Movies from 1983

A Caribbean Mystery (1983)

92 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie      

Movie Review - A Caribbean Mystery (1983) Helen Hayes stars as Miss Marple who whilst on holiday in the Caribbean ends up investigating the death of a guest at the resort she is staying at...

A Christmas Story (1983)

94 mins     Comedy, Family      

A Christmas Story: Peter Billingsley stars as young Ralphie who wants a Daisy Brand Red Ryder repeating BB carbine for Christmas...

A Killer in the Family (1983)

90 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie      

I had never heard of the name Gary Tison when I sat down to watch "A Killer in the Family" but have watched more than enough movies to spot one based on a true story even before it is mentioned. As such "A Killer in the Famil...

All the Right Moves (1983)

91 mins     Drama, Romance, Sport      

Every once in a while I stumble across a question on the internet asking what the best Tom Cruise movie is and most of the answers mention his more recent movies which are dominated by action. But for me the best Cruise movie...

Amityville 3-D (1983)

93 mins     Horror, Thriller      

Amityville 3-D: Tony Roberts stars as John Baxter a reporter whose job it is to uncover psychich and clairvoyant frauds who moves into the infamous Amityville house...

Another Woman's Child (1983)

95 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

Another Woman's Child (1983) Linda Lavin & Tony Lo Bianco star as husband and wife whose happy marriage is turned upside down when his secret daughter shows up...

Baby Sister (1983)

100 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

Movie Review - Baby Sister (1983) Phoebe Cates stars as Annie who after heading to L.A. after dropping out ends up having an affair with her sister's boyfriend...

The Big Chill (1983)

101 mins     Comedy, Drama      

"The Big Chill" is about a group of thirty-something friends who find themselves spending a weekend together following a funeral. Over the weekend they remember the past, wonder why their lives didn't turn out like they plann...

Blood Feud (1983)

210 mins     Crime, Drama, TV Movie      

I was only 2 years old when Jimmy Hoffa disappeared and because of this and because Hoffa's story was one of corruption in America I have never really been that interested in watching a movie about him. But after stumbling ac...

Blue Thunder (1983)

109 mins     Action , Crime, Drama      

Back in the 80s there were two TV shows about flashy helicopters, they both arrived in 1984 one was called "Blue Thunder" the other "Airwolf" and I was an "Airwolf" fan as it was much cooler. Ironically a few years after the ...

Christine (1983)

110 mins     Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller      

When college geek, Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) buys a beaten up old car in the hope of restoring it to its former glory, it seems to take over his life. Spending more and more time repairing his beloved car, he shuns his ...

Class (1983)

98 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

Class (1983) Andrew McCarthy stars as the prep school student who discovers that the older woman he has been sleeping with is his room mates (Rob Lowe) mum (Jacqueline Bisset)...

The Day After (1983)

127 mins     Drama, Sci-Fi, TV Movie      

The Day After: 1980s drama about the threat of a nuclear war and the devestation left when the missiles are launched and the world changes for ever...

The Dead Zone (1983)

103 mins     Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller      

The more movies I watch the more I come to realise that no one shares the exact same taste in movies as I do and so whilst I might agree with the opinions of a reviewer most of the time there will be times when we will disagr...

Educating Rita (1983)

110 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

Michael Caine once said that "Educating Rita" was the last good movie he was in before he mentally retired and Michael Caine is certainly on great form. In fact Michael Caine's performance in "Educating Rita" is probably my f...

Enigma (1983)

102 mins     Drama, Thriller      

"Enigma" is what I would call an old style cold war spy thriller as we watch an agent heading to the other side of the Berlin Wall to try and steal an important scrambling device from the Russians. It has all the aspects of a...

Find My Child (1983)

100 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

Out of respect to the Walsh's their story is a moving, horrific and troubled one which even though as I write this is over 30 years old is still sad and uncomfortable. But "Find My Child" which is also known as "Adam" is just...

Flashdance (1983)

95 mins     Drama, Musical, Romance      

Given that it's nearly 30 years old mention 80s dance movie "Flashdance" to anyone and the first two things to usually spring to mind are the memorable soundtrack and the rather strange set up of Alex a welder by day and danc...

The Grace Kelly Story (1983)

100 mins     Biography, Drama, TV Movie      

The Grace Kelly Story (1983) Cheryl Ladd stars as the Hollywood princess who went on to become a real princess...

Hercules (1983)

98 mins     Adventure , Fantasy      

I never saw this version of "Hercules" back in the 80s when it was released but I certainly saw my fair share of movies which came out of The Cannon Group. And to be honest whilst many of those movies were borderline terrible...