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Genres Fantasy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Beck, Maila Nurmi
Rating70% 3.5121453.5121453.5121453.5121453.512145
Ghostkeeper
Ghostkeeper (1981) on 23 september 1986
, 1h29
Origin Canada
Genres Thriller, Horror
Rating50% 2.511492.511492.511492.511492.51149
The film opens with a title card reading "In the Indian legends of North America, there exists a creature called Windigo... a ghost who lives on human flesh." The audience is then introduced to Jenny (Riva Spier), Marty (Murray Ord), and Chrissy (Sheri McFadden), who are spending their New Year's Eve on a snowmobiling trip in the Rocky Mountains. After talking with a man at a small ski shop, the three decide to go riding before dark, but end up caught in a blizzard. Looming before them is a seemingly abandoned hotel at the top of the snow trail, isolated from tourists and miles away from the skiing area.
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose (1986) on 24 september 1986
, 2h11
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical, Crime
Themes Assassinat, Films about magic and magicians, Films about religion, Witches in film, Serial killer films
Actors Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham, Christian Slater, Michael Lonsdale, Valentina Vargas, Helmut Qualtinger
Rating76% 3.8471953.8471953.8471953.8471953.847195
As an old man nearing the end of his life, Adso, youngest son of the Baron of Melk recounts how, as a young novice in 1327, he accompanied his mentor, the Franciscan friar William of Baskerville to a Benedictine abbey in Northern Italy. The abbey had been chosen as the site for a theological debate between the Franciscan order and the Pope on the poverty of Christ. The abbey is already home to a famed scriptorium where scribes copy, translate or illuminate books. The mysterious recent death of the monk Adelmo of Otranto - a young but famous illuminator - has stirred fears among the abbey's devout inhabitants. The Abbot seeks help from William, known for his deductive powers. The illuminator's death cannot be dismissed as a suicide because the body was found at the foot of a tower having only a window which cannot be opened. William is reluctant to involve himself, though he is persuaded not only because of the intellectual challenge, but also because of his desire to disprove fears of a demonic culprit in Adelmo's death. William is also motivated to act by his fears that the Abbot will summon officials of the inquisition if the mystery remains unsolved.
Field of Honor
Field of Honor (1986) on 26 september 1986
, 1h50
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Everett McGill, Lee Hye-young
Rating53% 2.670952.670952.670952.670952.67095
After an attack by Chinese troops a Dutch sergeant (whose troops committed atrocities against the local population) finds himself alone in the field. He meets a young Korean woman who tries to save her little brother who is shell shocked. This changes the sergeant's outlook on the war.
Firefighter
Firefighter (1986) on 23 september 1986
, 1h40
Directed by Robert Michael Lewis
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Disaster films
Actors Nancy McKeon, Vincent Irizarry, Barry Corbin, Guy Boyd, Amanda Wyss, Whip Hubley
Rating71% 3.5583.5583.5583.5583.558
Situated in the early 1980s, the plot focuses on Cindy Fralick, a parking enforcement officer who is uninspired by her job. One day, she witnesses the injuries of an accident and decides she wants to help people. She considers applying at the fire department, but feels discouraged because there are no female firefighters in Los Angeles. She passes the writing exams, but the people at the oral exams have no confidence she will be strong enough to pass the physical tests. When her husband suddenly files for divorce, she at first changes her mind about her career ambitions, until her best friend Sharon encourages her not to give up. The fire department staff doesn't take her training seriously, but she proves to be one of the best during physical tests.
Foreign Body
Foreign Body (1986) on 26 september 1986
, 1h51
Directed by Ronald Neame
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Victor Banerjee, Trevor Howard, Warren Mitchell, Geraldine McEwan, Amanda Donohoe, Anna Massey
Rating59% 2.9516352.9516352.9516352.9516352.951635
Banerjee stars as Ram Das, a jobless Indian man who, tired of life in Calcutta, steals money from his father in order to afford a passage to Britain and while there, falls in love with a white woman.
Half Moon Street
Half Moon Street (1986) on 26 september 1986
, 1h30
Directed by Bob Swaim
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Sigourney Weaver, Michael Caine, Vincent Lindon, Janet McTeer, Carol Cleveland, Nadim Sawalha
Rating54% 2.7000452.7000452.7000452.7000452.700045
Dr. Lauren Slaughter is an American woman of considerable intellect, an expert on China who now lives in London, working for a "think tank".
Private Practices: The Story of a Sex Surrogate, 1h15
Directed by Kirby Dick
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about sexuality
Actors Kirby Dick, Catherine E. Coulson
Rating64% 3.2326253.2326253.2326253.2326253.232625
Private Practices focuses on sex surrogate Maureen Sullivan and two of her clients. Kipper, a 25-year-old college student, has had little sexual experience with women and seeks help overcoming his shyness. John, a 45-year-old divorcee, believes that his sexual inadequacies are preventing him from finding a new partner. Sullivan works with these men in an attempt to improve their body image, relationship skills, and sexual satisfaction.
