Every Horror Movie from 1983
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1. Força Estranha (1983)
85 min | Drama
A well-married woman and an excellent housewife decides to let go of her most intimate desires and begins to have sexual adventures that border on aberration.
Director: Pedro Mawashe | Stars: Paulo Biagiolli, Gisele Castilho, Pércio da Silva, Genésio de Carvalho
Votes: 7
2. 2019: After the Fall of New York (1983)
R | 96 min | Action, Sci-Fi
After a nuclear war, society breaks down into two groups, the evil Euraks and the rebel Federation. A mercenary named Parsifal is hired by the Federation to infiltrate New York City, which ... See full summary »
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Michael Sopkiw, Valentine Monnier, George Eastman, Anna Kanakis
Votes: 3,296
3. A Blade in the Dark (1983)
Unrated | 108 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A killer stalks a composer staying at a posh Tuscany villa while writing the score to a horror film which has an incriminating clue to the killer's identity.
Director: Lamberto Bava | Stars: Andrea Occhipinti, Anny Papa, Fabiola Toledo, Michele Soavi
Votes: 4,015
4. Se yu kuang mo (1983)
Horror
A man just out of jail seduces a lonely woman with more money than sense. He swindles her out of both, then kills her. Very quickly, hes hitched up with another woman and a businessman friend.
Director: Chan-Wei Lin | Stars: Fei Ai, Chung-You Chang, Fu-Chou Chang, Ping Chang
5. A Night to Dismember (1983)
Not Rated | 69 min | Horror
A woman from a "cursed" family is released from a mental facility, and soon dismembered corpses start turning up.
Director: Doris Wishman | Stars: Samantha Fox, Diane Cummins, Saul Meth, Miriam Meth
Votes: 839
6. A Pattern of Roses (1983 TV Movie)
65 min | Drama, Thriller
Teenagers Tim Ingram and his friend Rebecca investigate a ghost story involving a boy, Tom Inskip, who mysteriously died in Tim's parents' cottage in 1910. Tim soon discovers eerie parallels between himself and Tim during his final days.
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Stuart MacKenzie, Suzanna Hamilton, Vivian Pickles, Norman Rodway
Votes: 126
7. A Polish Vampire in Burbank (1983)
Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy, Horror
A somewhat reluctant vampire is taken out by his sexpot sister for his first "night out on the town."
Director: Mark Pirro | Stars: Mark Pirro, Lori Sutton, Bobbi Dorsch, Hugh O. Fields
Votes: 348 | Gross: $0.50M
8. A Rose for Emily (1983)
27 min | Short
Townsfolk discover a warped secret while clearing out the house of a recently deceased, aristocratic spinster.
Director: Lyndon Chubbuck | Stars: Anjelica Huston, John Carradine, John Randolph, Jared Martin
Votes: 202
9. Ratu Buaya (1983)
82 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
Director: M. Sharieffudin A. | Stars: Enny Beatrice, Deddy Sutomo, Siska Widowati, Harry Capri
10. American Nightmare (1983)
R | 88 min | Horror, Crime, Thriller
A man investigates the disappearance of his sister with the help of her roommate. He uncovers a trail of prostitution, incest, blackmail...and murder.
Director: Don McBrearty | Stars: Lawrence Day, Lora Staley, Neil Dainard, Lenore Zann
Votes: 569
11. Amityville 3-D (1983)
PG | 105 min | Horror
A reporter moves into the Amityville house in defiance of the supernatural events connected to it, and finds everyone around him besieged by the evil manifestations which are connected to a demonic presence in the basement.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Tony Roberts, Tess Harper, Robert Joy, Candy Clark
Votes: 7,521 | Gross: $6.33M
12. Angst (I) (1983)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A troubled man gets released from prison and starts taking out his sadistic fantasies on an unsuspecting family living in a secluded house.
Director: Gerald Kargl | Stars: Erwin Leder, Robert Hunger-Bühler, Silvia Ryder, Karin Springer
Votes: 13,460
13. Anna to the Infinite Power (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Anna Hart is one of a series of clones created to uncover the secrets of Anna Zimmerman, who was close to conquering world hunger when she died years ago.
