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  • Matthew Broderick in Glory (1989)

    1. Glory

    19892h 2mR78Metascore
    7.8 (149K)
    Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.
    DirectorEdward ZwickStarsMatthew BroderickDenzel WashingtonCary Elwes
  • Clint Eastwood in Pale Rider (1985)

    2. Pale Rider

    19851h 55mR61Metascore
    7.3 (68K)
    A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodMichael MoriartyCarrie Snodgress
  • Clint Eastwood in Heartbreak Ridge (1986)

    3. Heartbreak Ridge

    19862h 10mR53Metascore
    6.8 (50K)
    Hard-nosed, hard-living Marine Gunnery Sergeant Tom Highway clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a bad attitude.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodMarsha MasonEverett McGill
  • The Blue and the Gray (1982)

    4. The Blue and the Gray

    19823 epsTV-PGTV Mini Series
    7.5 (2K)
    America just before and during the Civil War, as seen through the eyes of an artist correspondent.
    CreatorJohn LeekleyStarsStacy KeachJohn HammondJulia Duffy
  • North & South: Book 2, Love & War (1986)

    5. North & South: Book 2, Love & War

    19866 epsTV Mini Series
    8.0 (6.5K)
    The story of two friends and their families on opposite sides of the American Civil War.
    CreatorDouglas HeyesStarsKirstie AlleyDavid CarradinePhilip Casnoff
  • Timothy Hutton in Taps (1981)

    6. Taps

    19812h 6mPG49Metascore
    6.8 (21K)
    Military cadets take extreme measures to ensure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers.
    DirectorHarold BeckerStarsGeorge C. ScottTimothy HuttonRonny Cox
  • Tom Cruise, Matt Dillon, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, and Ralph Macchio in The Outsiders (1983)

    7. The Outsiders

    19831h 31mPG45Metascore
    7.0 (104K)
    In a small Oklahoma town in 1964, the rivalry between two gangs, the poor Greasers and the rich Socs, heats up when one gang member accidentally kills a member of the other.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsC. Thomas HowellMatt DillonRalph Macchio
  • Legend (1985)

    8. Legend

    19851h 34mPG30Metascore
    6.3 (76K)
    A young man must stop the Lord of Darkness from destroying daylight and marrying the woman he loves.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsTom CruiseMia SaraTim Curry
  • Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis in Top Gun (1986)

    9. Top Gun

    19861h 49mPG50Metascore
    7.0 (528K)
    The Top Gun Naval Fighter Weapons School is where the best of the best train to refine their elite flying skills. When hotshot fighter pilot Maverick is sent to the school, his reckless attitude and cocky demeanor put him at odds with the other pilots, especially the cool and collected Iceman.
    DirectorTony ScottStarsTom CruiseTim RobbinsKelly McGillis
  • Sam Elliott, Tom Selleck, and Jeff Osterhage in The Sacketts (1979)

    10. The Sacketts

    19792 epsPGTV Mini Series
    7.6 (2.4K)
    After the Civil War, Tennessee brothers Orrin and Tyrel Sackett are herding cattle out West while Tell Sackett is prospecting for gold in the hills.
    StarsSam ElliottTom SelleckJeff Osterhage
  • Tom Selleck, Bess Armstrong, Robert Morley, and Jack Weston in High Road to China (1983)

    11. High Road to China

    19831h 45mPG42Metascore
    6.0 (6.3K)
    Just after WW1, alcoholic American biplane pilot Patrick O'Malley is hired by Eve Tozer, the spoiled daughter of an industrialist, to locate her father, who disappeared somewhere in Asia.
    DirectorBrian G. HuttonStarsTom SelleckBess ArmstrongJack Weston
  • Tom Selleck and Cynthia Rhodes in Runaway (1984)

    12. Runaway

    19841h 40mPG-1350Metascore
    5.9 (15K)
    In the near future, a police officer specializes in malfunctioning robots. When a robot turns out to have been programmed to kill, he begins to uncover a homicidal plot to create killer robots... and his son becomes a target.
    DirectorMichael CrichtonStarsTom SelleckCynthia RhodesGene Simmons
  • Sam Waterston in Lincoln (1988)

