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Greatest Films By Decades. These are the best eighties films of all time. For the full article go to: http://www.filmsite.org/300films.html

 
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  1. 1
    Airplane! Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 80's Film picture

    Airplane!

    1980
    Jerry Zucker, David Zucker, Jim Abrahams
    Comedy, Disaster, Parody, Cult, Satire, Airplanes and airports
    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Ethel Merman, Al White, Lorna Patterson, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack, Peter Graves, Stephen Stucker, Julie Hagerty, Ross Harris, David Leisure, Michelle stacy, Frank Ashmore, Barbara Billingsley, Howard Jarvis, Robert Hays, Leslie Nielsen, Jill Whelan, Jimmie Walker More
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  2. 2
    Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 80's Film picture

    Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

    1980
    Irvin Kershner
    Fantasy, Family, Science fiction, Adventure, Stop motion
    James Earl Jones, Harrison Ford, Jeremy Bulloch, John Ratzenberger, Carrie Fisher, Frank Oz, Billy Dee Williams, Mark Hamill, Clive Revill, Peter Mayhew, Jason Wingreen, Kenny Baker, Denis Lawson, David Prowse, Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Alec Guinness More
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  3. 3
    Raging Bull Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 80's Film picture

    Raging Bull

    1980
    Martin Scorsese
    Drama, Black-and-white, Boxing, Period piece, Biography, Sports, Biographical film, New Hollywood, Neo-noir More
    Joe Pesci, Bill Hanrahan, Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Frank Adonis, Charles Scorsese, John Turturro, Nicholas Colasanto, Cathy Moriarty, Frank Vincent, Frank Topham, Theresa Saldana, Mario Gallo, Don Dunphy, Lori Anne Flax, Joseph Bono More
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  4. 4
    The Shining Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 80's Film picture

    The Shining

    1980
    Stanley Kubrick
    Psychological thriller, Horror, Surrealism, Supernatural, Slasher, Film adaptation, New Hollywood More
    Barry Nelson, Joe Turkel, Phillip Stone, Louise Burns, Scatman Crothers, Anne Jackson, Lisa Burns, Jack Nicholson, Lia Beldam, Shelley Duvall, Philip Stone, Danny Lloyd, Tony Burton More
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  5. 5
    Atlantic City Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 80's Film picture

    Atlantic City

    1980
    Louis Malle
    Drama, Musical, Romance film, Crime fiction, Romantic drama, New Hollywood More
    Burt Lancaster, Cec Linder, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid, Hollis McLaren, Sean McCann, Al Waxman, Michel Piccoli, Wallace Shawn, Robert Goulet, Robert Joy More
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  7. 6
    Raiders of the Lost Ark Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 80's Film picture

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981
    Steven Spielberg
    Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure, Airplanes and airports, New Hollywood More
    Anthony Higgins, George Harris, Pat Roach, Bill Reimbold, Vic Tablian, Denholm Elliott, William Hootkins, Don Fellows, Ronald Lacey, Alfred Molina, Karen Allen, Harrison Ford, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, John Rhys-Davies More
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  8. 7
    Blade Runner Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 80's Film picture

    Blade Runner

    1982
    Ridley Scott
    Thriller, Science fiction, Crime Thriller, Dystopia, Cult, Film noir, Existentialism, Future noir, Cyberpunk, Neo-noir More
    Joanna Cassidy, Harrison Ford, Sean Young, Daryl Hannah, John Edward Allen, Edward James Olmos, Kevin Thompson, James Hong, M. Emmet Walsh, Morgan Paull, William Sanderson, Rutger Hauer, Brion James, Joe Turkel, Hy Pyke More
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  9. 8
    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 80's Film picture

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982
    Steven Spielberg
    Drama, Fantasy, Family, Science fiction, Children's, Family Drama
    Debra Winger, Robert MacNaughton, Erika Eleniak, C. Thomas Howell, Michael Durrell, Peter Coyote, Pat Welsh, Sean Frye, Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace-Stone, Drew Barrymore, K. C. Martel More
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  10. 9
    Poltergeist Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 80's Film picture