Director: Robert Wiemer | Stars: Dina Merrill, Martha Byrne, Mark Patton, Donna Mitchell
Votes: 576
14. 2020 Texas Gladiators (1983)
Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a post-apocalyptic Texas, a band of warriors fight against a fascist regime that is trying to take control of all surviving population.
Directors: Joe D'Amato, George Eastman | Stars: Al Cliver, Harrison Muller, Daniel Stephen, Peter Hooten
Votes: 811
15. Automärchen (1983)
98 min | Comedy
This quirky episodic comedy weaves together three plot lines centered around the employees of a car garage, with some unexpected fairy tale elements to get things moving. A woodland fairy ... See full summary »
Director: Erwin Stranka | Stars: Kurt Böwe, Marylu Poolman, Ramona Hennecke, Roman Kaminski
Votes: 27
16. Barefoot Gen (1983)
TV-PG | 83 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
A powerful statement against war, Barefoot Gen is a disturbing story about the effect of the atomic bomb on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.
Director: Mori Masaki | Stars: Issei Miyazaki, Catherine Battistone, Yoshie Shimamura, Iona Morris
Votes: 9,206
17. Beasts (1983)
Horror, Drama, Thriller
It begins as a perfect week-end. The couple Dough and Cindy plans a week-end in the mountain, but soon they get an unfriendly encounter with a wounded grizzly and two criminals on the run.
Director: Don Hawks | Stars: Thomas Babson, Kathy Christopher, Kathryn Christopher, Vern Porter
Votes: 70
18. Blödaren (1983)
78 min | Horror
On tour through Sweden, the all-girl rock 'n' roll band "Rock Cats" suddenly find themselves trapped in no-man's land when their tour-bus breaks down. Soon they get to meet "the Bleeder", ... See full summary »
Director: Hans Hatwig | Stars: Åke Eriksson, Sussi Ax, Eva Danielsson, Mia Hansson
Votes: 224
19. Blood Beat (1983 Video)
R | 87 min | Horror
A young woman accompanies her boyfriend to his family's rural Wisconsin home for Christmas, where the spirit of a Japanese samurai begins wreaking havoc on them.
Director: Fabrice-Ange Zaphiratos | Stars: Helen Benton, Terry Brown, Dana Day, James Fitzgibbons
Votes: 1,510
20. Carne de tu carne (1983)
94 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
August 6, 1956 during the military dictatorship of Rojas Pinilla. Explosions in central Cali military convoy destroy much of the traditional buildings of the city and exposing the roots of ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Mayolo | Stars: Adriana Herrán, David Guerrero, Santiago García, Vicky Hernández
Votes: 315
21. Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues (1983)
PG | 91 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror
A professor and three of his students camp out in the wilderness to find a Bigfoot-type creature.
Director: Charles B. Pierce | Stars: Charles B. Pierce, Cindy Butler, Chuck Pierce Jr., Jimmy Clem
Votes: 3,758
22. Kinbaku: Hakui no tenshi (1983)
64 min
Director: Kiyoshi Nakayama | Stars: Kaoru Kaze, Usagi Asô, Aki Murai, Shôichi Hayakawa
23. Boogeyman II (1983)
Not Rated | 79 min | Horror
Lacey travels to Hollywood, to the home of a film director, where she brings along the last surviving haunted mirror shard from the end of the first movie as proof to her horrifying experiences.
Directors: Bruce Pearn, Ulli Lommel, Paul Willson | Stars: Suzanna Love, Ulli Lommel, Shannah Hall, Sholto von Douglas
Votes: 1,207
24. Born in Flames (1983)
Not Rated | 79 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Set ten years after the most peaceful revolution in United States history, it presents a dystopia in which the issues of many groups - minorities, liberals, gay rights organizations, feminists - are dealt with by the government.
Director: Lizzie Borden | Stars: Honey, Adele Bertei, Jean Satterfield, Florynce Kennedy
Votes: 2,060
25. Brady's Bargain (1983)
22 min | Short, Fantasy
Brady has spent his life trying to outsmart the leprechauns and his big chance comes when he manages to capture one. Keeping the little man a prisoner, he starves the leprechaun until he ... See full summary »
Director: Roy Spence | Stars: Wilfred Pyper, Norman Smith
26. Brainstorm (1983)
PG | 106 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
Researchers develop a system where they can jump into people's minds. But when people involved bring their personal problems into the equation, it becomes dangerous - perhaps deadly.
