IMDb's 1980s Top 50
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The decade of the 1980s tended to consolidate the gains made in the seventies rather than to initiate any new trends. Designed and packaged for mass audience appeal, few 80s films became what could be called 'classics'. The era was characterized by the introduction of 'high-concept' films - with cinematic plots that could be easily characterized by one or two sentences (25 words or less) - and therefore easily marketable and understandable. The 80s also were the decade in which the sequel-mania really took off, which often resulted in hastily-made, inferior knockoffs made by lesser film-makers.
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Hotaru no haka
1988 — a.k.a. Grave of the Fireflies, in 21 top lists Check -
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Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
1988 — a.k.a. Cinema Paradiso, in 20 top lists Check -
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Amadeus
1984, in 23 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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Das Boot
1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check -
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Once Upon a Time in America
1984, in 19 top lists Check -
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Scarface
1983, in 19 top lists Check -
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Full Metal Jacket
1987, in 18 top lists Check -
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The Elephant Man
1980, in 16 top lists Check -
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Ran
1985, in 25 top lists Check -
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Dead Poets Society
1989, in 12 top lists Check -
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Stand by Me
1986, in 11 top lists Check -
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Platoon
1986, in 21 top lists Check -
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Paris, Texas
1984, in 21 top lists Check -
26 +1
Raging Bull
1980, in 34 top lists Check -
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Fanny och Alexander
1982 — a.k.a. Fanny and Alexander, in 25 top lists Check -
29 +1
Khane-ye doust kodjast?
1987 — a.k.a. Where Is the Friend's House?, in 15 top lists Check -
30 +1
Jean de Florette
1986, in 7 top lists Check -
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Dom za vesanje
1988 — a.k.a. Time of the Gypsies, in 8 top lists Check -
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Krótki film o milosci
1988 — a.k.a. A Short Film About Love, in 6 top lists Check -
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Rain Man
1988, in 14 top lists Check -
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Do the Right Thing
1989, in 25 top lists Check -
38 +1
Gandhi
1982, in 15 top lists Check -
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Pink Floyd: The Wall
1982, in 8 top lists Check -
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Fitzcarraldo
1982, in 14 top lists Check -
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Manon des sources
1986 — a.k.a. Manon of the Spring, in 7 top lists Check -
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Au revoir les enfants
1987 — a.k.a. Au Revoir les Enfants, in 13 top lists Check -
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Krótki film o zabijaniu
1988 — a.k.a. A Short Film About Killing, in 12 top lists Check -
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Yol
1982 — a.k.a. The Road, in 11 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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