To make this list a movie had to be made in 1980. This page will looks at 156 1980 Movies. The movies are listed in a massive table that lets you rank the movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. This only represents about 35% of the movies made in 1980….but should cover the top box office movies.
Our UMR Top 50 of 1980
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Movie (Year)
Rating
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Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1980
Ordinary People (1980)
AA Best Picture Win
1980
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1980
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
AA Best Picture Nom
1980
Airplane! (1980)
1980
Superman II (1980)
1980
The Shining (1980)
1980
Raging Bull (1980)
AA Best Picture Nom
1980
The Elephant Man (1980)
AA Best Picture Nom
1980
The Blues Brothers (1980)
1980
Caddyshack (1980)
1980
Brubaker (1980)
1980
9 to 5 (1980)
1980
Urban Cowboy (1980)
1980
Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980)
1980
Private Benjamin (1980)
1980
Seems Like Old Times (1980)
1980
Stir Crazy (1980)
1980
Dressed to Kill (1980)
1980
The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
1980
Popeye (1980)
1980
Little Darlings (1980)
1980
Flash Gordon (1980)
1980
Altered States (1980)
1980
Bronco Billy (1980)
1980
My Bodyguard (1980)
1980
Atlantic City (1980)
AA Best Picture Nom
1980
The Blue Lagoon (1980)
1980
Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
1980
The Last Metro (1980)
1980
Any Which Way You Can (1980)
1980
Friday the 13th (1980)
1980
Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
1980
American Gigolo (1980)
1980
Windwalker (1980)
1980
Fame (1980)
1980
Hopscotch (1980)
1980
The Private Eyes (1980)
1980
The Competition (1980)
1980
The Fog (1980)
1980
Breaker Morant (1980)
1980
The Long Riders (1980)
1980
The Changeling (1980)
1980
The Big Red One (1980)
1980
Used Cars (1980)
1980
Lion of the Desert (1980)
1980
The Stunt Man (1980)
1980
Stardust Memories (1980)
1980
The Hollywood Knights (1980)
1980
Kagemusha (1980)
1980
Serial (1980)
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| 1980 | Ordinary People (1980) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1980 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1980 | Airplane! (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Superman II (1980) | |
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| 1980 | The Shining (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Raging Bull (1980) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1980 | The Elephant Man (1980) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1980 | The Blues Brothers (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Caddyshack (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Brubaker (1980) | |
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| 1980 | 9 to 5 (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Urban Cowboy (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Private Benjamin (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Seems Like Old Times (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Stir Crazy (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Dressed to Kill (1980) | |
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| 1980 | The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Popeye (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Little Darlings (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Flash Gordon (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Altered States (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Bronco Billy (1980) | |
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| 1980 | My Bodyguard (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Atlantic City (1980) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1980 | The Blue Lagoon (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) | |
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| 1980 | The Last Metro (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Any Which Way You Can (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Friday the 13th (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Honeysuckle Rose (1980) | |
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| 1980 | American Gigolo (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Windwalker (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Fame (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Hopscotch (1980) | |
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| 1980 | The Private Eyes (1980) | |
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| 1980 | The Competition (1980) | |
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| 1980 | The Fog (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Breaker Morant (1980) | |
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| 1980 | The Long Riders (1980) | |
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| 1980 | The Changeling (1980) | |
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| 1980 | The Big Red One (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Used Cars (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Lion of the Desert (1980) | |
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| 1980 | The Stunt Man (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Stardust Memories (1980) | |
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| 1980 | The Hollywood Knights (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Kagemusha (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Serial (1980) | |
1980 Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
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- Sort 1980 Movies by movie titles and movie trailers
- Sort 1980 Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort 1980 Movies by stars of the movie
- Sort 1980 Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort 1980 Movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each 1980 Movies received and how many Oscar® wins each 1980 Movies received.
