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Best Movies of 1980s by Director

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Rating
Rank
No
Title
Year
Director
Starring
Genre
Country
Language
4 Stars
1424
196
Robocop
1987
Paul Verhoeven
Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Ronny Cox
Sci-Fi / Action / Crime
USA
English
2.5 Stars
2758
492
The Metaphor
1980
King Vidor
Andrew Wyeth, King Vidor
Documentary / Biography
USA
English
4 Stars
1186
163
The Return of Martin Guerre
1982
Daniel Vigne
Gérard Depardieu, Nathalie Baye, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Maurice Barrier
Drama / Romance / Period Film
France
French
2.5 Stars
2333
378
Marianne and Juliane
1981
Margarethe von Trotta
Jutta Lampe, Barbara Sukowa, Rüdiger Vogler, Doris Schade
Drama / History
West Germany
German
2.5 Stars
2591
446
Rosa Luxemburg
1986
Margarethe von Trotta
Barbara Sukowa, Daniel Olbrychski, Otto Sander, Adelheid Arndt, Jürgen Holtz
Biography / Drama
Czechoslovakia / West Germany
German
2.5 Stars
2663
462
Powwow Highway
1988
Jonathan Wacks
A Martinez, Gary Farmer, Joanelle Romero, Amanda Wyss, Sam Vlahos, Wayne Waterman
Adventure / Drama / Comedy
UK
English
2.5 Stars
2445
407
Wolfen
1981
Michael Wadleigh
Albert Finney, Diane Venora, Edward James Olmos, Gregory Hines, Tom Noonan
Horror / Thriller / Detective
USA
English
4.5 Stars
791
105
Man of Iron
1981
Andrzej Wajda
Jerzy Radziwilowicz, Krystyna Janda
Drama
Poland
Polish
4 Stars
1174
162
Danton
1983
Andrzej Wajda
Gérard Depardieu, Wojciech Pszoniak, Anne Alvaro
Drama / History / Period Film / Biography
France / Poland / West Germany
French
2.5 Stars
2192
341
A Love in Germany
1983
Andrzej Wajda
Hanna Schygulla, Piotr Lysak, Armin Mueller-Stahl
Drama / War / Romance
West Germany / France
Polish
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Rating
Rank
No
Title
Year
Director
Starring
Genre
Country
Language
2.5 Stars
2762
494
The Trouble with Dick
1987
Gary Walkow
Tom Villard, Susan Dey, Elaine Giftos, Elizabeth Gorcey
Comedy / Sci-Fi
USA
English
2.5 Stars
2725
484
Slim Gaillard's Civilisation
1989
Anthony Wall
Slim Gaillard
Documentary / Music
UK
English
2.5 Stars
2591
446
Stir
1980
Stephen Wallace
Bryan Brown, Max Phipps, Dennis Miller, Garry Waddell, Phil Motherwell
Action / Drama / Thriller / Crime
Australia
English
3.5 Stars
1903
275
Chan Is Missing
1982
Wayne Wang
Wood Moy, Marc Hayashi, Laureen Chew, Peter Wang
Crime / Comedy / Drama / Detective
USA
English
2.5 Stars
2648
458
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
1985
Wayne Wang
Laureen Chew, Kim Chew, Victor Wong, Ida F.O. Chung, Cora Miao
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
2.5 Stars
2630
454
Cannery Row
1982
David S. Ward
Nick Nolte, Debra Winger, William Bronder, Rosanna de Soto, Kathleen Doyle
Comedy / Drama / Romance
USA
English
2.5 Stars
2737
486
Major League
1989
David S. Ward
Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, Margaret Whitton, James Gammon
Comedy / Sports
USA
English
3.5 Stars
1880
270
The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
1988
Vincent Ward
Bruce Lyons, Chris Haywood, Hamish McFarlane, Marshall Napier, Noel Appleby
Fantasy / Adventure
Australia / New Zealand
English
2.5 Stars
2245
355
Hairspray
1988
John Waters
Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown, Divine, Deborah Harry, Ricki Lake
Comedy / Drama / Music / Cult
USA
English
2.5 Stars
2630
454
Polyester
1981
John Waters
Divine, Tab Hunter, Edith Massey, David Samson, Mary Garlington, Ken King
Comedy
USA
English
4.5 Stars
501
52
Witness
1985
Peter Weir
Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Josef Sommer, Lukas Haas, Jan Rubes
Drama / Romance / Thriller / Crime
USA
English
4.5 Stars
665
87
Gallipoli
1981
Peter Weir
Mark Lee, Mel Gibson, Bill Kerr, Harold Hopkins, Charles Lathalu Yunipingli
Drama / War
Australia
English
4 Stars
1011
141
The Year of Living Dangerously
1982
Peter Weir
Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver, Linda Hunt, Bembol Roco
