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1980s Top 100

by CarlFredrik • Created 13 years ago • Modified 4 months ago
The Top 100 Movies of the 1980s in chronological order by release year.
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  • Timothy Hutton, Donald Sutherland, and Mary Tyler Moore in Ordinary People (1980)

    1. Ordinary People

    19802h 4mR86Metascore
    7.7 (59K)
    The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father and the guilt-ridden younger son.
    DirectorRobert RedfordStarsDonald SutherlandMary Tyler MooreJudd Hirsch
  • Richard Gere in American Gigolo (1980)

    2. American Gigolo

    19801h 57mR57Metascore
    6.3 (31K)
    Los Angeles escort Julian Kay is accused of a murder which he did not commit.
    DirectorPaul SchraderStarsRichard GereLauren HuttonHector Elizondo
  • Robert Redford in Brubaker (1980)

    3. Brubaker

    19802h 11mR54Metascore
    7.1 (20K)
    The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
    DirectorStuart RosenbergStarsRobert RedfordYaphet KottoMorgan Freeman
  • Edward Woodward in Breaker Morant (1980)

    4. Breaker Morant

    19801h 47mPG73Metascore
    7.8 (15K)
    Three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers.
    DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsEdward WoodwardJack ThompsonJohn Waters
  • The Changeling (1980)

    5. The Changeling

    19801h 47mR70Metascore
    7.1 (43K)
    After experiencing tragic personal losses, a music professor rents a Seattle mansion, haunted by a slain boy.
    DirectorPeter MedakStarsGeorge C. ScottTrish Van DevereMelvyn Douglas
  • The Shining (1980)

    6. The Shining

    19802h 26mR68Metascore
    8.4 (1.2M)
    A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father into violence. At the same time, his psychic son sees horrifying forebodings from both the past and the future.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsJack NicholsonShelley DuvallDanny Lloyd
  • Robert De Niro in Raging Bull (1980)

    7. Raging Bull

    19802h 9mR90Metascore
    8.1 (396K)
    The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroCathy MoriartyJoe Pesci
  • Pixote (1980)

    8. Pixote

    19802h 8mTV-MA
    7.9 (10K)
    The life of a boy on the streets of Sao Paulo, involved with crimes, prostitution, and drugs.
    DirectorHector BabencoStarsFernando Ramos da SilvaJorge JuliãoGilberto Moura
  • The Long Good Friday (1980)

    9. The Long Good Friday

    19801h 54mR82Metascore
    7.5 (28K)
    An up-and-coming gangster is tested by the insurgence of an unknown, very powerful threat.
    DirectorJohn MackenzieStarsBob HoskinsHelen MirrenPaul Freeman
  • James Caan in Thief (1981)

    10. Thief

    19812h 3mR78Metascore
    7.4 (44K)
    After years in prison, ace safe-cracker Frank owns a car dealership and a cocktail lounge, which are fronts for high-stakes jewelry heists. He wants to complete one last big heist for the Mob before he goes straight.
    DirectorMichael MannStarsJames CaanTuesday WeldWillie Nelson
  • William Hurt and Kathleen Turner in Body Heat (1981)

    11. Body Heat

    19811h 53mR77Metascore
    7.4 (42K)
    During an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Florida woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder of her rich husband.
    DirectorLawrence KasdanStarsWilliam HurtKathleen TurnerRichard Crenna
  • Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall in True Confessions (1981)

    12. True Confessions

    19811h 48mR68Metascore
    6.3 (9.5K)
    A worldly ambitious monsignor clashes with his older brother, a cynical Los Angeles homicide detective who is investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.
    DirectorUlu GrosbardStarsRobert De NiroRobert DuvallCharles Durning
  • Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

    13. Raiders of the Lost Ark

    19811h 55mPG86Metascore
    8.4 (1.1M)
    In 1936, archaeologist Indiana Jones is tasked by Army Intelligence to help locate a legendary ancient power, the Ark of Covenant, before the Nazis get it first.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKaren AllenPaul Freeman
  • Henry Fonda, Katharine Hepburn, Jane Fonda, and Doug McKeon in On Golden Pond (1981)