- Sort 1980 Movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking Score (UMR). Our UMR score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) UMR Score R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) B.O. Rank by Year Review Oscar Nom / Win UMR Score S 1 Ordinary People (1980)
AA Best Picture WinDonald Sutherland &
Directed by Robert Redford54.8 263.3 263.30 12 82 06 / 04 99.8 3 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Harrison Ford &
Mark Hamill255.3 1,227.3 2,419.10 1 92 03 / 02 99.3 2 Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
AA Best Picture NomSissy Spacek &
Tommy Lee Jones81.5 391.7 391.70 6 80 07 / 01 99.0 4 Airplane! (1980) Leslie Nielsen 93.4 449.0 449.00 5 88 00 / 00 98.6 4 Superman II (1980) Gene Hackman &
Christopher Reeve111.2 534.6 1,119.00 3 86 00 / 00 98.3 7 The Shining (1980) Jack Nicholson 44.0 211.6 211.60 18 83 00 / 00 97.8 7 Raging Bull (1980)
AA Best Picture NomRobert De Niro &
Directed by Martin Scorsese23.5 113.0 113.00 33 94 08 / 02 97.4 10 The Elephant Man (1980)
AA Best Picture NomJohn Hurt &
Anthony Hopkins27.9 134.3 134.30 28 88 08 / 00 97.1 8 The Blues Brothers (1980) John Belushi &
Dan Aykroyd57.2 275.1 275.10 11 77 00 / 00 96.5 10 Caddyshack (1980) Chevy Chase &
Bill Murray47.7 229.2 229.20 15 73 00 / 00 95.5 11 Brubaker (1980) Morgan Freeman &
Robert Redford44.9 215.8 215.80 17 71 01 / 00 95.1 12 9 to 5 (1980) Lily Tomlin &
Jane Fonda137.4 660.8 660.80 2 68 01 / 00 94.4 13 Urban Cowboy (1980) John Travolta &
Debra Winger46.9 225.6 225.60 16 68 00 / 00 94.0 14 Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980) Tommy Chong 50.1 241.0 241.00 13 68 00 / 00 93.9 14 Private Benjamin (1980) Goldie Hawn &
Eileen Brennan80.0 384.6 384.60 7 65 03 / 00 93.7 17 Seems Like Old Times (1980) Goldie Hawn &
Chevy Chase44.0 211.5 211.50 19 67 00 / 00 93.6 15 Stir Crazy (1980) Richard Pryor &
Gene Wilder101.3 487.0 487.00 4 67 00 / 00 93.6 18 Dressed to Kill (1980) Michael Caine 34.8 167.5 167.50 23 77 00 / 00 93.6 20 The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980) N!xau 30.0 144.4 144.40 26 78 00 / 00 91.2 19 Popeye (1980) Robin Williams 49.8 239.5 288.60 14 59 00 / 00 90.9 21 Little Darlings (1980) Matt Dillon 38.8 186.7 186.70 21 63 00 / 00 90.6 22 Flash Gordon (1980) Max Von Sydow &
Topol34.6 166.4 166.40 24 67 00 / 00 89.8 23 Altered States (1980) Drew Barrymore &
William Hurt29.1 139.8 139.80 27 70 02 / 00 88.7 26 Bronco Billy (1980) Clint Eastwood 34.9 167.7 167.70 22 62 00 / 00 88.3 29 My Bodyguard (1980) Matt Dillon 24.9 119.6 119.60 31 72 00 / 00 86.4 26 Atlantic City (1980)
AA Best Picture Nom12.7 61.2 61.20 64 80 05 / 00 86.2 25 The Blue Lagoon (1980) Brooke Shields 58.9 282.9 282.90 10 46 00 / 00 85.9 26 Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) Sally Field &
