Unseen 80's Flicks to Watch: Love and Teen Angst
Unseen high school/college, romance, musical, drama or comedy flicks from the 1980's.
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- DirectorPaul FlahertyStarsCharlie SchlatterGeorge BurnsTony RobertsAn aging ruthless businessman swaps bodies with his grandson in the wake of getting into a car accident.YouTube
- DirectorAlan MetterStarsRodney DangerfieldSally KellermanBurt YoungTo help his discouraged son get through college, a funloving and obnoxious rich businessman decides to enter the school as a student himself.YouTube
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsLenny von DohlenVirginia MadsenMaxwell CaulfieldAn artificially intelligent PC and his human owner find themselves in a romantic rivalry over a woman.Nedladdad
- DirectorMarc RoccoStarsCorey FeldmanJason RobardsCorey HaimAn accident puts the consciousness of an elderly dream researcher into the body of a bratty teenager. The problem? The kid prefers dreamworld limbo to real life.
- DirectorLisa GottliebStarsJoyce HyserClayton RohnerBilly JayneTerry feels discriminated against when the summer jobs at the Sun Tribune go to two guys. She decides to do something about it. She dresses like a guy and gets a haircut. Will students at the other high school notice? Girls notice "him".High priority
- DirectorMartha CoolidgeStarsArliss HowardSuzy AmisGeorge WendtTo prove his brother's innocence, undercover officer Nick enrolls in high school again, dealing with crushes, bullies, humiliations, popularity swings, and quirky teachers and staff to find the real murderer.
- DirectorNoel BlackStarsPhoebe CatesBetsy RussellMatthew ModineChris from a girls' boarding school loves Jim from a nearby boys' boarding school. Jordan also wants Jim and plays dirty. Jim and two friends visit the girls' school posing as girls.
- DirectorGreg BeemanStarsCorey HaimCorey FeldmanCarol KaneA teen decides to go for a night on the town with his friends despite flunking his driver's test.YouTube
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsGriffin DunneRosanna ArquetteVerna BloomAn ordinary word processor has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho he met that evening at a coffee shop.High priority
- DirectorBoaz DavidsonStarsLawrence MonosonDiane FranklinSteve AntinPizza delivery boy Gary, loudmouth David and hunky Rick are three high school students out to lose their virginity any way they can. Gary falls for transfer student Karen, who gets involved with Rick.High priority
- DirectorRobert BorisStarsRob LoweAlly SheedyAmanda PaysA young American hustler pursues the girl of his dreams to Oxford, where he must enroll to obtain her.YouTube
- DirectorDamian HarrisStarsDexter FletcherIone SkyeJonathan PryceCharles Highway (Dexter Fletcher) is in control of his life; he is about to finish sixth form college and start at Oxford. He is nineteen and wants an older woman before he turns twenty. Enter the beautiful Rachel Noyce (Ione Skye), and Charles puts his 'master-of-seduction' routines into top gear. Things however get complicated, Charles has a string of exes and a weird brother-in-law. Rachel has a boyfriend named Deforest (James Spader), and Charles' father has a mistress.
- DirectorMichael DinnerStarsDonald SutherlandAndrew McCarthyJohn HeardA new transfer student to St. Basil's Boys' Prep School tries to fit in while romantically pursuing a troubled young girl.
- DirectorPhil Alden RobinsonStarsPatrick DempseyTalia BalsamBeverly D'AngeloA 14-year-old nicknamed the 'Woo Woo Kid', is a teenage casanova who has affairs and runs away to marry two older women, mothers themselves, fascinating the public and the media with his romantic prowess.
- DirectorLinda FefermanStarsJennifer ConnellyByron ThamesMaddie CormanWhen her father goes out of town, beautiful A-student Natalie lets best friends Jeff and Polly move in. Separately and together, the trio of young teens learn much about life, love, and growing up.
- DirectorDennis KleinStarsTom DavisAl FrankenMoira SiniseThe problems faced by both teenagers and adults in a small Minnesota town who are trying to get dates for a Saturday night.
- DirectorRandal KleiserStarsJesse BirdsallHelena Bonham CarterJane HorrocksGavin is thirty-one-years-old and still lives with his parents. He is awfully shy, but before he knows it, there are three women interested in him. Lady Minerva Munday has a casual way of life and lives in a basement, Joan is an over-sexed millionairess, married to a Greek architect. But Gavin prefers the ugly assistant in the barbershop.
