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Shoah
1985 · 566m
MilitaryDocumentaryHistory
Director Claude Lanzmann spent 11 years on this sprawling documentary about the Holocaust, conducting his own interviews and refusing to use a…
Movies of 1985
60 movies from 1985. Includes Shoah, Ran, and Back to the Future.
Common vibes here: Dystopian · Coming of Age · Dystopian Sci-Fi
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Ran
1985 · 160m
ActionDramaHistory
Shakespeare's King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an aging warlord divides his kingdom…
87
Back to the Future
1985 · 116m
Time-Travel Sci-FiComing-of-AgeTime Travel
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his…
85
Come and See
1985 · 142m
War DramaMilitaryPsychological
The invasion of a village in Belarus by German forces sends young Flyora into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his…
85
Max
Tampopo
1985 · 115m
Grief & LossFood & CulinaryComedy
In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles.
84
Anne of Green Gables
1985 · 195m
FamilyDrama
Anne Shirley, an orphan, is fostered by farmer Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla, who were expecting a boy to be sent them to help with…
83
Brazil
1985 · 143m
Dystopian Sci-FiDark ComedyDystopian
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…
82
Vagabond
1985 · 106m
Drama
Mona Bergeron is dead, her frozen body found in a ditch in the French countryside.
82
Max
My Life as a Dog
1985 · 102m
SportsDramaComedy
A boy, obsessed with comparing himself with those less fortunate, experiences a different life at the home of his aunt and uncle in 1959 Sweden.
82
When Father Was Away on Business
1985 · 136m
Grief & LossDrama
In a post-WWII Yugoslavia still under Stalinist rule in the 1950s, six-year-old Malik is oblivious as to why his father, Mehmed, has suddenly…
82
Taipei Story
1985 · 120m
Drama
A young woman urgently seeks to navigate the maze of contemporary Taipei and find a future.
81
After Hours
1985 · 97m
ComedyThrillerDrama
Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman.
81
Prime
The Trip to Bountiful
1985 · 108m
Drama
Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940s Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a…
80
Max
Blood Simple
1985 · 97m
DetectiveCrimeDrama
The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife.
80
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985 · 121m
Conspiracy & Political ThrillerPoliticalDrama
A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of…
79
Tubi
The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985 · 82m
FantasyComedyRomance
Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression.
79
Max
Police Story
1985 · 99m
Martial ArtsMob / MafiaMafia & Mob
Officer Chan Ka Kui manages to put a major Hong Kong drug dealer behind the bars practically alone, after a shooting and an impressive chase…
78
Tubi
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985 · 116m
CrimeThrillerAction
When his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S.
78
My Sweet Little Village
1985 · 98m
Comedy
The movie's main storyline follows the life of Otík, a young man, in a tight-knit village community.
77
Hulu
The Breakfast Club
1985 · 98m
Coming-of-AgeHigh SchoolComing of Age
Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal.
77
Witness
1985 · 112m
ProceduralDetectiveCrime
While protecting an Amish boy—the sole witness to a brutal murder—and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when…
77
Max
Angel's Egg
1985 · 71m
Dystopian Sci-FiAnimeDystopian
In the ruins of a strange city, a young girl takes care of a large egg she holds carefully in her arms.
77
Mask
1985 · 120m
Parenthood & Family BondsDrama
A significantly deformed but highly intelligent teenage boy and his biker gang mother attempt to live as normal a life as possible under the…
77
Max
Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985 · 120m
PrisonPoliticalDrama
The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell.
77
Seven Up!
1985 · 40m
DocumentaryMade-for-TV
A group of British children aged 7 from widely ranging backgrounds are interviewed about a range of subjects.
76
Tubi
The Color Purple
1985 · 154m
PrisonDrama
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.
76
Prime
Yes, Madam!
1985 · 93m
Martial ArtsActionComedy
Two unlucky thieves break into a just murdered man's hotel room and steal his passport, with a hidden microfilm, wanted by a triad boss.
75
Tubi
Re-Animator
1985 · 86m
Zombie HorrorMedicalZombies
Conducting clandestine experiments within the morgue at Miskatonic University, scientist Herbert West reveals to a fellow graduate student his…
75
Pale Rider
1985 · 115m
WesternDrama
A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.
75
My Beautiful Laundrette
1985 · 98m
ComedyDramaRomance
A young Pakistani Briton manages a rundown laundrette with his lover while dealing with tension in his family, the local Pakistani community, and…
75
Mr. Vampire
1985 · 98m
Vampire HorrorSupernatural HorrorMartial Arts
In Republican China, the planned reburial of a village elder goes awry and the corpse resurrects into a hopping vampire, leading a Taoist priest…
74
Tubi
The Goonies
1985 · 114m
PiratesAdventureComedy
Young teen Mikey Walsh and his friends set off on a quest to find Pirate One-Eyed Willie's treasure in hopes of saving their homes from demolition.
