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Poll: 1980s

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  • Nastassja Kinski, Harry Dean Stanton, and Hunter Carson in Paris, Texas (1984)

    1. Paris, Texas

    19842h 25mR81Metascore
    8.1 (133K)
    Travis Henderson, an aimless drifter who has been missing for four years, wanders out of the desert and must reconnect with society, himself, his life, and his family.
    DirectorWim WendersStarsHarry Dean StantonNastassja KinskiDean Stockwell
  • Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

    2. When Harry Met Sally...

    19891h 35mR76Metascore
    7.7 (257K)
    Harry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship.
    DirectorRob ReinerStarsBilly CrystalMeg RyanCarrie Fisher
  • Pernilla Allwin and Bertil Guve in Fanny and Alexander (1982)

    3. Fanny and Alexander

    19823h 8mR100Metascore
    8.1 (70K)
    Two young Swedish children in the 1900s experience the many comedies and tragedies of their lively and affectionate theatrical family, the Ekdahls.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsBertil GuvePernilla AllwinKristina Adolphson
  • Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, R.J. Parnell, Harry Shearer, Spinal Tap, and David Kaff in This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

    4. This Is Spinal Tap

    19841h 22mR92Metascore
    7.9 (152K)
    Spinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour.
    DirectorRob ReinerStarsRob ReinerMichael McKeanChristopher Guest
  • Vincent (1982)

    5. Vincent

    19826mGShort
    8.2 (25K)
    Young Vincent Malloy dreams of being just like Vincent Price and loses himself in macabre daydreams which annoys his mother.
    DirectorTim BurtonStarVincent Price
  • Peter Falk and Fred Savage in The Princess Bride (1987)

    6. The Princess Bride

    19871h 38mPG78Metascore
    8.0 (469K)
    A bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.
    DirectorRob ReinerStarsCary ElwesMandy PatinkinRobin Wright
  • Foutaises (1989)

    7. Foutaises

    19898mShort
    7.6 (2.4K)
    A 9 minute comedy starring Dominique Pinon (Delicatessen). Featuring muted colors with a sepia black and white, Pinon takes the viewer through various examples of what he "likes and dislikes". The music is by Carlos D'Alessio and Special Thanks is given to Claudie Ossard.
    DirectorJean-Pierre JeunetStarsDominique PinonChick OrtegaMarie-Laure Dougnac
  • The Journey to Melonia (1989)

    8. The Journey to Melonia

    19891h 44m
    7.3 (1.5K)
    When a ship sinks during a storm, a slave from the industrial island of Plutonia is washed up on the beaches of paradise island Melonia, where the "all-powerful" wizard Prospero and his strange friends reside.
    DirectorPer ÅhlinStarsAllan EdwallRobyn CarlssonOlle Sarri
  • Mia Farrow, Barbara Hershey, and Dianne Wiest in Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

    9. Hannah and Her Sisters

    19861h 47mPG-1390Metascore
    7.8 (80K)
    Between two Thanksgivings two years apart, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsMia FarrowDianne WiestMichael Caine
  • Hanna Zetterberg in Ronia: The Robber's Daughter (1984)

    10. Ronia: The Robber's Daughter

    19842h 6mNot Rated
    7.3 (13K)
    Ronja, the only child of robber chief Mattis must learn to survive the dangers of her local wilderness. In secret she also befriends Birk, the son of a rivaling robber Borka.
    DirectorTage DanielssonStarsHanna ZetterbergLena NymanBörje Ahlstedt
  • 11. Herr Bohm och sillen

    198812mShort
    7.3 (34)
    Mr. Bohm, a thoughtful man who continually ponders the mysteries of life, experiments on a herring that he teaches to walk and accompany him on his daily strolls.
    DirectorsPeter CohenOlof LandströmStarGösta Ekman
  • Bad Taste (1987)

    12. Bad Taste

    19871h 31mNot Rated52Metascore
    6.5 (50K)
    The population of a small town disappears and is replaced by aliens that chase human flesh for their intergalactic fast-food chain.
    DirectorPeter JacksonStarsTerry PotterPete O'HerneCraig Smith
  • All Summer in a Day (1982)