- DirectorWilliam RichertStarsRiver PhoenixAnn MagnusonMeredith SalengerA charming womanizer must find a way to get $80 to elope to Hawaii with his one true love, or else go to his father's chosen business school.
- DirectorJeff BlecknerStarsKevin BaconSean AstinJonathan WardThe story of a shy boy who gets convinced by his parents to spend a few summer days in the mountains. So, he joins a group, and the vacation begins. Unfortunately, things turn out to be a little tough for our small friend.
- DirectorMichael ChapmanStarsTom CruiseLea ThompsonCraig T. NelsonAn ambitious young football star is trapped in a dying mill town--unless his gridiron skills can win him a way out.
- DirectorMarek KanievskaStarsAndrew McCarthyJami GertzRobert Downey Jr.A college freshman returns to L.A. for the holidays at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.High priority
- DirectorJoan FreemanStarsJustine BatemanLiam NeesonTrini AlvaradoJustine Bateman rocks out as the leader of an all-girl band that struggles with men and drugs during a summer resort gig.
- DirectorGeneviève RobertStarsLea ThompsonVictoria JacksonStephen ShellenWith high hopes on their quest to track down the perfect man, two young women take a vacation at a plush health resort. Unfortunately, the men they encounter seem to wilt at the thought of anything more than casual sex.
- DirectorThom EberhardtStarsKeanu ReevesLori LoughlinTheresa SaldanaA popular beauty surprisingly asks a nerd to take her to the prom. He wakes up hours later in a sleazy alley. She's missing but he remembers nothing about it.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsKim BasingerBruce WillisJohn LarroquetteA workaholic needs a date for a dinner with new important clientele, but who his brother sets him up with could lead to disaster.YouTube (?)
- DirectorChuck MartinezStarsBarbara HarrisMichelle MeyrinkWilliam O'LearyA young lady is kept away from boys by her overprotective mother because flames tend to spontaneously erupt whenever her hormones are aroused; for her, "protection" on a dinner date is carrying a fire extinguisher.
- DirectorJerry KramerStarsDaphne ZunigaVirginia MadsenCynthia GibbA pair of women decide to prank their roommate's nerdy blind date after she stands him up, but end up developing a friendship with him after their practical joke sends them on an all-night odyssey through the 1980s club scene.
- DirectorSteven LisbergerStarsJohn CusackRobert LoggiaJerry StillerDan arrives too late for his girlfriend's family's plane to the Caribbean. He gets the next. Once there, Dan's hot pursuit of his girlfriend includes 3 friendly locals, a dubious yacht skipper, corrupt police, hijacker, pirates etc.
- DirectorNeal IsraelStarsJohn MurrayJennifer TillyJames KeachThe goofy students of a remedial drivers education class find themselves butting heads with their abusive police instructors.YouTube
- DirectorNicholas MeyerStarsTom HanksJohn CandyRita Wilson1962, after Yale graduation, womanizing Lawrence flees a gambling debt that his rich dad won't pay. He takes his roomie's place as Peace Corps Volunteer in Thai Golden Triangle with 2 other PCVs. Will he survive 2 years?YouTube
- DirectorStan DragotiStarsTom HanksLori SingerDabney ColemanA man picked randomly out of a crowd is made the target of CIA survelliance and pursuit.
- DirectorHarold RamisStarsRobin WilliamsPeter O'TooleRick MoranisA retired Chicago firefighter partners with a reggae singer to turn a seedy Caribbean nightclub into a resort for affluent tourists.
- DirectorMichael SchultzStarsDarren RobinsonDamon WimbleyMark MoralesThree bumbling orderlies are hired to take care of an old rich man. Humorous mayhem follows.
- DirectorHoward ZieffStarsMichael KeatonChristopher LloydPeter BoyleFour mental patients on a field trip in New York City must save their caring chaperon, who ends up being taken to a hospital in a coma after accidentally witnessing a murder, before the killers can find him and finish the job.High priority
- DirectorLewis TeagueStarsPat MoritaJay LenoChris SarandonA Japanese investigator (Morita) and a Detroit cop (Leno) team up to track down a stolen prototype turbocharger.High priority
- DirectorPaul JustmanStarsStephen ShellenMark KeylounJennifer CookeCan a squad of misfit cheerleaders with an over-age trainer possibly win the big cheerleading competition? Looked down upon by the other teams, it will be difficult. Their lack of skill and talent make it even harder.YouTube
- DirectorRichard GabaiStarsRichard GabaiRichard RifkinJoe WhyteRitchie Spencer (Richard Gabai) and his friends have a problem. They are the only four members of their fraternity, and they are all graduating. They must find a way to bring in more members before they leave, and dodge their way around the rival jock fraternity.
