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.

21. Dressed to Kill

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Brian De Palma
Actors: Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon, Dennis Franz, David Margulies
Plot: A woman has an affair with a psychologist, only to fall prey to a brutal murder. A prostitute witnesses her killing and soon becomes the next target.

22. Bad Timing

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Actors: Art Garfunkel, Theresa Russell, Harvey Keitel, Denholm Elliott, Daniel Massey, Dana Gillespie

23. My Bodyguard

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Tony Bill
Actors: Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin, Matt Dillon, Paul Quandt, Hank Salas, Joan Cusack
Plot: New kid becomes the target of bully and hires the misunderstood loner to protect him. They develop an unusual friendship and achieve victory over the school bully and his gang.

24. The Long Riders

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Western
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Walter Hill
Actors: David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine, James Keach, Stacy Keach, Dennis Quaid

25. Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Bill Melendez, Phil Roman
Actors: Arrin Skelley, Laura Planting, Casey Carlson, Daniel Anderson, Annalisa Bortolin, Bill Melendez
Plot: The Peanuts gang travels to France as foreign exchange students. Charlie Brown is especially happy as he receives a letter from a mysterious girl inviting him to her chateau. Once there, however, he finds he's not wanted - and the group plans to get to the bottom of things.

26. Shogun Assassin

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Robert Houston
Actors: Tomisaburo Wakayama, Kayo Matsuo, Akihiro Tomikawa, Minoru Ohki, Sandra Bernhard, Lamont Johnson

27. Loose Shoes

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ira Miller
Actors: Bill Murray, Harry Shearer, Howard Hesseman, Buddy Hackett, Sid Haig, David Downing

28. Fame

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Musical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alan Parker
Actors: Eddie Barth, Irene Cara, Lee Curreri, Laura Dean, Antonia Franceschi, Boyd Gaines
Plot: Follows four students with different personalities at the New York City High School for the Performing Arts where actors, singers, dancers and artists come to hone their talents and try to become stars.

29. The Changeling

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Peter Medak
Actors: George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Melvyn Douglas, Jean Marsh, John Colicos, Barry Morse
Plot: A man staying at a secluded historical mansion, finds his life being haunted by the presence of a specter.

30. The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Fred Schepisi
Actors: Tommy Lewis, Freddy Reynolds, Ray Barrett, Jack Thompson, Angela Punch McGregor , Steve Dodds
Plot: The true story of a part aboriginal man who finds the pressure of adapting to white culture intolerable, and as a result snaps in a violent and horrific manner.

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