1980s Musical Movies

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Annie(1982)

| 2h 7min | Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family

3.2/5 (with 322 votes)

An orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan, Annie believes that her parents left her there by mistake. When a rich man named Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks decides to let an orphan live at his home to promote his image, Annie is selected. While Annie gets accustomed to living in Warbucks' mansion, she still longs to meet her parents. So Warbucks announces a search for them and a reward, which brings out many frauds.

Directed by John Huston - With Albert Finney, Tim Curry, Bernadette Peters, Geoffrey Holder, Edward Herrmann, Shawnee Smith, ...

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Streets of Fire(1984)

| 1h 33min | Action

3.4/5 (with 198 votes)

Raven Shaddock and his gang of merciless biker friends kidnap rock singer Ellen Aim. Ellen's former lover, soldier-for-hire Tom Cody, happens to be passing through town on a visit. In an attempt to save his star act, Ellen's manager hires Tom to rescue her. Along with a former soldier, they battle through dangerous cityscapes, determined to get Ellen back.

Directed by Walter Hill - With Michael Paré, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis, Amy Madigan, Willem Dafoe, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, ...

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Monty Python's The Meaning of Life(1983)

| 1h 47min | Comedy

3.7/5 (with 813 votes)

Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor. The world's most voracious glutton brings the art of vomiting to new heights before his spectacular demise.

Directed by Terry Jones - With Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, ...

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A Chorus Line(1985)

PG-13

| 1h 53min | Drama, Music

3.1/5 (with 75 votes)

A group of dancers congregate on the stage of a Broadway theatre to audition for a new musical production directed by Zach. After the initial eliminations, seventeen hopefuls remain, among them Cassie, who once had a tempestuous romantic relationship with Zach. She is desperate enough for work to humble herself and audition for him; whether he's willing to let professionalism overcome his personal feelings about their past remains to be seen.

Directed by Richard Attenborough - With Michael Douglas, Alyson Reed, Sharon Brown, Vicki Frederick, Janet Jones, Audrey Landers, ...

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Michael Jackson's Thriller(1983)

14min | Horror, Music

4.1/5 (with 280 votes)

A night at the movies turns into a nightmare when Michael and his date are attacked by a horde of bloody-thirsty zombies.

Directed by John Landis - With Ola Ray, Vincent Price

Pink Cadillac(1989)

PG-13

| 2h 2min | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love

2.8/5 (with 89 votes)

A bounty hunter helps out the wife of a bail-jumper after her child is kidnapped by neo-Nazi types.

Directed by Buddy Van Horn - With Clint Eastwood, Bernadette Peters, Timothy Carhart, Jim Carrey, James Cromwell, Bill Moseley, ...

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Le Bal(1983)

1h 50min | Music, Comedy

3.6/5 (with 26 votes)

The 50 year story of a ballroom in France, from the 1920s. The people who go there is always the same, even the musicians. You can see all kind of people dancing all the fashion dances (depending on the age).

Directed by Ettore Scola - With Francesco De Rosa, Rossana Di Lorenzo, Monica Scattini, Marc Berman, Geneviève Rey-Penchenat, Christophe Allwright, ...

Captain EO(1986)

17min | Science Fiction

3.4/5 (with 67 votes)

In this 3-D science fiction film that was shown at Disney theme parks, the infamous Captain EO and his ragtag crew are sent on a diplomatic mission through space to deliver a gift to the mysterious and menacing Supreme Leader of a desolate industrial planet.

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola - With Michael Jackson, Anjelica Huston, Tony Cox

True Stories(1986)

| 1h 29min | Comedy, Music

3.4/5 (with 47 votes)

A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show.

Directed by David Byrne - With John Goodman, Spalding Gray, Tito Larriva, David Byrne, Annie McEnroe, John Ingle, ...

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Absolute Beginners(1986)

PG-13

| 1h 48min | Drama, Music, Romance / Love

2.8/5 (with 28 votes)

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 with her progress in the fashion world. So Colin gets involved with a pop promoter and tries to crack the big time. Meanwhile, racial tension is brewing in Colin's Notting Hill housing estate...

Directed by Julien Temple - With Patsy Kensit, David Bowie, James Fox, Ray Davies, Mandy Rice-Davies, Sade Adu, ...

La traviata(1982)

1h 49min | Drama, Music

3.6/5 (with 10 votes)

This “Traviata” became one of the most succesful of all opera films, especially in France, where 800,000 Parisian cinemagoers flocked to it in the first six week. It was nominated for two Oscars (for production and costume design) and won BAFTAs in those two categories, as well as receiving BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations as 1983’s Best Foreign-Language Film.

Directed by Franco Zeffirelli - With Teresa Stratas, Plácido Domingo, Cornell MacNeil, Pina Cei, Renato Cestiè, Allan Monk, ...

Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation(1986)

| 1h 16min | Animation, Adventure, Kids & Family

2.9/5 (with 26 votes)

This animated adventure goes back in time to the Care Bears' first-ever Caring Mission, when True Heart Bear and Noble Heart Horse touch down on Earth to boost the spirits of some unhappy kids at summer camp. But the evil Dark Heart has other plans, and convinces one of the campers to help him capture the Care Bears. Will our lovable heroes' Care Stare be enough to vanquish the villain -- and convince his apprentice that good's the way to go?

Directed by Dale Schott

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Snow White(1987)

1h 25min | Fantasy

3.3/5 (with 12 votes)

A prince, seeking the greatest treasure, stumbles upon seven little men guarding a coffin. They tell him the story of Snow White, a beautiful princess who was forced to run away from home after her jealous stepmother tried to have her killed. When she realizes that the girl is still alive and living with the dwarfs, she sets out to destroy her only rival once and for all.

Directed by Michael Berz - With Diana Rigg, Sarah Patterson, Billy Barty, Arturo Gil, Mike Edmonds, Tony Sheldon, ...

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Prince: Sign o' the Times(1987)

PG-13

| 1h 24min | Music

3.5/5 (with 16 votes)

In 1987, to capitalize on his growing success in Europe, Prince toured extensively to promote the album of the same name and sales increased accordingly. However, the United States remained resistant to his latest album, and sales began to drop; it was at this point that Prince decided to film a live concert promoting the new material, for eventual distribution to theaters in America. Featuring the band that accompanied Prince on his 1987 Sign o' the Times Tour, including dancer Cat Glover, keyboardist Boni Boyer, bassist Levi Seacer, Jr., guitarist Miko Weaver, drummer Sheila E. and former member of The Revolution keyboardist Dr. Fink, the film sees the group perform live on stage (although "U Got the Look" is represented by its promotional music video).

Directed by Prince - With Sheena Easton, Sheila E., Prince

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A Room in Town(1982)

1h 34min | Drama, Romance / Love

3.4/5 (with 32 votes)

Set against the backdrop of an increasingly violent strike, a worker falls in love with the middle-class daughter of his landlady.

Directed by Jacques Demy - With Dominique Sanda, Danielle Darrieux, Richard Berry, Michel Piccoli, Anna Gaylor, Fabienne Guyon, ...

Burst City(1982)

1h 55min | Action, Music, Science Fiction

3.0/5 (with 11 votes)

Set in a barren, futuristic Tokyo of highways and wastelands, a rowdy group of punk bands and their fans gather to protest slow, boring, Japanese living.

Directed by Gakuryū Ishii - With Takanori Jinnai

Under the Cherry Moon(1986)

PG-13

| 1h 38min | Comedy, Music, Romance / Love

2.9/5 (with 21 votes)

Two friends from Miami are in the French Riviera enjoying life by scamming money off of rich women. One day, they read about a young woman set to inherit $50 million from her father. At first, Tricky has Christopher Tracy talked into romancing her for her money, but in getting to know her, Christopher falls in love with her. This love comes between the brothers, and Tricky tells about the plan.

Directed by Prince - With Jerome Benton, Kristin Scott Thomas, Steven Berkoff, Francesca Annis, Prince, Alexandra Stewart, ...

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Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night(1987)

| 1h 23min | Animation, Adventure, Kids & Family

2.8/5 (with 11 votes)

Pinocchio and his friends, a glow worm and a marionette, search for a magic music box, putting them in danger from the evil Scalawag and the Emperor of the Night.

Directed by Hal Sutherland

The Frog Prince(1986)

1h 26min | Kids & Family, Fantasy, Music

3.2/5 (with 8 votes)

Children's musical based on Grimm's fairy tale of The Frog-King. A young girl learns how to be a good friend and princess with the help of a "tall frog.".

Directed by Jackson Hunsicker - With Helen Hunt

Beauty and the Beast(1987)

| 1h 34min | Kids & Family, Romance / Love, Music

3.2/5 (with 16 votes)

To save her father, a girl who always puts others before herself promises to live her life in a lavish castle with a strange beast.

Directed by Eugene Marner - With John Savage, Rebecca De Mornay

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Blood Wedding(1981)

1h 7min | Music, Drama

3.3/5 (with 20 votes)

A bride elopes with her lover on the very day of her wedding. The groom follows the two lovers, and a knife fight takes place. The rivals stab each other and the only wedding that takes place is that one knotting their destinies together in death. A blood wedding.

