Two best movies each year of the 80s

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From 80-89, list the two best movies that came out each year in your mind's. My list:

80: Raging Bull and The Shining
81: Raiders of the Lost Ark and Body Heat
82: The Verdict and The King of Comedy
83: The Dead Zone and Videodrome
84: The Terminator and Blood Simple
85: Witness and To Live and Die in LA
86: Platoon and The Fly
87: Broadcast News and Full Metal Jacket
88: Die Hard and Talk Radio
89: Do The Right Thing and Drugstore Cowboy



80: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Backand The Shining
81: Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Road Warrior
82: The Verdict and Blade Runner
83: Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi and Scarface
84: Stop Making Sense and Amadeus
85: Back to the Future and A Time to Live, a Time to Die
86: Aliens and Stand by Me
87: Predator and RoboCop
88: Cinema Paradiso and Rain Man
89: When Harry Met Sally... and Back to the Future Part II
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80:
Kagemusha (Akira Kurosawa)
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (Vladimir Menshov)

81
Das Boot (Wolfgang Petersen)
Muddy River (Kôhei Oguri)

82:
Fitzcarraldo (Werner Herzog)
The Thing (John Carpenter)

83:
The Gueisha (Hideo Gosha)
Duel to the Death (Ching Siu-Tung)

84
The Bunglers and the Wizard of Oróz (Vitor Lustosa + Dedé Santana)
Once Upon a Time in America (Sergio Leone)

85:
Ran (Akira Kurosawa)
Police Story (Jackie Chan)

86:
A Better Tomorrow (John Woo)
Rivers Edge (Tim Hunter)

87
Au Revoir Les Enfants (Louis Malle)
City on Fire (Ringo Lam)

88
Akira (Katsuhiro Ôtomo)
Grave of the Fireflies (Isao Takahata)

89:
Violent Cop (Takeshi Kitano)
The Killer (John Woo)



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80-
The Elephant Man
The Shining

81-
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Evil Dead

82-
E.T.
Slumber Party Massacre

83-
Return of the Jedi
Outsiders

84-
Nightmare on Elm Street
Blood Simple

85-
After Hours
Back to the Future

86-
Manhunter
The Sacrifice

87-
Good Morning Vietnam
The Brave Little Toaster

88-
Rain Man
My Neighbor Totoro

89-
Heather's
Glory



80 - Bull and Elephant
81 - Indy and Body heat
82 - blade and king of conedy
83 - scarface and trading places
84 - america and terminator
85 - marty mcfly and brazil
86 - frank booth and aliens
87 - predator and untouchables
88 - fish called wanda and midnight run
89 - dead poets society



80: The Blues Brothers, The Shining
81: An American Werewolf in London, Das Boot
82: First Blood, The Thing
83: The Outsiders, A Christmas Story
84: Ghostbusters, Gremlins
85: The Goonies, Pale Rider
86: Little Shop of Horrors, Stand by Me (Hard one to choose)
87: Lost Boys, Robocop
88: Die Hard, Rain Man
89: My Left Foot, Honey I Shrunk the Kids



This might just do nobody any good.
I bet that’s the first time My Left Foot and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids have ever be seen next to each other.



80: The Blues Brothers, The Shining
81: An American Werewolf in London, Das Boot
82: First Blood,
83: The Outsiders, A Christmas Story
84: Ghostbusters, Gremlins
85: The Goonies, Pale Rider
86: Little Shop of Horrors, Stand by Me (Hard one to choose)
87: Lost Boys, Robocop
88: Die Hard, Rain Man
89: My Left Foot, Honey I Shrunk the Kids
For the record, I'm not crazy about werewolf movies, but An American Werewolf in London is by far the best I ever saw.



1980: The elephant man, The Blues Brothers
1981: Chie the brat, Pixote
1982: The Plague Dogs, Blade Runner
1983: El sur, Videodrome
1984: Nausicäa of the Valley of the Wind, Balkan spy
1985: Come and see, Night on the Galactic Railroad
1986: The name of the rose, The great mouse detective
1987: Full metal jacket, Robocop
1988: Grave of the fireflies, My neighbor Totoro
1989: My left foot, Crimes and misdemeanors



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This is pointless.

1980.

Raging Bull, Dressed to Kill

(Reconsider: Heaven’s Gate, Bonus Shoutout: Dressed to Kill)

1981.

