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Movies: Popular Movies of 1980

Movies in chronological context: 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1980th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 980th year of the 2nd millennium, the 80th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1980s decade. ()

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The Shining(1980)

R
| 2h 24min | Horror, Thriller
4.1/5 (with 7,965 votes)

Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.

Directed by Stanley Kubrick - With Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson, Philip Stone, ...
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The Empire Strikes Back(1980)

PG
| 2h 4min | Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
4.2/5 (with 7,765 votes)

The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.

Directed by Irvin Kershner - With Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, David Prowse, Mark Hamill, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, ...
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Airplane!(1980)

PG
| 1h 28min | Comedy
3.6/5 (with 1,992 votes)

An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.

Directed by Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker - With Julie Hagerty, Robert Hays, Lloyd Bridges, Leslie Nielsen, Peter Graves, Robert Stack, ...
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Raging Bull(1980)

R
| 2h 9min | Drama, History
4.0/5 (with 1,896 votes)

The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.

Directed by Martin Scorsese - With Joe Pesci, Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Frank Vincent, Nicholas Colasanto, Frank Adonis, ...
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The Blues Brothers(1980)

R
| 2h 13min | Music, Comedy, Action, Crime
3.9/5 (with 1,876 votes)

Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

Directed by John Landis - With John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, ...
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The Elephant Man(1980)

PG
| 2h 4min | Drama, History
4.0/5 (with 1,490 votes)

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.

Directed by David Lynch - With Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Freddie Jones, ...
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Friday the 13th(1980)

R
| 1h 35min | Horror
3.2/5 (with 1,224 votes)

Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.

Directed by Sean S. Cunningham - With Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Kevin Bacon, Rex Everhart, Harry Crosby, Laurie Bartram, ...
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Superman II(1980)

PG
| 2h 7min | Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
3.4/5 (with 1,043 votes)

Three escaped criminals from the planet Krypton test the Man of Steel's mettle. Led by General Zod, the Kryptonians take control of the White House and partner with Lex Luthor to destroy Superman and rule the world. But Superman, who attempts to make himself human in order to get closer to Lois, realizes he has a responsibility to save the planet.

Directed by Richard Donner, Richard Lester - With Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, ...
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The Blue Lagoon(1980)

R
| 1h 44min | Romance / Love, Adventure
3.1/5 (with 805 votes)

Two small children and a ship's cook survive a shipwreck and find safety on an idyllic tropical island. Soon, however, the cook dies and the young boy and girl are left on their own. Days become years and Emmeline and Richard make a home for themselves surrounded by exotic creatures and nature's beauty. But will they ever see civilization again?

Directed by Randal Kleiser - With Brooke Shields, Christopher Atkins, Leo McKern, William Daniels
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Cannibal Holocaust(1980)

NR
| 1h 35min | Horror
3.2/5 (with 686 votes)

A New York University professor returns from a rescue mission to the Amazon rainforest with the footage shot by a lost team of documentarians who were making a film about the area's local cannibal tribes.

Directed by Ruggero Deodato - With Robert Kerman, Carl Gabriel Yorke, Francesca Ciardi, Perry Pirkanen, Luca Barbareschi, Salvatore Basile, ...
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The Fog(1980)

R
| 1h 29min | Horror
3.4/5 (with 633 votes)

Strange things begin to occurs as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start to die.

Directed by John Carpenter - With Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Houseman, Janet Leigh, Hal Holbrook, Tom Atkins, ...
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The Party(1980)

1h 50min | Drama, Romance / Love, Comedy
3.3/5 (with 510 votes)

A thirteen-year-old French girl deals with moving to a new city and school in Paris, while at the same time her parents are getting a divorce.

Directed by Claude Pinoteau - With Sophie Marceau, Claude Brasseur, Brigitte Fossey, Denise Grey, Alexandre Sterling, Sheila O'Connor, ...
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The Gods Must Be Crazy(1980)

PG
| 1h 49min | Action, Comedy
3.6/5 (with 491 votes)

A Coca-Cola bottle dropped from an airplane raises havoc among a normally peaceful tribe of African bushmen who believe it to be a utensil of the gods.

Directed by Jamie Uys - With Nǃxau, Sandra Prinsloo, Marius Weyers, Jamie Uys

Caddyshack(1980)

R
| 1h 38min | Comedy
3.3/5 (with 480 votes)

At an exclusive country club, an ambitious young caddy, Danny Noonan, eagerly pursues a caddy scholarship in hopes of attending college and, in turn, avoiding a job at the lumber yard. In order to succeed, he must first win the favour of the elitist Judge Smails, and then the caddy golf tournament which Smails sponsors.

Directed by Harold Ramis - With Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe, Bill Murray, Cindy Morgan, ...
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Flash Gordon(1980)

PG
| 1h 51min | Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Comedy
3.1/5 (with 414 votes)

A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.

Directed by Mike Hodges - With Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Chaim Topol, Timothy Dalton, Max von Sydow, Ornella Muti, ...
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Dressed to Kill(1980)

R
| 1h 45min | Mystery, Horror, Crime, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 368 votes)

After witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, prostitute Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the police thinks she is the murderer, the real killer is intent on silencing her only witness.

Directed by Brian De Palma - With Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon, Dennis Franz, David Margulies, ...
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Kagemusha(1980)

PG
| 3h | Action, Drama, History, War
3.9/5 (with 269 votes)

Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor take over as the powerful ruler. He soon begins to appreciate life as Shingen, but his commitment to the role is tested when he must lead his troops into battle against the forces of a rival warlord.