- DirectorPaul AaronTerry WinsorAlan SmitheeStarsJon CryerLynn RedgraveJD CullumA free-spirited teenager attempts to get back in touch with his overly-conservative parents after returning home from years away at a boarding school.
- DirectorDavid ByrneStarsDavid ByrneJohn GoodmanAnnie McEnroeA small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show.
- DirectorPaul DonovanStarsTom McCamusLaurie PatonJacques LussierA scientist, a model and a photographer, by accident; are sent back in time to ancient Switzerland during the reign of the Roman Emperor Nero, being captured by the Gallic Arverni.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsChristopher AtkinsLesley Ann WarrenRobert LoganA married college professor begins a torrid affair with her failing student, who secretly moonlights as a late-night strip-club dancer.YouTube
- DirectorJean-Claude TramontStarsGene HackmanBarbra StreisandDiane LaddA middle-aged executive's lifestyle and values are turned upside down after he is demoted to chain-store night manager.
- DirectorBrian Trenchard-SmithStarsDavid ArgueJohn LeyNicole KidmanA trio of teen BMX enthusiasts become entangled with a group of bank robbers after discovering their cache of walkie-talkies.
- DirectorJohn CassavetesAndrew BergmanStarsPeter FalkAlan ArkinBeverly D'AngeloInsurance agent plots with client to kill her nutty husband.
- DirectorRobert BorisStarsRobert CarradineMichael WinslowMalcolm McDowellHerbie Altman is framed for Stock fraud by his boss when the SEC starts investigating his company. Sent to prison, he helps a fellow inmate successfully invest his money. Soon all the inmates want his help. To manage all the money, he forms CON INC. and runs it from the prison under the noses of the warden and the guards. But when the IRS and SEC begin to investigate this successful company, it looks like he may be in trouble again.
- DirectorNancy WalkerStarsRay SimpsonDavid HodoFelipe RoseA pseudo autobiography of disco's The Village People.
- DirectorSusan SeidelmanStarsPeter FalkDianne WiestEmily LloydA paroled labor racketeer attempts to connect with his rebellious teenage daughter. Meanwhile, his deceitful former partner wants to kill him and a politically ambitious attorney wants to jail him.
- DirectorJohn PaizsStarsEva KovacsJohn PaizsDarrell BaranA young director intent on making "the greatest color crime movie ever" can't seem to finish his script--he has a beginning and an end, but he can't quite figure out the middle. The daughter of his landlord, excited to have a real "movie person" living nearby, tries to help by putting him in touch with a man who wants to collaborate on a script--the strange "Dr. Jolly".High priority
- DirectorAdrian LyneStarsJodie FosterCherie CurrieMarilyn KaganA group of four teenage girls come of age in the asphalt desert of Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley arranged with a blazing soundtrack and endless drinking, drugs and sex.YouTube
- DirectorFrank PerryStarsShelley LongJudith IveyGabriel ByrneA suburban housewife chokes to death and is brought back to life by a spell cast by her wacky sister.High priority
- DirectorRalph BakshiStarsRichard RomanusDavid ProvalJesse WellesAn outrageous, affectionate look at coming of age in Eisenhower-era Brooklyn.
- DirectorSavage Steve HollandStarsAnthony EdwardsCorey ParkerLara Flynn BoyleMarlon has a crush on Jessica, who's running for senior-class president and wants to attend Ramsey College. Marlon wants to go wherever she's going. Problem: low SAT scores.High priority
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsJeff GoldblumMichelle PfeifferStacey PickrenAfter discovering that his wife is cheating on him, an insomniac aerospace engineer accidentally meets, and tries to help, a beautiful model on the run from some extremely dangerous people.
- DirectorBud S. SmithStarsAnthony Michael HallRobert Downey Jr.Paul GleasonJohnny's the top high-school football player and many colleges want him. His girlfriend, coach and best friend want him in the college, serving themselves most.YouTube
- DirectorLou AdlerStarsPeter DonatDiane LaneMarin KanterThe media and disaffected teens mistake the acerbic rants of an obnoxious teenage punk rocker as a rallying cry for the women of America, launching her and her talentless group to national stardom.
- DirectorClaudio MasenzaStarsMontgomery CliftJudy BalabanPatricia BosworthThe tragic life of method actor Montgomery Clift. a very talented but deeply troubled star addicted to alcohol and drugs, is recounted by friends and co-workers.