Burt Reynolds66.1 317.9 317.90 9 44 00 / 00 85.4 30 The Last Metro (1980) Gérard Depardieu &
Catherine Deneuve3.0 14.5 14.50 126 100 01 / 00 84.5 28 Any Which Way You Can (1980) Clint Eastwood 70.7 339.8 339.80 8 42 00 / 00 84.5 35 Friday the 13th (1980) Kevin Bacon 39.8 191.2 191.20 20 43 00 / 00 83.8 33 Honeysuckle Rose (1980) Willie Nelson 24.4 117.4 117.40 32 66 00 / 00 83.7 34 American Gigolo (1980) Richard Gere 26.7 128.6 128.60 29 62 00 / 00 83.3 31 Windwalker (1980) Trevor Howard 18.6 89.6 89.60 39 74 00 / 00 83.2 32 Fame (1980) Irene Cara 17.8 85.5 85.50 42 68 06 / 02 83.0 34 Hopscotch (1980) Walter Matthau &
Glenda Jackson17.4 83.9 83.90 43 73 00 / 00 81.9 36 The Private Eyes (1980) Tim Conway 18.0 86.5 86.50 40 72 00 / 00 81.8 38 The Competition (1980) Richard Dreyfuss 16.9 81.5 81.50 45 71 02 / 00 81.1 40 The Fog (1980) John Carpenter &
Jamie Lee Curtis21.4 102.8 102.80 34 64 00 / 00 80.3 37 Breaker Morant (1980) Edward Woodward 7.1 34.3 34.30 87 84 01 / 00 79.9 40 The Long Riders (1980) Dennis Quaid 13.7 65.9 65.90 57 74 00 / 00 79.2 42 The Changeling (1980) George C. Scott &
Melvyn Douglas12.8 61.5 61.50 61 75 00 / 00 78.9 41 The Big Red One (1980) Lee Marvin &
Mark Hamill5.4 26.0 26.00 100 83 00 / 00 77.1 46 Used Cars (1980) Kurt Russell &
Jack Warden11.7 56.3 56.30 65 73 00 / 00 76.4 43 Lion of the Desert (1980) 3.5 16.8 16.80 120 85 00 / 00 75.9 45 The Stunt Man (1980) Peter O'Toole 7.1 34.0 34.00 88 76 03 / 00 75.0 49 Stardust Memories (1980) Woody Allen &
Daniel Stern10.4 49.9 49.90 70 73 00 / 00 74.8 51 The Hollywood Knights (1980) Michelle Pfeiffer 16.1 77.3 77.30 49 63 00 / 00 73.9 47 Kagemusha (1980) Tatsuya Nakadai &
Directed by Akira Kurosawa4.0 19.2 19.20 113 80 02 / 00 73.7 49 Serial (1980) Martin Mull 9.9 47.5 47.50 73 72 00 / 00 73.1 51 The Hunter (1980) Steve McQueen 19.3 93.0 93.00 36 56 00 / 00 71.9 53 Cruising (1980) Al Pacino 16.3 78.2 78.20 48 60 00 / 00 70.9 52 The Dogs of War (1980) Christopher Walken &
Tom Berenger5.5 26.4 26.40 98 75 00 / 00 70.0 52 Melvin and Howard (1980) Jason Robards &
Mary Steenburgen4.3 20.7 20.70 108 71 03 / 02 68.9 57 The Island (1980) Michael Caine 15.7 75.6 75.60 51 58 00 / 00 68.4 61 A Change of Seasons (1980) Anthony Hopkins &
Shirley MacLaine16.9 81.3 81.30 46 56 00 / 00 68.1 58 Tom Horn (1980) Steve McQueen 10.2 49.2 49.20 71 66 00 / 00 67.9 53 Inside Moves (1980) Diana Scarwid 2.3 11.2 11.20 131 77 01 / 00 67.7 59 The Mirror Crack'd (1980) Elizabeth Taylor &
Rock Hudson12.8 61.5 61.50 63 62 00 / 00 67.6 63 The Jazz Singer (1980) Laurence Olivier &
Neil Diamond30.2 145.3 145.30 25 36 00 / 00 67.6 62 The Final Countdown (1980) Kirk Douglas &
Martin Sheen15.6 74.8 74.80 52 58 00 / 00 67.3 60 Resurrection (1980) Ellen Burstyn &