Director: Douglas Trumbull | Stars: Christopher Walken, Natalie Wood, Louise Fletcher, Cliff Robertson
Votes: 13,115 | Gross: $8.90M
27. Brutal Sorcery (1983)
87 min | Horror
The story of demonic possession by black magic where the loyal and faithful taxi driver and husband Alan Chang is dragged into a pit of adultery and despair in his vain attempt to overthrow the bestial influences of 'brutal sorcery'.
Director: Ling Pang | Stars: Hoi-San Kwan, Lily Chan, Hei-Lai Ngon, Hon Chi Lai
Votes: 47
28. Cannibal Mercenary (1983)
104 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A Thai veteran of the Vietnam War and all around master of combat leads a group of men on a daring mission into the jungles of Vietnam to topple a dangerous drug lord and his cannibal army.
Director: Hong Lu Wong | Stars: Alan English, Paul John Stanners, Nian Watts, Harry Myles
Votes: 193
29. Chained Heat (1983)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Young Carol Henderson ends up in prison where she must learn how to survive in an environment plagued by violence, murder, rape, racism, drugs and staff corruption and brutality.
Director: Paul Nicholas | Stars: Linda Blair, John Vernon, Sybil Danning, Tamara Dobson
Votes: 2,629 | Gross: $6.15M
30. Chanoc and the Son of Santo vs. the Killer Vampires (1983)
85 min | Action, Horror
Chanoc fights alongside Santo's son against the Killer Vampires.
Director: Rafael Pérez Grovas | Stars: El Hijo del Santo, Santo, Nelson Velázquez, Rubi Re
Votes: 49
31. Che wan (1983)
90 min | Horror
Director: Pao-Lun Lu | Stars: Kent Cheng, Henry Fong, Biu Gam, Bo-Ming Ma
Votes: 19
32. China Lake (1983)
34 min | Short, Thriller
A police officer on vacation travels around on his motorcycle targeting nearby occupants of and travelers through China Lake.
Director: Robert Harmon | Stars: Charles Napier, William Sanderson, Mickey Jones, Gilmer McCormick
Votes: 258
33. Christine (1983)
R | 110 min | Horror, Thriller
A nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul, Robert Prosky
Votes: 92,433 | Gross: $21.20M
34. City of Pirates (1983)
Not Rated | 111 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A surreal odyssey in which a melancholic maidservant crosses paths with a homicidal little boy, travels to a tiny island and encounters a man with multiple personalities.
Director: Raúl Ruiz | Stars: Hugues Quester, Anne Alvaro, Melvil Poupaud, André Engel
Votes: 1,069
35. Conquest (1983)
R | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A young man, armed with a magical bow and arrows, embarks on a mystical journey through a mystical land to rid it of all evil and joins forces with an outlaw to take down an evil witch bent on claiming the magic bow for evil.
Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Jorge Rivero, Andrea Occhipinti, Conrado San Martín, Violeta Cela
Votes: 2,799
36. Feng xie (1983)
88 min | Horror, Thriller
Director: Siu-Wah Lee | Stars: Eddie Chan, Olivia Cheng, Git-Leung Chan, Leung Chan
Votes: 17
37. Cross Country (1983)
R | 95 min | Horror, Thriller
After a woman is found butchered in her New York apartment, suspicion falls on her estranged husband, an ad executive who has suddenly left town on a cross-country road trip. He takes along... See full summary »
Director: Paul Lynch | Stars: Richard Beymer, Nina Axelrod, Michael Ironside, Brent Carver
Votes: 235 | Gross: $0.15M
38. Crusher Joe: The Movie (1983)
132 min | Action, Animation, Sci-Fi
Amid a supposedly simple escort mission, Joe and his crew experience a failure during their warp travel. They wake up just to find out that the passengers are missing. To make things worse,... See full summary »
Directors: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Jim Terry | Stars: Hiraku Takemura, Run Sasaki, Noriko Ohara, Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Votes: 351
39. Cujo (1983)
R | 93 min | Horror, Thriller
Cujo, a friendly St. Bernard, contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town.
