Top 50 best movies in 1980

Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the 50 best movies released in the year 1980

This is a list of the best 50 movies from 1980 and highly rated on MovieMeter.

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Top 50 best movies in 1980

1	The Shining (1980) Horror 115 minutes	3,97(5.841) 3
2	Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Fantasy, Scifi 124 minutes	3,96(4.402) 3
3	Raging Bull (1980) Biography, Sport 129 minutes	3,82(2.423) 3
4	Lion of the Desert (1980) Alternative title: Omar Mukhtar: Lion of the Desert Biography, Drama 173 minutes	3,80(158) 3
5	The Elephant Man (1980) Drama, Biography 124 minutes	3,79(1.883) 3

6	Ko To Tamo Peva (1980) Alternative title: Who Sings Over There Comedy, War 86 minutes	3,74(44)
7	Ordinary People (1980) Drama 124 minutes	3,70(389) 3
8	Kagemusha (1980) Alternative title: Kagemusha the Shadow Warrior Drama, War 180 minutes	3,64(257) 3
9	The Blues Brothers (1980) Music, Comedy 133 minutes	3,62(1.934) 3
10	The Long Good Friday (1980) Crime, Thriller 114 minutes	3,57(387) 2

11	Bad Timing (1980) Alternative title: Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession Drama, Mystery 129 minutes	3,53(198) 3
12	Chère Inconnue (1980) Alternative title: Geachte Onbekende Drama 112 minutes	3,51(63)
13	'Breaker' Morant (1980) Alternative title: Breaker Morant Drama, War 107 minutes	3,48(78)
14	Neskolko Dnej iz Zhizni I.I. Oblomova (1980) Alternative title: Oblomov Drama 143 minutes	3,48(31)
15	Gerzek Saban (1980) Comedy 90 minutes	3,47(29)
16	Brubaker (1980) Drama, Crime 132 minutes	3,46(356) 3
17	Moskva Slezam Ne Verit (1980) Alternative title: Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears Comedy, Drama 140 minutes	3,46(34)
18	Tsigoineruwaizen (1980) Alternative title: Zigeunerweisen Mystery 144 minutes	3,45(28)
19	Constans (1980) Alternative title: Constancy Drama 98 minutes	3,45(22)
20	Dressed to Kill (1980) Horror, Thriller 105 minutes	3,44(658) 2
21	Shi Di Chu Ma (1980) Alternative title: The Young Master Action, Comedy 105 minutes	3,42(79)
22	Out of the Blue (1980) Alternative title: No Looking Back Drama 94 minutes	3,42(43)
23	The Big Red One (1980) Alternative title: Samuel Fuller's The Big Red One War 113 minutes	3,41(335) 3
24	La Città delle Donne (1980) Alternative title: City of Women Comedy, Drama 140 minutes	3,41(69) 3
25	The Changeling (1980) Horror 107 minutes	3,40(339) 1
26	Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) Drama, Music 124 minutes	3,38(132) 3
27	Atlantic City (1980) Alternative title: Atlantic City, USA Crime, Romance 104 minutes	3,36(183) 3
28	Somewhere in Time (1980) Romance, Drama 103 minutes	3,35(113)
29	Un Mauvais Fils (1980) Alternative title: A Bad Son Drama 110 minutes	3,33(38)
30	The Stunt Man (1980) Action, Comedy 131 minutes	3,32(52)
31	Shao Lin Da Peng Da Shi (1980) Alternative title: Return to the 36th Chamber Comedy, Action 99 minutes	3,32(42)
32	The Long Riders (1980) Western 99 minutes	3,31(270) 3
33	Gloria (1980) Drama, Thriller 123 minutes	3,31(142) 3
34	Scruffy (1980) Animation, Family 72 minutes	3,31(71)
35	Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) Drama 192 minutes	3,31(34)
36	3 Hommes à Abattre (1980) Alternative title: Three Men to Kill Thriller 93 minutes	3,31(29)
37	The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980) Comedy 109 minutes	3,30(456) 3
38	La Terrazza (1980) Drama 124 minutes	3,30(32)
39	My Bodyguard (1980) Comedy, Drama 96 minutes	3,29(73) 3
40	Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980) Drama, Family 100 minutes	3,29(71)
41	The Ninth Configuration (1980) Alternative title: De Negende Formatie Drama 118 minutes	3,28(68)
42	Altered States (1980) Drama, Scifi 102 minutes	3,27(264) 2
43	Stardust Memories (1980) Comedy, Drama 89 minutes	3,27(150) 3
44	Mon Oncle d'Amérique (1980) Alternative title: My American Uncle Drama 125 minutes	3,26(63)
45	La Mort en Direct (1980) Alternative title: Death Watch Drama, Scifi 128 minutes	3,26(55)
46	Le Roi et l'Oiseau (1980) Alternative title: The King and the Mockingbird Animation 87 minutes	3,26(45)
47	Shogun Assassin (1980) Alternative title: Kozure Ōkami Action, Adventure 85 minutes	3,25(149) 3
48	Le Dernier Métro (1980) Alternative title: The Last Metro Drama, Romance 131 minutes	3,25(134)
49	The Fog (1980) Horror 90 minutes	3,22(731) 2
50	Airplane! (1980) Alternative title: Flying High Comedy 88 minutes	3,20(1.312) 3