Sam Shepard3.9 18.8 18.80 116 73 02 / 00 66.7 61 The Idolmaker (1980) Peter Gallagher &
Ray Sharkey2.6 12.6 12.60 128 76 00 / 00 66.0 70 Xanadu (1980) Gene Kelly 25.4 122.3 122.30 30 41 00 / 00 65.7 64 It's My Turn (1980) Michael Douglas &
Daniel Stern13.6 65.4 65.40 58 59 00 / 00 65.7 65 Middle Age Crazy (1980) Bruce Dern &
Ann-Margret14.0 67.1 67.10 55 58 00 / 00 65.1 67 Hero at Large (1980) Kevin Bacon 12.8 61.5 61.50 62 60 00 / 00 64.8 72 Kill or Be Killed (1980) James Ryan 15.8 76.0 76.00 50 55 00 / 00 64.4 72 The Nude Bomb (1980) Don Adams &
Rhonda Fleming19.0 91.4 91.40 37 50 00 / 00 64.1 69 Gloria (1980) Buck Henry &
Directed by John Cassavetes3.5 16.6 16.60 123 72 01 / 00 63.7 66 Gregory's Girl (1980) 1.2 6.0 6.00 151 76 00 / 00 63.6 68 The Ninth Configuration (1980) Scott Wilson 1.9 9.2 9.20 143 75 00 / 00 63.6 74 Tribute (1980) Jack Lemmon &
Robby Benson9.0 43.3 43.30 79 63 01 / 00 62.3 77 Herbie Goes Bananas (1980) Cloris Leachman 17.0 81.7 81.70 44 51 00 / 00 61.9 73 The Long Good Friday (1980) Bob Hoskins &
Helen Mirren0.8 3.9 3.90 158 76 00 / 00 61.7 75 Pixote (1980)
Limited ReleaseFernando Ramos da Silva 0.1 0.5 0.50 185 76 00 / 00 61.0 74 Motel Hell (1980) Rory Calhoun 6.3 30.5 30.50 94 67 00 / 00 60.9 82 The Octagon (1980) Chuck Norris &
Lee Van Cleef19.0 91.2 91.20 38 47 00 / 00 59.7 81 Foxes (1980) Jodie Foster &
Sally Kellerman7.5 35.9 35.90 86 64 00 / 00 59.2 77 Bon Voyage Charlie Brown (1980) Arrin Skelley 2.0 9.7 9.70 138 72 00 / 00 58.6 80 The Young Master (1980) 0.1 0.2 38.10 194 74 00 / 00 57.8 84 Little Miss Marker (1980) Walter Matthau &
Julie Andrews8.6 41.4 41.40 82 61 00 / 00 57.8 89 Prom Night (1980) Jamie Lee Curtis 14.0 67.1 67.10 56 53 00 / 00 57.3 86 Fatso (1980) Anne Bancroft 8.7 41.9 41.90 81 61 00 / 00 57.3 79 The Earthling (1980) William Holdin 0.5 2.2 2.20 168 73 00 / 00 57.1 91 Oh, God! Book II (1980) George Burns 14.5 69.7 69.70 54 52 00 / 00 56.9 86 Simon (1980) Alan Arkin 6.3 30.2 30.20 95 64 00 / 00 56.9 88 Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980) David Strathairn 1.0 4.5 4.50 154 72 00 / 00 56.7 84 Midnight Madness (1980) Michael J. Fox 3.5 16.8 16.80 121 68 00 / 00 56.6 83 My American Uncle (1980) 0.3 1.7 1.70 173 72 01 / 00 56.5 94 The Exterminator (1980) Samantha Eggar &
Christopher George9.3 44.7 44.70 78 59 00 / 00 55.4 92 The Big Brawl (1980) Jackie Chan 7.0 33.5 33.50 90 62 00 / 00 55.2 90 Out of the Blue (1980) Dennis Hopper 2.0 9.5 9.50 139 70 00 / 00 55.1 94 Divine Madness (1980) Bette Midler 4.4 21.2 21.20 106 66 00 / 00 54.6 95 Gilda Live (1980) Gilda Radner 2.3 10.9 10.90 133 69 00 / 00 54.2 97 The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980) Elliott Gould &
Genevieve Bujold9.3 44.7 44.70 77 58 00 / 00 53.7 99 Wholly Moses! (1980) Richard Pryor &