Director: Lewis Teague | Stars: Dee Wallace, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Danny Pintauro, Christopher Stone
Votes: 50,963 | Gross: $21.20M
40. Cursed Woods (1983)
19 min | Short, Horror
The first production from VideasFilm, an ultra low budget horror that sees friends on a camping trip being assailed by a murderer.
Director: Brian Davies | Stars: Paul Roberts, Brian Davies, Helen Williams, David Lain
41. Curtains (1983)
R | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Six young actresses auditioning for a movie role at a remote mansion are targeted by a mysterious masked murderer.
Director: Richard Ciupka | Stars: John Vernon, Samantha Eggar, Linda Thorson, Anne Ditchburn
Votes: 5,728
42. It's All Right, My Friend (1983)
119 min | Sci-Fi, Comedy
In this sci-fi parody, Peter Fonda's plays an alien who falls from the sky and is befriended by some Japanese people who help him stop an evil group out to get him.
Director: Ryû Murakami | Stars: Peter Fonda, Leona Hirota, Kumi Aochi, Jirô Dan
Votes: 62
43. Dance of the Dwarfs (1983)
PG | 93 min | Adventure, Horror
An anthropologist hires a down-on-his-luck helicopter pilot to fly her into the jungle, where she is searching for a scientist who is investigating reports of a tribe of reptile-men.
Director: Gus Trikonis | Stars: Deborah Raffin, Peter Fonda, John Amos, Carlos Palomino
Votes: 325
45. The Lift (1983)
R | 95 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A lift technician finds himself drawn into a web of mystery and peril as he investigates the perplexing deadly accidents occurring in the elevators of a new office building.
Director: Dick Maas | Stars: Huub Stapel, Willeke van Ammelrooy, Josine van Dalsum, Liz Snoyink
Votes: 7,697
46. Dead Bunnies (1983)
30 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
A hapless soldier accidentally kills a rabbit during a reconnaisance mission, and then runs for his life when killer rabbits decide to exact their revenge.
Director: Randy Shulman | Stars: Scott McKinley, D.J. O'Neill
Votes: 25
47. Deadly Lessons (1983 TV Movie)
100 min | Horror, Thriller
A psycho is stalking the students at an exclusive girls' school.
Director: William Wiard | Stars: Donna Reed, Larry Wilcox, David Ackroyd, Diane Franklin
Votes: 302
48. Le démon dans l'île (1983)
102 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
On an island, things start going crazy as the islands house hold appliances go rogue. It's up to Dr. Gabrielle Martin to discover what's causing this evil, and much more.
Director: Francis Leroi | Stars: Anny Duperey, Jean-Claude Brialy, Pierre Santini, Gabriel Cattand
Votes: 299
49. Der Weihnachtsbaum (1983)
20 min | Short
In an isolated house at the seaside a deranged father/son relationship finally escalates when the father tries to kill his seventeen year old offspring.
Director: Robert Sigl | Stars: Claus Eberth, Robert Sigl
Votes: 36
50. Devil Fetus (1983)
84 min | Horror
A woman becomes possessed and dies after a monster is released from an antique vase she had purchased. Twelve years later the monster is re-awakened. First he possesses the family's dog, before moving on to the woman's nephew.
Director: Hung-Chuen Lau | Stars: Eddie Chan, Yung-Chang Chin, Pak-Kwong Ho, Meng-Kuang Hsu
Votes: 440
51. Diamonds of Kilimandjaro (1983)
Not Rated | 83 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A group of adventurers head to a primitive tribe in Africa to find a treasure of diamonds and a beautiful white girl who was lost years ago and was made the tribe's goddess.
Directors: Jesús Franco, Olivier Mathot | Stars: Katja Bienert, Antonio Mayans, Aline Mess, Albino Graziani
Votes: 832
52. Disciples of the Crow (1983)
30 min | Short, Horror
A couple passing through a small Oklahoma town discover that it has been taken over by a homicidal cult that worships a crow god--and that all the cult members are children.
