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80 Films That Defined the 80s

The decade of the 1980s in Western cinema saw the return of studio-driven pictures, coming from the filmmaker-driven New Hollywood era of the 1970s. The period was when "high concept" films gained popularity, where movies were to be easily marketable and understandable, and, therefore, they had short cinematic plots that could be summarized in one or two sentences. The modern Hollywood blockbuster is the most popular film format from the 1980s. Producer Don Simpson is usually credited with the creation of the high-concept picture of the modern Hollywood blockbuster.
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After Hours (1985)
After Hours (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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Airplane! (1980)
Airplane! (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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Akira (1988)
Akira (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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Alice (1988)
Alice (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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Aliens (1986)
Aliens (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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Amadeus (1984)
Amadeus (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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Angel's Egg (1985)
Angel's Egg (1985)
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Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)
Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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Blind Chance (1987)
Blind Chance (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
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Blood Simple (1984)
Blood Simple (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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Blow Out (1981)
Blow Out (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
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Blue Velvet (1986)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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The Blues Brothers (1980)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
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Brazil (1985)
Brazil (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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Come and See (1985)
Come and See (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
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Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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Das Boot (1981)
Das Boot (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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Dead Ringers (1988)
Dead Ringers (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
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Die Hard (1988)
Die Hard (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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Do the Right Thing (1989)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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Down by Law (1986)
Down by Law (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
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The Elephant Man (1980)
The Elephant Man (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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Evil Dead II (1987)
Evil Dead II (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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Fanny & Alexander (1982)
Fanny & Alexander (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Fitzcarraldo (1982)
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
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The Fly (1986)
The Fly (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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The Green Ray (1986)
The Green Ray (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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The Killer (1989)
The Killer (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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The King of Comedy (1982)
The King of Comedy (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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L'Argent (1983)
L'Argent (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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