Dudley Moore17.9 85.9 85.90 41 45 00 / 00 53.5 97 Somewhere in Time (1980) Christopher Plummer 9.8 47.0 47.00 75 57 00 / 00 53.1 102 Hangar 18 (1980) Darren McGavin &
Robert Vaughn13.4 64.4 64.40 59 51 00 / 00 52.3 98 Terror Train (1980) Jamie Lee Curtis 8.1 39.1 39.10 83 59 00 / 00 52.3 99 La Cage aux Folles II (1980) Michel Serrault 7.0 33.4 33.40 91 60 00 / 00 51.5 102 Fade to Black (1980) Dennis Christopher 5.7 27.4 27.40 97 62 00 / 00 51.1 102 Foolin' Around (1980) Gary Busey &
Tony Randall3.0 14.5 14.50 127 65 00 / 00 48.7 104 Times Square (1980) Tim Curry 3.3 15.7 15.70 125 64 00 / 00 48.6 103 Hide in Plain Sight (1980) James Caan 3.5 16.8 16.80 119 64 00 / 00 48.6 107 The Man With Bogart's Face (1980) Yvonne De Carlo 1.4 6.7 6.70 150 67 00 / 00 48.0 106 Breaking Glass (1980) Phil Daniels 0.0 0.2 0.20 197 69 00 / 00 48.0 109 ffolkes (1980) Roger Moore 4.0 19.2 19.20 114 62 00 / 00 46.8 107 Why Would I Lie? (1980) Treat Williams 1.2 5.7 5.70 152 66 00 / 00 46.5 109 I Sent A Letter To My Love (1980) 0.2 0.8 0.80 177 67 00 / 00 46.0 111 The Club (1980) Bruce Beresford 0.1 0.5 0.50 181 67 00 / 00 45.9 115 Hardly Working (1980) Jerry Lewis &
Susan Oliver20.6 99.1 99.10 35 36 00 / 00 45.5 111 The Conductor (1980) 0.2 0.7 0.70 179 67 00 / 00 44.3 116 The Mountain Men (1980) Charlton Heston &
Brian Keith7.6 36.7 36.70 85 55 00 / 00 44.2 112 Carny (1980) Jodie Foster &
Gary Busey1.8 8.7 8.70 145 64 00 / 00 44.1 114 The Black Marble (1980) James Woods 2.5 12.0 12.00 130 63 00 / 00 43.4 118 Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) George Peppard &
Robert Vaugh11.0 52.9 52.90 69 50 00 / 00 43.3 117 How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980) Adrian Lyne &
Jessica Lange7.0 33.5 33.50 89 56 00 / 00 42.8 117 Touched By Love (1980) Diane Lane 0.1 0.2 0.20 193 66 00 / 00 41.9 121 Willie & Phil (1980) Michael Ontkean &
Margot Kidder4.4 21.2 21.20 107 59 00 / 00 41.3 119 Bad Timing (1980) https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/bad-timing-1980/ 0.5 2.4 2.40 167 65 00 / 00 41.2 121 Those Lips, Those Eyes (1980) Frank Langella 0.8 3.9 3.90 159 64 00 / 00 40.5 122 Loulou (1980) 0.2 0.7 0.70 178 65 00 / 00 40.2 124 Alligator (1980) Dean Jagger 6.4 31.0 31.00 93 55 00 / 00 39.1 124 Heaven's Gate (1980) Jeff Bridges &
Christopher Walken3.5 16.8 16.80 122 58 01 / 00 38.3 126 In God We Trust (1980) Richard Pryor 6.2 29.6 29.60 96 55 00 / 00 38.3 124 Death Watch (1980)
Film Festival Circuit OnlyRobbie Coltrane 0.1 0.3 0.30 189 64 00 / 00 38.3 130 The Last Married Couple in America (1980) Natalie Wood &
George Segal12.8 61.7 61.70 60 45 00 / 00 38.2 127 The Pilot (1980) Dana Andrews 1.9 8.9 8.90 144 61 00 / 00 36.7 130 Defiance (1980) Jan-Michael Vincent &
