1985
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1. Phenomena (1985)
R | 116 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A young girl who has an amazing ability to communicate with insects is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Jennifer Connelly, Donald Pleasence, Daria Nicolodi, Dalila Di Lazzaro
Votes: 30,048
EA: 31.01.1985
DVD: Phenomena (german) (XT Video)
Blu-ray: Phenomena (german) (Centurio / Dario Argento Collection #02)
2. Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985)
R | 100 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Prequel to the first Missing In Action, set in the early 1980s it shows the capture of Colonel Braddock during the Vietnam war in the 1970s, and his captivity with other American POWs in a brutal prison camp, and his plans to escape.
Director: Lance Hool | Stars: Chuck Norris, Soon-Tek Oh, Steven Williams, Bennett Ohta
Votes: 9,305 | Gross: $10.80M
EA: 01.03.1985
DVD: Missing in Action 2 - Die Rückkehr (german) (Action Cult Uncut #28 / 20th Century Fox)
3. Ladyhawke (1985)
PG-13 | 121 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The thief Gaston escapes the dungeon of medieval Aquila through the latrine. Soldiers are about to kill him when Navarre saves him. Navarre, traveling with his spirited hawk, plans to kill the bishop of Aquila with help from Gaston.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Leo McKern
Votes: 50,969 | Gross: $18.43M
EA: 27.03.1985
DVD: Tag des Falken, Der (german) (20th Century Fox)
4. The Adventures of Hercules (1985)
PG | 88 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Hercules searches for the Seven Thunderbolts of Zeus, which have been stolen by renegade gods.
Director: Luigi Cozzi | Stars: Lou Ferrigno, Milly Carlucci, Sonia Viviani, William Berger
Votes: 1,599
EA: 02.05.1985
DVD: Adventures of Hercules, The (engl.) ( on Duble Feature with "Hercules" / MGM DVD)
5. Code of Silence (1985)
R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take down an irresponsible cop.
Director: Andrew Davis | Stars: Chuck Norris, Henry Silva, Bert Remsen, Mike Genovese
Votes: 9,392 | Gross: $20.35M
EA: 03.05.1985
DVD: Cusack - Der Schweigsame (german) (Action Cult Uncut #8 / 20th Century Fox)
6. Pale Rider (1985)
R | 115 min | Drama, Western
A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Michael Moriarty, Carrie Snodgress, Sydney Penny
Votes: 64,689 | Gross: $41.41M
EA: 13.05.1985
DVD: Pale Rider - Der namenlose Reiter (german) (Warner Bros.)
7. Disciples of the 36th Chamber (1985)
90 min | Action, Comedy
Gordon Liu Chia-hui reprises his famous Monk San Te role as he tries to support and protect Shaolin her Fang Shih-yu who purposely attacks corrupt Ching officials. Fights by legendary action director Liu Chia-liang are to die for.
Director: Chia-Liang Liu | Stars: Hou Hsiao, Chia-Hui Liu, Lily Li, Jason Piao Pai
Votes: 2,184
EA: 17.05.1985
DVD: Erben der 36 Kammernn der Shaolin, Die (german) (MIB / Shaw Brothers Classics 4er DVD-Box)
8. A View to a Kill (1985)
PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
The recovery of a microchip from the body of a fellow British secret agent leads James Bond to a mad industrialist scheming to cause massive destruction.
Director: John Glen | Stars: Roger Moore, Christopher Walken, Tanya Roberts, Grace Jones
Votes: 104,901 | Gross: $50.33M
EA: 22.05.1985
DVD: Im Angesicht Des Todes (german) (on Box "Die James Bond Jubiläums-Collection" / MGM)
9. Re-Animator (1985)
Unrated | 84 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
After an odd new medical student arrives on campus, a dedicated local and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue.
Director: Stuart Gordon | Stars: Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton, David Gale
Votes: 71,498 | Gross: $2.02M
EA: 24.05.1985
DVD: Re-Animator (german) (Capelight / 3-Disc Limited Collector's Edition)
10. Wild Geese II (1985)
R | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A group of mercenaries is hired to spring Rudolf Hess from Spandau Prison in Berlin.
