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.

91. Young Master, The ( Shi di chu ma )

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jackie Chan
Actors: Jackie Chan, Biao Yuen, Pai Wei, Lily Li, Kien Shih, Ing-Sik Whang

92. 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

93. 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

94. New Year's Evil

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Emmett Alston
Actors: Roz Kelly, Kip Niven, Chris Wallace, Grant Cramer, Louisa Moritz, Jed Mills
Plot: A punk rock icon, Diane Sullivan, is holding a New Year's Eve countdown on
her radio station receives a bizarre call: a man threatens to murder a
"naughty girl" in each time zone as the new year counts down - with Diane
being the final victim.

95. Gilda Live

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mike Nichols
Actors: Gilda Radner, Don Novello, Paul Shaffer, Nils Nichols, Howard Shore, Bob Christianson

96. Bronco Billy

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Clint Eastwood
Actors: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, Scatman Crothers, Bill McKinney, Sam Bottoms
Plot: An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show
afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest.

97. 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

98. 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."

99. 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

100. 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.

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