, when the couple falls on hard times, they are…
Fool for Love (1985)
A woman is waiting in a motel for her boyfriend, when an old flame turns up and tries to take her back to the life she is trying to leave…
Pulgasari (1985)
In feudal Korea, a group of starving villagers grow weary of the orders handed down to them by their controlling king and set out to use a deadly monster under…