February 2, 1984

Revenge Of The Nerds (1984) **

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The Element Of Crime (1984) **

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Before Stonewall (1984) **

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A documentary about the persecutions of gay people in America before the famous Stonewall riots in the summer of 1969.

Little Drummer Girl (1984) **

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An American actress is recruited by the Mossad.

Places In The Heart (1984) **

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A widow (Sally Field) tries to save her family farm.

Sixteen Candles (1984) **

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Molly Ringwald plays a sixteen-year old ugly duckling (sic!), whose family forgets her birthday.

Repo Man (1984) **

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Weird film about punks, repo men and alien creatures. It's a meandering mess, lacking coherence and focus.
January 1, 1984

Best Defense (1984) *

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Eddie Murphy was brought in to save this boring Dudley Moore comedy, but he failed miserably. Murphy's character was added to the film a...

Supergirl (1984) *

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Helen Slater stars in this very boring action movie.
December 12, 1983

Top 10 Films of 1983

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1.  "Koyaanisqatsi"  (Godfrey Reggio, USA) 2. "Fanny And Alexander" (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden) 3. "Monty Pytho...

Top Musical of 1983

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"The Pirates Of Penzance" (Wilford Leach, Universal)
November 11, 1983

Koyaanisqatsi (1983) *****

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Probably the greatest experimental feature film ever made.
October 10, 1983

Austeria (1983) ****

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Excellent Polish drama set during World War I in south-eastern Poland. Poetic, sensual, surprising and exotic. One of Jerzy Kawalerowicz...

Terms Of Endearment (1983) ****

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Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life (1983) ****

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Fanny And Alexander (1983) ****

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The Ballad Of Narayama (1983) ****

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Risky Business (1983) ****

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Pauline à la plage (1983) ****

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Zelig (1983) ****

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Brilliant mockumentary by Woody Allen.

The Right Stuff (1983) ****

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Compelling drama about the Mercury astronauts.
September 9, 1983

Trading Places (1983) ***

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