Director: Peter R. Hunt | Stars: Scott Glenn, Barbara Carrera, Edward Fox, Laurence Olivier
Votes: 1,551
EA: 24.05.1985
DVD: Wildgänse 2 (german) (Ascot Elite)
11. Ran (1985)
R | 160 min | Action, Drama, War
In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryû
Votes: 136,184 | Gross: $4.14M
EA: 25.05.1985
DVD: Ran (german) (Universal Pictures)
12. Red Heat (1985)
R | 104 min | Thriller
An American woman visiting her fiancée in West Germany is caught up with a defecting spy and captured by those in the East. After brutal interrogation she is placed in a prison along with ... See full summary »
Directors: Robert Collector, Ernst Ritter von Theumer | Stars: Linda Blair, Sylvia Kristel, Sue Kiel, William Ostrander
Votes: 885
EA: 28.05.1985
DVD: Red Heat (engl.) (on Box "Mr. Skin presents Woman In Prison Triple Feature/Panik House)
13. Joy and Joan (1985)
R | 94 min | Adult, Drama, Romance
Fashion model Joy is unlucky in love. Having been jilted by the object of her desire, Marc Charoux, she takes a trip to Singapore with the rich and decadent Bruce. Soon, however, Joy ... See full summary »
Director: Jacques-René Saurel | Stars: Brigitte Lahaie, Isabelle Solar, Pierre Londiche, Jean-Marc Maurel
Votes: 198
EA: 12.06.1985
DVD: Joy und Joan (german) (on Box "Perlen Des Erotischen Films")
14. Lifeforce (1985)
R | 101 min | Action, Horror, Mystery
A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, beginning an apocalyptic descent into chaos.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Steve Railsback, Mathilda May, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay
Votes: 29,465 | Gross: $11.60M
EA: 21.06.1985
DVD: Lifeforce - Die tödliche Bedrohung (german) (20th Century Fox / MGM / Horror Cult Uncut #10)
15. Red Sonja (1985)
PG-13 | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The fearless warrior Red Sonja sets out to avenge her family's murder and rid her kingdom from the tyrannical rule of evil Queen Gedren.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman, Paul L. Smith
Votes: 44,882 | Gross: $6.95M
EA: 03.07.1985
DVD: Red Sonja (german) (Kinowelt)
16. The Erotic Dreams of Cleopatra (1985)
86 min | Romance
Caesar brings the Egyptian queen Cleopatra to Rome.
Director: Rino Di Silvestro | Stars: Marcella Petrelli, Rita Silva, Jacques Stany, Andrea Coppola
Votes: 182
EA: 24.07.1985
DVD: Die Orgien der Cleopatra (german) (on Box "Perlen Des Erotischen Films")
17. Fright Night (1985)
R | 106 min | Horror
"Fright Night" sees a teenager believing that the newcomer in his neighborhood is a vampire. He turns to an actor in a television hosted horror movie show for help to deal with the undead.
Director: Tom Holland | Stars: Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse, Roddy McDowall
Votes: 78,635 | Gross: $24.92M
EA: 02.08.1985
DVD: Rabenschwarze Nacht, Die - Fright Night (german) (on Box "Vampire Box Set" / Columbia Tristar)
18. White Slave (1985)
R | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror
A young woman seeks vengeance and finds love when her parents are killed in the Amazon and she is taken prisoner by an indigenous tribe of headhunters.
Director: Mario Gariazzo | Stars: Elvire Audray, Will Gonzales, Dick Campbell, Andrea Coppola
Votes: 2,085
EA: 09.08.1985
Blu-Ray: Amazonia (engl.) (88 Films / The Italian Collection #42)
19. Massacre in Dinosaur Valley (1985)
Unrated | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A small plane carrying fossil hunters crashes in the Amazon jungle, and the survivors must battle their way through cannibals, wild animals, and slave traders.
Director: Michele Massimo Tarantini | Stars: Michael Sopkiw, Suzane Carvalho, Milton Rodríguez, Marta Anderson
Votes: 2,417
EA: 13.08.1985
Blu-Ray: Massacre in Dinosaur Valley (english) ( 88 Films / The Italian Collection #22)
20. Howling II: ... Your Sister Is a Werewolf (1985)
R | 91 min | Horror, Thriller
A man discovers that his sister was a werewolf, and helps an investigator track down a gang of the monsters through the United States and eastern Europe.
Director: Philippe Mora | Stars: Christopher Lee, Annie McEnroe, Reb Brown, Marsha A. Hunt
Votes: 8,115
EA: 28.08.1985
DVD: Howling II, The (engl.) (MGM DVD)
DVD: Howling II, The - Das Tier II (german) (Euro Video)
21. Jungle Raiders (1985)
PG-13 | 95 min | Action, Adventure
An expedition enters an unexplored jungle to search for a legendary ruby.
