111. The Karate Kid
Year of Release: 1984
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: John G. Avildsen
Actors: Ralph Macchio, Elisabeth Shue, Pat Morita, Martin Kove, Randee Heller, William Zabka
Plot: A boy who movies into a new neighborhood, meets his Japanese neighbor who choses to teach him Karate, but that there is more to it than just fighting.
112. Mona Lisa
Year of Release: 1986
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Neil Jordan
Actors: Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine, Robbie Coltrane, Clarke Peters, Sammi Davis
113. Anne of Green Gables
Year of Release: 1986
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Kevin Sullivan
Actors: Megan Follows, Colleen Dewhurst, Richard Farnsworth, Patricia Hamilton, Marilyn Lightstone, Jonathan Crombie
Plot: Anne Shirley, a talkative, red-headed orphan is sent by mistake to live with a spinster and her brother on scenic Prince Edward Island, Canada. But Anne's warm-hearted enthusiasm and irrepressible imagination gradually win them over.
114. Trading Places
Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Landi
Actors: Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Denholm Elliott, Don Ameche, Ralph Bellamy, Jamie Lee Curtis
Plot: Two millionaires make a bet to see if they can turn one of their top businessmen to a life of crime and then train an unscrupulous con artist to take his place.
115. Manon of the Spring ( Manon des sources )
Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Claude Berri
Actors: Yves Montand, Daniel Auteuil, Emmanuelle Béart, Hippolyte Girardot, Margarita Lozano, Yvonne Gamy
Plot: Sequel to Jean de Florette - Manon, now a beautiful, grown woman seeks
revenge against those responsible for the death of her father years
before.
116. My Left Foot
Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jim Sheridan
Actors: Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan, Declan Croghan, Eanna MacLiam
Plot: An overview of the life of Christy Brown. Christy was born a quadriplegic to a large, poor Irish family. He was believed to be mentally retarded for the first 10 years of his life, but thanks to a strong-willed mother and a dedicated teacher he becomes a celebrated writer, poet, and artist.
117. The Abyss
Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: James Cameron
Actors: Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn, Leo Burmester, Kimberly Scott, Todd Graff
Plot: The Abyss is an underwater story of civilian oil rig workers who are told to help rescue a nuclear sub that sunk for unknown reasons.
118. The Accused
Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Actors: Kelly McGillis, Jodie Foster, Leo Rossi, Bernie Coulson, Ann Hearn, Carmen Argenziano
Plot: A young woman is raped, and no one seems to care.
119. Labyrinth
Year of Release: 1986
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy/Musical
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jim Henson
Actors: David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud, Shelley Thompson, Christopher Malcolm, Dave Goelz
Plot: Sarah is baby sitting her baby half-brother when she accidentally wishes
him away to a goblin king and conjures up a world of fantasy. She must get
her brother back and will do anything to do so.
120. Driving Miss Daisy
Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Bruce Beresford
Actors: Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman, Joann Havrilla, Esther Rolle, Patti LuPone, Dan Aykroyd
Plot: A Jewish woman and her black "driver" settle culture and heritage differences while at first being reluctant to except him as her driver.
