Films Fatale's The Best 100 Films of the 1980's
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"(...) Why is it that film gets a bad reputation when it is attached to the ‘80s? Have we learned to try and ignore a time in film history full of creative exploration that didn’t only result in duds? Do we assume that the end of New Hollywood means the start of safe cinema once more? Did the film franchises leave sour tastes in our mouths? It’s unfortunate, because I was handed the biggest mixed bag I have received so far. If anything, it’s a mixed bag that makes looking back feel worthwhile. What cult films have stuck with us? Which films of our youths did we identify with more as adults? How difficult was it to view these countless films (including the honourable mentions) without nostalgia goggles (or — the opposite — the expectation that cinema’s most unnecessarily ignored era would not deliver once more)? I have come to adore this era, and I hope that I can convince you to do the same. Either way, there is a lot to explore. Here are the best one hundred films of the 1980’s." (Andreas Babiolakis)
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After Hours
1985, in 7 top lists Check -
57 new
Akira
1988, in 19 top lists Check -
27 new
Amadeus
1984, in 23 top lists Check -
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Ambavi Suramis tsikhitsa
1985 — a.k.a. The Legend of Suram Fortress, in 2 top lists Check -
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Babettes gæstebud
1987 — a.k.a. Babette's Feast, in 11 top lists Check -
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Back to the Future
1985, in 25 top lists Check -
60 new
Bei qing cheng shi
1989 — a.k.a. A City of Sadness, in 10 top lists Check -
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Berlin Alexanderplatz
1980, in 7 top lists Check -
62 new
Big
1988, in 7 top lists Check -
9 new
Blade Runner
1982, in 34 top lists Check -
72 new
Blood Simple
1984, in 10 top lists Check -
23 new
Blow Out
1981, in 8 top lists Check -
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Blue Velvet
1986, in 27 top lists Check -
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Brazil
1985, in 23 top lists Check -
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Broadcast News
1987, in 10 top lists Check -
45 new
Camille Claudel
1988, in 2 top lists Check -
48 new
Camp de Thiaroye
1988, in 6 top lists Check -
61 new
Children of a Lesser God
1986, in 2 top lists Check -
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Chocolat
1988, in 3 top lists Check -
56 new
Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989, in 12 top lists Check -
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Dao ma zei
1986 — a.k.a. The Horse Thief, in 6 top lists Check -
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Das Boot
1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check -
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De stilte rond Christine M.
1982 — a.k.a. A Question of Silence, in 3 top lists Check -
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Dead Ringers
1988, in 12 top lists Check -
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Dekalog
1989, in 12 top lists Check -
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Le dernier métro
1980 — a.k.a. The Last Metro, in 8 top lists Check -
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Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss
1982 — a.k.a. Veronika Voss, in 6 top lists Check -
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Do the Right Thing
1989, in 25 top lists Check -
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Drugstore Cowboy
1989, in 7 top lists Check -
50 new
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982, in 29 top lists Check -
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The Elephant Man
1980, in 16 top lists Check -
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Fanny och Alexander
1983 — a.k.a. Fanny and Alexander, in 3 top lists -
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A Fish Called Wanda
1988, in 8 top lists Check -
32 new
Fitzcarraldo
1982, in 13 top lists Check -
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The Fly
1986, in 11 top lists Check -
55 new
Glykia symmoria
1983, in 1 top list Check -
83 new
Hairspray
1988, in 5 top lists Check -
18 new
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986, in 8 top lists Check -
99 new
Heathers
1988, in 7 top lists Check -
95 new
Heaven's Gate
1980, in 8 top lists Check -
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Der Himmel über Berlin
1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check -
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Hotaru no haka
1988 — a.k.a. Grave of the Fireflies, in 21 top lists Check -
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Idi i smotri
1985 — a.k.a. Come and See, in 26 top lists Check -
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I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
1987, in 1 top list Check -
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Kagemusha
1980, in 10 top lists Check -
74 new
The King of Comedy
1982, in 15 top lists Check -
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Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985, in 5 top lists Check -
46 new
L'ange
1982, in 1 top list Check -
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L'argent
1983 — a.k.a. L'Argent, in 8 top lists Check -
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The Last Emperor
1987, in 14 top lists Check
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