    Poltergeist

    1982
    Steven Spielberg, Tobe Hooper
    Thriller, Horror, Supernatural, Suspense, Cult
    James Karen, Richard Lawson, Lou Perryman, Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Beatrice Straight, Zelda Rubinstein, Dominique Dunne, Oliver Robins, Heather O'Rourke, Virginia Kiser, Michael McManus More
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  11. 10
    Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 80's Film picture

    Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

    1981
    George Miller
    Science fiction, Action, LGBT, Indie, World cinema, Dystopia, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, Road movie More
    Max Phipps, Mel Gibson, Michael Preston, Bruce Spence, William Zappa, Vernon Wells, Virginia Hey, Emil Minty, Kjell Nilsson, Arkie Whiteley More
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  12. 11
    Tootsie Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 80's Film picture

    Tootsie

    1982
    Sydney Pollack
    Comedy, Romance film, Romantic comedy
    Teri Garr, Ellen Foley, Peter Gatto, Estelle Getty, Sydney Pollack, Jessica Lange, Doris Belack, Charles Durning, Geena Davis, Dabney Coleman, Bill Murray, George Gaynes, Dustin Hoffman, Lynne Thigpen More
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  13. 12
    The King of Comedy Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 80's Film picture

    The King of Comedy

    1982
    Martin Scorsese
    Drama, Comedy, Black comedy, Documentary
    Chuck Cooper, Pearl Harbour, Bill Minkin, Mick Jones, Leslie Levinson, Doc Lawless, Dennis Mulligan, Whitey Ryan, Alan Potashnick, Frederick de Cordova, Tony Devon, Jimmy Raitt, Shelley Hack, Robert De Niro, Ralph Monaco, Harry J. Ufland, Vinnie Gonzales, Edgar J. Scherick, Gerard Murphy, Peter Fain, Marta Heflin, Diane Rachell, Richard Baratz, Paul Simonon, Gary Salter, Matt Russo, Lou Brown, Katherine Wallach, Peter Potulski, Loretta Clemens Tupper, Michael F. Stodden, Jerry Baxter-Worman, Victor Borge, Martin Scorsese, Ellen Foley, Michael Kolba, Diahnne Abbott, Ed Herlihy, Thomas M. Tolan, Catherine Scorsese, Sel Vitella, Chuck Low, Tony Boschetti, Joe Strummer, Sandra Bernhard, Ramon Rodriguez, Jerry Lewis, Margo Winkler, Audrey Dummett, Richard Dioguardi, Scotty Bloch, Cathy Scorsese, Joyce Brothers, Charles Kaleina, Robert Colston, Kosmo Vynil, Don Letts, Thelma Leeds, George Kapp, Rob-Jamere Wess, Kim Chan, June Prud'Homme, Ray Dittrich, Jay Julien, Jim Lyness More
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  14. 13
    Koyaanisqatsi Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 80's Film picture

    Koyaanisqatsi

    1983
    Godfrey Reggio
    Documentary, Indie, Experimental film
    Lou Dobbs
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    Amadeus Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 80's Film picture

    Amadeus

    1984
    Miloš Forman
    Drama, Costume drama, Period piece, Biography, Music, Biographical film, Drama film More
    Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Charles Kay, Jeffrey Jones, Roy Dotrice, Cynthia Nixon, Christine Ebersole More
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  16. 15
    The Terminator Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 80's Film picture

    The Terminator

    1984
    James Cameron
    Thriller, Science fiction, Action, Action/Adventure, Time travel, Indie, Stop motion, Doomsday film More
    Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen, Paul Winfield, Franco Columbu, Earl Boen, Shawn Schepps, Dick Miller, Rick Rossovich, Brian Thompson, Bruce M. Kerner, Brad Rearden, Bess Motta More
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  18. 16
    This Is Spinal Tap Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 80's Film picture

    This Is Spinal Tap

    1984
    Rob Reiner
    Comedy, Mockumentary, Indie, Parody, Cult, Satire
    Rob Reiner, Howard Hesseman, Harry Shearer, Joyce Hyser, Patrick Macnee, Ric Parnell, Anjelica Huston, Bruno Kirby, Shari Hall, Tony Hendra, Sandy Helberg, Andrew J. Lederer, Michael McKean, Chazz Domingueza, Paul Benedict, Billy Crystal, Fran Drescher, Christopher Guest, Fred Willard, Ed Begley, Jr., June Chadwick, Kimberly Stringer More
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  19. 17
    Brazil Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 80's Film picture