Directed by Carlos Saura - With Antonio Gades, Cristina Hoyos, Marisol, Marguerite Muni, José Blanco Ruiz

El amor brujo(1986)

1h 40min | Romance / Love, Music

3.5/5 (with 11 votes)

In a Gypsy village, the fathers of Candela and José promise their children to each other. Years later, the unfaithful José marries Candela but while defending his lover Lucía in a brawl, he is stabbed to death. Carmelo, who secretly loves Candela since he was a boy, is arrested while helping José and unfairly sent to prison. Four years later he is released and declares his love for Candela. However, the woman is cursed by a bewitched love and every night she goes to the place where José died to dance with his ghost.

Directed by Carlos Saura - With Antonio Gades, Cristina Hoyos, Laura del Sol, Emma Penella, La Polaca

Nutcracker: The Motion Picture(1986)

| 1h 29min | Kids & Family, Fantasy, Music

3.4/5 (with 6 votes)

The colorful holiday classic is finally brought to the big screen, designed by famed children's story author and artist Maurice Sendak, and written for the first time to be as close as possible to the original story. A lavish, exciting and heart-warming celebration of dance, of music, and of life. Based upon the Pacific Northwest Ballet's original production.

Directed by Carroll Ballard

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The Idolmaker(1980)

| 1h 57min | Drama, Romance / Love, Music

2.8/5 (with 8 votes)

Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.

Directed by Taylor Hackford - With Ray Sharkey, Peter Gallagher, Joe Pantoliano, Tovah Feldshuh, Richard Bright, Maureen McCormick, ...

Star(1982)

Drama, Kids & Family

4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Dev Kumar Verma comes from a middle-class family and must find employment to support his dad and mom. Dev, however, has set his mind upon becoming a music sensation like Elvis Presley. He loses his job because of this, and refuses to work until and unless he gets a job to his liking, much to the dismay of his parents and his brother, Shiv Kumar. Dev does get employment at Charlie's Disco, where he meets with Maya and falls in love with her. When Charlie's Disco's competitor, Rana, finds out about Dev, he wants to hire Dev, but Dev decides to continue to work with Charlie's Disco, as a result Dev and Charlie get a beating by Rana's men, and Dev is unable to sing. After recuperating, Dev is devastated to find out that Maya and Shiv Kumar are in love with each other. What impact will this have on Dev and his brother on one hand, and what of his career in music?

Directed by Vinod Pande - With Kumar Gaurav, Rati Agnihotri

That's Dancing!(1985)

| 1h 45min | Documentary, Music

3.4/5 (with 7 votes)

A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30s, 40s 50s and 60s up to the break dance and the music videos from the 80s.

Directed by Jack Haley Jr. - With Gene Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Sammy Davis Jr., Ray Bolger

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Creating Rem Lezar(1989)

48min | Kids & Family, Music

4.1/5 (with 3 votes)

Zack and Ashlee discover the meaning of true friendship when they create an imaginary friend, the superhero Rem Lezar.

Directed by Scott Zakarin - With Jack Mulcahy, Kathleen Gati, Scott Zakarin

Krush Groove(1985)

| 1h 37min | Comedy, Drama, Music

3.1/5 (with 17 votes)

Russell Walker is a young, successful manager of rap performers, handling acts for the Krush Groove label, including Run-DMC and The Fat Boys. When Run-D.M.C. has a hit record and Russell needs more money to press more copies, he borrows it from a street hustler and soon regrets his decision.

Directed by Michael Schultz - With Blair Underwood, Russell Simmons, Rick Rubin, Run-DMC, Beastie Boys, The Fat Boys, ...

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Mary Poppins, Goodbye(1983)

2h 21min | Kids & Family, Fantasy, Music, TV Movie

3.4/5 (with 19 votes)

A family hires a babysitter who seems to possess magical powers.

Directed by Leonid Kvinikhidze - With Natalya Andrejchenko, Filipp Rukavishnikov, Anna Plisetskaya

The Dog In Boots(1981)

20min | Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family

3.5/5 (with 13 votes)

The story about an enamored singing dog who isn't thoroughbred - that's a minus, but honorable - that's a plus.

Directed by Yefim Gamburg

1980s Musical Movies

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Annie(1982)

Streets of Fire(1984)

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life(1983)

A Chorus Line(1985)

Michael Jackson's Thriller(1983)

Pink Cadillac(1989)

Le Bal(1983)

Captain EO(1986)

True Stories(1986)

Absolute Beginners(1986)

La traviata(1982)

Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation(1986)

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Snow White(1987)

Prince: Sign o' the Times(1987)

A Room in Town(1982)

Burst City(1982)

Under the Cherry Moon(1986)

Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night(1987)

The Frog Prince(1986)

Beauty and the Beast(1987)

Blood Wedding(1981)

El amor brujo(1986)

Nutcracker: The Motion Picture(1986)

The Idolmaker(1980)

Star(1982)

That's Dancing!(1985)

Creating Rem Lezar(1989)

Krush Groove(1985)

Mary Poppins, Goodbye(1983)

The Dog In Boots(1981)

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