Top 50 best movies in 1982

Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the 50 best movies released in the year 1982

This is a list of the best 50 movies from 1982 and highly rated on MovieMeter.

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Top 50 best movies in 1982

1	The Thing (1982) Alternative title: John Carpenter's The Thing Horror, Scifi 109 minutes	3,83(2.984) 2
2	The Snowman (1982) Animation, Adventure 26 minutes	3,80(69) 3
3	Fanny och Alexander (1982) Alternative title: Fanny and Alexander Drama 188 minutes	3,77(612) 2
4	Fitzcarraldo (1982) Adventure, Drama 158 minutes	3,77(461) 3
5	Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982) Alternative title: Kom Terug Jimmy Dean, Kom Terug Drama 109 minutes	3,76(78)

6	Blade Runner (1982) Alternative title: Blade Runner: The Final Cut Scifi, Thriller 117 minutes	3,75(3.425) 2
7	Koyaanisqatsi (1982) Alternative title: Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance Experimental, Music 86 minutes	3,75(682) 2
8	Gandhi (1982) Biography 191 minutes	3,68(1.077) 4
9	Pink Floyd The Wall (1982) Drama, Music 95 minutes	3,63(582) 3
10	Sophie's Choice (1982) Alternative title: Sophie's Keuze Drama, Romance 150 minutes	3,62(658) 3

11	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Alternative title: E.T. Adventure, Scifi 115 minutes	3,60(3.424) 3
12	Missing (1982) Drama, Mystery 122 minutes	3,60(279) 3
13	Frances (1982) Alternative title: Het Ware Verhaal Drama 140 minutes	3,60(68) 2
14	Vincent (1982) Animation, Fantasy 6 minutes	3,60(64)
15	The Executioner's Song (1982) Biography, Crime 136 minutes	3,60(26)
16	First Blood (1982) Alternative title: Rambo: First Blood Action, Thriller 93 minutes	3,58(2.938) 3
17	The Plague Dogs (1982) Alternative title: 'n Hondeleven voor Twee Animation, Adventure 103 minutes	3,58(72) 3
18	Bakuretsu Toshi (1982) Alternative title: Burst City Action, Music 115 minutes	3,58(32)
19	Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss (1982) Alternative title: Veronika Voss Drama 104 minutes	3,56(152)
20	The Verdict (1982) Drama 129 minutes	3,55(314) 3
21	Çiçek Abbas (1982) Alternative title: Abbas in Flower Comedy, Drama 95 minutes	3,54(25)
22	The King of Comedy (1982) Comedy, Drama 109 minutes	3,52(766) 2
23	The World according to Garp (1982) Alternative title: De Wereld volgens Garp Comedy, Drama 131 minutes	3,52(427) 2
24	The Secret of NIMH (1982) Alternative title: Het Geheim van NIMH Animation, Fantasy 82 minutes	3,50(286) 3
25	Den Enfaldige Mördaren (1982) Alternative title: The Simple-Minded Murder Drama 108 minutes	3,49(54) 3
26	The Dark Crystal (1982) Fantasy, Adventure 93 minutes	3,46(780) 3
27	Yol (1982) Alternative title: The Way Drama 114 minutes	3,46(141)
28	Made in Britain (1982) Drama, Crime 73 minutes	3,45(119)
29	The Man from Snowy River (1982) Western 102 minutes	3,45(73) 3
30	Panelkapcsolat (1982) Alternative title: The Prefab People Drama 82 minutes	3,45(29)
31	La Notte di San Lorenzo (1982) Alternative title: Night of the Shooting Stars Drama 105 minutes	3,43(121)
32	Wild Style (1982) Music, Drama 82 minutes	3,43(60)
33	Moonlighting (1982) Drama, Comedy 97 minutes	3,43(46) 3
34	Space Adventure Cobra (1982) Alternative title: Cobra the Movie Scifi, Animation 99 minutes	3,43(27)
35	The Grey Fox (1982) Western, Biography 92 minutes	3,42(20)
36	The Entity (1982) Alternative title: Het Onding Horror 125 minutes	3,41(368) 3
37	Diner (1982) Comedy, Drama 110 minutes	3,41(209) 3
38	Ren Zhe Wu Di (1982) Alternative title: Five Element Ninja Action, Drama 107 minutes	3,41(34)
39	Poltergeist (1982) Thriller, Horror 114 minutes	3,40(1.501) 3
40	Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982) Alternative title: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Action, Scifi 113 minutes	3,36(506) 3
41	White Dog (1982) Drama, Horror 90 minutes	3,36(228) 2
42	Der Stand der Dinge (1982) Alternative title: The State of Things Drama 125 minutes	3,34(50)
43	Die Weiße Rose (1982) Alternative title: Het Meisje en de Witte Roos Drama, War 123 minutes	3,34(38)
44	Lung Siu Yeh (1982) Alternative title: Dragon Lord Action 86 minutes	3,33(52)
45	Le Retour de Martin Guerre (1982) Alternative title: The Return of Martin Guerre Biography, Crime 122 minutes	3,33(45)
46	La Passante du Sans-Souci (1982) Alternative title: Een Leven Vol Liefde Drama 110 minutes	3,32(38)
47	Ren Pi Deng Long (1982) Alternative title: Human Lanterns Horror, Action 91 minutes	3,30(28)
48	Shi Ba Ban Wu Yi (1982) Alternative title: Legendary Weapons of China Action, Drama 109 minutes	3,30(22)
49	La Balance (1982) Alternative title: De Verlinker Crime, Drama 100 minutes	3,30(20)
50	Les Maîtres du Temps (1982) Alternative title: The Masters of Time Scifi, Animation 78 minutes	3,29(36)