Romance / Drama
Australia
English
4 Stars
1422
194
Dead Poets Society
1989
Peter Weir
Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen
Drama
USA
English
2.5 Stars
2591
446
The Mosquito Coast
1986
Peter Weir
Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, River Phoenix, Conrad Roberts, Andre Gregory
Adventure / Drama
USA
English
5 Stars, Top 100
55
4
Wings of Desire
1987
Wim Wenders
Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Curt Bois, Peter Falk
Fantasy / Drama / Romance / Religion
West Germany / France
German
5 Stars
309
22
Paris, Texas
1984
Wim Wenders
Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell, Sam Berry, Bernhard Wicki
Drama
UK / France / West Germany / USA
English
2.5 Stars
2505
425
Hammett
1982
Wim Wenders
Frederic Forrest, Peter Boyle, Marilu Henner, Roy Kinnear
Mystery / Crime / Post-Noir / Biography / Period Film
USA
English
2.5 Stars
2562
438
The State of Things
1982
Wim Wenders
Isabelle Weingarten, Rebecca Pauly, Jeffrey Kime, Geoffrey Carey
Drama / Mystery
West Germany / Portugal / USA
German
NR
-
Tom Horn
1980
William Wiard
Steve McQueen, Linda Evans, Richard Farnsworth, Billy Green Bush, Slim Pickens
Western / Biography
USA
English
2.5 Stars
2725
484
Buddy Buddy
1981
Billy Wilder
Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Paula Prentiss, Klaus Kinski, Dana Elcar
Comedy
USA
English
2.5 Stars
2630
454
Woman in Red
1984
Gene Wilder
Gene Wilder, Kelly LeBrock, Charles Grodin, Joseph Bologna, Judith Ivey
Comedy / Romance
USA
English
2.5 Stars
2630
454
Police Academy
1984
Hugh Wilson
Steve Guttenberg, G.W. Bailey, Kim Cattrall, Bubba Smith, Donovan Scott
Comedy / Crime
USA
English
2.5 Stars
2698
474
My American Cousin
1985
Sandy Wilson
Margaret Langrick, John Wildman, Richard Donat, Jane Mortifee, T.J. Scott
Biography / Drama / Comedy / Period Film
Canada
English
2.5 Stars
2718
481
Memories of Me
1988
Henry Winkler
Billy Crystal, Alan King, JoBeth Williams, Janet Carroll, David Ackroyd
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
4.5 Stars
951
126
The Killer
1989
John Woo
Yun-Fat Chow, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh, Kong Chu, Kenneth Tsang, Fui-On Shing
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Gangster / Detective
Hong Kong
Cantonese
2.5 Stars
2585
444
Bless Their Little Hearts
1984
Billy Woodberry
Nate Hardman, Kaycee Moore, Angela Burnett, Ronald Burnett, Kimberly Burnett
Drama / Romance
USA
English
2.5 Stars
2663
462
Precious Images
1986
Chuck Workman
Documentary / Short
USA
English
2.5 Stars
2700
475
Evening Bell
1989
Ziniu Wu
Chong Peipei, Qi Zhao, Ruolei Liu, Yaming Ge, Zeru Tao, Xiang Zongi, Min Sun
Drama / War
China
Mandarin
2.5 Stars
2758
492
Candy Mountain
1988
Rudy Wurlitzer, Robert Frank
Kevin J. O'Connor, Harris Yulin, Tom Waits, Bulle Ogier
Drama / Comedy / Music
Switzerland / Canada / France
English
2.5 Stars
2689
469
Taipei Story
1985
Edward Yang
Hou Hsiao-Hsien, Wu Nien-Chen, Mei Fang, Tsai Chin, Su-Yun Ko
Drama / Romance
Taiwan
Taiwanese
2.5 Stars
2768
497
The Terrorizers
1986
Edward Yang
Cora Miao, Li-Chun Lee, Shih-Chieh King, Pao-Ming Ku, Ming Liu, An Wang
Crime / Drama
Taiwan
Mandarin
4.5 Stars
516
56
The Dresser
1983
Peter Yates
Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Edward Fox, Zena Walker
Drama
UK
English
2.5 Stars
2630
454
Eyewitness
1981
Peter Yates
William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Plummer, James Woods, Irene Worth
Thriller / Mystery / Romance / Crime
USA
English
2.5 Stars
2758
492
The Iceman Cometh
1989
Clarence Fok Yiu-leung
Maggie Cheung, Biao Yuen, Wah Yuen, Sarah Lee, Alvina Kong
Action / Romance / Sci-Fi / Comedy / Fantasy
Hong Kong
Cantonese
2.5 Stars
2718
481
Twice in a Lifetime
1985
Bud Yorkin
Gene Hackman, Ann-Margret, Ellen Burstyn, Amy Madigan, Ally Sheedy, Stephen Lang
Drama / Romance
USA
English
2.5 Stars
2758
492
The Vulture
1981
Yaki Yosha
Shraga Harpaz, Shimon Finkel, Hanna Meron, Nitza Shaul
Drama
Israel
Hebrew
