Top Movies of 1980s


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121. Scum

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alan Clarke
Actors: Ray Winstone, Mick Ford, Julian Firth, John Blundell, Phil Daniels, Philip Jackson
Plot: Brutality and violence in a modern prison for youthful offenders.

122. Coal Miner's Daughter

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Michael Apted
Actors: Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Levon Helm, William Sanderson, Phyllis Boyens, Beverly D'Angelo
Plot: Autobiography of country music legend Loretta Lynn as she rises from poverty and homemaking to face the uphill battle of making it in the industry.

123. Vernon, Florida

Year of Release: 1982
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Errol Morris
Actors: Albert Bitterling, Roscoe Collins, George Harris, Joe Payne, Howard Pettis, Claude Register
Plot: In this early Errol Morris documentary, the filmmaker splices together bits of dialogue and interactions he has with the supremely eccentric residents of Vernon, FL.

124. Good Morning Vietnam

Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Barry Levinson
Actors: Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, Bruno Kirby, J.T. Walsh, Tung Thanh Tran, Chintara Sukapatana
Plot: A DJ arrives in Saigon with a penchant for rock music and quick, scathing monologues. The brass are annoyed with his antics, but the realities of war soon come crashing down.

125. Wall Street

Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Oliver Stone
Actors: Charlie Sheen, Michael Douglas, Martin Sheen, Daryl Hannah, John C. McGinley, Terence Stamp
Plot: Bud Fox, a young, hotheaded broker, is willing to put his values and relationships on the line when he decides to do anything to get to the top on Wall Street, with help from the successful and ruthless Gordon Gecko.

126. George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

Year of Release: 1985
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
Director: George Stevens Jr.
Actors: George Stevens Jr., George Stevens, Katharine Hepburn, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Max von Sydow, Frank Capra

127. Hoosiers

Year of Release: 1986
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sport
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: David Anspaugh
Actors: Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper, Sheb Wooley, Fern Persons, Chelcie Ross
Plot: Based on a true story of the 1954 Milan Indians, a coach with a checkered past and a former-player-turned alcoholic take an unlikely group of athletes on a journey to become contenders for the state basketball championship.

128. National Lampoon's Vacation

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Adventure
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Harold Ramis
Actors: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogene Coca, Anthony Michael Hall, Dana Barron, Randy Quaid
Plot: The all-American Griswold family prepares for their annual summer vacation, this time to Wally World.

129. The NeverEnding Story

Year of Release: 1984
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Actors: Barret Oliver, Nicholas Gilbert, Noah Hathaway, Tami Stronach, Sydney Bromley, Drum Garrett
Plot: A boy goes on a wild adventure in a strange new world full of magic. He holds the key to saving the world but must complete a quest for the princess first.

130. The Last Temptation of Christ

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actors: Willem Dafoe, Barbara Hershey, Harvey Keitel, Victor Argo, Irvin Kershner, Harry Dean Stanton
Plot: The fictional story of Jesus until his death - dealing with his human temptations.

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