Top Movies of 1980s


The top movies of 1980s list is calculated by community movie ratings and members' "Top Movies List". Lists are updated daily.

201. Mickey's Christmas Carol

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Burny Mattinson
Actors: Alan Young, Wayne Allwine, Hal Smith, Will Ryan, Eddie Carroll, Patricia Parris
Plot: The classic Disney animated characters play the roles in this animated retelling of the Charles Dickens masterpiece.

202. Diner

Year of Release: 1982
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Barry Levinson
Actors: Steve Guttenberg, Daniel Stern, Mickey Rourke, Kevin Bacon, Tim Daly, Ellen Barkin
Plot: 1959 Baltimore is a time for girls and french fries. But as adulthood sets in the 5 boys start to understand what it means to grow up.

203. Stop Making Sense

Year of Release: 1984
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jonathan Demme
Actors: Bernie Worrell, Alex Weir, David Byrne, Steven Scales, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth

204. Thief

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Mann
Actors: Tuesday Weld, James Caan, James Belushi, Dennis Farina, Willie Nelson, Robert Prosky
Plot: A safe cracker is trying to begin a normal life when the mob comes calling
for one last job as he scrambles to protect the ones he loves.

205. Escape from New York

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Carpenter
Actors: Kurt Russell, Ernest Borgnine, Lee Van Cleef, Isaac Hayes, Donald Pleasence, Harry Dean Stanton
Plot: Takes place in 1998 as New York is in rubbles. The President crashes into
the jailed city when a crook is sent in to rescue him because he is the
only one skilled enough to do complete the job.

206. Hachi-ko ( Hachikô monogatari )

Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama/Family
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Seijirô Kôyama
Actors: Tatsuya Nakadai, Kaoru Yachigusa, Toshinori Omi, Toshirô Yanagiba, Mako Ishino, Masumi Harukawa
Plot: A film starring Tatsuya Nakadai, Kaoru Yachigusa, Mako Ishino and Masumi Harukawa. It tells the real story of a loyal Akita Dog named Hachikō and his master Professor Ueno.

207. Savage Streets

Year of Release: 1984
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Danny Steinmann
Actors: Linda Blair, John Vernon, Robert Dryer, Johnny Venocur, Sal Landi, Scott Mayer

208. Police Story ( Ging chaat goo si )

Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jackie Chan
Actors: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Brigitte Lin, Kwok-Hung Lam, Bill Tung, Yuen Chor
Plot: Kevin Chan, a young, clean cop scores his first big takedown when he captures a drug lord. But the tables are turned when he is framed for the death of a fellow (dirty) cop and in order to continue his career he must clear his name.

209. Fitzcarraldo

Year of Release: 1982
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Werner Herzog
Actors: Klaus Kinski, José Lewgoy, Miguel Ángel Fuentes, Paul Hittscher, Peter Berling, Huerequeque Enrique Bohorquez
Plot: Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald has a dream of building an opera house in the jungle. He must first raise the money via the rubber business and then move a massive river boat over a small mountain with help from the local tribes.

210. Night Warning

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: William Asher
Actors: Jimmy McNichol, Susan Tyrrell, Bo Svenson, Marcia Lewis, Bill Paxton, Steve Eastin

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