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Most Essential Foreign Films of the 1980s

In the 1980s, international cinema adjusted to universal shifts in technology and viewership, and gained a greater foothold in the United States, thanks to movies like 'Come and See,' 'Fanny and Alexander' and more.
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À Nos Amours (1983)
À Nos Amours (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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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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And the Ship Sails on (1983)
And the Ship Sails on (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
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Angel's Egg (1985)
Angel's Egg (1985)
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Angst (1983)
Angst (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Ariel (1988)
Ariel (1988)
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Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)
Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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The Aviator's Wife (1981)
The Aviator's Wife (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
10
Babette's Feast (1987)
Babette's Feast (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
12
Barefoot Gen (1983)
Barefoot Gen (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
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A Better Tomorrow (1986)
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
15
Black Rain (1989)
Black Rain (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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Blind Chance (1987)
Blind Chance (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
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Castle in the Sky (1986)
Castle in the Sky (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
18
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
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Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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A City of Sadness (1989)
A City of Sadness (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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City of Women (1980)
City of Women (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
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Cobra Verde (1987)
Cobra Verde (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
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Come and See (1985)
Come and See (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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Confidentially Yours (1983)
Confidentially Yours (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
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Coup De Torchon (1981)
Coup De Torchon (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
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Damnation (1988)
Damnation (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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Danton (1983)
Danton (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
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Das Boot (1981)
Das Boot (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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Do You Remember Dolly Bell? (1981)
Do You Remember Dolly Bell? (1981)
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Dust in the Wind (1986)
Dust in the Wind (1986)
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El Sur (1983)
El Sur (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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The Emperor's Naked Army Marches on (1987)
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches on (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
33
Esperando La Carroza (1985)
Esperando La Carroza (1985)
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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 Fourth Man (1983)
The Fourth Man (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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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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Heart of a Dog (1988)
Heart of a Dog (1988)
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The Holy Innocents (1984)
The Holy Innocents (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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