Director: John Woodward | Stars: Eleese Lester, Gabriel Folse, Steven Young, Martin Boozer
Votes: 549
53. Doctor Dracula (1983)
R | 88 min | Horror
An evil hypnotist puts a beautiful woman under his spell.
Directors: Al Adamson, Paul Aratow | Stars: John Carradine, Don 'Red' Barry, Larry Hankin, Geoffrey Land
Votes: 497
54. L'étrange château du docteur Lerne (1983 TV Movie)
100 min | Horror
Director: Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe | Stars: Jacques Dufilho, Pierre Clémenti, Dora Doll, Jean-Paul Roussillon
Votes: 17
55. Dogs of Hell (1983)
R | 89 min | Horror, Thriller
A pack of Rottweilers, bred and trained by the U.S. military to kill humans, escape to ravage the peaceful mountain resort town of Lake Lure. It is up to the local sheriff to protect his small community.
Director: Worth Keeter | Stars: Earl Owensby, Bill Gribble, Robert Bloodworth, Kathy Hasty
Votes: 374
56. Doll's Eye (1983)
75 min | Drama
The stories of three women: a researcher, a prostitute and a part-time switchboard operator.
Director: Jan Worth | Stars: Sandy Ratcliff, Paul Copley, Bernice Stegers, Lynne Worth
Votes: 25
57. Down to the Cellar (1983)
15 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
A little girl goes down to the basement cellar to fetch some potatoes, and finds all her hidden fears about the cellar depicted in animated form.
Director: Jan Svankmajer | Stars: Monika Belo-Cabanová, Olga Vronská, Aleksandr Letko
Votes: 1,148
58. O Drakoulas ton Exarheion (1983)
87 min | Comedy, Horror, Music
A mad scientist creates the band Music Brigades from body parts of dead musicians.
Director: Nikos Zervos | Stars: Konstantinos Tzoumas, Tzimis Panousis, Vangelis Kotronis, Isavella Mavraki
Votes: 996
59. El ahorcado (1983)
90 min | Drama, Action, Fantasy
The Hanged Man (1983). An innocent man is framed by people who want part of a dead man's fortune.
Director: Juan Gallardo | Stars: Julio Alemán, Hilda Aguirre, Arturo Martínez hijo, Pedro Infante Jr.
Votes: 15
60. Endgame - Bronx lotta finale (1983)
TV-14 | 98 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A telepathic mutant recruits a post-World War III TV game-show warrior to lead her band of mutants to safety.
Director: Joe D'Amato | Stars: Al Cliver, Laura Gemser, George Eastman, Dino Conti
Votes: 1,393
61. Escape from the Bronx (1983)
R | 89 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A rag-tag group of people must fight extermination squads amid their ruined city.
Director: Enzo G. Castellari | Stars: Mark Gregory, Henry Silva, Valeria D'Obici, Giancarlo Prete
Votes: 3,035 | Gross: $1.41M
62. Esprit D'amour (1983)
98 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A young woman has a tragic accident, slipping on a skateboard and falling off the roof of a tall building. Koo Chi Ming, an insurance investigator, is sent to determine whether the girl's ... See full summary »
Director: Ringo Lam | Stars: Alan Tam, Shu-Chun Ni, Philip Chan, Pik-Wan Tang
Votes: 205
63. Evil Hits Evil (1983)
79 min | Horror, Thriller
Director: Wei-Han Lai | Stars: Te-Kai Liu, Yeong-moon Kwon, Chun-Erh Lung, Chang-uk An
Votes: 18
64. The Exterminators of the Year 3000 (1983)
R | 103 min | Action, Sci-Fi
In the year 3000, the Earth has been rendered a desert by nuclear war. A group of survivors goes in search of rare and valuable water, but standing in their way are the evil Exterminators, who live only to cause pain and misery.
Director: Giuliano Carnimeo | Stars: Robert Iannucci, Alicia Moro, Luciano Pigozzi, Eduardo Fajardo
Votes: 1,330
65. Extra Terrestrial Visitors (1983)
84 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A young boy in the woods discovers a lovable alien...or is it?
Director: Juan Piquer Simón | Stars: Ian Serra, Nina Ferrer, Susana Bequer, Sara Palmer
Votes: 4,762
66. Eyes of Fire (1983)
R | 86 min | Drama, Horror, Western
A preacher is accused of adultery, and he and his followers are chased out of town. They become stranded in an isolated forest, which is haunted by the spirits of French colonists controlled by evil.
Director: Avery Crounse | Stars: Dennis Lipscomb, Guy Boyd, Rebecca Stanley, Sally Klein
Votes: 2,263
67. Filmgore (1983 Video)
R | 85 min | Horror, Documentary
A bloody collection of film clips from many of the most violent films ever made. Driller killers, Plasmatic Perverts and Sadistic Slashers are just a few of the disturbed individuals ... See full summary »
Director: Ken Dixon | Star: Cassandra Peterson
Votes: 134
68. Uchû senkan Yamato: Kanketsuhen (1983)
152 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A watery world called Aquarius that is destined to destroy all of the planet Earth. Can the great Yamato stop this devastation?
Directors: Tomoharu Katsumata, Yoshinobu Nishizaki, Takeshi Shirato, Toshio Masuda, Leiji Matsumoto | Stars: Kei Tomiyama, Yôko Asagami, Gorô Naya, Isao Sasaki
Votes: 235
69. Frightmare (1983)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Horror
When his loyal fans decide to steal his fresh corpse from the mortuary to party with it all night long, a true horror film star returns from the grave as a ghastly blood-sucker, bent on revenge. At least, will he spare his followers?
Director: Norman Thaddeus Vane | Stars: Ferdy Mayne, Luca Bercovici, Nita Talbot, Leon Askin
Votes: 1,745
70. Geek Maggot Bingo or the Freak from Suckweasel Mountain (1983)
74 min | Comedy, Horror
A mad doctor creates life while murderous prostitutes are on the prowl and vampires terrorize the town. The Rawhide Kid will save the day.
Director: Nick Zedd | Stars: Robert Andrews, Richard Hell, Brenda Bergman, Donna Death
Votes: 321
71. Man tian shen fo (1983)
100 min | Action, Comedy
An evil black-magic priest unleashes some nasty Japanese ghosts on a peaceful Chinese village.
Director: Hsia Hsu | Stars: Siu-Ho Chin, Kam Cheung, Ju-Hua Pei, Tien-Hsiang Lung
Votes: 36
72. Grizzly II: Revenge (1983)
Not Rated | 74 min | Horror, Music, Thriller
All hell breaks loose when a giant Grizzly, reacting to the slaughter of Grizzlies by poachers, attacks at a massive big-band rock concert in the National Park.
Director: André Szöts | Stars: George Clooney, Laura Dern, Charlie Sheen, Louise Fletcher
Votes: 1,679
73. Hansel and Gretel (1983 TV Movie)
45 min | Fantasy
This is Tim Burton's Disney Channel Halloween film short that only aired twice. It combines live action and stop-motion, making for a creepy adventure into the woods.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Michael Yama, Andy Lee, Alison Hong, Jim Ishida
Votes: 914
74. Harmagedon (1983)
135 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
A Transylvanian princess, a Japanese high school student and a 2000 year old warrior are selected to be part of a small force of powerful psionic warriors assembled to be the defenders of ... See full summary »
Director: Rintarô | Stars: Tôru Furuya, Mami Koyama, Masako Ikeda, Keiko Han
Votes: 445
75. Heartbeat (1983)
82 min | Drama
Officer Song returns to company after cadre school training. But he conflicts with the commissar on which young man should be the candidate for military staff training.
Director: Guang Hao | Stars: Songmao Zheng, Xiping Pan, Baokun Wang, Quan Wang
76. Põrgu (1983)
17 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
The film brings to life in one nightmarish vision three detailed engravings from the early 30s created by Estonian artist Eduard Viiralt: "The Preacher", "Cabaret" and "Hell".
Director: Rein Raamat
Votes: 303
77. Hot Panties (1983)
80 min | Comedy, Horror
A group of boys and girls who are having fun in a discotheque are invited to a villa where some crazy people make them spend a very bad time.
