A look back at 1982, one of cinema’s most memorable years, ranking the films that have best stood the test of time. In The Thing (1982): An Antarctic research team is hunted by a shape-shifting alien capable of perfectly imitating any of them. Don’t overlook Blade Runner (1982): A weary bounty hunter tracks down rogue bioengineered replicants hiding in a dystopian future Los Angeles.
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Fitzcarraldo (1982)
TMDB ★ 7.6
An obsessive opera lover attempts to haul a massive steamship over a mountain deep in the Amazon jungle.
Directed by Werner Herzog · 2h 37m · Rated PG
Where to watch
Stream: fuboTV, Philo, Night Flight Plus, Fandor Amazon Channel, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Stream: BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Two siblings' idyllic childhood is upended when their widowed mother remarries a stern, oppressive bishop.
Directed by Ingmar Bergman · 3h 08m · Rated R
Where to watch
Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Stream: BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel · Rent: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Curzon Home Cinema · Buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
An obsessive aspiring comedian resorts to kidnapping his idol to force his way onto late-night television.
Directed by Martin Scorsese · 1h 49m · Rated PG
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Rent: Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube · Buy: Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Stream: Disney Plus, Crave, Crave Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Stream: Disney Plus · Buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
A troubled Vietnam veteran is pushed into a violent standoff after being harassed by a small-town sheriff.
Directed by Ted Kotcheff · 1h 33m · Rated R
Where to watch
Stream: AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, YouTube TV, AMC · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Stream: Paramount Plus, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads · Rent: JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store · Buy: Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Stream: Crave, Crave Amazon Channel · Rent: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video, Plex · Buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
Stream: Stan · Rent: JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV · Buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
Stream: Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video
The nonviolent independence movement led by Mahatma Gandhi transforms colonial India's fight for freedom.
Directed by Richard Attenborough · 3h 12m · Rated PG
Where to watch
Stream: Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Stream: Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Stream: Crave, Crave Amazon Channel, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
Stream: Britbox Apple TV channel, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Stream: JioHotstar, EPIC ON, VI movies and tv, NFDC Amazon Channel
A lonely boy befriends and helps a stranded alien find his way back home.
Directed by Steven Spielberg · 1h 55m · Rated PG
Won 4 Oscars52 wins & 39 nominations
Where to watch
Stream: Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Stream: Sky Go, Now TV Cinema · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Crave Amazon Channel · Rent: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, FlixFling, YouTube, Amazon Video · Buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
Stream: BINGE, Foxtel Now · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
Stream: JioHotstar, VI movies and tv · Rent: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Hungama Play, Amazon Video · Buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
A weary bounty hunter tracks down rogue bioengineered replicants hiding in a dystopian future Los Angeles.
Directed by Ridley Scott · 1h 58m · Rated R
Nominated for 2 Oscars13 wins & 22 nominations
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Now TV Cinema, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads · Rent or buy: Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV · Buy: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent: Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video · Buy: Google Play Movies, YouTube
An Antarctic research team is hunted by a shape-shifting alien capable of perfectly imitating any of them.
Directed by John Carpenter · 1h 49m · Rated R
1 win & 5 nominations
Where to watch
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube · Buy: Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Crave, Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel, Starz Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Stream: MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel · Rent: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video · Buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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