Black Joy
Black Joy (1977) on 27 september 1986
, 1h50
Directed by Anthony Simmons
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about music and musicians, Hip hop films, Films based on plays, Gangster films
Actors Norman Beaton, The Baroness Benjamin, Oscar James, Paul J. Medford, Vivian Stanshall, Barbara Keogh
Rating62% 3.14433.14433.14433.14433.1443
Guyanese immigrant Ben Jones arrives at Heathrow Airport with a suitcase and a wallet full of money. Immigration officials refuse to believe his naïve explanation that the cash was given by his grandmother, and strip-search him. Humiliated and confused, Ben travels to Brixton in search of an obscure address. A ten-year-old boy, Devon, spots him and offers to help find the address if Ben pays him. When Ben foolishly reveals his fat wallet, Devon runs off with it, and Ben is forced to sleep at the local hostel. Dave King, a charismatic petty crook and lover of Devon's mother Miriam, pretends to be a responsible adult and intercepts Ben's wallet, but he keeps the money knowing that Devon has stolen it. That evening, Dave tries to seduce Miriam but she resists him, explaining that she has recently become pregnant. An argument ensues and Miriam forces Dave to leave.
Crocodile Dundee
Crocodile Dundee (1986) on 26 september 1986
, 1h35
Directed by Paul Hogan, Peter Faiman
Origin Australie
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon, Terry Gill, Ritchie Singer, David Gulpilil
Rating65% 3.2984653.2984653.2984653.2984653.298465
Sue Charlton is a feature writer for Newsday (which her father owns) and is dating her editor, Richard Mason. She travels to Walkabout Creek, a small hamlet in the Northern Territory of Australia, to meet Michael J. "Crocodile" Dundee, a bushman reported to have lost half a leg to a Saltwater Crocodile. On arrival in Walkabout Creek (by helicopter due to its remote location), she cannot locate Dundee, but she is entertained at the local pub by Dundee's business partner Walter "Wally" Reilly, who does his best to explain the town and some of its inhabitants, including the towering hulk Donk, who wins money by placing a glass of beer on his head and challenging people to try and spill the beer by punching him in the stomach (Wally explains that Donk has never spilled a drop). When Dundee finally arrives later that night (dramatically announcing his entrance by throwing his hunting knife at the bar and wrestling a stuffed dead crocodile), Sue finds his leg is not missing, but he has a large scar which he refers to as a "love bite". While Sue dances with Dundee, a group of city kangaroo shooters make fun of Dundee's status as a crocodile hunter, causing him to knock the leader out with one punch. Feeling lucky, he then challenges Donk and proceeds to make him spill the entire glass, not by hitting him in the stomach, but by kissing him on the lips and thus startling him into dropping the tankard.
The Lightship
The Lightship (1985) on 26 september 1986
, 1h29
Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Seafaring films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Gangster films, Films about hijackings
Actors Robert Duvall, Arliss Howard, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Badja Djola, William Forsythe, Tom Bower
Rating62% 3.142293.142293.142293.142293.14229
The story follows the crew of a small ship run by a man named Miller. On a small cruise out to sea, the ship is overtaken by three criminals, one of them is Caspary. Just when they think the ship will be their haven, the criminals find themselves battling the crew for control of the vessel.
Dancing in the Dark
Dancing in the Dark (1986) on 25 september 1986
, 1h33
Directed by Bill Corcoran
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Martha Henry, Neil Munro
Rating67% 3.3945253.3945253.3945253.3945253.394525
The story begins in the present as unfolds along with scenes from the past about Edna (Henry), a woman in a hospital who each day writes down her memories. Edna cannot (or will not) talk to her doctor, and nurses have to take care of her basic needs. Edna's hospital surroundings give way to the bright colours of her home life as her memories surface while she writes. She is a devoted housewife, an excellent cook, and in love with her husband Harry (Munro) who often compliments her on her cooking, fills their conversations with his life at work, and they seem quite normal if perhaps a little boring. But then something happens that will change Edna's attitude toward herself, resulting in a hospital stay, and her stubborn unwillingness to talk.
Firefighter
Firefighter (1986) on 23 september 1986
, 1h40
Directed by Robert Michael Lewis
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Barry Corbin, Whip Hubley, Nancy McKeon, Ed Lauter, Vincent Irizarry, Terry David Mulligan
Rating71% 3.5583.5583.5583.5583.558
Los Angeles. Cindy Fralic, que son poste au sein de la police de l'université n'intéresse plus guère, comprend au spectacle d'un terrible accident qu'elle donnerait davantage de sens à sa vie si son métier lui permettait de venir en aide aux victimes. Elle décide donc de devenir pompier. Rude ambition pour une femme dans un univers exclusivement peuplé d'hommes. Cindy ne se décourage pas et passe avec succès toutes les épreuves préliminaires. Dans l'aventure, elle perd son mari mais n'en attire que plus les regards de ses collègues, sensibles autant à ses performances professionnelles qu'à ses charmes plus secrets...