Top Movies of 1985


The top movies of 1985 list is calculated by community movie ratings and members' "Top Movies List". Lists are updated daily.

141. Target

Year of Release: 1985
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Arthur Penn
Actors: Gene Hackman, Matt Dillon, Gayle Hunnicutt, Randy Moore, Ilona Grübel, Tomas Hnevsa

142. Fast Forward

Year of Release: 1985
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Musical
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Sidney Poitier
Actors: John Scott Clough, Don Franklin, Tamara Mark, Tracy Silver, Cindy McGee, Gretchen Palmer

143. King Solomon's Mines

Year of Release: 1985
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Actors: Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom, John Rhys-Davies, Ken Gampu, June Buthelezi

144. The Emerald Forest

Year of Release: 1985
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Boorman
Actors: Powers Boothe, Meg Foster, Yara Vaneau, William Rodriguez, Estee Chandler, Charley Boorman

145. Brewster's Millions

Year of Release: 1985
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Walter Hill
Actors: Richard Pryor, John Candy, Jerry Orbach, Hume Cronyn, Lonette McKee, Stephen Collins
Plot: A minor league baseball player has thirty days to spend $30 million dollars in order to receive an inheritance of $300 million.

146. Death Wish 3

Year of Release: 1985
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Winner
Actors: Charles Bronson, Deborah Raffin, Ed Lauter, Martin Balsam, Alex Winter, Gavan O'Herlihy
Plot: Vigilante Paul Kersey returns to New York to avenge the crimes of street thugs.

147. Volunteers

Year of Release: 1985
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Actors: Tom Hanks, John Candy, Rita Wilson, Tim Thomerson, Gedde Watanabe, George Plimpton
Plot: Hoping to escape his debtors, Lawrence Whatley Bourne III hops on a Peace Corp flight and ends up in Southeast Asia. Assigned to build a bridge, things get complicated when the U.S. Army, a communist group and a drug lord all get involved.

148. Once Bitten

Year of Release: 1985
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Howard Storm
Actors: Lauren Hutton, Jim Carrey, Karen Kopins, Cleavon Little, Thomas Ballatore, Skip Lackey
Plot: A mysterious, wealthy woman (Lauren Hutton) seduces a naive and quirky young guy (Jim Carrey). She gives him a gift that he didn't expect and he doesn't seem to realize he has until later. When he realizes he has it, he doesn't seem to know what to do with it.

149. That Was Then... This is Now

Year of Release: 1985
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Christopher Cain
Actors: Emilio Estevez, Craig Sheffer, Kim Delaney, Morgan Freeman, Larry B. Scott, Matthew Dudley

150. Trances

Year of Release: 1985
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Arabic
Genre: Musical/Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ahmed El Maanouni
Actors: Larbi Batma, Nass-El Ghiwane, Abderrahman Paco, Omar Sayed, Allal Yaala
Plot: Nass El Ghiwane band, immensely popular in the Arab world from the 70s until today, draw their music from Moroccan and African folk music deeply rooted in the continent’s history. The lyrics are mainly inspired by the verses of famous poets of the trance, both sacred and lay.“Trances” pays tribute to Moroccan soul music and irrationality. The film reveals the band’s members as they are: so close to us in their daily lives, and capable of magical transformation on stage. They have an immense impact, embodying the youth cry for freedom.

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