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1980s Satirical Movies

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Trading Places(1983)

R
| 1h 56min | Comedy
3.6/5 (with 1,421 votes)

A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

National Lampoon's Vacation(1983)

R
| 1h 39min | Comedy, Adventure
3.6/5 (with 637 votes)

Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family on a quest to Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.

Tango & Cash(1989)

R
| 1h 44min | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
3.2/5 (with 798 votes)

Ray Tango and Gabriel Cash are narcotics detectives who, while both being extremely successful, can't stand each other. Crime Lord Yves Perret, furious at the loss of income that Tango and Cash have caused him, frames the two for murder. Caught with the murder weapon on the scene of the crime, the two have no alibi. Thrown into prison with most of the criminals they helped convict, it appears that they are going to have to trust each other if they are to clear their names and catch the evil Perret.

Airplane!(1980)

PG
| 1h 28min | Comedy
3.6/5 (with 1,992 votes)

An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.

They Live(1988)

R
| 1h 34min | Science Fiction, Action
3.7/5 (with 1,265 votes)

Nada, a wanderer without meaning in his life, discovers a pair of sunglasses capable of showing the world the way it truly is. As he walks the streets of Los Angeles, Nada notices that both the media and the government are comprised of subliminal messages meant to keep the population subdued, and that most of the social elite are skull-faced aliens bent on world domination. With this shocking discovery, Nada fights to free humanity from the mind-controlling aliens.

Body Double(1984)

R
| 1h 54min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
3.4/5 (with 349 votes)

After losing an acting role and his girlfriend, Jake Scully finally catches a break: he gets offered a gig house-sitting in the Hollywood Hills. While peering through the beautiful home's telescope one night, he spies a gorgeous woman dancing in her window. But when he witnesses the girl's murder, it leads Scully through the netherworld of the adult entertainment industry on a search for answers—with porn actress Holly Body as his guide.

Heathers(1989)

1h 43min | Comedy, Crime
3.7/5 (with 703 votes)

A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by killing the popular kids.

Risky Business(1983)

R
| 1h 38min | Romance / Love, Comedy, Drama
3.3/5 (with 550 votes)

Meet Joel Goodson, an industrious, college-bound 17-year-old and a responsible, trustworthy son. However, when his parents go away and leave him home alone in the wealthy Chicago suburbs with the Porsche at his disposal he quickly decides he has been good for too long and it is time to enjoy himself. After an unfortunate incident with the Porsche Joel must raise some cash, in a risky way.

The Return of the Living Dead(1985)

R
| 1h 31min | Horror, Comedy
3.6/5 (with 872 votes)

When foreman Frank shows new employee Freddy a secret military experiment in a supply warehouse in Louisville, Kentucky, the two klutzes accidentally release a gas that reanimates corpses into flesh-eating zombies. As the epidemic spreads throughout the town, and the creatures satisfy their hunger in gory and outlandish ways, Frank and Freddy fight to survive with the help of their boss and a mysterious mortician.

Caddyshack(1980)

R
| 1h 38min | Comedy
3.3/5 (with 480 votes)

At an exclusive country club, an ambitious young caddy, Danny Noonan, eagerly pursues a caddy scholarship in hopes of attending college and, in turn, avoiding a job at the lumber yard. In order to succeed, he must first win the favour of the elitist Judge Smails, and then the caddy golf tournament which Smails sponsors.

After Hours(1985)

R
| 1h 37min | Comedy, Thriller, Drama
3.8/5 (with 646 votes)

An ordinary word processor has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho whom he met that evening at a coffee shop.

Crimes and Misdemeanors(1989)

PG-13
| 1h 44min | Comedy, Drama
3.7/5 (with 382 votes)

An ophthalmologist's mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife, while a married documentary filmmaker is infatuated by another woman.

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Brazil(1985)

R
| 2h 23min | Comedy, Science Fiction
3.8/5 (with 1,531 votes)

Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.

Hairspray(1988)

PG
| 1h 32min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
3.5/5 (with 176 votes)

'Pleasantly plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. Now a teen hero, she starts using her fame to speak out for the causes she believes in, most of all integration. In doing so, she earns the wrath of the show's former star, Amber Von Tussle, as well as Amber's manipulative, pro-segregation parents. The rivalry comes to a head as Amber and Tracy vie for the title of Miss Auto Show 1963.

The King of Comedy(1982)

PG
| 1h 49min | Drama, Comedy
3.9/5 (with 945 votes)

Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life(1983)

R
| 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.

