Movie Releases by Genre

Salaam Bombay!

Salaam Bombay!

October 7, 1988 | Not Rated
Young Krishna struggles to survive among the drug dealers, pimps, and prostitutes in the back alleys of India.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
7.4
Kansas

Kansas

September 23, 1988 | R
A young man returning home to attend a wedding hooks up with a drifter who turns out to be a violent bank robber. Before he knows it, the man finds himself involved in the robber's plans.
Metascore:
35
User Score:
tbd
Running on Empty

Running on Empty

September 9, 1988 | PG-13
The eldest son of a fugitive family comes of age and wants to live a life of his own.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
7.6
The Thin Blue Line

The Thin Blue Line

September 1, 1988
A documentary which argues that Randall Harris was wrongly convicted of the murder of Dallas police officer Robert Wood by corrupt system of justice.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.5
Married to the Mob

Married to the Mob

August 19, 1988 | R
After her husband is killed, Angela sees a way out of the Mafia. However, her husband's boss has other ideas - he wants her for himself. Undercover FBI agent Mike Downey finds himself falling in love with her too.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
8.4
Young Guns

Young Guns

August 12, 1988 | R
When his mentor is gunned down in cold blood, William Bonney sees fit to avenge him. With his friends backing him up, William delivers his own personal brand of justice, acting as judge, jury and executioner all with one pull of the trigger. News of his notorious actions spreads wide and far and soon the name of "Billie the Kid" becomes legendary.
Metascore:
50
User Score:
7.7
A Fish Called Wanda

A Fish Called Wanda

July 29, 1988 | R
In this zany comedy, four disparate characters (John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin) attempt a daring jewel heist.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
8.4
Midnight Run

Midnight Run

July 20, 1988 | R
Bounty hunter Jack Walsh (De Niro) is offered $100,000 from a bail bondsman to capture fugitive accountant Jonathan "the Duke" Mardukas (Grodin) and bring him to Los Angeles in time for his trial date. Walsh must avoid a rival bounty hunter, the FBI, and the mob to earn his payday.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.6
Die Hard

Die Hard

July 15, 1988 | R
When terrorists take over a Los Angeles skyscraper on Christmas Eve, visting New York cop John McClane (Willis) thwarts their plans.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
5.7
The Dead Pool

The Dead Pool

July 13, 1988 | R
Dirty Harry Callahan investigates and strange game in which individuals bet on who will be the next celebrity to die. The game gets more serious for Dirty Harry when he becomes the next bet.
Metascore:
46
User Score:
7.3
Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

June 21, 1988 | PG
Gumshoe detective Eddie Valiant (Hoskins) is on the job in both Hollywood and Toontown, and the line between reality and fantasy gets blurred as Eddie tries to solve a major "who dunnit." He's thrown for quite a set of curves when he meets Jessica Rabbit, the sultry "toon" who whispers "I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way." When Eddie gets mixed up with the fast-talking "toon" Roger Rabbit (Fleischer) he finds himself crossing paths with such characters as the hilarious Baby Herman, Benny the Cab, the sinister Judge Doom and more, in a wacky adventure of a lifetime. (Buena Vista)
Metascore:
83
User Score:
8.6
Red Heat

Red Heat

June 17, 1988 | R
Two cops, one from Russia, the other from Chicago, team up to capture a Russian drug dealer hiding out somewhere in America.
Metascore:
61
User Score:
7.0
The Presidio

The Presidio

June 10, 1988 | R
A San Francisco civilian police detective (Mark Harmon) is forced to work on a series of murders with his former enemy commanding officer (Sean Connery) while dating his daughter.
Metascore:
31
User Score:
6.4
Maniac Cop

Maniac Cop

May 13, 1988 | R
A killer dressed in a police uniform begins murdering innocent people on the streets of New York City.
Metascore:
40
User Score:
6.2
Above the Law

Above the Law

April 22, 1988 | R
A former Special Operations Vietnam vet works as a Chicago cop, and uncovers C.I.A. wrongdoing.
Metascore:
45
User Score:
6.6
Colors

Colors

April 15, 1988 | R
Set in the East L.A. barrio, Colors stars Sean Penn and Robert Duvall as very different cops, both in age and temperment, hand picked for the city's anti-gang campaign. As partners, they daily drive their unmarked car through the warring Los Angeles neighborhoods. Their simple code of endurance: Keep peace in the streets at any price! [MGM]
Metascore:
66
User Score:
7.8
Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach

Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach

March 18, 1988 | TV-PG
Commandant Lassard, leader of the Police Academy (1984), flies to Florida to receive an award. In the city he meets the cynical Captain Harris who wants to take Lassard's job. Harris wants to put himself in a favourable light in front of the high military hierarchy but, at the airport, Lassard exchanges his bag with another one...Hilarity ensues.
Metascore:
18
User Score:
6.2
Prison

Prison

March 4, 1988 | R
The spirit of a long-dead prisoner returns for revenge, haunting the prison's new governor.
Metascore:
47
User Score:
tbd
Frantic

Frantic

February 26, 1988 | R
In a hotel room in Paris, a doctor comes out of the shower and finds that his wife has disappeared. He soon finds himself caught up in a world of intrigue, espionage, gangsters, drugs and murder.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
8.0
Shoot to Kill

Shoot to Kill

February 12, 1988 | R
An F.B.I. Agent teams up with a tracker to pursue a murderer after he vanishes into the mountains and infiltrates a hiking group.
Metascore:
56
User Score:
tbd
Action Jackson

Action Jackson

February 12, 1988 | R
Vengence drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who's systematically eliminating his competition.
Metascore:
36
User Score:
6.7
Throw Momma from the Train

Throw Momma from the Train

December 11, 1987 | PG-13
A bitter ex-husband and a put-upon momma's boy both want their respective former spouse and mother dead. Who will pull it off?
Metascore:
56
User Score:
6.4
Wall Street

Wall Street

December 11, 1987 | R
Bud Fox has his sights set on conquering Wall Street. When legendary broker, Gordon Gekko, takes him under his wing, Fox figures he's on his way. But the road to success is paved with all sorts of corrupt acts that compromise his integrity and sense of self. Will he be able to get out before it's too late, that is, if Gekko will let him out?
Metascore:
56
User Score:
8.4
Less Than Zero

Less Than Zero

November 6, 1987 | R
A college kid (Andrew McCarthy) returns to Beverly Hills for the holidays at his ex-girlfriend's (Jami Gertz) request, but he discovers that his old best friend (Robert Downey Jr.) has an out-of-control drug habit and has become beholden to some really bad dudes. (James Spader et al) Great soundtrack includes tracks by L.L. Cool J. and Poison.
Metascore:
48
User Score:
7.5
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

November 6, 1987 | TV-14
Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey takes on the members of a vicious Los Angeles drug cartel to stop the flow of drugs after his girlfriend's daughter dies from an overdose.
Metascore:
46
User Score:
4.8
Suspect

Suspect

October 23, 1987 | TV-14
When a homeless man is accused of murdering a Justice Department file clerk, a public defender is tasked with mounting his legal defense.
Metascore:
53
User Score:
6.6
No Man's Land

No Man's Land

October 23, 1987 | R
A rookie police officer goes undercover and infiltrates a car stealing ring.
Metascore:
52
User Score:
tbd
House of Games

House of Games

October 14, 1987 | R
A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
7.4
Someone to Watch Over Me

Someone to Watch Over Me

October 9, 1987 | R
A married New York cop falls for the socialite murder witness he's been assigned to protect.
Metascore:
55
User Score:
tbd
Near Dark

Near Dark

October 3, 1987 | R
A small-town farmer's son reluctantly joins a traveling group of vampires after he is bitten by a beautiful drifter.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
7.3
The Pick-up Artist

The Pick-up Artist

September 18, 1987 | PG-13
A womanizer (Robert Downey Jr.) meets his match when he falls for a woman in debt to the mafia (Molly Ringwald).
Metascore:
48
User Score:
6.8
The Principal

The Principal

September 18, 1987 | R
A teacher is assigned to be the principal of a violent and crime-ridden high school.
Metascore:
37
User Score:
tbd
The Big Easy

The Big Easy

August 21, 1987 | R
Set in New Orleans. Remy McSwain, lieutenant in Homicide finds that he has two problems, the first of a series of gang killings and Ann Osborne, a beautiful attorney from the D.A.'s police corruption task force in his office. He begins a relationship with her as the killings continue only to have charges filed against him for accepting bribes as he stumbles on a police corruption Sting. While this is happening, the criminals insist that none of the crime gangs are behind the killings.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
7.3
No Way Out