Director: Julio Pérez Tabernero | Stars: Paola Matos, Emilio Linder, Alicia Príncipe, Elena Álvarez
Votes: 80
78. House of the Long Shadows (1983)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
An American author finds a dilapidated Welsh manor perfect for writing until the residents host a bizarre family reunion.
Director: Pete Walker | Stars: Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Desi Arnaz Jr.
Votes: 4,606
79. Code of Hunting (1983)
109 min | Crime, Thriller
A pacifist lawyer's husband is accidentally killed during a home invasion. One of the culprits is caught, and his deranged brother begins to threaten the lawyer that if his brother isn't released, he will violently retaliate.
Director: Jorge Grau | Stars: Assumpta Serna, Víctor Valverde, Luis Hostalot, Montserrat Salvador
Votes: 445
80. I Do! I Do! (1983 TV Movie)
115 min | Musical
I Do! I Do! takes place entirely in a bedroom dominated by a couple's four poster bed. The story takes them through fifty years of marriage, through happiness and sorrow, through good times... See full summary »
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Lee Remick, Hal Linden
Votes: 50
81. Si j'avais mille ans (1983)
90 min | Mystery
Director: Monique Enckell | Stars: Daniel Olbrychski, Marie Dubois, Jean Bouise, Dominique Pinon
Votes: 13
82. The knight, Death and the Devil (1983)
91 min | Horror, Mystery
A family of the three fall into a dark and disturbing nightmare after meeting the mysterious Orlok and the seductive punk girl Patty.
Director: Beppe Cino | Stars: Paolo Bonacelli, Mirella D'Angelo, Piero Vida, Jeanne Mas
Votes: 28
83. Jaws 3-D (1983)
PG | 99 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller
A giant thirty-five-foot shark becomes trapped in a SeaWorld theme park and it's up to the sons of police chief Brody to rescue everyone.
Director: Joe Alves | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Bess Armstrong, Simon MacCorkindale, Louis Gossett Jr.
Votes: 48,229 | Gross: $45.52M
84. Johnny Tanggo Rides Again (1983)
A combination of comedy and horror film starring Redford White as Johnny Tanggo, a story about the similarities in appearance of Johnny Tanggo and Fred the son of Don Moises the owner of ... See full summary »
Director: Ricky Santiago | Stars: Redford White, Panchito, Janet Bordon, Maria Teresa Carlson
85. Killing of the Flesh (1983)
92 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A murder occurs at a hotel where a phalanx of frisky funeral-goers are staying. Ordered by the police to stay to see if the killer will strike again, the guests get even friskier with one another.
Director: Cesare Canevari | Stars: Marc Porel, Sonia Otero, Fulvio Ricciardi, Moana Pozzi
Votes: 117
86. Krull (1983)
PG | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet, Krull.
Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Ken Marshall, Lysette Anthony, Freddie Jones, Francesca Annis
Votes: 36,252 | Gross: $16.52M
87. The Beast and the Magic Sword (1983)
Not Rated | 120 min | Horror, Fantasy
In the 16th century, lycanthrope Waldemar Daninsky travels from his native Europe to Japan, seeking a way to cure himself of being a werewolf. Only a Japanese sorcerer named Kian and a magic silver sword can save him.
Director: Paul Naschy | Stars: Paul Naschy, Shigeru Amachi, Beatriz Escudero, Junko Asahina
Votes: 420
88. La casa del tappeto giallo (1983)
89 min | Drama, Crime, Mystery
Franca and her husband Antonio decide to sell a yellow rug, which was a gift of Franca's stepfather. One day, while Antonio is out, a strange man rings, saying he wishes to buy the rug. But... See full summary »
Director: Carlo Lizzani | Stars: Erland Josephson, Béatrice Romand, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Milena Vukotic
Votes: 422
89. Panic Beats (1983)
94 min | Horror
A man moves his ailing wife to his family's ancestral house for a period of recovery. Things are not what they seem to be, when the wife becomes plagued with terrifying visions, which begin to worsen her ailment.
