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The 1980s on disc

The films of the 1980s, ranked by standing.

Falling in Love 1984

Falling in Love (1984) disc cover

Falling in Love

1984 · Ulu Grosbard

Ironweed (1987) disc cover

1987 · Héctor Babenco

Mio in the Land of Faraway 1987

Mio in the Land of Faraway

1987 · Vladimir Grammatikov

Revenge of the Nerds 1984

Revenge of the Nerds (1984) disc cover

Revenge of the Nerds

1984 · Jeff Kanew

The Return of the Living Dead 1985

The Return of the Living Dead (1985) disc cover

The Return of the Living Dead

1985 · Dan O'Bannon

The Beyond 1981

The Beyond (1981) disc cover

1981 · Lucio Fulci

Critters 2: The Main Course 1988

Critters 2: The Main Course (1988) disc cover

Critters 2: The Main Course

1988 · Mick Garris

The Green Ray 1986

The Green Ray (1986) disc cover

1986 · Éric Rohmer

Krull (1983) disc cover

1983 · Peter Yates

Harry and the Hendersons 1987

Harry and the Hendersons (1987) disc cover

Harry and the Hendersons

1987 · William Dear

Under the Sun of Satan 1987

Under the Sun of Satan (1987) disc cover

Under the Sun of Satan

1987 · Maurice Pialat

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Under the Volcano 1984

Under the Volcano (1984) disc cover

Under the Volcano

1984 · Danny Huston

Scrooged (1988) disc cover

1988 · Richard Donner

Annie (1982) disc cover

1982 · John Huston

Mona Lisa (1986) disc cover

1986 · Neil Jordan

Subway (1985) disc cover

1985 · Luc Besson

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Young Sherlock Holmes 1985

Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) disc cover

Young Sherlock Holmes

1985 · Barry Levinson

The Draughtsman's Contract 1982

The Draughtsman's Contract (1982) disc cover

The Draughtsman's Contract

1982 · Peter Greenaway

Ruthless People 1986

Ruthless People (1986) disc cover

Ruthless People

1986 · David Zucker

Moscow on the Hudson 1984

Moscow on the Hudson (1984) disc cover

Moscow on the Hudson

1984 · Paul Mazursky

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Xanadu (1980) disc cover

1980 · Robert Greenwald

Yentl (1983) disc cover

1983 · Barbra Streisand

The Hunger 1983

The Hunger (1983) disc cover

1983 · Tony Scott

Death Wish 3 1985

Death Wish 3 (1985) disc cover

1985 · Michael Winner

Death Wish II 1982

Death Wish II (1982) disc cover

1982 · Michael Winner

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Camille Claudel 1988

Camille Claudel (1988) disc cover

Camille Claudel

1988 · Bruno Nuytten

Black Rain 1989

Black Rain (1989) disc cover

1989 · Ridley Scott

The Woman Next Door 1981

The Woman Next Door (1981) disc cover

The Woman Next Door

1981 · François Truffaut

Tightrope (1984) disc cover

1984 · Richard Tuggle

Code of Silence 1985

Code of Silence (1985) disc cover

Code of Silence

1985 · Andrew Davis

The Changeling 1980

The Changeling (1980) disc cover

1980 · Peter Medak

Streets of Fire 1984

Streets of Fire (1984) disc cover

Streets of Fire

1984 · Walter Hill

Story of Women 1988

1988 · Claude Chabrol

My Life as a Dog 1985

My Life as a Dog (1985) disc cover

My Life as a Dog

1985 · Lasse Hallström

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Phenomena (1985) disc cover

1985 · Dario Argento

Honkytonk Man 1982

Honkytonk Man (1982) disc cover

1982 · Clint Eastwood

Shoah (1985) disc cover

1985 · Claude Lanzmann

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The 'Burbs 1989

The 'Burbs (1989) disc cover

1989 · Joe Dante

Educating Rita 1983

Educating Rita (1983) disc cover

1983 · Lewis Gilbert

Tenebrae (1982) disc cover

1982 · Dario Argento

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Ashik Kerib 1988

1988 · Dodo Abashidze

Vagabond (1985) disc cover

1985 · Agnès Varda

The Mirror Crack'd 1980

The Mirror Crack'd (1980) disc cover

The Mirror Crack'd

1980 · Guy Hamilton

Hero (1983) disc cover

1983 · Subhash Ghai

Ginger and Fred 1985

Ginger and Fred (1985) disc cover

Ginger and Fred

1985 · Federico Fellini

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Pepi, Luci, Bom 1980

Pepi, Luci, Bom (1980) disc cover

Pepi, Luci, Bom

1980 · Pedro Almodóvar

The Hills Have Eyes Part II 1984

The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1984) disc cover

The Hills Have Eyes Part II

1984 · Wes Craven

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Police Story 2 1988

Police Story 2 (1988) disc cover

1988 · Jackie Chan