Top Movies of 1980


The top movies of 1980 list is calculated by community movie ratings and members' "Top Movies List". Lists are updated daily.

81. Emmanuelle Goes to Cannes

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jean-Marie Pallardy
Actors: Olinka Hardiman, Gabriel Pontello, Zeta Whitehouse, Paola Farrow, Glynis Whitman, Giuseppe Curia

82. Macabre ( Macabro )

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Lamberto Bava
Actors: Bernice Stegers, Stanko Molnar, Veronica Zinny, Roberto Posse, Ferdinando Orlandi, Fernando Pannullo

83. Loulou

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Maurice Pialat
Actors: Isabelle Huppert, Gérard Depardieu, Guy Marchand, Humbert Balsan, Bernard Tronczak, Christian Boucher

84. The Kidnapping of the President

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: George Mendeluk
Actors: William Shatner, Hal Holbrook, Van Johnson, Ava Gardner, Miguel Fernandes, Elizabeth Shepherd

85. The Idolmaker

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Taylor Hackford
Actors: Ray Sharkey, Tovah Feldshuh, Peter Gallagher, Joe Pantoliano, Maureen McCormick, Paul Land

86. Where the Buffalo Roam

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Art Linson
Actors: Peter Boyle, Bill Murray, Bruno Kirby, Rene Auberjonois, R.G. Armstrong, Danny Goldman

87. Willie & Phil

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Mazursky
Actors: Michael Ontkean, Margot Kidder, Ray Sharkey, Jan Miner, Tom Brennan, Julie Bovasso
Plot: Two pretentious college friends get involved with the same woman in Paul Mazursky's film, both a parody of and an homage to Truffaut's "Jules et Jim."

88. Christ Stopped at Eboli ( Cristo si è fermato a Eboli )

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Francesco Rosi
Actors: Gian Maria Volontè, Paolo Bonacelli, Alain Cuny, Lea Massari, Irene Papas, François Simon

89. Ffolkes ( North Sea Hijack )

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Actors: Roger Moore, James Mason, Anthony Perkins, Michael Parks, David Hedison, Jack Watson
Plot: In the North Sea, a terrorist has taken over an oil rig and threatens to blow it sky high unless his demands are met. A select commando unit, let by the eccentric Ffolkes, is the only option to stop the madman from pulling off his daring plan.

90. Prom Night

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Lynch
Actors: Leslie Nielsen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Casey Stevens, Anne-Marie Martin, Antoinette Bower, Michael Tough
Plot: Six years ago a group of friends caused a horrible accident and vowed never to speak of it to anyone. Now, on their prom night, someone knows their secret and wants revenge.

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