10 Movies From 1986 That Are Now Considered Classics

1986 was a year of contrasts: glossy studio hits alongside challenging arthouse films, earnest dramas sharing space with stylized excess, crowd-pleasing spectacle rubbing shoulders with moral unease. On release, some of these movies probably looked like a flash in the pan, but they have actually had surprising staying power.

Four decades later, the defining films of 1986 continue to shape how genres are understood, how performances are measured, and how audiences define cinematic greatness. Adapted from the off-Broadway musical, Little Shop of Horrors centers on Seymour (Rick Moranis), a shy florist’s assistant who discovers a strange plant named Audrey II that brings in customers but reveals a horrifying appetite for human blood, spinning a B-movie premise into a vibrant musical fable about ambition, temptation, and the price of getting what you wish for.

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