Best movies of the 1980s
281 movies ranked according to 1,009 lists from 202 publishers
Ranks are positions on the all-time list, not a separate vote among 1980s movies.
902
Rain ManBarry Levinson1988
909
GandhiRichard Attenborough1982
931
Red SorghumYimou Zhang1988
1025
MoonstruckNorman Jewison1987
1044
Veronika VossRainer Werner Fassbinder1982
1077
The Last MetroFrançois Truffaut1980
1078
Ordinary PeopleRobert Redford1980
1079
House of Games1987
1082
Gregory's GirlBill Forsyth1980
1115
PixoteHector Babenco1980
1125
The Year of Living DangerouslyPeter Weir1982
1135
AliceJan Svankmajer1988
1136
Dirty DancingEmile Ardolino1987
1138
Empire of the SunSteven Spielberg1987
1193
The Asthenic SyndromeKira Muratova1989
1203
Melvin and Howard1980
1231
Time of the GypsiesEmir Kusturica1988
1233
The Dresser1983
1234
Eight Men OutJohn Sayles1988
1276
A Fish Called WandaCharles Crichton1988
1277
My Left FootJim Sheridan1989
1284
Return of the JediRichard Marquand1983
1286
Jean de FloretteClaude Berri1986
1287
Field of DreamsPhil Alden Robinson1989
1321
Salaam Bombay!Mira Nair1988
1344
Top GunTony Scott1986
1345
Out of AfricaSydney Pollack1985
1352
Coal Miner's DaughterMichael Apted1980
1357
GloryEdward Zwick1989
1359
Born on the Fourth of JulyOliver Stone1989
1379
Lola1982
1380
Pelle the ConquerorBille August1987
1384
'Breaker' MorantBruce Beresford1980
1390
Manon of the SpringClaude Berri1986
1394
Henry VKenneth Branagh1989
1402
UtuGeoff Murphy1983
1407
The Decline of the American Empire1986
1415
Moonlighting1982
1453
Man of Iron1981
1487
Damnation1987
1511
Dark Eyes1987
1535
A Passage to IndiaDavid Lean1984
1539
GallipoliPeter Weir1981
1584
A Short Film about KillingKrzysztof Kieslowski1988
1585
MephistoIstván Szabó1981
1589
ComradesBill Douglas1987
1603
Kiss of the Spider WomanHector Babenco1985
1642
Repo ManAlex Cox1984
1643
My Beautiful LaundretteStephen Frears1985
1659
Full Moon in Paris1984
1701
El Norte1983
1713
Roger & MeMichael Moore1989
1714
My Dinner with AndreLouis Malle1981
1715
Desperately Seeking SusanSusan Seidelman1985
1716
Twenty Years LaterEduardo Coutinho1984
1743
First BloodTed Kotcheff1982
1759
CaddyshackHarold Ramis1980
1789
Born in FlamesLizzie Borden1983
1794
ExcaliburJohn Boorman1981
1795
PassionJean-Luc Godard1982
1796
ManhunterMichael Mann1986
1797
Good Morning, VietnamBarry Levinson1987
1798
HeathersMichael Lehmann1988
1809
Star Trek II:The Wrath of Khan1982
1813
The Fabulous Baker Boys1989
1815
The Evil DeadSam Raimi1981
1827
River's Edge1986
1828
HairsprayJohn Waters1988
1829
BatmanTim Burton1989
1832
Stop Making SenseJonathan Demme1984
1833
Mishima:A Life in Four ChaptersPaul Schrader1985
1834
Modern RomanceAlbert Brooks1981
1835
Taipei StoryEdward Yang1985
1836
Purple RainAlbert Magnoli1984
1837
ChocolatClaire Denis1988
1839
SweetieJane Campion1989
1848
They LiveJohn Carpenter1988
1851
Something WildJonathan Demme1986
1852
ThiefMichael Mann1981
1864
A Tale of the WindMarceline Loridan Joris Ivens1988
1865
The Horse Thief1985
1866
Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie1988
1867
HousekeepingBill Forsyth1987
1868
The Unbearable Lightness of BeingPhilip Kaufman1988
1869
Enemies, A Love Story1989
1870
Prizzi's HonorJohn Huston1985
1880
Terms of EndearmentJames L. Brooks1983
1883
Too Early, Too LateDanièle Huillet Jean-Marie Straub1981
1890
Body HeatLawrence Kasdan1981
2057
My Brother's WeddingCharles Burnett1983
2080
Broadway Danny RoseWoody Allen1984
2081
TronSteven Lisberger1982
2082
Re-AnimatorStuart Gordon1985
2083
CaravaggioDerek Jarman1986
2086
SilkwoodMike Nichols1983
2087
Ghost Busters1984
2088
Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsFrank Oz1988
2091
Hope and GloryJohn Boorman1987
2092
The Unbelievable Truth1989
2095
LOULOUMaurice Pialat1980
2097
Working GirlMike Nichols1988
2098
Danton1983
2099
DivaJean-Jacques Beineix1981
2169
Midnight RunMartin Brest1988
2170
Bill & Ted's Excellent AdventureStephen Herek1989
2171
PredatorJohn McTiernan1987
2206
Une CHAMBRE EN VILLEJacques Demy1982
2207
Chan Is Missing1982
2208
Dressed to KillBrian De Palma1980
2209
Day of the DeadGeorge A. Romero1985
2210
The MissionRoland Joffé1986
2211
Tongues UntiedMarlon Riggs1989
2212
High Hopes1988
2213
Tender Mercies1983
2214
The FogJohn Carpenter1980
2215
White DogSamuel Fuller1981
2216
GOLDEN EIGHTIESChantal Akerman1986
2217
The NaturalBarry Levinson1984
2218
QuerelleRainer Werner Fassbinder1982
2219
Cutter's Way1981
2220
IshtarElaine May1987
2221
A Christmas StoryBob Clark1983
2222
GremlinsJoe Dante1984
2237
SalvadorOliver Stone1986
2239
The Man with Two BrainsCarl Reiner1983
2240
Monsieur Hire1989
2268
Body DoubleBrian De Palma1984
2269
The Times of Harvey MilkRob Epstein1984
2270
Matador1986
2271
Sophie's ChoiceAlan J. Pakula1982
2272
Superstar:The Karen Carpenter StoryTodd Haynes1988
2273
Blood SimpleJoel Coen1984
2274
48 Hrs.Walter Hill1982
2275
Pauline at the Beach1983
2276
Tenebre1982
2296
TOUTE UNE NUITChantal Akerman1982
2322
Lost in AmericaAlbert Brooks1985
2342
MatewanJohn Sayles1987
2343
The Karate KidJohn G. Avildsen1984
2375
The Little MermaidRon Clements and John Musker1989
2376
Desert HeartsDonna Deitch1985
2377
The Decline of Western CivilizationPenelope Spheeris1981
2378
Hollywood Shuffle1987
2379
StreetwiseMartin Bell1984
2380
The Brother from Another PlanetJohn Sayles1984
2406
Le PONT DU NORDJacques Rivette1982
3846
Personal ProblemsBill Gunn1980