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The Best Romance Movies of 1980

Updated September 23, 2019 2.8k votes 263 voters 6.4k views33 items

List of the best 1980 romance movies, ranked by how many upvotes they've received by other fans of the genre. If watching men and women fall in love is your idea of a good movie, then these films are definitely worth checking out. These are all the romance movies that defined the year 1980, so vote for your favorites and help them rise to the top. This poll is also a great resource for finding new movies that you haven't already seen, especially since you can watch trailers for each film right on this page. To make sure this list is as accurate as possible, please don't downvote a movie if you haven't seen it.

This is a list that includes movies like Airplane! and Heaven's Gate. This isn't necessarily a list of all romance movies from 1980, but it does contain all the ones worth watching.

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Say Anything...
John Cusack, Jeremy Piven
Released: 1989
Directed by: Cameron Crowe
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Urban Cowboy
John Travolta, Bonnie Raitt
Released: 1980
Directed by: James Bridges
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Can't Buy Me Love
Paula Abdul, Patrick Dempsey
Released: 1987
Directed by: Steve Rash
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Pretty in Pink
James Spader, Gina Gershon
Released: 1986
Directed by: Howard Deutch
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The Princess Bride
Billy Crystal, Robin Wright
Released: 1987
Directed by: Rob Reiner
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An Officer and a Gentleman
Richard Gere, Debra Winger
Released: 1982
Directed by: Taylor Hackford
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When Harry Met Sally...
Meg Ryan, Billy Crystal
Released: 1989
Directed by: Rob Reiner
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Airplane!
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Leslie Nielsen
Released: 1980
Directed by: Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker
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Somewhere in Time
Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer
Released: 1980
Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc
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Always
Audrey Hepburn, John Goodman
Released: 1989
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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Endless Love
Tom Cruise, Brooke Shields
Released: 1981
Directed by: Franco Zeffirelli
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The Blue Lagoon
Brooke Shields, William Daniels
Released: 1980
Directed by: Randal Kleiser
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Xanadu
Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly
Released: 1980
Directed by: Robert Greenwald
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Seems Like Old Times
Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase
Released: 1980
Directed by: Jay Sandrich
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Bronco Billy
Clint Eastwood, Alison Eastwood
Released: 1980
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
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Heaven's Gate
Mickey Rourke, Willem Dafoe
Released: 1980
Directed by: Michael Cimino
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Little Miss Marker
Julie Andrews, Tony Curtis
Released: 1980
Directed by: Walter Bernstein
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Atlantic City
Susan Sarandon, Burt Lancaster
Released: 1980
Directed by: Louis Malle
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Stardust Memories
Sharon Stone, Woody Allen
Released: 1980
Directed by: Woody Allen
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Loving Couples
Susan Sarandon, Shirley MacLaine
Released: 1980
Directed by: Jack Smight
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It's My Turn
Michael Douglas, Dianne Wiest
Released: 1980
Directed by: Claudia Weill
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Kallukkul Eeram
P. Bharathiraja, Goundamani
Released: 1980
Directed by: P. S. Nivas
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Bandish
Hema Malini, Rajesh Khanna
Released: 1980
Directed by: Kovelamudi Bapayya
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Alaigal Oivathillai
Karthik, Goundamani
Released: 1981
Directed by: P. Bharathiraja
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Red Rose
Rajesh Khanna, Poonam Dhillon
Released: 1980
Directed by: P. Bharathiraja
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