    14. On Golden Pond

    19811h 49mPG68Metascore
    7.6 (37K)
    Curmudgeon Norman is estranged from his daughter Chelsea. Nevertheless, at Golden Pond he and his wife agree to look after Billy, the son of Chelsea's new boyfriend, and a most unexpected relationship blooms.
    DirectorMark RydellStarsKatharine HepburnHenry FondaJane Fonda
  • Brad Davis, Ben Cross, Yves Beneyton, Colin Bruce, Ian Charleson, Dennis Christopher, Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Farrell, Daniel Gerroll, Stephen Mallatratt, Alan Polonsky, Struan Rodger, Edward Wiley, Benny Young, and David John in Chariots of Fire (1981)

    15. Chariots of Fire

    19812h 5mPG78Metascore
    7.1 (69K)
    Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, are driven to win in the 1924 Olympics as they wrestle with issues of pride and conscience.
    DirectorHugh HudsonStarsBen CrossIan CharlesonNicholas Farrell
  • Gallipoli (1981)

    16. Gallipoli

    19811h 50mPG65Metascore
    7.4 (43K)
    Two Australian sprinters face the brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey during World War I.
    DirectorPeter WeirStarsMel GibsonMark LeeBill Kerr
  • Das Boot (1981)

    17. Das Boot

    19812h 29m85Metascore
    8.4 (280K)
    A German U-boat stalks the frigid waters of the North Atlantic as its young crew experience the sheer terror and claustrophobic life of a submariner in World War II.
    DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsJürgen ProchnowHerbert GrönemeyerKlaus Wennemann
  • Harrison Ford and Sean Young in Blade Runner (1982)

    18. Blade Runner

    19821h 57mR84Metascore
    8.1 (855K)
    A blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsHarrison FordRutger HauerSean Young
  • The Thing (1982)

    19. The Thing

    19821h 49mR57Metascore
    8.2 (500K)
    A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellWilford BrimleyKeith David
  • Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 Hrs. (1982)

    20. 48 Hrs.

    19821h 36mR71Metascore
    6.9 (90K)
    A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him in order to track down a killer.
    DirectorWalter HillStarsNick NolteEddie MurphyAnnette O'Toole
  • Kevin Bacon, Steve Guttenberg, Mickey Rourke, Paul Reiser, Tim Daly, and Daniel Stern in Diner (1982)

    21. Diner

    19821h 50mR82Metascore
    7.0 (24K)
    A group of college-age buddies struggle with their imminent passage into adulthood in 1959 Baltimore.
    DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsSteve GuttenbergMickey RourkeKevin Bacon
  • Robin Williams in The World According to Garp (1982)

    22. The World According to Garp

    19822h 16mR63Metascore
    7.1 (30K)
    A struggling young writer finds his life and work dominated by his unfaithful wife and his radical feminist mother, whose best-selling manifesto turns her into a cultural icon.
    DirectorGeorge Roy HillStarsRobin WilliamsMary Beth HurtGlenn Close
  • Lonely Hearts (1982)

    23. Lonely Hearts

    19821h 46mR
    6.9 (393)
    In this offbeat comedy, an unlikely romance develops between a flamboyant, middle-aged piano tuner and an extremely timid office worker.
    DirectorPaul CoxStarsWendy HughesNorman KayeJon Finlayson
  • Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie (1982)

    24. Tootsie

    19821h 56mPG88Metascore
    7.4 (119K)
    Michael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap.
    DirectorSydney PollackStarsDustin HoffmanJessica LangeTeri Garr
  • Pernilla Allwin and Bertil Guve in Fanny and Alexander (1982)

    25. Fanny and Alexander

    19823h 8mR100Metascore
    8.1 (70K)
    Two young Swedish children in the 1900s experience the many comedies and tragedies of their lively and affectionate theatrical family, the Ekdahls.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsBertil GuvePernilla AllwinKristina Adolphson

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