Top Movies of 1983


The top movies of 1983 list is calculated by community movie ratings and members' "Top Movies List". Lists are updated daily.

141. The Keep

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Mann
Actors: Scott Glenn, Alberta Watson, Jürgen Prochnow, Robert Prosky, Gabriel Byrne, Ian McKellen

142. Amityville 3-D

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Richard Fleischer
Actors: Tony Roberts, Tess Harper, Robert Joy, Candy Clark, Lori Loughlin, Meg Ryan
Plot: To debunk the Amityville house's infamous reputation and take advantage of a rock-bottom asking price, skeptical journalist John Baxter buys the place and settles in to write his first novel. But as soon as the ink on the deed has dried, people who have come into contact with John and the house begin to meet with shocking fates.

143. The Pirates of Penzance

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Musical
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Wilford Leach
Actors: Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Ronstadt, George Rose, Rex Smith, Tony Azito
Plot: Fredric (Rex Smith) was accidentally apprentice to a pirate when he was young but now, at the age of 21, he is able to leave and vows to stop them should they ever meet again. However, the pirates, led by the Pirate King (Kevin Kline), aren't all that bad and are just looking for companians. They find them in the form of the Major General Stanley's daughters but he is not handing them over willingly.

144. Puberty Blues

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bruce Beresford
Actors: Nell Schofield, Jad Capelja, Geoff Rhoe, Tony Hughes, Sandy Paul, Leander Brett

145. Eddie Macon's Run

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jeff Kanew
Actors: Kirk Douglas, John Schneider, Lee Purcell, Lisa Dunsheath, Tom Noonan, Leah Ayres
Plot: A young man, harshly sentenced for a few minor infractions, escapes from a
prison in Alabama and flees to Laredo, Texas, where he hopes to cross into
Mexico for a reunion with his wife and young son.

146. The Terry Fox Story

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ralph L. Thomas
Actors: Eric Fryer, Robert Duvall, Chris Makepeace, Rosalind Chao, Michael Zelniker, Saul Rubinek

147. Nate and Hayes ( Savage Islands )

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Ferdinand Fairfax
Actors: Tommy Lee Jones, Michael O'Keefe, Max Phipps, Jenny Seagrove, Grant Tilly, Peter Rowley

148. Two of a Kind

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: John Herzfeld
Actors: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Charles Durning, Oliver Reed, Beatrice Straight, Scatman Crothers

149. The Lords of Discipline

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Franc Roddam
Actors: David Keith, Robert Prosky, G.D. Spradlin, Barbara Babcock, Michael Biehn, Judge Reinhold

150. Losin' It

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Curtis Hanson
Actors: Tom Cruise, Jackie Earle Haley, John Stockwell, John P. Navin Jr., Shelley Long, Hector Elias

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