Directed by Akira Kurosawa - With Tatsuya Nakadai, Kaori Momoi, Takashi Shimura, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Jinpachi Nezu, Hideji Ōtaki, ...
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Altered States(1980)

R
| 1h 42min | Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
3.4/5 (with 268 votes)

A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from native American shamans, he explores these altered states of consciousness and finds that memory, time, and perhaps reality itself are states of mind.

Directed by Ken Russell - With William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, Charles Haid, Thaao Penghlis, Drew Barrymore, ...
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Ordinary People(1980)

R
| 2h 4min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 266 votes)

Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.

Directed by Robert Redford - With Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Timothy Hutton, Judd Hirsch, Elizabeth McGovern, M. Emmet Walsh, ...
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American Gigolo(1980)

R
| 1h 57min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
3.1/5 (with 263 votes)

Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed. Meanwhile Michelle begins to fall in love with him.

Directed by Paul Schrader - With Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton, Héctor Elizondo, Bill Duke, Nina van Pallandt, E. Brian Davies, ...
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Popeye(1980)

PG
| 1h 54min | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Kids & Family
2.7/5 (with 258 votes)

Popeye is a super-strong, spinach-scarfing sailor man who's searching for his father. During a storm that wrecks his ship, Popeye washes ashore and winds up rooming at the Oyl household, where he meets Olive. Before he can win her heart, he must first contend with Olive's fiancé, Bluto.

Directed by Robert Altman - With Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Ray Walston, Paul L. Smith, Paul Dooley, Richard Libertini, ...
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The Changeling(1980)

R
| 1h 43min | Horror
3.5/5 (with 246 votes)

After a tragic event happens, composer John Russell moves to Seattle to try to overcome it and build a new and peaceful life in a lonely big house that has been uninhabited for many years. But, soon after, the obscure history of such an old mansion and his own past begin to haunt him.

Directed by Peter Medak - With George C. Scott, Melvyn Douglas, Jean Marsh, Barry Morse, Madeleine Sherwood, Eric Christmas, ...
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Inferno(1980)

R
| 1h 47min | Horror, Thriller
3.4/5 (with 246 votes)

A young man returns from Rome to his sister's satanic New York apartment house.

Directed by Dario Argento - With Irene Miracle, Leigh McCloskey, Eleonora Giorgi, Daria Nicolodi, Alida Valli, Gabriele Lavia, ...
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The Final Countdown(1980)

PG
| 1h 43min | War, Action, Science Fiction
3.3/5 (with 244 votes)

During routine manoeuvres near Hawaii in 1980, the aircraft-carrier USS Nimitz is caught in a strange vortex-like storm, throwing the ship back in time to 1941—mere hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Directed by Don Taylor - With Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross, James Farentino, Ron O'Neal, Charles Durning, ...
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Fantozzi Against the Wind(1980)

1h 33min | Comedy
3.3/5 (with 237 votes)

The third film in the saga of the unlucky clerk Ugo Fantozzi, played by its creator, Paolo Villaggio.

Directed by Neri Parenti, Paolo Villaggio - With Paolo Villaggio, Milena Vukotic, Gigi Reder, Plinio Fernando, Giuseppe Anatrelli, Silvano Spadaccino, ...
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Somewhere in Time(1980)

PG
| 1h 43min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance / Love
3.8/5 (with 232 votes)

Young writer Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who begs him to "Come back to me". Mystified, he tries to find out about her, and learns that she is a famous stage actress from the early 1900s. Becoming more and more obsessed with her, by self-hypnosis he manages to travel back in time—where he meets her.

Directed by Jeannot Szwarc - With Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer, Teresa Wright, Bill Erwin, George Voskovec, ...
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Cruising(1980)

R
| 1h 42min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 208 votes)

A serial killer brutally slays and dismembers several gay men in New York's S&M and leather districts. The young police officer Steve Burns is sent undercover onto the streets as a decoy for the murderer. Working almost completely isolated from his department, he has to learn and practice the complex rules and signals of this little society.

Directed by William Friedkin - With Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox, Don Scardino, James Remar, ...
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Nine to Five(1980)

PG
| 1h 50min | Comedy
3.5/5 (with 207 votes)

Frank Hart is a pig. He takes advantage in the grossest manner of the women who work with him. When his three assistants manage to trap him in his own house they assume control of his department and productivity leaps, but just how long can they keep Hart tied up?

Directed by Colin Higgins - With Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, Dabney Coleman, Marian Mercer, Colin Higgins, ...
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The Under-Gifted(1980)

1h 32min | Comedy
3.3/5 (with 203 votes)

The story centers around a graduating class of "less-gifted" students in a private Versailles high school. Only a miracle has brought the students this far along, and after a practical joke misfires and the whole school is dynamited, the students are in deep trouble. They have to present themselves in court for their punishment and it could not be worse: If they don't pass their high-school graduation exams, they go to prison!

Directed by Claude Zidi - With Michel Galabru, Maria Pacôme, Daniel Auteuil, Catherine Erhardy, Dominique Hulin, Étienne Draber, ...

The Last Metro(1980)

PG
| 2h 11min | Drama, Romance / Love, War
3.6/5 (with 203 votes)

In occupied Paris, an actress married to a Jewish theater owner must keep him hidden from the Nazis while doing both of their jobs.

Directed by François Truffaut - With Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Jean Poiret, Andréa Ferréol, Paulette Dubost, Heinz Bennent, ...
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