Danny Aiello1.0 4.8 4.80 155 62 00 / 00 36.4 129 Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (1980) 0.0 0.2 0.20 199 63 00 / 00 36.3 132 Night of the Juggler (1980) James Brolin 0.1 0.5 0.50 182 63 00 / 00 36.1 133 Oh Heavenly Dog (1980) Chevy Chase 8.7 41.9 41.90 80 50 00 / 00 36.0 133 One-Trick Pony (1980) Paul Simon 0.8 4.1 4.10 157 61 00 / 00 34.2 134 3 hommes à abattre (1980) 2.2 10.6 33.80 135 59 00 / 00 33.4 138 The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980) Peter Sellers 11.6 55.9 55.90 66 44 00 / 00 32.1 134 Ruckus (1980) 0.0 0.2 0.20 198 61 00 / 00 31.8 135 Super Fuzz (1980) 0.6 2.6 2.60 164 60 00 / 00 31.7 139 The Watcher in the Woods (1980) Bette Davis &
Carroll Baker5.0 24.0 24.00 102 53 00 / 00 30.5 136 Second-Hand Hearts (1980) Barbara Harris 0.0 0.1 0.10 201 61 00 / 00 30.5 137 The Baltimore Bullet (1980) James Coburn &
Omar Sharif2.0 9.5 9.50 141 58 00 / 00 30.3 144 Where the Buffalo Roam (1980) Bill Murray 9.8 47.0 47.00 74 46 00 / 00 30.1 141 Humanoids from the Deep (1980) Doug McClure &
Ann Turkel2.5 12.0 12.00 129 57 00 / 00 30.1 143 The Children (1980) Gil Rogers 4.9 23.5 23.50 103 53 00 / 00 29.8 148 Rough Cut (1980) Burt Reynolds &
David Niven16.7 80.1 80.10 47 35 00 / 00 29.6 141 Heart Beat (1980) Sissy Spacek &
John Heard1.0 4.6 4.60 156 59 00 / 00 29.4 143 A Small Circle of Friends (1980) Brad Davis &
Karen Allen0.8 3.7 3.70 160 59 00 / 00 29.0 147 Coast to Coast (1980) Dyan Cannon 4.7 22.4 22.40 104 53 00 / 00 29.0 145 Tell Me A Riddle (1980) Melvyn Douglas 0.1 0.5 0.50 188 59 00 / 00 28.3 147 The American Success Company (1980) Jeff Bridges 1.8 8.7 8.70 146 57 00 / 00 28.2 151 Up The Academy (1980) Ralph Macchio 11.2 53.7 53.70 68 42 00 / 00 27.5 149 Les séducteurs (1980) Roger Moore &
Gene Wilder0.6 3.0 3.00 163 57 00 / 00 26.0 152 Raise the Titanic (1980) Jason Robards &
Alec Guinness6.8 32.7 32.70 92 48 00 / 00 25.7 156 The Awakening (1980) Charlton Heston 9.9 47.5 47.50 72 43 00 / 00 25.4 152 Virus (1980)
Film Festival Circuit OnlyGlenn Ford 0.0 0.1 0.10 206 58 00 / 00 25.3 153 Roadie (1980) Meat Loaf 3.4 16.3 16.30 124 52 00 / 00 24.5 159 The Hearse (1980) Joseph Cotten 5.5 26.3 26.30 99 49 00 / 00 24.0 156 Don't Answer the Phone! (1980) James Westmoreland 4.1 19.6 19.60 111 51 00 / 00 23.9 166 First Family (1980) Bob Newhart 15.2 73.1 73.10 53 33 00 / 00 22.0 158 Nijinsky (1980) Jeremy Irons 1.0 5.0 5.00 153 54 00 / 00 21.9 160 The First Deadly Sin (1980) Frank Sinatra &
Faye Dunaway3.5 16.8 16.80 117 50 00 / 00 21.1 163 B.C. Rock (1980)
Limited ReleaseBill Murray 0.2 0.7 0.70 180 55 00 / 00 20.7 161 HealtH (1980) James Garner &
Lauren Bacall1.6 7.8 7.80 147 53 00 / 00 20.6 164 Just Tell Me What You Want (1980) Myrna Loy &