- DirectorStephen FrearsStarsSaeed JaffreyRoshan SethDaniel Day-LewisAn ambitious Pakistani Briton and his white boyfriend strive for success and hope when they open a glamorous laundromat.
- DirectorGeorge BowersStarsMatt LattanziCaren KayeKevin McCarthyA rich father hires a tutor for his son. The son is a horny teenager and the tutor is a gorgeous blonde. Complications ensue.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsJohn BelushiDan AykroydKathryn WalkerA quiet man's peaceful suburban lifestyle is threatened by the new, obnoxious couple that moves in next door.
- DirectorJoe CampStarsChevy ChaseJane SeymourBenjeanA murdered detective must avenge his murder after he is reincarnated as a dog.
- DirectorJim JarmuschStarsChris ParkerLeila GastilJohn LurieA young man wanders New York City searching for some meaning in life and encounters many idiosyncratic characters.
- DirectorDimitri LogothetisStarsTricia Leigh FisherLisa LörientDennis ColeTwo private girls' school cliques, one rebellious, the other pristine-join forces to expose their corrupt headmaster who videotapes the girls in their rooms with a hidden surveillance camera and sells drugs on the side.High priority
- DirectorGeorge BowersStarsRob MorrowJohnny DeppEmily LongstrethTwo adolescent boys, staying at a Florida resort, are captivated by chasing girls, but their fate holds more surprises.
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsMatthew BroderickHelen HuntWillieAn Air Force pilot joins a top secret military experiment involving chimps, but begins to suspect there might be something more to the mysterious "Project X".
- DirectorKen KwapisStarsCyndi LauperJeff GoldblumRamon BieriTwo psychics are hired to find the location of a lost Incan city Located somewhere in the Ecuadorian mountains, that is said to hide a great treasure.High priority
- DirectorBob ClarkStarsSylvester StalloneDolly PartonRichard FarnsworthA country music star must turn an obnoxious New York cabbie into a singer in order to win a bet.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsJulie AndrewsWilliam HoldenMarisa BerensonA successful movie director makes the most expensive film in his career and it becomes a huge flop. He tries to salvage his career by reshooting the film as an erotic production, where its family-friendly star takes her top off.
- DirectorCarl ReinerStarsJohn CandyRichard CrennaRip TornAn overworked air-traffic controller takes his family on a beach vacation but is soon beset by series of mishaps.
- DirectorGarry MarshallStarsMatt DillonHector ElizondoMolly McCarthyA recent high-school graduate unsure of his future gets a summer job at the Flamingo beach club, and meets the charismatic Phil Brody.YouTube
- DirectorRob ReinerStarsJohn CusackDaphne ZunigaAnthony EdwardsWalter Gibson is a university freshman going through a dry spell. His old buddy arranges a "sure thing" for him in California. Gibson and his classmate Allison then take a long road trip out to Cali, and both foil each other's plans.YouTube
- DirectorArt LinsonStarsChris PennIlan Mitchell-SmithEric StoltzA high-school wrestler parties with his buddy at a swinging-singles apartment complex.
- DirectorTodd HollandStarsFred SavageLuke EdwardsJenny LewisA boy and his brother run away from home and hitch cross-country, with help from a girl they meet, to compete in the ultimate video-game championship.
- DirectorRobert J. RosenthalStarsScott BaioWillie AamesRobert MandanA high school science nerd gains telekinetic powers after a laboratory accident and uses them for revenge upon bullies.YouTube
- DirectorMichael RitchieStarsDan AykroydWalter MatthauCharles GrodinA burnt-out shrink needs a temp. A charming escaped convict takes over his practice and radio show.High priority
- DirectorPaul MazurskyStarsNick NolteBette MidlerRichard DreyfussA rich but troubled family find their lives altered by the arrival of a vagrant who tries to drown himself in their swimming pool.
- DirectorEdward ZwickStarsRob LoweDemi MooreJim BelushiA man and woman meet and try to have a romantic affair, despite their personal problems and the interference of their disapproving friends.
- DirectorDavid LeanStarsJudy DavisVictor BanerjeePeggy AshcroftCultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.
- DirectorMichael WinnerStarsJeremy IronsAnthony HopkinsRichard BriersWidower Guy is transferred to an English coastal town, where he joins an amateur operatic society to "meet people" and "have fun".
- DirectorStanley DonenStarsMichael CaineMichelle JohnsonDemi MooreBest friends and their daughters vacation in Rio de Janeiro only for one to fall for the other's daughter.
- DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsTed DansonIsabella RosselliniSean YoungTwo couples go to a mutual friend's wedding and end up swapping partners.
- DirectorIvan PasserStarsPeter O'TooleMariel HemingwayVincent SpanoAn eccentric scientist teaches a student in his own manner while he looks for a way to clone his deceased wife.
- DirectorJoan Micklin SilverStarsPatrick DempseyKate JacksonRobert GintyRandy is still unfocused after 2 years in college. When his dad refuses to keep paying his tuition, he gets a job delivering pizzas. Several alluring cougars pay him $200 for pizza delivery and "services rendered." As for their husbands.
- DirectorMichael HoffmanStarsPatrick DempseyJennifer ConnellySheila KelleyMichael flies up to French Canada to visit his girlfriend and her wacky family. She doesn't love him anymore, the grandma mistakes him for her late husband, the sister appears naked and makes advances, the dad likes to be naked as well.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsDudley MooreAmy IrvingAnn ReinkingA bigamist must keep his wives from meeting each other, which becomes tricky when both become pregnant.
- DirectorStan LathanStarsRae Dawn ChongGuy DavisJon ChardietAn aspiring DJ from the South Bronx and his best friend, a promoter, try to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and the local culture.YouTube
- DirectorMichael SchultzStarsSheila E.Joseph SimmonsDarryl McDanielsThe story of a man who has started a new hip-hop/rap label called Krush Groove.
- DirectorJim AbrahamsDavid ZuckerJerry ZuckerStarsBette MidlerDanny DeVitoJudge ReinholdA couple cheated by a vile businessman kidnaps his wife in retaliation, not knowing that their enemy is delighted that they did.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJeff DanielsMelanie GriffithGeorge 'Red' SchwartzA free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-convict husband shows up.
- DirectorDavid BeairdStarsDeborah ForemanSam J. JonesSean McCloryA free-spirited young woman (Deborah Foreman) upsets the status quo at a stuffy Brentwood limousine service.
- DirectorAlan MyersonJames FargoStarsSylvia KristelHoward HessemanEric BrownAn immigrant housemaid seduces a 15-year-old boy and later fakes her own death as part of his chauffeur's blackmail plot. Troubles arise when the two start to fall in love.YouTube
- DirectorPaul FlahertyStarsJohn CandyJeffrey JonesAnnie PottsHarry Crumb is a bumbling and inept private investigator who is hired to solve the kidnapping of a young heiress which he's not expected to solve because his employer is the mastermind behind the kidnapping.
- DirectorCurtis HansonStarsTom CruiseJackie Earle HaleyJohn StockwellSet in 1965, four rowdy teenage guys travel to Tijuana, Mexico for a night of partying when they are joined by a heartbroken housewife who is in town seeking a quick divorce.YouTube
- DirectorDorian WalkerStarsJudd NelsonJonna LeeGordon JumpA spoiled rich young man hires a young hustler, who lives in a broken car and owes money to a dicey loan shark, to take his place in his elite prep school and graduate for him.YouTube
- DirectorRod AmateauStarsMichael J. FoxNancy McKeonTodd BridgesSet in a senior high school class, J.J. pursues the girlfriend of a rival from a higher clique.YouTube
- DirectorPenelope SpheerisStarsJon CryerDaniel RoebuckFleaThree punk-loving New York City dudes need a change and drive a VW Beetle to California. After rednecks kill one of them in Arizona, they want justice. A cute girl helps them.YouTube
- DirectorDavid GreenwaltStarsC. Thomas HowellLori LoughlinKelly PrestonAn anonymous love letter left in Michael Ryan's locker on the last day of school wreaks havoc on his life and the lives of everyone who come in contact with it.YouTube
- DirectorCary MedowayStarsLewis SmithJason GedrickJane KaczmarekIn order to earn his wings and get into heaven, a hip guardian angel is handed the task of watching over a lonely high school boy who needs guidance on how to fit in.YouTube
- DirectorGary TroyStarsStacey NemourHank AmicoAndré ChimèneGreedy locals are trying to turn some beach property into a tourist attraction, and a computer expert sets out to use is knowledge of computers--along with the help of several local "beach bunnies"--to stop them.YouTube
- DirectorRobert WiseStarsJason GedrickTroy ByerEddie VelezA skilled young street fighter battles criminals across the rooftops of New York City.YouTube
- DirectorCharles ShyerStarsDiane KeatonSam ShepardHarold RamisThe life of super-yuppie J.C. is thrown into turmoil when she inherits a baby from a distant relative.Netflix