Director: Paul Naschy | Stars: Paul Naschy, Julia Saly, Lola Gaos, Silvia Miró
Votes: 706
90. Reibyo densetsu (1983 TV Movie)
95 min | Horror
A legendary actress thought to be dead is discovered living in an isolated mansion. A screenwriter is tasked with writing her comeback film, which leads the two to live under the same roof.
Director: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi | Stars: Saburô Bôya, Akira Emoto, Jun Fubuki, Akihiko Hirata
Votes: 27
91. Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)
133 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Princess Shizu was born under a terrible curse. Only the eight legendary samurai, hailing from across Japan, can protect her from an ancient supernatural clan to fulfill their destinies as foretold by prophecy.
Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Hiroko Yakushimaru, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shin'ichi Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi
Votes: 1,311
92. Lock (1983)
80 min | Horror, Thriller
After her eleven year old daughter Cathy befalls a freak accident, Danielle is in a state of catatonic paralysis.
Director: Maxime Debest | Stars: Roger Van Hool, Danièle Denie, Fanny Magier, Catherine Denie
Votes: 17
93. The Killing of Satan (1983)
90 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
To fullfil his dead uncle's task and to save his kidnapped daughter, an ex-convict must go and fight a powerful but villainous magician. This fight would lead him eventually to a battle against Satan himself.
Director: Efren C. Piñon | Stars: Ramon Revilla, Elizabeth Oropesa, George Estregan, Paquito Diaz
Votes: 457
94. Macumba Sexual (1983)
Unrated | 80 min | Horror, Mystery, Romance
Princess Obongo, the Goddess of Unspeakable Lust, uses dark powers to ensnare a hapless couple of yuppies, so that she can imbue them with evil and conquer the world.
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Ajita Wilson, Lina Romay, Antonio Mayans, Hemy Basalo
Votes: 760
95. Mausoleum (1983)
R | 96 min | Fantasy, Horror
A 10 year-old girl, mourning the death of her mother, becomes possessed by a demon who has been preying on her female ancestors for centuries. Years later, the demon starts to take over, both mentally and physically.
Director: Michael Dugan | Stars: Marjoe Gortner, Bobbie Bresee, Norman Burton, Maurice Sherbanee
Votes: 3,091
96. Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (1983)
PG | 84 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
On a desert planet, warlord Jared-Syn is trying to convince a tribe of mutants that he's their messiah and gain unlimited power hidden in a crystal. Ranger Dogen and explorer Dhyana, who's father was murdered by Syn, must stop him.
Director: Charles Band | Stars: Jeffrey Byron, Michael Preston, Tim Thomerson, Kelly Preston
Votes: 1,930 | Gross: $5.30M
97. The Boxer's Omen (1983)
Not Rated | 99 min | Horror
While in Thailand to avenge his brother who was crippled in a fight with a corrupt Thai boxer, a man gets caught up in a web of fate, Buddhism and black magic.
Director: Chih-Hung Kuei | Stars: Phillip Ko, Shao-Yen Lin, Kar-Man Wai, Lung-Wei Wang
Votes: 1,934
98. Momentos de Prazer e Agonia (1983)
90 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A small-town school teacher leads an apparently normal life, including a longtime boyfriend. But she secretly has several lesbian affairs until the women in her life start being brutally murdered.
Director: Adnor Pitanga | Stars: Rossana Ghessa, Anthony Steffen, Rinaldo Gines, Elena Andrea
Votes: 70
99. Morbus (o bon profit) (1983)
87 min | Horror
A scientist has discovered a formula that brings the dead back to life. Meanwhile, a prostitute, who dreams of writing a book in a brothel, meets a true writer with whom she falls in love. A satanic sect will cross into their lives.
Director: Ignasi P. Ferré | Stars: Ramon Ferre, Carmen Serret, Joan Borràs, Víctor Israel
Votes: 66
100. Mountaintop Motel Massacre (1983)
R | 95 min | Horror
A mentally-unstable elderly woman recently released from a mental asylum proceeds to slaughter all the guests staying at her motel.
Director: Jim McCullough Sr. | Stars: Bill Thurman, Anna Chappell, Will Mitchell, Virginia Loridans
Votes: 1,834
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