Directed by Sidney Lumet2.1 10.0 10.00 137 52 00 / 00 20.3 163 Je vous aime (1980) 0.2 1.1 1.10 174 54 00 / 00 19.3 165 Obsession (1980) 0.2 1.0 1.00 176 54 00 / 00 18.7 167 Running Scared (1980) Judge Reinhold 2.2 10.7 10.70 134 51 00 / 00 18.7 168 Die Laughing (1980) Elsa Lanchester 4.1 19.6 19.60 110 47 00 / 00 17.8 168 Leo and Loree (1980) Donnie Most 0.5 2.5 2.50 166 52 00 / 00 17.1 169 Crossover/Mr. Patman (1980)
Film Festival Circuit OnlyJames Coburn &
Directed by John Guillermin0.0 0.1 0.10 200 53 00 / 00 16.9 171 The Kidnapping of the President (1980) Ava Gardner &
Van Johnson0.7 3.4 3.40 162 52 00 / 00 16.9 173 Cloud Dancer (1980) David Carradine 0.1 0.6 0.60 186 52 00 / 00 16.1 176 The Formula (1980) Marlon Brando &
George C. Scott9.6 46.1 46.10 76 37 01 / 00 15.6 173 Happy Birthday Gemini (1980)
Limited ReleaseRita Moreno &
Madeline Kahn0.1 0.2 0.20 195 52 00 / 00 15.5 173 Loving Couples (1980) James Coburn &
Shirley MacLaine3.5 16.8 16.80 118 47 00 / 00 15.5 175 Death Ship (1980) George Kennedy 4.1 19.6 19.60 109 45 00 / 00 14.7 180 The Gong Show Movie (1980) Chuck Barris 7.6 36.7 36.70 84 40 00 / 00 14.6 178 Borderline (1980) Charles Bronson &
Ed Harris5.3 25.7 25.70 101 43 00 / 00 14.6 179 Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980)
Limited ReleaseAnne Baxter 0.0 0.1 0.10 203 51 00 / 00 13.9 181 The Attic (1980) Ray Milland 1.5 7.3 7.30 149 48 00 / 00 13.4 182 Pray TV (1980)
Showtime MoviesDabney Coleman 0.1 0.3 0.30 191 50 00 / 00 13.3 182 Cabo Blanco (1980) Charles Bronson 2.0 9.5 9.50 140 47 00 / 00 13.2 184 The Sea Wolves (1980) Gregory Peck &
David Niven0.2 1.1 1.10 175 49 00 / 00 12.7 183 Nothing Personal (1980) Donald Sutherland 0.7 3.4 3.40 161 49 00 / 00 12.7 185 The Great Skycopter Rescue (1980) 0.1 0.6 0.60 187 49 00 / 00 12.4 186 Silver Dream Racer (1980) Beau Bridges 0.4 1.6 1.60 171 49 00 / 00 12.2 187 Without Warning (1980) Jack Palance 0.3 1.7 1.70 172 48 00 / 00 11.8 187 Falling In Love Again (1980) Elliott Gould 0.6 2.6 2.60 165 48 00 / 00 11.3 188 Eaten Alive! (1980) 0.1 0.6 0.60 183 48 00 / 00 11.2 189 Saturn 3 (1980) Kirk Douglas &
Harvey Keitel11.4 54.8 54.80 67 30 00 / 00 9.8 191 Schizoid (1980) 0.1 0.3 0.30 192 46 00 / 00 8.5 193 Agency (1980) Robert Mitchum 1.6 7.6 7.60 148 42 00 / 00 6.8 192 Double Negative (1980) Anthony Perkins 0.0 0.1 0.10 202 44 00 / 00 6.6 195 Final Assignment (1980) Genevieve Bujold &
Burgess Meredith0.4 1.7 1.70 169 43 00 / 00 6.3 194 Witches' Brew (1980) Lana Turner &
Teri Garr2.3 11.2 11.20 132 38 00 / 00 5.2 197 Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype (1980) 0.4 1.6 1.60 170 41 00 / 00 4.9 198 When Time Ran Out... (1980) Paul Newman &
