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Cinephile 101: 50 Popular Movies of the 1980s

Cinephile 101 is a cinephile/film buff list series, aiming to cover a diverse range of different areas that anyone who claims this distinction should really know their stuff in.
In this entry of the series, we continue looking at the kind of movies you need to watch to cover the basic groundwork of being a cinephile. Some may think they're clever for jumping in at the deep end, but no one will be impressed with you if you haven't seen the most basic of movie standards. Today we're looking at 50 well known movies from the 1980s, five from each year (data source: Rate Your Music, top 5 for each year, skipping any low rated movies), that will help you build up a basic knowledge of film.
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The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
2
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
3
Raging Bull (1980)
Raging Bull (1980)
4
The Elephant Man (1980)
The Elephant Man (1980)
5
Airplane! (1980)
Airplane! (1980)
6
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
7
The Evil Dead (1981)
The Evil Dead (1981)
8
Escape From New York (1981)
Escape From New York (1981)
9
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
10
Possession (1981)
Possession (1981)
11
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
12
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
13
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
14
The King of Comedy (1982)
The King of Comedy (1982)
15
First Blood (1982)
First Blood (1982)
16
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
17
Scarface (1983)
Scarface (1983)
18
Videodrome (1983)
Videodrome (1983)
19
The Meaning of Life (1983)
The Meaning of Life (1983)
20
Nostalgia (1983)
Nostalgia (1983)
21
The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator (1984)
22
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
23
Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghostbusters (1984)
24
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
25
Paris, Texas (1984)
Paris, Texas (1984)
26
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
27
Brazil (1985)
Brazil (1985)
28
The Breakfast Club (1985)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
29
Come and See (1985)
Come and See (1985)
31
Blue Velvet (1986)
Blue Velvet (1986)
32
Aliens (1986)
Aliens (1986)
33
The Fly (1986)
The Fly (1986)
34
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
35
Stand by Me (1986)
Stand by Me (1986)
36
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
37
Robocop (1987)
Robocop (1987)
38
Predator (1987)
Predator (1987)
39
Evil Dead II (1987)
Evil Dead II (1987)
40
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987)
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