Blow Out, Raiders of the Lost Ark

(Bonus: Excalibur)

1982.

The Thing, The King of Comedy

(Bergman Shame: haven’t seen Fanny & Alexander)

1983.

The Right Stuff, Trading Places

(Need to Watch: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence)

1984.

Once Upon a Time in America, Amadeus

1985.

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, Brazil

(Need to Watch: Ran, Tampopo)

1986.

Blue Velvet, Hannah and Her Sisters

(Bonus: Manhunter, Down by Law)

1987.

Wings of Desire, Full Metal Jacket

(Bonus: The Untouchables)

1988.

The Last Temptation of Christ, Dead Ringers

(Bonus: Mississippi Burning, Need to Watch: My Neighbor Totoro)

1989.

Do the Right Thing, Henry V

(Bonus: The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover)



Sorry if I'm rude but I'm right
Arrebato [Rapture] (1980)
The Elephant Man (1980)

Agatha et les lectures illimitées [Agatha and the Limitless Readings] (1981)
Chariots of Fire (1981)

Fanny och Alexander [Fanny and Alexander] (1982)
Parsifal (1982)

Sans soleil [Sunless] (1983)
La ville des pirates [City of Pirates] (1983)

Paris, Texas (1984)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

Иди и смотри [Come and See] (1985)
青梅竹馬 [Taipei Story] (1985)

恐怖份子 [The Terrorizers] (1986)
Offret [The Sacrifice] (1986)

Der Himmel über Berlin [Wings of Desire] (1987)
Miami Connection (1987)

Τοπίο στην ομίχλη [Landscape in the Mist] (1988)
Kárhozat [Damnation] (1988)

Santa sangre [Holy Blood] (1989)
Посетитель музея [Visitor to a Museum] (1989)
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80 - The Long Good Friday/The Shining
81 - Prince of the City/Raiders of the Lost Ark
82 - Blade Runner/The Thing
83 - Videodrome/Scarface
84 - Once Upon a Time in America/The Hit
85 - To Live and Die in L.A./Return of the Living Dead
86 - Aliens/Manhunter
87 - The Untouchables/Evil Dead 2
88 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit/The Last Temptation of Christ
89 - Henry V/The Killer



80 - The Long Good Friday/The Shining
81 - Prince of the City/Raiders of the Lost Ark
82 - Blade Runner/The Thing
83 - Videodrome/Scarface
84 - Once Upon a Time in America/The Hit
85 - To Live and Die in L.A./Return of the Living Dead
86 - Aliens/Manhunter
87 - The Untouchables/Evil Dead 2
88 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit/The Last Temptation of Christ
89 - Henry V/The Killer
I actually debated putting The Long Good Friday over Raging Bull.



I actually debated putting The Long Good Friday over Raging Bull.
it was a tough decision for me, but I could hear Bob Hoskins' cockney accent hurling insults at me in my head, so I put it down.



80 - Airplane, The Fog
81 - Raiders of the Lost Ark, For Your Eyes Only
82 - Poltergeist, Deathtrap
83 - Psycho II, Trading Places
84 - The Terminator, Ghostbusters
85 - A View to a Kill, Better off Dead
86 - Aliens, Link
87 - Lethal Weapon, Stagefright
88 - Fright Night Part II, The Naked Gun
89 - Warlock, Licence to Kill



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1980: Star Wars Episode V; Elephant Man
1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark; Dark Night of the Scarecrow
1982: Blade Runner; Sword and the Sorcerer
1983: Star Wars Episode VI; Project A
1984: Return of Godzilla; Neverending Story
1985: Ran; Brazil
1986: Ruthless People; Cat City
1987: Predator; Project A 2
1988: Beetlejuice; Curse of the Queerwolf
1989: Batman; Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
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By US release date.

1980: Raging Bull & Gates of Heaven
1981: Pixote & Modern Romance
1982: Diva & Gandhi
1983: Fanny and Alexander & Koyaanisqatsi
1984: Paris, Texas & Love Streams
1985: Streetwise & 28 Up
1986: The Sacrifice & A Time to Love and a Time to Die
1987: Yeelen & The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On
1988: The Decalogue & Talk Radio
1989: Do the Right Thing & Near Death