Director: Antonio Margheriti | Stars: Christopher Connelly, Marina Costa, Lee Van Cleef, Luciano Pigozzi
Votes: 209
EA: 31.08.1985
DVD: Jäger der goldenen Göttin, Die (german) (Premium Collection / Mediawith Classics)
22. Trees Grow on the Stones Too (1985)
146 min | Adventure, Drama
Vikings attack Kuksja's village, and end up bringing him along on their ship because they believe he is good luck. After proving himself in a battle against the dreaded Danes, chief Torir ... See full summary »
Directors: Stanislav Rostotskiy, Knut Andersen, Ola Solum | Stars: Aleksandr Timoshkin, Petronella Barker, Tor Stokke, Torgeir Fonnlid
Votes: 347
EA: 05.09.1985
DVD: Rise Of The Vikings (german) (Ascot Elite)
23. Tex and the Lord of the Deep (1985)
90 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Based on the adventures of the hero Tex from the comic strip by Bonelli. An interesting spaghetti-western/fantasy movie that blends magic and mythology with six-guns and stagecoaches.
Director: Duccio Tessari | Stars: Giuliano Gemma, William Berger, Carlo Mucari, Isabel Russinova
Votes: 398
EA: 06.09.1985
DVD: Tex und das Geheimnis der Todeshöhlen (german) (Italo-Western-Collection / Savoy Film)
24. Invasion U.S.A. (1985)
R | 107 min | Action, Thriller
A one-man army comes to the rescue when the United States are invaded by communists.
Director: Joseph Zito | Stars: Chuck Norris, Richard Lynch, Melissa Prophet, Alexander Zale
Votes: 11,014 | Gross: $17.54M
EA: 27.09.1985
DVD: Invasion U.S.A. (german) (EuroVideo)
25. Savage Island (1985)
R | 79 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Women who have been captured and sold as slave labor to a South American emerald mine hatch a plan for revolution and revenge.
Director: Ted Nicolaou | Stars: Anthony Steffen, Ajita Wilson, Cristina Lay, Linda Blair
Votes: 820
EA: 30.09.1985
DVD: Savage Island (engl.) (on Box "Cult Movie Marathon Vol. 2" / Shout! Factory) --> Box sorted under AIP
26. Demons (1985)
Not Rated | 88 min | Horror
A group of random people are invited to a screening of a mysterious movie, only to find themselves trapped in the theater with ravenous demons.
Director: Lamberto Bava | Stars: Urbano Barberini, Natasha Hovey, Karl Zinny, Fiore Argento
Votes: 26,562
EA: 04.10.1985
DVD: Dance of the Demons (german) (XT Video)
27. Kommando Leopard (1985)
TV-PG | 103 min | Action
A cruel dictator rules a Latin American state. Corruption, brutality and exploitation are present every day. A few people begin to organise resistance. Under the leader "El Leopardo" a ... See full summary »
Director: Antonio Margheriti | Stars: Lewis Collins, Klaus Kinski, Cristina Donadio, Manfred Lehmann
Votes: 566
EA: 24.10.1985
DVD: Commando Leopard (german) (Elite DVD)
28. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
R | 87 min | Horror
A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world.
Director: Jack Sholder | Stars: Robert Englund, Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Rusler
Votes: 77,409 | Gross: $30.00M
EA: 31.10.1985
DVD: A Nightmare on Elm Street (engl.) (on Box "The Nightmare on Elm Street / Entertainment in Video /7-Disc Set)
29. Wizards of the Lost Kingdom (1985)
PG | 72 min | Action, Adventure, Family
When evil screams throughout the world. When all the galaxies converge. When all that's fair and fine seems lost. A Hero will emerge.
Directors: Héctor Olivera, Alan Holleb | Stars: Bo Svenson, Vidal Peterson, Thom Christopher, Barbara Stock
Votes: 2,045
EA: 31.10.1985
DVD: Ein Königreich vor unserer Zeit (german) (Carol Media / together with "Ein Königreich vor unserer Zeit II")
30. Il pentito (1985)
120 min | Crime, Drama, History
A judge (based on real life judge Giovanni Falcone) on crusade to take down the Italian Mafia uses a gangster turned state's witness (a so-called "repenter") and a New York banker to do it. But things aren't quite what they seem.
Director: Pasquale Squitieri | Stars: Franco Nero, Tony Musante, Erik Estrada, Max von Sydow
Votes: 127
EA: 15.11.1985
DVD: Denunziant, Der (german) (PK Movies)
31. Stick (1985)
R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Released from prison, Stick meets up with a friend and joins him on a job delivering a bag. His friend gets killed in the setup. Stick gets away and is ready to forget all and see his daughter, but they won't forget.
Director: Burt Reynolds | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Candice Bergen, George Segal, Charles Durning
Votes: 2,308 | Gross: $8.49M
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