Top Movies of 1980s


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181. The Outsiders

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Actors: Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez
Plot: Young men in Tulsa, Oklahoma struggle with family and social conflicts while trying do discover their places in society.

182. Zelig

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Woody Allen
Actors: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, John Buckwalter, Patrick Horgan, Marvin Chatinover, Stanley Swerdlow

183. Dead Ringers

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Cronenberg
Actors: Jeremy Irons, Geneviève Bujold, Heidi von Palleske, Barbara Gordon, Shirley Douglas, Stephen Lack
Plot: Twin gynecologists, Elliot and Beverly Mantl, can't help spiraling into madness and addiction when they meet a pill-popping actress who hopes to have children.

184. Tootsie

Year of Release: 1982
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Sydney Pollack
Actors: Dustin Hoffman, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Bill Murray, Sydney Pollack, Geena Davis
Plot: A difficult male actor lands a gig on a soap opera acting as a women in which the studio execs are unsuspecting that he is male.

185. Steel Magnolias

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Herbert Ross
Actors: Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, Julia Roberts
Plot: Southern woman share laughs, love, and the trials and tribulation of life.

186. Short Film About Love, A ( Krótki film o milosci )

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Polish
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Actors: Grazyna Szapolowska, Olaf Lubaszenko, Stefania Iwinska, Piotr Machalica, Artur Barcis, Stanislaw Gawlik
Plot: A 19-year-old observes his 30-year-old neighbor through binoculars - watching a stream of men that go through the artist's life. He thinks she has everything but when the two finally meet - it turns out the share more in common he would have thought.

187. Born on the Fourth of July

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: War/Biography
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Oliver Stone
Actors: Tom Cruise, Tom Berenger, Kyra Sedgwick, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava, Stephen Baldwin
Plot: Ron Kovic is a young man graduating high school during Vietnam war when he decides to enlist in the military. After his injury he is shocked with the treatment of war veterans but quickly learns the truths to the war as he fights for peace.

188. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: David Zucker
Actors: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalban, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson, Nancy Marchand
Plot: After Lieutenant Frank Drebin's partner is nearly murdered, he uncovers a nefarious plot by a well-respected businessman to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II using mind control.

189. The Long Good Friday

Year of Release: 1982
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Mackenzie
Actors: Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Bill Moody, Ruby Head, Pierce Brosnan, Roy Alon
Plot: Harold, a prosperous English gangster, is about to close a lucrative new deal when bombs start showing up in very inconvenient places.

190. Videodrome

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Cronenberg
Actors: James Woods, Deborah Harry, Sonja Smits, Leslie Carlson, Peter Dvorsky, Julie Khaner
Plot: Max Renn is always looking for ultimate in programming for his lowly cable TV station, but when he stumbles on to Videodrome it takes over his life.

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