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Movies Of 1980

by JacobHasAImdb • Created 7 years ago • Modified 7 months ago
The Films I Saw From 1980
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  • The Shining (1980)

    1. The Shining

    19802h 26mR68Metascore
    8.4 (1.2M)
    A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father into violence. At the same time, his psychic son sees horrifying forebodings from both the past and the future.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsJack NicholsonShelley DuvallDanny Lloyd
    10/10
  • John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in The Blues Brothers (1980)

    2. The Blues Brothers

    19802h 13mR60Metascore
    7.9 (223K)
    Jake Blues rejoins his brother Elwood after being released from prison, but the duo has just days to reunite their old R&B band and save the Catholic home where the two were raised, outrunning the police as they tear through Chicago.
    DirectorJohn LandisStarsJohn BelushiDan AykroydCab Calloway
    10/10
  • Robert De Niro in Raging Bull (1980)

    3. Raging Bull

    19802h 9mR90Metascore
    8.1 (398K)
    The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroCathy MoriartyJoe Pesci
    9/10
  • 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)

    4. 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
    9/10
  • Airplane! (1980)

    5. Airplane!

    19801h 28mPG78Metascore
    7.7 (276K)
    After the crew becomes sick with food poisoning, a neurotic ex-fighter pilot must safely land a commercial airplane full of passengers.
    DirectorsJim AbrahamsDavid ZuckerJerry ZuckerStarsRobert HaysJulie HagertyLeslie Nielsen
    8/10
  • Danny Elfman, Jan Stuart Schwartz, and Susan Tyrrell in Forbidden Zone (1980)

    6. Forbidden Zone

    19801h 14mR64Metascore
    6.5 (5.7K)
    The bizarre and musical tale of a girl who travels to another dimension through the gateway found in her family's basement.
    DirectorRichard ElfmanStarsGene CunninghamMarie-Pascale ElfmanVirginia Rose
    7/10
  • Kevin Bacon, Adrienne King, Ari Lehman, Robbi Morgan, Betsy Palmer, and Jeannine Taylor in Friday the 13th (1980)

    7. Friday the 13th

    19801h 35mR22Metascore
    6.4 (168K)
    A group of teenage camp counselors attempt to re-open an abandoned summer camp with a tragic past, but they are stalked by a mysterious, relentless killer.
    DirectorSean S. CunninghamStarsBetsy PalmerAdrienne KingJeannine Taylor
    7/10
  • Effects (1979)

    8. Effects

    19791h 24mR
    5.3 (1.1K)
    While a small film crew are shooting a low budget horror movie in a house in the woods, the lines between reality and fiction start to blur, and the movie slowly starts to turn into a "snuff" film.
    DirectorDusty NelsonStarsJoseph PilatoSusan ChapekJohn Harrison
    7/10
  • Bruce Li in Dynamo (1978)

    9. Dynamo

    19781h 21mR
    5.1 (148)
    Kung Fu idol Bruce Li plays Lee Ting Yi, A Hong Kong taxi driver whose striking resemblance to Bruce Lee catches the eye of one of his passengers who happens to be a movie producer. Lee is quickly thrust into the lime light and becomes a star but things grind to a halt when he is forced to fight in a fixed martial arts tournament.
    DirectorShan HuaStarsBruce LiKu FengMary Hon
    6/10
  • The Fog (1980)

    10. The Fog

    19801h 29mR55Metascore
    6.8 (88K)
    Local legend tells of a ship lured on to the rocks of Antonio Bay being enveloped by a supernatural cloud as it sank; the myth says that when this mysterious fog returns, the victims will rise up from the depths seeking vengeance.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsAdrienne BarbeauJamie Lee CurtisJanet Leigh
    5/10
  • Bruce Lee and Tae-jeong Kim in Game of Death II (1980)

    11. Game of Death II

    19801h 36mR
    5.1 (3.8K)
    After Billy Lo is killed while seeking the murderers of his friend, his brother Bobby goes all out to bring the perpetrators to justice.
    DirectorsSee-Yuen NgSammo Kam-Bo HungCorey YuenStarsBruce LeeTae-jeong KimJeong-lee Hwang
    5/10
  • Christmas Evil (1980)

    12. Christmas Evil

    19801h 40mR
    5.6 (9.2K)
    A toy factory worker, mentally scarred as a child upon learning Santa Claus is not real, suffers a nervous breakdown after being belittled at work, and embarks on a Yuletide killing spree.
    DirectorLewis JacksonStarsBrandon MaggartJeffrey DeMunnDianne Hull
    4/10
  • The Clones of Bruce Lee (1980)

    13. The Clones of Bruce Lee

    19801h 31mR
    4.4 (578)
    A brilliant professor gathers cells from the late Bruce Lee and creates three clones, who are trained in martial arts and sent out to fight crime.
    DirectorsKi-nam NamJoseph VelascoStarsRyong KeoIrina ShevchenkoBruce Le
    4/10
  • Night of the Demon (1980)

    14. Night of the Demon

    19801h 36mNot Rated
    4.7 (2.7K)
    An anthropologist and his students attempt to track down a Bigfoot responsible for a rash of violent murders, only to uncover something even more sinister.
    DirectorJames C. WassonStarsMichael CuttJoy AllenBob Collins
    4/10
  • Death Games (1980)

    15. Death Games

    19801h 21m
    4.4 (200)
    A reporter and his girlfriend follow around a famous actor/entrepreneur and discover some dirt on him to be made public.
    DirectorRoss DimseyStarsLou BrownDavid ClendenningJennifer Cluff
    4/10
  • Jack Palance, Bernard Bresslaw, Ray Charleson, Warren Clarke, Catriona MacColl, Patricia Quinn, William Morgan Sheppard, and John Terry in Hawk the Slayer (1980)

    16. Hawk the Slayer

    19801h 30mPG
    5.3 (4.4K)
    With the aid of his companions, a man seeks to defeat his evil brother who has taken a nun hostage.
    DirectorTerry MarcelStarsJack PalanceJohn TerryBernard Bresslaw
    3/10

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