Best movies of 1980s

Gandhi(1982)

Combined Rating:
56
Combined Critics Rating: 36

Gandhi's character is fully explained as a man of nonviolence. Through his patience, he is able to drive the British out of the subcontinent. And the stubborn nature of Jinnah and his commitment towards Pakistan is portrayed.



Fame(1980)

Combined Rating:
56
Combined Critics Rating: 48

A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.



Witness(1985)

Combined Rating:
56
Combined Critics Rating: 38

A young Amish boy is sole witness to a murder; policeman John Book goes into hiding in Amish country to protect him until the trial.



Twilight Zone: The Movie(1983)

Combined Rating:
56
Combined Critics Rating: 44

Four horror and science fiction segments, directed by four famous directors, each of them being a new version of a classic story from Rod Serling's landmark television series.



Used Cars(1980)

Combined Rating:
56
Combined Critics Rating: 52

When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival.



Evil Dead II(1987)

Combined Rating:
55
Combined Critics Rating: 35

The lone survivor of an onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits holes up in a cabin with a group of strangers while the demons continue their attack.



Lost in America(1985)

Combined Rating:
55
Combined Critics Rating: 59

A husband and wife in their 30s decide to quit their jobs, live as free spirits and cruise America in a Winnebago.



Legend(1985)

Combined Rating:
55
Combined Critics Rating: 38

A young man must stop the Lord of Darkness from both destroying daylight and marrying the woman he loves.



Joe Versus the Volcano(1990)

Combined Rating:
55
Combined Critics Rating: 42

When a hypochondriac learns that he is dying, he accepts an offer to throw himself in a volcano at a tropical island, and along the way there, learns to truly live.



The Man with Two Brains(1983)

Combined Rating:
55
Combined Critics Rating: 45

A brain surgeon marries a femme fatale, causing his life to turn upside down. Things go more awry when he falls in love with a talking brain.



Monkey Shines(1988)

Combined Rating:
55
Combined Critics Rating: 54

A quadriplegic man has a trained monkey help him with his paralysis, until the little monkey begins to develop feelings, and rage, against its new master.



The Money Pit(1986)

Combined Rating:
55
Combined Critics Rating: 39

A young couple struggles to repair a hopelessly dilapidated house.



Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios(1988)

Combined Rating:
55
Combined Critics Rating: 43

Pepas's lover, Iván, leaves her and she tries to contact him to find out why he's left. In her search for Iván, she confronts his wife and son, who are as clueless as she is. Meanwhile; ...



Firestarter(1984)

Combined Rating:
55
Combined Critics Rating: 44

A couple who participated in a potent medical experiment gain telekinetic ability and then have a child who is pyrokinetic.



RoboCop(1987)

Combined Rating:
55
Combined Critics Rating: 34

In a dystopic and crime-ridden Detroit, a terminally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg haunted by submerged memories.



Mommie Dearest(1981)

Combined Rating:
55
Combined Critics Rating: 51

The abusive and traumatic adoptive upbringing of Christina Crawford at the hands of her mother, screen queen Joan Crawford, is depicted.



The Muppets Take Manhattan(1984)

Combined Rating:
55
Combined Critics Rating: 48

Kermit and his friends go to New York to get their musical on Broadway only to find it's a more difficult task than they anticipated.



Salaam Bombay!(1988)

Combined Rating:
55
Combined Critics Rating: 57

The boy Krishna is abandoned by his mother at the Apollo Circus and she tells him that he can only return home when he can afford 500 rupees to pay for the bicycle of his brother that he ...



Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan(1982)

Combined Rating:
55
Combined Critics Rating: 36

With the assistance of the Enterprise crew, Admiral Kirk must stop an old nemesis, Khan Noonien Singh, from using the life-generating Genesis Device as the ultimate weapon.



Clue(1985)

Combined Rating:
55
Combined Critics Rating: 38

Six guests are invited to a strange house and must cooperate with the staff to solve a murder mystery.




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