Critically acclaimed movies of 1980s

Reversal of Fortune(1990)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 72

Wealthy Sunny von Bülow lies brain-dead, husband Claus guilty of attempted murder; but he says he's innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.



Superman II(1980)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 71

Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.



Coal Miner's Daughter(1980)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 71

Biographical story of Loretta Lynn, a legendary country singer that came from poverty to worldwide fame. She rose from humble beginnings in Kentucky to superstardom and changing the sound and style of country music forever.



The Terminator(1984)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 71

A seemingly indestructible humanoid cyborg is sent from 2029 to 1984 to assassinate a waitress, whose unborn son will lead humanity in a war against the machines, while a soldier from that war is sent to protect her at all costs.



Moonstruck(1987)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 71

Loretta Castorini, a book keeper from Brooklyn, New York, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the brother of the man she has agreed to marry.



Rain Man(1988)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 71

Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country.



Das Boot(1981)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 70

The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth, and sheer terror.



Blue Velvet(1986)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 70

The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.



The Princess Bride(1987)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 70

While home sick in bed, a young boy's grandfather reads him a story called The Princess Bride.



Full Metal Jacket(1987)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 70

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.



The Untouchables(1987)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 70

Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop Al Capone; because of rampant corruption, he assembles a small, hand-picked team.



Airplane!(1980)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 69

A man afraid to fly must ensure that a plane lands safely after the pilots become sick.



Blow Out(1981)

Combined Rating:
73
Combined Critics Rating: 69

A movie sound recordist accidentally records the evidence that proves that a car accident was actually murder and consequently finds himself in danger.



Poltergeist(1982)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 69

A family's home is haunted by a host of ghosts.



Tootsie(1982)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 69

Michael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap.



A Fish Called Wanda(1988)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 69

In London, four very different people team up to commit armed robbery, then try to doublecross each other for the loot.



When Harry Met Sally...(1989)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 69

Harry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship.



Sex, Lies, and Videotape(1989)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 69

A sexually repressed woman's husband is having an affair with her sister. The arrival of a visitor with a rather unusual fetish changes everything.



Chan Is Missing(1982)

Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 68

Two cabbies search San Francisco's Chinatown for a mysterious character who has disappeared with their $4000. Their quest leads them on a humorous, if mundane, journey which illuminates the...



Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer(1986)

Combined Rating:
72
Combined Critics Rating: 68

Henry, a drifter, commits a series of brutal murders, supposedly operating with impunity.




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