Critically acclaimed movies of 1980s on amazon prime

Do the Right Thing(1989)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 80

On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.



Dressed to Kill(1980)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 64

A mysterious blonde woman kills one of a psychiatrist's patients, and then goes after the high-class call girl who witnessed the murder.



Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade(1989)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 64

When Dr. Henry Jones, Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. must follow in his father's footsteps to stop the Nazis from getting their hands on the Holy Grail first.



The Color of Money(1986)

Combined Rating:
72
Combined Critics Rating: 63

Fast Eddie Felson teaches a cocky but immensely talented protégé the ropes of pool hustling, which in turn inspires him to make an unlikely comeback.



Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom(1984)

Combined Rating:
72
Combined Critics Rating: 59

After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees, and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.



Dirty Rotten Scoundrels(1988)

Combined Rating:
68
Combined Critics Rating: 57

Two con men try to settle their rivalry by betting on who can swindle a young American heiress out of $50,000 first.



Sixteen Candles(1984)

Combined Rating:
67
Combined Critics Rating: 54

A girl's "sweet" sixteenth birthday becomes anything but special, as she suffers from every embarrassment possible.



Cujo(1983)

Combined Rating:
62
Combined Critics Rating: 52

Cujo, a friendly St. Bernard, contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town.



F/X(1986)

Combined Rating:
57
Combined Critics Rating: 52

A movie special effects man is hired to fake a real-life mob killing for a witness protection plan, but finds his own life in danger.



Kindergarten Cop(1990)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 52

A tough cop must pose as a kindergarten teacher in order to locate a dangerous criminal's ex-wife, who may hold the key to putting him behind bars.



Rocky V(1990)

Combined Rating:
64
Combined Critics Rating: 49

Reluctantly retired from boxing, and back from riches to rags, Rocky takes on a new protege who betrays him, as the champ's son must adjust to his family's new life after bankruptcy.



The Muppets Take Manhattan(1984)

Combined Rating:
56
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.



A View to a Kill(1985)

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Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 48

An investigation of a horse-racing scam leads 007 to a mad industrialist who plans to create a worldwide microchip monopoly by destroying California's Silicon Valley.



Rocky IV(1985)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 46

After iron man Drago, a highly intimidating 6-foot-5, 261-pound Soviet athlete, kills Apollo Creed in an exhibition match, Rocky comes to the heart of Russia for 15 pile-driving boxing rounds of revenge.



The Running Man(1987)

Combined Rating:
62
Combined Critics Rating: 46

A wrongly convicted man must try to survive a public execution gauntlet staged as a game show.



American Gigolo(1980)

Golden Globe 1
Combined Rating:
54
Combined Critics Rating: 45

A Los Angeles male escort, who mostly caters to an older female clientèle, is accused of a murder which he did not commit.



A Chorus Line(1985)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 44

Hopefuls try out before a demanding director for a part in a new musical.



The Two Jakes(1990)

Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 44

The sequel to Chinatown (1974) finds Jake Gittes investigating adultery and murder... and the money that comes from oil.



Black Rain(1989)

Combined Rating:
57
Combined Critics Rating: 43

Two NYC cops arrest a Yakuza member and must escort him when he's extradited to Japan.



School Daze(1988)

Combined Rating:
42
Combined Critics Rating: 42

A not so popular young man wants to pledge to a popular fraternity at his historically black college.




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