    13. All Summer in a Day

    198225mTV Movie
    7.6 (528)
    A young girl on another planet waits for the sun to come out.
    DirectorEd KaplanStarsReesa MallenKeith CooganJerry Marshak
  • Tampopo (1985)

    14. Tampopo

    19851h 54mNot Rated87Metascore
    7.9 (25K)
    A truck driver stops at a small family-run noodle shop and decides to help its fledgling business. The story is intertwined with various vignettes about the relationship of love and food.
    DirectorJûzô ItamiStarsKen WatanabeTsutomu YamazakiNobuko Miyamoto
  • Das Boot (1981)

    15. Das Boot

    19812h 29m85Metascore
    8.4 (280K)
    A German U-boat stalks the frigid waters of the North Atlantic as its young crew experience the sheer terror and claustrophobic life of a submariner in World War II.
    DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsJürgen ProchnowHerbert GrönemeyerKlaus Wennemann
  • Wings of Desire (1987)

    16. Wings of Desire

    19872h 8mPG-1379Metascore
    7.9 (81K)
    An angel tires of his purely ethereal life of merely overseeing the human activity of Berlin's residents, and longs for the tangible joys of physical existence when he falls in love with a mortal.
    DirectorWim WendersStarsBruno GanzSolveig DommartinOtto Sander
  • My Life as a Dog (1985)

    17. My Life as a Dog

    19851h 41mUnrated82Metascore
    7.6 (23K)
    In the late '50s, young Ingemar learns a lot about life and himself when he is sent away from his sick mother to live with his aunt and uncle in a town full of eccentrics.
    DirectorLasse HallströmStarsAnton GlanzeliusTomas von BrömssenAnki Lidén
  • Amadeus (1984)

    18. Amadeus

    19842h 40mPG87Metascore
    8.4 (451K)
    The life and work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart seen through the eyes of his contemporary and rival, Antonio Salieri.
    DirectorMilos FormanStarsF. Murray AbrahamTom HulceElizabeth Berridge
  • Max Dugan Returns (1983)

    19. Max Dugan Returns

    19831h 38mPG
    6.7 (4.2K)
    Struggling single mother Nora McPhee's life is disrupted when her long-lost father Max Dugan returns in hopes of spending some time with her and her son Michael to make up for lost time because Max is dying.
    DirectorHerbert RossStarsJason RobardsMarsha MasonDonald Sutherland
  • Timothy Hutton, Donald Sutherland, and Mary Tyler Moore in Ordinary People (1980)

    20. Ordinary People

    19802h 4mR86Metascore
    7.7 (60K)
    The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father and the guilt-ridden younger son.
    DirectorRobert RedfordStarsDonald SutherlandMary Tyler MooreJudd Hirsch
  • Jery Hewitt in Five Corners (1987)

    21. Five Corners

    19871h 30mR
    6.1 (4.1K)
    A psychotic young man returns to his old neighborhood after release from prison. He seeks out the woman he previously tried to rape and the man who protected her, with twisted ideas of love for her and hate for him.
    DirectorTony BillStarsJodie FosterTim RobbinsTodd Graff
  • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

    22. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

    19841h 57m86Metascore
    8.0 (191K)
    Warrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsSumi ShimamotoMahito TsujimuraHisako Kyôda
  • Tango (1981)

    23. Tango

    19818mShort
    7.7 (3.2K)
    Subsequent characters appear in a poorly-decorated room, intertwining but never colliding, all possessed by never-ending rituals.
    DirectorZbigniew Rybczynski
  • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

    24. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    19802h 4mPG82Metascore
    8.7 (1.5M)
    After the Empire overpowers the Rebel Alliance, Luke Skywalker begins training with Jedi Master Yoda, while Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett pursue his friends across the galaxy.
    DirectorIrvin KershnerStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie Fisher
  • Frank Sinatra, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner, Joanna Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Jim Cummings, and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

    25. Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    19881h 44mPG83Metascore
    7.7 (227K)
    When a cartoon rabbit is accused of murder, he enlists the help of a burnt out private investigator to prove his innocence.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsBob HoskinsChristopher LloydJoanna Cassidy

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