    Brazil

    1985
    Terry Gilliam
    Drama, Comedy, Science fiction, Black comedy, Dystopia, Cult, Satire, Future noir, Kafkaesque More
    Bryan Pringle, Sheila Reid, Ian Holm, Michael Palin, Kim Greist, Bob Hoskins, Jim Broadbent, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Jonathan Pryce, Ian Richardson, Derrick O'Connor, Charles McKeown, Peter Vaughan, Kathryn Pogson, Barbara Hicks More
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  20. 18
    Blue Velvet Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 80's Film picture

    Blue Velvet

    1986
    David Lynch
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Surrealism, Crime fiction, Crime Thriller, Indie, Suspense, Cult More
    Priscilla Pointer, Jack Nance, George Dickerson, Isabella Rossellini, Frances Bay, Dean Stockwell, Brad Dourif, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern, Hope Lange More
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  21. 19
    Hannah and Her Sisters Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 80's Film picture

    Hannah and Her Sisters

    1986
    Woody Allen
    Drama, Comedy, Romance film, Romantic comedy, Indie, Romantic drama
    Richard Jenkins, Carrie Fisher, Sam Waterston, Tony Roberts, Daniel Stern, Christian Clemenson, Michael Caine, Lloyd Nolan, Lewis Black, Mia Farrow, Woody Allen, Julie Kavner, Joanna Gleason, Barbara Hershey, Dianne Wiest, Max von Sydow, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Maureen O'Sullivan, J. T. Walsh, Bobby Short, Soon-Yi Previn, Paul Bates, John Turturro, Benno Schmidt, Maria Chiara More
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  22. 20
    Platoon Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 80's Film picture

    Platoon

    1986
    Oliver Stone
    Drama, Action, Indie, War
    Mark Moses, Willem Dafoe, Johnny Depp, John C. McGinley, Tom Berenger, Francesco Quinn, Kevin Dillon, Forest Whitaker, Richard Edson, Tony Todd, Charlie Sheen, Keith David More
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  23. 21
    A Room with a View Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 80's Film picture

    A Room with a View

    1986
    Ismail Merchant, James Ivory
    Drama, Period piece, Romance film, Romantic drama, Film adaptation
    Daniel Day-Lewis, Maggie Smith, Helena Bonham Carter, Elaine Cassidy, Simon Callow, Peter Cellier, Judi Dench, Fabia Drake, Patrick Godfrey, Julian Sands, Denholm Elliott, Rupert Graves, Kitty Aldridge More
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  24. 22
    Full Metal Jacket Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 80's Film picture

    Full Metal Jacket

    1987
    Stanley Kubrick
    Drama, Period piece, Action, War, Film adaptation
    R. Lee Ermey, Arliss Howard, Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio, Stanley Kubrick, Dorian Harewood, Ed O'Ross, John Terry, Kevyn Major Howard, Kieron Jecchinis, Jon Stafford, Ian Tyler, Tim Colceri, Bruce Boa More
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  25. 23
    The Last Emperor Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 80's Film picture

    The Last Emperor

    1987
    Bernardo Bertolucci
    Drama, Period piece, Biography, Biographical film, Political drama, Epic More
    Dennis Dun, Peter O'Toole, Ric Young, John Lone, Joan Chen, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Tsou Tijger, Maggie Han, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Ruocheng Ying, Victor Wong, Vivian Wu, Chen Kaige, Jade Go, Richard Vuu, Fumihiko Ikeda More
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  26. 24
    Bull Durham Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 80's Film picture

    Bull Durham

    1988
    Ron Shelton
    Comedy, Sports, Romance film, Romantic comedy, Baseball
    Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Robert Wuhl, Trey Wilson, Jenny Robertson, Jenny Robertson, David Neidorf, Danny Gans, William O'Leary, Rick Marzan, Tom Silardi More
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  27. 25
    A Fish Called Wanda Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 80's Film picture

    A Fish Called Wanda

    1988
    John Cleese, Charles Crichton
    Comedy, Crime fiction, Screwball comedy, Heist
    Michael Palin, Stephen Fry, Maria Aitken, John Cleese, Tom Georgeson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Roland MacLeod More
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