Best Movies of 1980
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1.
Empire Strikes Back
86 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
2.
Blues Brothers
Insane. Hilarious. "We'll talk to Bob."
77 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
3.
Stir Crazy
20 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
4.
Coal Miner's Daughter
Levon Helm's supporting performance and Lynn's father is a gem.
13 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
5.
Caddyshack
1980 was a great year for comedies.
13 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
6.
Airplane!
Maybe more laughs per minute than any movie ever made.
13 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
7.
Kagemusha
Every Kurasawa film is one of the best of its year.
12 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
8.
Ordinary People
6 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
9.
Raging Bull
Maybe the best film of the decade.
3 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
10.
Urban Cowboy
0 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
11.
The Shining
0 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
12.
Prom Night
Not quite Halloween, but very good.
0 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
13.
Melvin and Howard
0 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
14.
Friday the 13th
It's cultural influence is undeniable.
0 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
15.
Elephant Man
John Hurt and Anthony Hopkins are flawless.
0 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
16.
Altered States
0 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
17.
Used Cars
-5 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
18.
The Fog
-5 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
19.
Popeye
The set design alone gets it on this list.
-7 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
20.
9 to 5
-21 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
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