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.

61. Gideon's Trumpet

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert E. Collins
Actors: Henry Fonda, José Ferrer, John Houseman, Fay Wray, Sam Jaffe, Dean Jagger
Plot: A poor Florida convict, jailed for a crime he didn't commit, fights his conviction and takes his case all the way to the Supreme Court. Based on a true story.

62. Fist of Fear, Touch of Death

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Matthew Mallinson
Actors: Bruce Lee, Fred Williamson, Ron Van Clief, Bill Louie, Aaron Banks, Ron Harvey

63. Return of the Secaucus Seven

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Sayles
Actors: Bruce MacDonald, Maggie Renzi, Adam LeFevre, Gordon Clapp, David Strathairn, Maggie Cousineau

64. Stone Cold Dead

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: George Mendeluk
Actors: Richard Crenna, Paul Williams, Linda Sorenson, Belinda Montgomery, Chuck Shamata, Alberta Watson
Plot: A cop and a small-time crime boss join forces to find the person responsible for a series of prostitute killings

65. City of the Living Dead ( Paura nella città dei morti viventi )

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Lucio Fulci
Actors: Christopher George, Catriona MacColl, Carlo De Mejo, Antonella Interlenghi, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Daniela Doria
Plot: The suicide of a priest in his own church is the catalyst for the gates of hell to open. A journalist and a psychic along with a psychiatrist and his patient must figure out how to reverse the effects before All Saints Day - when the dead of the world will rise from their graves and wipe out mankind.

66. Inside Moves

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Richard Donner
Actors: John Savage, David Morse, Diana Scarwid, Amy Wright, Harold Sylvester, Bill Henderson
Plot: A man paralyzed by a suicide attempt meets an injured basketball player and other regulars at a bar.

67. McVicar

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tom Clegg
Actors: Roger Daltrey, Adam Faith, Cheryl Campbell, Billy Murray, Georgina Hale, Steven Berkoff

68. Lovers and Liars ( Viaggio con Anita )

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mario Monicelli
Actors: Goldie Hawn, Giancarlo Giannini, Claudine Auger, Aurore Clément, Laura Betti, Andréa Ferréol

69. In Search of Historic Jesus

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Drama
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Henning Schellerup
Actors: John Rubinstein, John Anderson, Nehemiah Persoff, Annette Charles, Lawrence Dobkin, Andrew Bloch

70. Defiance

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: John Flynn
Actors: Jan-Michael Vincent, Theresa Saldana, Danny Aiello, Rudy Ramos, Lenny Montana, Art Carney

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