IMDb's 1980s Top 50

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The decade of the 1980s tended to consolidate the gains made in the seventies rather than to initiate any new trends. Designed and packaged for mass audience appeal, few 80s films became what could be called 'classics'. The era was characterized by the introduction of 'high-concept' films - with cinematic plots that could be easily characterized by one or two sentences (25 words or less) - and therefore easily marketable and understandable. The 80s also were the decade in which the sequel-mania really took off, which often resulted in hastily-made, inferior knockoffs made by lesser film-makers.

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  1. 3 -

    Hotaru no haka

    1988 — a.k.a. Grave of the Fireflies, in 21 top lists Check
  2. 4 -

    Nuovo Cinema Paradiso

    1988 — a.k.a. Cinema Paradiso, in 19 top lists Check
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    Idi i smotri

    1985 — a.k.a. Come and See, in 28 top lists Check
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    Amadeus

    1984, in 23 top lists Check
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    Das Boot

    1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check
  6. 11 -

    Once Upon a Time in America

    1984, in 19 top lists Check
  7. 12 -

    Full Metal Jacket

    1987, in 18 top lists Check
  8. 13 -

    Scarface

    1983, in 19 top lists Check
  9. 18 -

    The Elephant Man

    1980, in 16 top lists Check
  10. 19 -

    Ran

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  11. 21 -

    Platoon

    1986, in 21 top lists Check
  12. 22 -

    Stand by Me

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  13. 24 -

    Dead Poets Society

    1989, in 12 top lists Check
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    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
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    Paris, Texas

    1984, in 21 top lists Check
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    Fanny och Alexander

    1982 — a.k.a. Fanny and Alexander, in 25 top lists Check
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    Khane-ye doust kodjast?

    1987 — a.k.a. Where Is the Friend's House?, in 15 top lists Check
  18. 30 -

    Krótki film o milosci

    1988 — a.k.a. A Short Film About Love, in 6 top lists Check
  19. 31 -

    Jean de Florette

    1986, in 8 top lists Check
  20. 32 -

    Dom za vesanje

    1988 — a.k.a. Time of the Gypsies, in 8 top lists Check
  21. 34 -

    Rain Man

    1988, in 14 top lists Check
  22. 36 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  23. 38 -

    Gandhi

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
  24. 40 -

    Pink Floyd: The Wall

    1982, in 8 top lists Check
  25. 41 -

    Fitzcarraldo

    1982, in 13 top lists Check
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    Au revoir les enfants

    1987 — a.k.a. Au Revoir les Enfants, in 13 top lists Check
  27. 43 -

    Manon des sources

    1986 — a.k.a. Manon of the Spring, in 7 top lists Check
  28. 44 -

    Krótki film o zabijaniu

    1988 — a.k.a. A Short Film About Killing, in 12 top lists Check
  29. 45 -

    Yol

    1982, in 11 top lists Check
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    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
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