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Top 500 Films Part 7: The 1980s

The slow march through my top 500 continues. This time, I look at films from the 1980s. A lot of variety and some extraordinary films among this decade.
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The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
2
Airplane! (1980)
Airplane! (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
3
Raging Bull (1980)
Raging Bull (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
4
Thief (1981)
Thief (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
5
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
6
Blow Out (1981)
Blow Out (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
7
Das Boot (1981)
Das Boot (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
8
Fehérlófia (1981)
Fehérlófia (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
9
In Just the Wink of an Eye (1981)
In Just the Wink of an Eye (1981)
10
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
11
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
12
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
13
The King of Comedy (1982)
The King of Comedy (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
14
Dimensions of Dialogue (1983)
Dimensions of Dialogue (1983)
15
The Family Game (1983)
The Family Game (1983)
16
À Nos Amours (1983)
À Nos Amours (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
17
Blood Simple (1984)
Blood Simple (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
18
Paris, Texas (1984)
Paris, Texas (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
19
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
20
Amadeus (1984)
Amadeus (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
21
Threads (1984)
Threads (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
22
Stop Making Sense (1984)
Stop Making Sense (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
23
Fanny & Alexander (1982)
Fanny & Alexander (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
24
Brazil (1985)
Brazil (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
25
Shoah (1985)
Shoah (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
26
Ran (1985)
Ran (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
27
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
28
Come and See (1985)
Come and See (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
29
Re-Animator (1985)
Re-Animator (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
30
Ferris Bueller's Day off (1986)
Ferris Bueller's Day off (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
31
Aliens (1986)
Aliens (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
32
Blue Velvet (1986)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
33
Peking Opera Blues (1986)
Peking Opera Blues (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
34
When the Wind Blows (1986)
When the Wind Blows (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
35
Something Wild (1986)
Something Wild (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
36
Mauvais Sang (1986)
Mauvais Sang (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
37
Dead Man's Letters (1986)
Dead Man's Letters (1986)
38
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches on (1987)
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches on (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
39
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
40
Broadcast News (1987)
Broadcast News (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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