51. The Scarlet and the Black
Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jerry London
Actors: Gregory Peck, Christopher Plummer, John Gielgud, Raf Vallone, Kenneth Colley, Julian Holloway
52. Flight of the Eagle, The ( Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd )
Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Adventure/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jan Troell
Actors: Max von Sydow, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Göran Stangertz, Eva von Hanno, Charlotta Larsson, Clément Harari
53. Never Cry Wolf
Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Carroll Ballard
Actors: Charles Martin Smith, Brian Dennehy, Zachary Ittimangnaq, Samson Jorah, Hugh Webster, Martha Ittimangnaq
54. Cujo
Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Lewis Teague
Actors: Dee Wallace, Danny Pintauro, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Christopher Stone, Ed Lauter, Kaiulani Lee
Plot: A large, gentle St. Bernard named Cujo is turned into a monster when he is bit by a rabid bat. Donna Trenton and her son Tad pull into repair shop just as their car dies not knowing that the only one to greet them is going to be Cujo.
55. Of Unknown Origin
Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: George P. Cosmatos
Actors: Peter Weller, Jennifer Dale, Kenneth Welsh, Shannon Tweed, Lawrence Dane, Maury Chaykin
Plot: A high-powered Manhattan executive is terrorized by a vicious rodent which takes up residence in his apartment.
56. Flashdance
Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Adrian Lyne
Actors: Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri, Lilia Skala, Sunny Johnson, Kyle T. Heffner, Malcolm Danare
Plot: A female construction worker, who moonlights as an erotic dancer, tries to get into a dance school.
57. Strange Brew
Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Rick Moranis
Actors: Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis, Lynne Griffin, Paul Dooley, Max von Sydow, Tom Harvey
Plot: Two brothers go on a quest for beer but find more than they bargained for in this ridiculous Canadian comedy.
58. Eddie and the Cruisers
Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Mystery
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Martin Davidson
Actors: Tom Berenger, Michael Paré, Joe Pantoliano, Matthew Laurance, David Wilson, Ellen Barkin
Plot: A reporter is on the case of a once-popular band whose music has seen a sudden revival. As she digs deeper she learns that there may be lost tapes hidden and that the band's leader, Eddie Wilson, who disappeared suddenly, may still be alive and well.
59. Twilight Zone: The Movie
Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: John Landis
Actors: Dan Aykroyd, Vic Morrow, Kathleen Quinlan, Jeremy Licht, John Lithgow, Kevin McCarthy
Plot: 4 totally unrelated stories are told by 4 different directors that encompass the same feeling as the popular 60's television show.
60. Gorky Park
Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Apted
Actors: William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Brian Dennehy, Ian McDiarmid, Ian Bannen, Joanna Pacula
Plot: A triple homicide in Moscow's Gorky Park leads a police investigator on a mission to solve the crime - only to uncover a coverup leading to the highest levels of the city government.
