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Gritty 80s Movies Based on Books Under 2 Hours

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Full Metal Jacket (1987) poster

Full Metal Jacket

1987Drama · War1h 57m

Dark Disturbing Bleak Jungle Violent

Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) poster

Nineteen Eighty-Four

1984Drama · Science Fiction1h 53m

Dark Bleak Disturbing Political Dystopian

Dead Calm (1989) poster

Dead Calm

1989Drama · Horror1h 36m

Intense Suspenseful Dark Survival Ocean

Drugstore Cowboy (1989) poster

Drugstore Cowboy

1989Crime · Drama1h 42m

Bleak Dark Emotional Antihero Gritty

White Dog (1982) poster

White Dog

1982Drama · Horror1h 30m

Disturbing Thought-Provoking Intense Animals Los Angeles

Less Than Zero (1987) poster

Less Than Zero

1987Crime · Drama1h 38m

Dark Bleak Sad Los Angeles Atmospheric

The Plague Dogs (1982) poster

The Plague Dogs

1982Adventure · Animation1h 43m

Bleak Disturbing Emotional Animals Survival

Bat★21 (1988) poster

Bat★21

1988Action · Drama1h 45m

Intense Suspenseful Survival Gritty Parents

Flowers in the Attic (1987) poster

Flowers in the Attic

1987Drama · Horror1h 33m

Disturbing Dark Bleak Dysfunctional Family Gritty

Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) poster

Something Wicked This Way Comes

1983Fantasy · Mystery1h 35m

Creepy Dark Nostalgic Magic Small Town

True Confessions (1981) poster

True Confessions

1981Crime · Drama1h 48m

Dark Bleak Cops Whodunit Los Angeles

Story of Women (1988) poster

Story of Women

1988Drama · History1h 48m

Language: French

Bleak Dark Thought-Provoking Strong Female Lead World War II

Cutter's Way (1981) poster

Cutter's Way

1981Crime · Drama1h 49m

Dark Thought-Provoking Bleak Antihero Conspiracy

The Dogs of War (1980) poster

The Dogs of War

1980Action · Adventure1h 58m

Dark Bleak Intense Gritty Slow Burn

Cobra Verde (1987) poster

Cobra Verde

1987Adventure · Drama1h 51m

Language: German

Dark Intense Bleak Antihero Atmospheric

52 Pick-Up (1986) poster

52 Pick-Up

1986Crime · Thriller1h 50m

Dark Intense Suspenseful Betrayal Los Angeles

The Sicilian (1987) poster

The Sicilian

1987Crime · Drama1h 56m

Dark Intense Mafia Gritty Solo

8 Million Ways to Die (1986) poster

8 Million Ways to Die

1986Action · Crime1h 55m

Dark Bleak Los Angeles Gritty Stylish

Cop (1988) poster

Cop

1988Crime · Drama1h 50m

Dark Bleak Disturbing Cops Serial Killer

The Holy Innocents (1984) poster

The Holy Innocents

1984Drama1h 47m

Language: Spanish

Bleak Emotional Dark Countryside Gritty

Mala Noche (1987) poster

Mala Noche

1987Drama · Romance1h 15m

Bleak Dark Love Triangle Black & White Gritty

Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989) poster

Last Exit to Brooklyn

1989Drama1h 43m

Bleak Dark Disturbing New York Gritty

North Sea Hijack (1980) poster

North Sea Hijack

1980Action · Adventure1h 40m

Suspenseful Intense Ocean Gritty Parents

The Evil That Men Do (1984) poster

The Evil That Men Do

1984Action · Adventure1h 30m

Dark Intense Revenge Hitman Martial Arts

A Prayer for the Dying (1987) poster

A Prayer for the Dying

1987Action · Crime1h 47m

Dark Intense Hitman Gritty Slow Burn

A Dry White Season (1989) poster

A Dry White Season

1989Drama · Thriller1h 47m

Thought-Provoking Dark Intense Political Gritty