No Way Out

August 14, 1987 | R
A coverup and witchhunt ensue after a politician (Gene Hackman) accidentally puts his mistress (Sean Young) in jeopardy.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
8.2
Stakeout

Stakeout

August 5, 1987 | R
Two detectives observe an escaped convict's ex-girlfriend, but complications set in when one of them falls for her.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
6.3
RoboCop

RoboCop

July 17, 1987 | R
When Officer Alex J. Murphy (Weller) is murdered in a futuristic crime-ridden Detroit, scientists and doctors decide to turn him into a "Robocop". He seeks revenge when memories of his past life return.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
8.6
Adventures in Babysitting

Adventures in Babysitting

July 3, 1987 | PG-13
A babysitter must battle her way through the big city after being stranded there with the kids she's looking after.
Metascore:
45
User Score:
6.5
Dragnet

Dragnet

June 26, 1987 | PG-13
The equally-straight-laced and "by the book" nephew of Joe Friday must work with his more laid-back partner to solve a mystery.
Metascore:
62
User Score:
6.1
The Believers

The Believers

June 10, 1987 | R
A New York psychiatrist finds that a brujerĂ­a-inspired cult, which believes in child sacrifice, has a keen interest in his own son.
Metascore:
40
User Score:
tbd
The Untouchables

The Untouchables

June 3, 1987 | R
Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop Al Capone with a small, hand-picked team.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.6
Beverly Hills Cop II

Beverly Hills Cop II

May 20, 1987 | R
Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills to help Taggart and Rosewood investigate the shooting of Chief Bogomil and a series of "alphabet crimes."
Metascore:
46
User Score:
6.6
River's Edge

River's Edge

May 8, 1987 | R
A high school slacker commits a shocking act and proceeds to let his friends in on the secret. However, the friends' reaction is almost as ambiguous and perplexing as the crime itself.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
7.0
Extreme Prejudice

Extreme Prejudice

April 24, 1987 | R
A Texas Ranger (Nick Nolte) and a ruthless narcotics kingpin - they were childhood friends, now they are adversaries...
Metascore:
51
User Score:
6.6
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

April 3, 1987 | TV-PG
The motley crew of Police Academy graduates have been assigned to train a group of civilian volunteers to fight crime that is plaguing their streets.
Metascore:
26
User Score:
6.2
Street Smart

Street Smart

March 20, 1987 | R
A New York journalist lies when his fake story about a pimp describes a real pimp up for murder.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
tbd
Raising Arizona

Raising Arizona

March 13, 1987 | PG-13
A surreal, hyperactive farce in which a bumbling petty thief and the lady cop who keeps arresting him fall in love and decide to start a family. When they discover they can't have babies, they steal one from a furniture mogul who has just sired a set of quintuplets. The joys of parenthood are soon marred, however, by the difficulties of raising an infant on the run. The none-too-bright couple must flee across the southwestern desert in order to elude the villainous biker that has been hired to retrieve the tyke. [20th Century Fox]
Metascore:
69
User Score:
8.3
Heat

Heat

March 13, 1987 | R
Las Vegas is the backdrop for all the torrid action of heat, as Burt Reynolds plays the soft-hearted bodyguard who's out to protect his friends.
Metascore:
48
User Score:
tbd
Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon

March 6, 1987 | R
Riggs (Mel Gibson) is a volatile, unregistered risk-taker, known as a "lethal weapon" by his law enforcement colleagues. Murtaugh (Danny Glover) is the conservative detective with a solid reputation. Forced to form an uneasy alliance, they begin to unravel the mystery of an apparent suicide that turns out to be murder -- and more. [Warner Bros.]
Metascore:
68
User Score:
8.2
Black Widow

Black Widow

February 6, 1987 | TV-14
A federal investigator tracks down a gold-digging woman who moves from husband to husband to kill them and collect the inheritance.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
tbd
The Bedroom Window

The Bedroom Window

January 16, 1987 | R
Terry (Steve Guttenburg) is having an affair with his boss' wife Sylvia (Isabelle Huppert). One night after an office party they are together and Sylvia witnesses an attack on Denise (Elizabeth McGovern) from Terry's bedroom window. She doesn't want to expose their relationship and so is reluctant about talking to the police. Terry, wanting to help, gives the police the description of the attacker. He soon becomes the main suspect in the case. He then sets to find the real rapist/killer with some help from victim Denise.
Metascore:
45
User Score:
7.3
Wisdom

Wisdom

January 2, 1987 | R
Unable to find work after a past felony, graduate John Wisdom and his girlfriend embark on a cross-country bank-robbing spree in order to aid American farmers.
Metascore:
37
User Score:
tbd
No Mercy

No Mercy

December 19, 1986 | R
A Chicago detective, seeking to avenge his partner's death, travels to New Orleans, where he unexpectedly becomes involved in a cat and mouse game of survival.
Metascore:
54
User Score:
tbd
Something Wild

Something Wild

November 7, 1986 | R
Charles (Daniels) accepts a ride from Lulu (Griffith) and finds himself on the road to her hometown. At her high school reunion they meet her ex-husband Ray Sinclair (Liotta) who wants her back.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
8.2
52 Pick-Up

52 Pick-Up

November 7, 1986 | R
A secret fling between a man and his mistress leads to blackmail and murder.
Metascore:
55
User Score:
tbd
Tough Guys

Tough Guys

October 3, 1986 | PG
Two elderly gangsters are released from prison only to find they have trouble fitting in as old men who still take no guff from anyone.
Metascore:
54
User Score:
tbd
The Name of the Rose

The Name of the Rose

September 24, 1986 | R
An intellectually nonconformist friar investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey.
Metascore:
54
User Score:
7.8
Down by Law

Down by Law

September 20, 1986 | R
Two innocent people are arrested. An interesting third person, with broken English, joins them in their cell. On his idea, they decide to escape from the prison. Their journey is the rest of the movie.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.4
Shanghai Surprise

Shanghai Surprise

August 29, 1986 | PG-13
Glendon Wasey is a fortune hunter looking for a fast track out of China. Gloria Tatlock is a missionary nurse seeking the curing powers of opium for her patients. Fate sets them on a hectic, exotic, and even romantic quest for stolen drugs. But they are up against every thug and smuggler in Shangai.
Metascore:
16
User Score:
6.4
Reform School Girls

Reform School Girls

August 22, 1986 | R
Jenny is sent to a women's reform school. It is run by evil warden Sutter and her henchwoman Edna. Jenny will stop at nothing to escape but she also has to deal with Charlie the bully.
Metascore:
17
User Score:
tbd
Manhunter

Manhunter

August 22, 1986 | R
FBI Agent Will Graham (Petersen) has captured the diabolical Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Cox), nearly losing more than just his mind in the process. But when Graham is called out of retirement to hunt the psychopath known as "The Tooth Fairy" (Noonan) he must once again confront the horrors of "Hannibal The Cannibal". If Will Graham enters the mind of the serial killer, can he ever come back? (Anchor Bay Entertainment)
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.8
Armed and Dangerous

Armed and Dangerous

August 15, 1986 | PG-13
A fired cop and useless lawyer sign up as security guards and find they've joined a corrupt union.
Metascore:
17
User Score:
6.2
A Fine Mess

A Fine Mess

August 8, 1986 | PG
An actor and a chef fathom a plot to fix a horse race and attempt at capitalizing it, while striving to tackle two of the hitmen responsible for the scheme.
Metascore:
35
User Score:
tbd
Out of Bounds

Out of Bounds

July 25, 1986 | R
Daryl's parents ship him off to the big city to live with his brother, hoping he will have a better life there. After a baggage mix-up at the airport, Daryl finds himself in possession of a drug cache, which a drug dealer wants back.
Metascore:
47
User Score:
tbd
Ruthless People

Ruthless People

June 27, 1986 | R
A couple, cheated by a vile businessman, kidnap his wife in retaliation, without knowing that their enemy is delighted they did.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
6.3
Running Scared

Running Scared

June 27, 1986 | R
Two street-smart Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West vacation to pursue a drug dealer who nearly killed them in the past.
Metascore:
49
User Score:
6.0
Legal Eagles

Legal Eagles

June 20, 1986 | PG
A New York district attorney works and flirts with his adversary and her kooky artist client, who is on trial for a murder she didn't commit.
Metascore:
57
User Score:
tbd
Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa

June 13, 1986 | R
A man recently released from prison manages to get a job driving a call girl from customer to customer.
Metascore:
85
User Score:
tbd
Raw Deal

Raw Deal

June 6, 1986 | TV-14
A former FBI agent turned small-town sheriff agrees to help the FBI chief infiltrate the Chicago mafia when the FBI chief's son is killed by them.
Metascore:
44
User Score:
6.6
Jake Speed

Jake Speed

May 30, 1986 | PG
In a world where, unbeknownst to the public, all famous pulp fiction heroes are real, one of them, Jake Speed, agrees to help desperate Margaret Winston save her sister from sadistic white slaver Sid, who's operating in Africa.
Metascore:
42
User Score:
tbd
Cobra

Cobra

May 23, 1986 | R
A tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with far reaching plans.
Metascore:
25
User Score:
7.2
No Retreat, No Surrender

No Retreat, No Surrender

May 2, 1986 | PG
Jason Stillwell, a Bruce Lee fan, is beaten numerous times and trains from the ghost of Lee. Jason then must use his newly acquired skills to save Seattle from a crime syndicate, whose top martial artist is the deadly Ivan.
Metascore:
30
User Score:
8.3
Blue City

Blue City

May 2, 1986 | R
A drifter returns to his Florida hometown only to discover that his father, the local mayor, was the victim of a mysterious murder during his absence. Vowing to find the killer and avenge his fathers death, he starts his own investigation.
Metascore:
18
User Score:
tbd
Crimewave

Crimewave

April 25, 1986 | PG-13
A pair of crazy exterminator/hitmen kill the owner of a alarm security company, and stalk the partner who hired them, his wife, and a nerd framed for the murder.
Metascore:
34
User Score:
5.8
8 Million Ways to Die

8 Million Ways to Die

April 25, 1986 | R
Scudder is a detective with the Sheriff's Department who is forced to shoot a violent suspect during a narcotics raid. The ensuing psychological aftermath of this shooting worsens his drinking problem and this alcoholism causes him to lose his job, as well as his marriage. During his recovery through Alcoholics Anonymous, he meets a mysterious stranger who draws him back into a world of vice. In trying to help this beautiful woman, he must enter a crime-world of prostitution and drugs to solve a murder, while resisting the temptation to return to his alcohol abuse.
Metascore:
29
User Score:
tbd
At Close Range

At Close Range

April 18, 1986 | R
In 1978 Pennsylvania, an absentee father is reacquainted with his estranged teenage sons who become intrigued with his romanticized life of crime.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
7.3
Wise Guys

Wise Guys

April 18, 1986 | TV-14
Harry Valentini and Moe Dickstein are both errand boys for the Mob. When they lose two hundred fifty thousand dollars, they are set up to kill each other. But they run off to Atlantic City, and comedy follows.
Metascore:
62
User Score:
tbd
Band of the Hand

Band of the Hand

April 11, 1986 | R
Five juvenile lost causes are sent to the Everglades where a war veteran tries to reform them using survival tactics. Their new skills and resolve are tested when a Miami drug lord targets them for trying to clean up their neighborhood.
Metascore:
34
User Score:
tbd
Trouble in Mind

Trouble in Mind

March 1, 1986 | R
The lives of an ex-con, a coffee-shop owner, and a young couple looking to make it rich intersect in the fictional and hypnotic Rain City.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
7.5
Quicksilver

Quicksilver

February 14, 1986 | PG
Jack (Kevin Bacon) was doing great trading shares until he wasn't. He gets a job on a bike at Quicksilver speed delivery. There he befriends Hector and the cute Terri. Jack gets an enemy in the criminal Gypsy.
Metascore:
43
User Score:
tbd
F/X

F/X

February 7, 1986 | R
A movie special effects man is hired to fake a real-life mob killing for a witness protection plan, but finds his own life in danger.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
7.6
Black Moon Rising

Black Moon Rising

January 10, 1986 | TV-14
A thief, Quint, is hired by the Justice Department to steal incriminating tapes from a corrupt corporation. The tapes vanish when Quint hides them in the back of a hydrodynamic powered racing car that is stolen by a hot car ring.
Metascore:
53
User Score:
tbd
Clue

Clue

December 13, 1985 | PG
Here is the murderously funny movie based on the world-famous Clue board game. And now, with this special videocassette version, you can see all three surprise endings! Was it Colonel Mustard in the study with a gun? Miss Scarlet in the billiard room with the rope? Or was it Wadsworth the butler? Meet all the notorious suspects and discover all their foul play things. You'll love their dastardly doings as the bodies and the laughs pile up before your eyes. [Paramount Pictures]
Metascore:
41
User Score:
8.1
That Was Then... This Is Now

That Was Then... This Is Now

November 8, 1985 | R
Two juvenile delinquents find themselves growing apart, for one (Craig Sheffer) is growing up, and the other (Emilio Estevez) is staying young and reckless.
Metascore:
45
User Score:
tbd
Target

Target

November 8, 1985 | R
When American Donna Lloyd is kidnapped during a trip to Europe, her son Chris and her husband Walter start searching for her.
Metascore:
53
User Score:
tbd
To Live and Die in L.A.

To Live and Die in L.A.

November 1, 1985 | R
A bold Secret Service (William Petersen) agent straddles the line to bring down the counterfeiter (Willem DaFoe) who killed his partner.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
7.7
Death Wish 3

Death Wish 3

November 1, 1985 | X
Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.
Metascore:
18
User Score:
5.0
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

October 11, 1985 | PG-13
An officially "dead" cop is trained to become an extraordinary unique assassin in service of the US President.
Metascore:
46
User Score:
tbd
The Boys Next Door

The Boys Next Door

October 1, 1985 | R
Roy and Bo leave their small town the weekend after graduation for a short road trip to LA. Soon, they find themselves lashing out and leaving a trail of bodies behind them. The violence escalates throughout.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
tbd
Year of the Dragon

Year of the Dragon

August 16, 1985 | R
A police detective cracks down on organized crime in Chinatown after the murders of Triad and Mafia leaders.
Metascore:
58
User Score:
tbd
Prizzi's Honor

Prizzi's Honor

June 14, 1985 | R
A professional hitman and hitwoman fall in love.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
6.4
Fletch

Fletch

May 31, 1985 | PG
Chevy Chase is at his best in this suspense-packed comedy thriller based on Gregory McDonald's best-seller. Irwin Fletch, a.k.a. Fletch (Chase), is an investigative reporter who's constantly changing his identity. While working on a drug expose, Fletch attracts the attention of a strange businessman (Tim Matheson) who wants to be killed so his wife will inherit more insurance. The wily Fletch senses a scam, and soon he's up to his byline in frame-ups, murder, police corruption and forbidden romance. It'll be the story of the year, if he can stay alive to meet his deadline. [Universal]
Metascore:
68
User Score:
7.4
Code of Silence

Code of Silence

May 3, 1985 | R
A Chicago cop is caught in a middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.
Metascore:
64
User Score:
tbd
Stick

Stick

April 26, 1985 | R
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.
Metascore:
31
User Score:
tbd
The Hit

The Hit

March 8, 1985 | R
Ten years later, after ratting on his old mobster friends in exchange for personal immunity, two hit men drive a hardened criminal to Paris for his execution. However, while on the way, whatever can go wrong, does go wrong.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
tbd
Into the Night

Into the Night

February 22, 1985 | TV-14
After discovering that his wife is cheating on him, an insomniac aerospace engineer accidentally meets, and tries to help a beautiful model on the run from some totally dangerous people.
Metascore:
41
User Score:
5.8
The Mean Season

The Mean Season

February 15, 1985 | R
Malcolm Anderson is a reporter for a Miami newspaper. He's had enough of reporting the local murders and so promises his school teacher girlfriend (Christine), they'll move away soon. Before Malcolm can hand in his notice, the murderer from his latest article phones him. The murderer tells Malcolm that he's going to kill again. The phone calls and murders continue, soon Malcolm finds that he's not just reporting the story, he is the story.
Metascore:
55
User Score:
tbd
The Falcon and the Snowman

The Falcon and the Snowman

February 8, 1985 | R
The true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for the Soviet Union.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
8.3
Blood Simple

Blood Simple

January 18, 1985 | R
Deep in the heart of Texas, a sleazy bar owner suspects his wife of having an affair and hires a private detective to confirm his suspicions—only to have the crosshairs turned back on himself. [Janus Films]
Metascore:
84
User Score:
8.0
Johnny Dangerously

Johnny Dangerously

December 21, 1984 | PG-13
Set in the 1930's, an honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.
Metascore:
54
User Score:
tbd
The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club

December 14, 1984 | R
The Cotton Club was a famous night club in Harlem. The story follows the people that visited the club, those that ran it, and is peppered with the Jazz music that made it so famous.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
8.0
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