2.5 Stars
2663
462
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1982
Robert M. Young
Edward James Olmos, James Gammon, Tom Bower, Bruce McGill, Brion James
Drama / Western / Crime
USA
English
2.5 Stars
2718
481
One-Trick Pony
1980
Robert M. Young
Paul Simon, Blair Brown, Rip Torn, Joan Hackett, Allen Garfield, Mare Winningham
Drama / Musical
USA
English
3 Stars
2011
298
A Year of the Quiet Sun
1984
Krzysztof Zanussi
Maja Komorowska, Scott Wilson, Hanna Skarzanka
Romance / Drama / War
Poland / West Germany / USA
Polish
2.5 Stars
2280
361
The Contract
1980
Krzysztof Zanussi
Maja Komorowska, Tadeusz Lomnicki, Magda Jaroszowna
Drama / Comedy
Poland
Polish
2.5 Stars
2683
466
Constans
1980
Krzysztof Zanussi
Tadeusz Bradecki, Malgorzata Zajaczkowska, Cezary Morawski
Drama
Poland
Polish
2.5 Stars
2690
470
Imperative
1982
Krzysztof Zanussi
Robert Powell, Brigitte Fossey, Sigfrit Steiner, Matthias Habich, Jan Biczycki
Drama
West Germany
English
4 Stars
1480
206
La Traviata
1982
Franco Zeffirelli
Teresa Stratas, Plácido Domingo, Cornell MacNeil
Drama / Musical
Italy
Italian
3.5 Stars
1728
236
Otello
1986
Franco Zeffirelli
Plácido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli
Drama / Musical
Italy / Netherlands
Italian
5 Stars
367
34
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988
Robert Zemeckis
Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, Charles Fleischer
Animation / Comedy / Fantasy / Family
USA
English
5 Stars
444
46
Back to the Future
1985
Robert Zemeckis
Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Thomas F. Wilson
Adventure / Comedy / Sci-Fi / Family
USA
English
2.5 Stars
2388
393
Romancing the Stone
1984
Robert Zemeckis
Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Zack Norman
Action / Adventure / Family / Comedy / Romance
Mexico / USA
English
2.5 Stars
2630
454
Used Cars
1980
Robert Zemeckis
Kurt Russell, Jack Warden, Gerrit Graham, Frank McRae, Deborah Harmon
Comedy
USA
English
NR
-
Back to the Future Part II
1989
Robert Zemeckis
Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson, Elisabeth Shue
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Sci-Fi
USA
English
4.5 Stars
745
102
Red Sorghum
1987
Yimou Zhang
Li Gong, Wen Jiang, Rujun Ten, Liu Jia, Cunhua Ji
Drama / War / Period Film
China
Mandarin
2.5 Stars
2630
454
Private Benjamin
1980
Howard Zieff
Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Armand Assante, Robert Webber, Sam Wanamaker
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
4 Stars
1459
200
The Naked Gun
1988
David Zucker
Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalban
Comedy / Crime / Thriller / Detective
USA
English
2.5 Stars
2605
447
Possession
1981
Andrzej Zulawski
Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neil, Margit Carstensen, Heinz Bennent, Johanna Hofer
Drama / Horror / Experimental
France / West Germany
English
2.5 Stars
2772
500
On the Silver Globe
1988
Andrzej Zulawski
Andrzej Seweryn, Jerzy Trela, Grazyna Dylag, Waldemar Kownacki, Iwona Bielska
Adventure / Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Action / Epic
Poland
Polish
2.5 Stars
2484
418
Thelonious Monk:
Straight, No Chaser
1988
Charlotte Zwerin
Jimmy Cleveland, Harry Colomby, John Coltrane, Ray Copeland
Documentary / Biography / Music
USA
English
4.5 Stars
999
138
Glory
1989
Edward Zwick
Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes
Drama / War / Action / History / Epic
USA
English
2.5 Stars
2416
400
About Last Night...
1986
Edward Zwick
Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, James Belushi, Elizabeth Perkins, George DiCenzo
Comedy / Drama / Romance
USA
English
2.5 Stars
2718
481
Louie Bluie
1986
Terry Zwigoff
Howard Armstrong, Ted Bogan, Cab Calloway, Les Blank, Alan Governar
Documentary / Music / Biography
USA
English
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Title
Year
Director
Starring
Genre
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Language
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