Repo Man(1984)

R
| 1h 32min | Comedy, Science Fiction
3.3/5 (with 245 votes)

A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA, and a most wanted '64 Chevy.

This Is Spinal Tap(1984)

R
| 1h 22min | Music, Comedy
3.7/5 (with 596 votes)

"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, sessions, release events and those special behind-the-scenes moments that keep it all real.

Used Cars(1980)

R
| 1h 53min | Comedy
3.2/5 (with 97 votes)

When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival.

Bad Taste(1987)

3.2/5 (with 348 votes)

A team from the intergalactic fast food chain Crumb's Crunchy Delights descends on Earth, planning to make human flesh the newest taste sensation. After they wipe out the New Zealand town Kaihoro, the country’s Astro-Investigation and Defense Service (AIaDS) is called in to deal with the problem. Things are complicated due to Giles, an aid worker who comes to Kaihoro the same day to collect change from the residents. He is captured by the aliens, and AIaDS stages a rescue mission that quickly becomes an all-out assault on the aliens’ headquarters.

Broadcast News(1987)

R
| 2h 13min | Comedy, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 174 votes)

Basket-case network news producer Jane Craig falls for new reporter Tom Grunnick, a pretty boy who represents the trend towards entertainment news she despises. Aaron Altman, a talented but plain correspondent, carries an unrequited torch for Jane. Sparks fly between the three as the network prepares for big changes, and both the news and Jane must decide between style and substance.

The Stuff(1985)

R
| 1h 33min | Horror, Science Fiction, Comedy
3.0/5 (with 179 votes)

Amalgamated Dairies hires David Rutherford, an FBI man turned industrial saboteur, to investigate a popular new product called “the Stuff,” a new dessert product that is blowing ice cream sales out of the water. Nobody knows how it’s made or what’s in it, but people are lining up to buy it. It's got a delicious flavor to die for!

Society(1989)

R
| 1h 40min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
3.3/5 (with 209 votes)

A Beverly Hills teen discovers his parents are part of a gruesome orgy cult for the social elite.

City of Women(1980)

2h 29min | Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
3.6/5 (with 108 votes)

A businessman finds himself trapped at a hotel and threatened by women en masse.

Return of the Killer Tomatoes!(1988)

PG
| 1h 38min | Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction
2.9/5 (with 97 votes)

Crazy old Professor Gangreen has developed a way to make tomatoes look human for a second invasion.

Pirates(1986)

PG-13
| 2h 4min | Adventure, Comedy
3.1/5 (with 106 votes)

Captain Red runs a hardy pirate ship with the able assistance of Frog, a dashing young French sailor. One day Capt. Red is captured and taken aboard a Spanish galleon, but thanks to his inventiveness, he raises the crew to mutiny, takes over the ship, and kidnaps the niece of the governor of Maracaibo. The question is, can he keep this pace up?

Motel Hell(1980)

R
| 1h 42min | Comedy, Horror
2.9/5 (with 98 votes)

"Meat is meat, and man's gotta eat!" That was always granny's philosophy. And that's the way folks still think over at the Motel Hello where Farmer Vincent mixes up his special blend of smoke meats. Heck, everybody in the county just loves Farmer Vincent's sausages and hams -- there's nothin' quite like 'em. But pray tell, what's that we've heard about strangers just disappearing after passing by Vincent's motel? And what are those odd things planted in Vincent's "secret garden" that he tends to only at night?

Dark Habits(1983)

NR
| 1h 40min | Comedy, Drama
3.4/5 (with 66 votes)

After her drug pusher boyfriend overdoses on heroin, a cabaret singer finds refuge from the authorities in a convent for fallen women.

Pepi, Luci, Bom(1980)

NR
| 1h 22min | Comedy, Drama
3.2/5 (with 62 votes)

After a young heiress is assaulted by a policeman, she seeks revenge by befriending the policeman’s mousy wife and introducing her to her circle of outrageous punk friends.

Amazon Women on the Moon(1987)

R
| 1h 25min | Comedy, Science Fiction
3.0/5 (with 65 votes)

Acclaimed director John Landis (Animal House, The Blues Brothers) presents this madcap send-up of late night TV, low-budget sci-fi films and canned-laughter-filled sitcoms packed with off-the-wall sketches that will have you in stitches. Centered around a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird specials, this lampoon of contemporary life and pop culture skewers some of the silliest spectacles ever created in the name of entertainment. A truly outrageous look at the best of the worst that television has to offer.

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