Top Movies of 1980s


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151. The Fox and the Hound

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Comedy
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Ted Berman, Richard Rich
Actors: Mickey Rooney, Kurt Russell, Pearl Bailey, Keith Coogan, Corey Feldman, Jeanette Nolan
Plot: An unlikely friendship develops between a hound dog pup, Copper and a baby fox, Tod. As they grow up, their relationship is strained as Copper is expected to hunt fox. Is their childhood friendship strong enough to survive?

152. The Beast, The aka Beast of War

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Actors: George Dzundza, Jason Patric, Steven Bauer, Stephen Baldwin, Don Harvey, Kabir Bedi
Plot: During the war in Afghanistan a Soviet tank crew commanded by a tyrannical officer find themselves lost and in a struggle against a band of Mujahadeen guerrillas in the mountains. A unique look at the Soviet 'Vietnam' experience sympathetically told for both sides.

153. Sophie's Choice

Year of Release: 1982
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Actors: Kevin Kline, Meryl Streep, Peter MacNicol, Greta Turken, Josh Mostel, Rita Karin
Plot: A romance about a Nazi Concentration Camp survivor and a young man who gives her a reason to live though she has gone through a horrible time.

154. A Grand Day Out with Wallace and Gromit

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Nick Park
Actors: Peter Sallis
Plot: Wallace and Gromit, a man and his dog, love cheese. When they run out, they decide that they better take a holiday to the moon.

155. The Dead Zone

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Cronenberg
Actors: Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Herbert Lom, Martin Sheen, Anthony Zerbe
Plot: After coming out of a coma after many years, a man has to come to terms with his new psychic powers, which may become his undoing when he crosses paths with a corrupt politician.

156. Local Hero

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Bill Forsyth
Actors: Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Fulton Mackay, Denis Lawson, Norman Chancer, Peter Capaldi
Plot: A Texas oilman gets sent to Scotland to buy up some oil rich land. Upon landing in this quaint Scottish village, he becomes enchanted with the locals and their customs and soon finds his smart, big city business sense is no match for these lovable locals.

157. Heathers

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Lehmann
Actors: Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, Kim Walker, Penelope Milford
Plot: A girl on the outside of the in-crowd starts dating a rebel who introduces a deadly way to deal with cliques.

158. The Land Before Time

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Don Bluth
Actors: Judith Barsi, Gabriel Damon, Candace Hutson, Helen Shaver, Burke Byrnes, Will Ryan
Plot: Four young dinosaurs lose their parents and are forced to roam earth together as they struggle for survival.

159. Bill Cosby: Himself

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Bill Cosby
Actors: Bill Cosby
Plot: Concert film of Bill Cosby talking about his everyday life - from weekends, dentist trips and raising his children - giving his own take on these normal routines.

160. Runaway Train

Year of Release: 1985
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Andrei Konchalovsky
Actors: Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay, Kyle T. Heffner, John P. Ryan, Kenneth McMillan
Plot: Two escaped convicts inadvertently jump aboard a freight train that they discover is barreling out of control, without an engineer.

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