74
Prizzi's Honor
1985 · 124m
Mob / MafiaMafia & MobRomance
Charley Partanna is a hitman who works for the Prizzis, one of the richest crime families in the US.
73
Tubi
Runaway Train
1985 · 111m
PrisonActionThriller
A hardened convict and a younger prisoner escape from a brutal prison in the middle of winter only to find themselves on an out-of-control train…
73
The Sure Thing
1985 · 95m
Coming-of-AgeRoad TripComing of Age
Gib, a beer-guzzling slob, and Alison, an uptight Ivy-Leaguer, are an unlikely duo stuck together on a cross-country trip during Christmas break.
73
A Zed & Two Noughts
1985 · 116m
Medical DramaMedicalComedy
Identical twin zoologists lose their wives in a car crash caused by a white swan.
73
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The Journey of Natty Gann
1985 · 101m
Road TripAdventureFamily
America is in the depths of the Great Depression.
72
Fright Night
1985 · 107m
Vampire HorrorVampiresComedy
Charley Brewster, a high school student, accidentally discovers the true and creepy nature of Jerry Dandrige, his dashing and enigmatic new…
72
Vampire Hunter D
1985 · 80m
Vampire HorrorAnimeVampires
In a far-future time ruled by the supernatural, a young girl requests the help of a vampire hunter to kill the vampire who has bitten her and thus…
72
The Emerald Forest
1985 · 114m
Based on a True StoryActionAdventure
For ten years, engineer Bill Markham has searched tirelessly for his son Tommy who disappeared from the edge of the Brazilian rainforest.
71
The Return of the Living Dead
1985 · 91m
Zombie HorrorDark ComedyZombies
Two employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a toxic gas from a misplaced top-secret U.S.
71
Tubi
Silverado
1985 · 133m
PrisonWesternAction
Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado.
71
Prime
Fletch
1985 · 98m
Journalism & MediaFashion & High SocietyComedy
When investigative reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher goes undercover to write a piece on the drug trade at a local beach, he's approached by…
71
Real Genius
1985 · 106m
ComedyRomanceScience Fiction
When teenage geniuses Mitch Taylor and Chris Knight, working on an advanced laser project, learn that the military wants to use it as a weapon,…
71
Max
Desert Hearts
1985 · 91m
DramaRomance
While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed literature professor finds herself unexpectedly attracted by a carefree, spirited young woman…
70
Cocoon
1985 · 117m
Alien InvasionAliensComedy
When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.
70
Tubi
The Falcon and the Snowman
1985 · 132m
Spy / EspionageEspionageBased on a True Story
The true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for the Soviet Union.
69
Out of Africa
1985 · 161m
Romantic ComedyMarriage & DivorceWilderness & Nature
Tells the life story of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved to Africa to build a new life for herself.
69
Tubi
The Quiet Earth
1985 · 91m
Dystopian Sci-FiDystopianDrama
After a top-secret experiment misfires, a scientist may be the only man left alive in the world.
69
Tubi
Desperately Seeking Susan
1985 · 104m
ComedyCrime
A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being…
68
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
1985 · 107m
Dystopian Sci-FiDystopianAction
Mad Max becomes a pawn in a decadent oasis of a technological society, and when exiled, becomes the deliverer of a colony of children.
68
Tubi
Ladyhawke
1985 · 121m
Romantic ComedyEpic FantasyAdventure
Captain Etienne Navarre is a man on whose shoulders lies a cruel curse.
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Tubi
Flesh + Blood
1985 · 126m
MilitaryAdventureDrama
A band of medieval mercenaries take revenge on a noble Lord who cheated them by kidnapping his son's fiancée.
67
Peacock
Day of the Dead
1985 · 101m
Zombie HorrorHolidayZombies
As the world is overrun by zombies, scientists and military personnel in an underground Florida bunker must decide on how they should deal with…
67
Prime
Phenomena
1985 · 115m
SlasherDetectiveSerial Killer
A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual…
67
Prime
Cat's Eye
1985 · 94m
MonstersHorrorThriller
Three short stories linked by a stray cat that roams from one tale to the next, in this creepy triptych that begins as Dick tries to quit smoking…
67
Asterix vs. Caesar
1985 · 79m
SuperheroMagicComedy
Obelix falls for a new arrival in his home village in Gaul, but is heartbroken when her true love arrives to visit her.
67
Better Off Dead...
1985 · 97m
ComedyRomance
High school student Lane Meyer sinks into suicidal depression when his girlfriend dumps him for jock Roy Stalin, the high school ski racing champion.
66
Clue
1985 · 94m
ComedyCrimeMystery
Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr.