1980's Unseen Movies
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- DirectorJerry LondonStarsHal LindenTimothy HuttonJeremy LichtA man's extra-marital affair drives his wife to commit suicide, after which his younger son grows close to him but the older son hates him.
- DirectorSteven Hilliard SternStarsSusan AnspachTony BillCyd CharisseJordan West is a divorcée who moonlights at a professional dating service to make ends meet. But her secret job causes gossip among her neighbors and trouble at the real estate office where she works in the daytime, while her teenage daughter is the only one who remains oblivious to her mother's night job. When Jordan tries to quit her escort profession, she find herself harassed by her boss/madam Mrs. Kennedy and then stalked by an unknown former client.
- DirectorRobert Michael LewisStarsSharon GlessFrank ConverseHelen HuntWith the support of her parents (Sharon Gless and Frank Converse), an Arizona adolescent (Helen Hunt) overcomes severe injuries to run in a 10K race.
- DirectorNoel NosseckStarsBarbara EdenDon MurrayChristopher ConnellyAn aging motorcycle gang assemble for a twenty-five-year reunion to help out former member Mary Beth, a widowed operator of a popular campground which is being threatened by a band of arrogant groupies.
- DirectorJud TaylorStarsBen GazzaraPaul SorvinoRobert VaughnFictionalized account of the death of a New York City policeman who had been involved in a federal corruption investigation within the department after accidently having been caught in the special unit's trap.
- DirectorRoger SpottiswoodeStarsPatrick SwayzePhilip CasnoffRandy BrooksIn this drama, undercover investigators are recruited from the streets to prevent arms smugglers from getting their weapons to street gangs.
- DirectorMike HodgesStarsElizabeth MontgomeryRon KarabatsosJohn ReillyA private detective has to deal with an unpleasant memory, a near-insoluble mystery, and a pursuing murderer inflicted with drugs and political corruption. The detective narrated throughout in this novel-based story by Karl Alexander.
- DirectorRichard PearceStarsVeronica HamelJeffrey DeMunnJill EikenberryHigh-priced call girl Lee Churchill, is examining her life via therapy "sessions". Her double-life is unknown to her parents, sister and 'straight' man with whom she falls in love.
- DirectorRon TeachworthStarsBruce CampbellChristopher HowePerry MalletteIn 1964 two high school friends, Brice and Cleveland leave their suburban neighborhood in Michigan to spend the summer in the countryside before going off to college. They are befriended by a lonely farmer, Jack Bodell, who offers them a place to stay. As days pass, Cleveland helps Jack around the farm and finds in him the father figure he lacks, while Brice falls in love with a local girl named Cindy. The unforgettable summer ends too soon, but the memories linger. Four years later Brice and Cleveland drive up to Jack's farm and learn that there is no going back...
- DirectorJack BenderStarsJohn RitterSharon GlessJoe CorteseKate thought she had found the man of her dreams. Alex was relishing a dream marriage with his soul mate. Suddenly their two worlds crumble around them and they're each left facing the bittersweet agonies of lost love.
- DirectorSteven Hilliard SternStarsNed BeattyBarbara BossonRené EnríquezTrans Allied Flight 136 is hijacked in flight and diverted by its four captors to New York's JFK Airport. When the plane departs for London and the terrorists begin murdering hostages, the passengers begin to fight back.
- DirectorDavid Lowell RichStarsGena RowlandsDon MurrayJessica Walter17-year-old Sam Alden is a high-school star baseball player who seems to have it all. When his family notices that he is often bothered with coughing fits, his worried parents decide to take him to the hospital, where they are shocked to find out that he has a life-threatening heart disease. Sam has trouble dealing with his illness, but he pretends to still be a joyful teenager to not worry his parents more than they are already. But his health is deteriorating, and it comes to him needing a heart transplant if he wants to survive. This is the beginning of a long journey, which is mentally and physically exhausting as Sam undergoes countless tests and operations, and the search for a donor seems endless. Even before the final operation, Sam is forced to deal with several setbacks in his life.
- DirectorGene QuintanoStarsKim CattrallRobert HaysLeigh Taylor-YoungA honeymooning couple become entangled in a plot to recover plates for counterfeiting U.S. dollars. She thinks she's just retired from a government "dirty jobs" department, but her superiors have other ideas. He thinks she's a retired travel agent. Set in Spain, there's a constant flow of visual jokes, mainly at the expense of a group of incompetent thieves who are in hot pursuit of the plates. Many of the jokes are predictable, but there's enough to keep almost everyone amused.
- DirectorMichael MillerStarsLisa HartmanBruce DernJoe PennyIn a small town in Appalachia, Autumn's young husband is killed in a suspicious mine explosion. She vows vengeance on mine owner Douglas Osborne and dedicates her life to destroying him, even at the cost of her own happiness. When her attempts at financial ruin fail, she manipulates Osborne into marriage by claiming she is carrying his child. After Osborne dies from cyanide poisoning, Autumn is arrested for his murder, but she professes her innocence.
- DirectorDavid NutterStarsDon JohnsonLisa BlountRobert F. LyonsTim Murphy is a Vietnam Vet. When he loses his job he starts to relive all the pain and horror of his time in Vietnam. The stresses and strains nearly destroy his marriage and his family. Only after joining a veterans' therapy group does Tim find relief from his nightmares. With the support of his fellow vets and the love of his wife, Tim recovers.
- DirectorNathalie DelonStarsTreat WilliamsJoanna PaculaJulianne PhillipsAn insurance investigator is visiting Paris on assigment. He is soon made the object of a seduction bet amongst three ladies. Problems arise when the girls realize they are really falling for him.
- DirectorRichard BrooksStarsRyan O'NealCatherine HicksGiancarlo GianniniAn investigative journalist gets hooked on the subject of his inquiry - professional gambling.
- DirectorRick KingStarsMargaret KlenckGary McCleeryJohn SeitzA teenaged boy goes for a ride with his brother and the brother's friends, who proceed to rob a store and murder the clerk. They are caught and, despite the young boy's protestations, he is convicted of murder and sent to prison. A female social worker assigned to the boy's case not only believes him, but begins to fall in love with him, and determines to either help him prove his innocence or escape.
- DirectorFrank MourisStarsSam RushRiley SteinerCharles HometHunter, an otherwise reserved groom-to-be, talks his neighbors Tech and Aris into pursuing their unrealized sexual fantasies. Dubious at first, Tech and Aris, an unmarried couple, finally consent.
- DirectorBruce MalmuthStarsJill ClayburghMax GailHarley CrossIn Cape Cod, Missy and Michael, the two children of Nancy Eldridge, are kidnapped by a man who has disturbing intentions for them. Local police chief Ed Coffin wrongfully suspects that Nancy is behind the disappearances.
- StarsLee RemickTate DonovanJohn GloverSociopathic socialite plots her father's murder.
- DirectorJames FrawleyStarsJill EikenberryMichael TuckerJohn HillermanSilvia and Edgar have been married for a long time, but can't stand each other now. But a divorce would mean having to sell their dream house, which both of them want to keep. Instead they both secretly decide the answer is to kill the other.
- DirectorLarry ElikannStarsJudith LightJimmy SmitsAudra LindleyA pregnant mother and her young son become the target of a killer.
- DirectorRichard C. SarafianStarsMichael OntkeanJoanna KernsCatherine BachA forgotten CIA agent escapes after 12 years and returns to his corrupt New Jersey hometown.
- DirectorJames BruceStarsMariel HemingwayRobert JoyLenny HenryA woman traumatized by her brother's suicide is inducted into a world of games involving murder.