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Krush Groove

1985

Krush Groove

1985
6.2
Russell Walker is a young, successful manager of rap performers, handling acts for the Krush Groove label, including Run-DMC and The Fat Boys. When Run-D.M.C. has a hit record and Russell needs more money to press more copies, he borrows it from a street hustler and soon regrets his decision.
Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird

1985

Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird

1985
6.3
Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be better for him to live with other birds. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.
What Comes Around

1985

What Comes Around

1985
3.5
Country singer Joe Hawkins must fight both drug addiction and his unscrupulous manager to get back on his feet.
Girls Just Want to Have Fun

1985

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

1985
6.1
Janey is new in town, and soon meets Lynne, who shares her passion for dancing in general, and "Dance TV" in particular. When a competition is announced to find a new Dance TV regular couple, Janey and Lynne are determined to audition. The only problem is that Janey's father doesn't approve of that kind of thing.
The Last Dragon

1985

The Last Dragon

1985
6.4
A young man searches for the "master" to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as the glow. Along the way he must fight an evil martial arts expert and rescue a beautiful singer from an obsessed music promoter.
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo

1984

Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo

1984
5
The dance crew from "Breakin'" bands together to save a community center from a greedy developer bent on building a shopping center in its place.
Electric Dreams

1984

Electric Dreams

1984
6.2
Miles buys himself a state-of-the-art computer that starts expressing thoughts and emotions after having champagne spilled on it. Things start getting out of hand when both Miles and Edgar, the computer, fall in love with Madeline, an attractive neighbor.
Beat Street

1984

Beat Street

1984
6.9
An aspiring DJ, from the South Bronx, and his best friend, a promoter, try to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and culture.
Suburbia

1984

Suburbia

1984
6.7
When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like a family until a tragedy tears them apart.
Style Wars

1984

Style Wars

1984
7.4
Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant's PBS documentary tracks the rise and fall of subway graffiti in New York in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Yentl

1983

Yentl

1983
6.7
In a time when girls were forbidden to study religious scriptures, a Jewish girl masquerades as a boy to enter religious training and unexpectedly finds love along the way.
El Noa Noa

1981

El Noa Noa

1981
4
Juan Gabriel became one of the most popular Mexican singer-songwriters, beginning his career in this Ciudad Juárez cabaret. This is his story.
Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave

1980

Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave

1980
6.6
This is a lonely New Year's Eve for Hank Williams as he spends it en route to a huge New Years Day concert in Ohio. Hank Williams died that night on the road. A fictional biography is shown in flashback.
D.O.A.

1980

D.O.A.

1980
5.9
Documentary chronicling the rise and fall of the punk movement with rare interview footage of Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen. Also concert and news footage.
Punk and Its Aftershocks

1980

Punk and Its Aftershocks

1980
6.5
Documentary about the pedigrees of punk featuring The Boomtown Rats, Sex Pistols, Pretenders, The Clash, The Jam, Madness, Ian Dury & The Blockheads, The Specials, Secret Affair, and many ...
Lonely Mommy

1980

Lonely Mommy

1980
4
When her husband abandons her and her son, she ends up as a nightclub singer and gets sick, so the boy travels to the United States because he wants to find his father to ask him to return.
Rockers

1979

Rockers

1979
7.1
Horsemouth, a drummer living in a ghetto of Kingston, plans to make money selling records. After his prized motorcycle is stolen, his plans fall through and he's forced to adapt.
Quadrophenia

1979

Quadrophenia

1979
7
Based on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s teenager Jimmy. At work he slaves in a dead-end job. While after, he shops for tailored suits and rides his scooter as part of the London Mod scene.
Rock 'n' Roll High School

1979

Rock 'n' Roll High School

1979
6.3
A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.
Norman Granz’ Jazz in Montreaux presents Ella and Basie '79—"The Perfect Match"

1979

Norman Granz’ Jazz in Montreaux presents Ella and Basie '79—"The Perfect Match"

1979
9
The two musical masters swing out.