    13. Lincoln

    19882 epsTV Mini Series
    7.0 (464)
    After arriving in Washington in 1861 after his election, Abraham Lincoln struggles with personal and political problems during his Presidency.
    StarsSam WaterstonMary Tyler MooreRichard Mulligan
  • Beulah Land (1980)

    14. Beulah Land

    19803 epsTV Mini Series
    6.6 (286)
    Miniseries detailing the lives of two Civil War families.
    StarsLesley Ann WarrenMichael SarrazinEddie Albert
  • The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980)

    15. The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

    19802h 25mNot RatedTV Movie
    7.1 (200)
    Country doctor Samuel Mudd is unfairly punished by the U.S. Government after he unwisely shelters a wounded John Wilkes Booth during the night after Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
    DirectorPaul WendkosStarsDennis WeaverSusan SullivanRichard Dysart
  • Tommy Lee Jones in April Morning (1988)

    16. April Morning

    19881h 40mNot RatedTV Movie
    6.4 (849)
    On the morning of April 19, 1775, the American Revolution began with the "shot heard 'round the world".
    DirectorDelbert MannStarsTommy Lee JonesSusan BlakelyChad Lowe
  • Revolution (1985)

    17. Revolution

    19852h 6mPG-1322Metascore
    5.3 (7.9K)
    A trapper and his young son get pulled into the American revolution early as unwilling participants and remain involved through to the end.
    DirectorHugh HudsonStarsAl PacinoDonald SutherlandNastassja Kinski
  • Gallipoli (1981)

    18. Gallipoli

    19811h 50mPG65Metascore
    7.4 (43K)
    Two Australian sprinters face the brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey during World War I.
    DirectorPeter WeirStarsMel GibsonMark LeeBill Kerr
  • Mel Gibson in Attack Force Z (1981)

    19. Attack Force Z

    19811h 24mNot Rated
    5.4 (3K)
    A group of Australian commandos launch a secret mission against Japanese forces in World War II.
    DirectorTim BurstallStarsJohn Phillip LawMel GibsonSam Neill
  • Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, and Tevaite Vernette in The Bounty (1984)

    20. The Bounty

    19842h 12mPG62Metascore
    7.0 (33K)
    Fed up with their Captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship's crew decides to take action.
    DirectorRoger DonaldsonStarsMel GibsonAnthony HopkinsLaurence Olivier
  • The Final Countdown (1980)

    21. The Final Countdown

    19801h 43mPG51Metascore
    6.7 (29K)
    A modern aircraft carrier is thrown back in time to 1941 near Hawaii, just hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
    DirectorDon TaylorStarsKirk DouglasMartin SheenKatharine Ross
  • The Man from Snowy River (1982)

    22. The Man from Snowy River

    19821h 42mPG63Metascore
    7.2 (10K)
    In 1880s Australia, after young Jim Craig's father dies, he takes a job at the Harrison cattle ranch, where he is forced to become a man.
    DirectorGeorge MillerStarsKirk DouglasTom BurlinsonTerence Donovan
  • Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster in Tough Guys (1986)

    23. Tough Guys

    19861h 44mPG54Metascore
    6.2 (8.1K)
    Two elderly gangsters are released from prison only to find they have trouble fitting in as old men who still take no guff from anyone.
    DirectorJeff KanewStarsBurt LancasterKirk DouglasCharles Durning
  • Paul Newman, Edward Asner, and Ken Wahl in Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)

    24. Fort Apache the Bronx

    19812h 5mR49Metascore
    6.7 (7.4K)
    In New York City, South Bronx's main police precinct is nicknamed Fort Apache by its employees who feel like troopers surrounded by hostiles in a wild west isolated outpost.
    DirectorDaniel PetrieStarsPaul NewmanEdward AsnerKen Wahl
  • Charlton Heston and Brian Keith in The Mountain Men (1980)

    25. The Mountain Men

    19801h 42mR42Metascore
    6.3 (2.8K)
    A pair of grizzled frontiersmen fight Indians, guzzle liquor and steal squaws in their search for a legendary valley 'so full of beaver that they jump right into your traps' in this fanciful adventure.
    DirectorRichard LangStarsCharlton HestonBrian KeithVictoria Racimo

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