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Best Thriller Films of 1980


The Changeling

Peter Medak's The Changeling ... Those looking for a similar experience in movies will appreciate The Changeling as a gem in the horror genre. [ best thriller films - 1980 ]

Dressed to Kill

One of Brian De ... get the psychopath themselves. Steamy material cut to get an R-rating was restored on the unrated laser disc version. [ best thriller films - 1980 ]

The Kidnapping of the President

After Third World terrorists ... Secret Service head William Shatner to get him back in this thriller based on a novel by Charles Templeton. [ best thriller films - 1980 ]

Ffolkes

Roger Moore took a ... Jennifer," incidentally, are the code names for the ship, drilling rig, and platform seized by Kramer in the film). [ best thriller films - 1980 ]

Cruising

New York City detective ... publicity because of the controversial subject matter while censor argued between an X and R rating for the feature. [ best thriller films - 1980 ]

Terror Train

Riding the coattails of ... by saying things like, "Now you young ladies stay up here --it's too dangerous down in that other car." [ best thriller films - 1980 ]

Cuba Crossing

Assignment: Kill Castro was ... in addition to Cuba Crossing, the film was also known as Kill Castro, The Mercenaries and Sweet Violent Tony. [ best thriller films - 1980 ]

Dark Forces

Harlequin is directed by ... starts when Wheelan cannot abide the faith healer, causing the mysterious Wolfe to react in a most unexpected way. [ best thriller films - 1980 ]

Il Giorno del Cobra

In this well-paced crime ... and encountering obstacles that include Brenda (Sybil Danning) a gorgeous disc jockey, and a motley group of underworld denizens. [ best thriller films - 1980 ]

The Children

In The Children, an ... to save his town. This horror film directed by Max Kalmanowicz was also released as The Children of Ravensback. [ best thriller films - 1980 ]

Fear No Evil

This imaginative low-budget horror ... the tender age of 23 -- long before his success directing the more subdued supernatural opus Lady in White. [ best thriller films - 1980 ]

Christmas Evil

He sees you when ... Federici of Bruce Springsteen's E-Street Band also has a cameo, as an accordion player at a community center dance. [ best thriller films - 1980 ]

El Guardaespaldas

Director Raul de Anda's ... his life on the line; he must then find a way to emerge from the tumultuous relationship unscathed, gun-in-hand. [ best thriller films - 1980 ]




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