William Holden4.0 19.0 19.00 115 32 01 / 00 4.6 199 He Knows You're Alone (1980) Tom Hanks 4.1 19.6 19.60 112 34 00 / 00 4.3 198 Phobia (1980) Paul Michael Glaser 0.1 0.3 0.30 190 38 00 / 00 3.1 201 The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980) Adam West 0.0 0.2 0.20 196 36 00 / 00 2.2 202 Windows (1980) Talia Shire 2.1 10.2 10.20 136 32 00 / 00 2.0 203 Gorp (1980) Dennis Quaid 2.0 9.4 9.40 142 32 00 / 00 1.7 204 There Goes The Bride (1980) 0.0 0.1 0.10 204 34 00 / 00 1.5 205 The Return (1980) Martin Landau 0.1 0.6 0.60 184 32 00 / 00 1.1 206 Can't Stop The Music (1980) Steve Guttenberg 4.7 22.4 22.40 105 22 00 / 00 0.7 
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Top earners in 1980 for Adjusted USA Box Office:
| Name | Number of Movies | Total Adj World Wide (mil) | Total Adj USA (mil) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrie Fisher | 2 | 2,694.2 | 1,502.4 |
| Alec Guinness | 2 | 2,451.8 | 1,260.0 |
| Mark Hamill | 2 | 2,445.1 | 1,253.3 |
| Harrison Ford | 1 | 2,419.1 | 1,227.3 |
| Billy Dee Williams | 1 | 2,419.1 | 1,227.3 |
| James Earl Jones | 1 | 2,419.1 | 1,227.3 |
| Dabney Coleman | 5 | 718.7 | 718.7 |
| Earl Boen | 2 | 713.7 | 713.7 |
| Jane Fonda | 1 | 660.8 | 660.8 |
| Dolly Parton | 1 | 660.8 | 660.8 |
| Lily Tomlin | 1 | 660.8 | 660.8 |
| Sterling Hayden | 1 | 660.8 | 660.8 |
| Ned Beatty | 3 | 1,211.6 | 627.2 |
| Richard Pryor | 3 | 602.5 | 602.5 |
| Goldie Hawn | 2 | 596.1 | 596.1 |
| Susannah York | 3 | 1,169.1 | 584.7 |
| Christopher Reeve | 2 | 1,166.0 | 581.6 |
| Craig T. Nelson | 3 | 580.1 | 580.1 |
| Margot Kidder | 2 | 1,140.2 | 555.8 |
| Glenn Ford | 2 | 1,119.1 | 534.7 |
| Gene Hackman | 1 | 1,119.0 | 534.6 |
| Valerie Perrine | 1 | 1,119.0 | 534.6 |
| Terence Stamp | 1 | 1,119.0 | 534.6 |
| Jackie Cooper | 1 | 1,119.0 | 534.6 |
| Leslie Nielsen | 2 | 516.1 | 516.1 |
My Main Sources
Source 1: Variety – January 14th, 1981
Source 2: Twentieth Century-Fox A Corporate and Financial History by Aubrey Solomon
Source 3: Wikipedia
Source 4: IMDb.com
Source 5: BoxOfficeMojo.com
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I’ve seen 36 out of the 156 films on the chart, a lot less than I expected.
Looking at my files I have 50 films from 1980 in my movie collection and that’s less than I expected too. My tally should increase as the 80s get into full swing, no other movie decade has more guilty pleasure & cult favorites than the 1980s.
My favorite 1980 films include –
Airplane
Altered States
Any Which Way You Can
Battle Beyond the Stars
Big Brawl ,The
Big Red One ,The
Blues Brothers ,The
Bronco Billy
Changeling ,The
Dressed to Kill
Elephant Man ,The
Final Countdown ,The
Flash Gordon
Fog ,The
Friday the 13th
Long Good Friday ,The
Long Riders ,The
Raise the Titanic
Saturn 3
Sea Wolves ,The
Shining ,The
Smokey and the Bandit II
Star Wars V -The Empire Strikes Back
Stir Crazy
Stuntman ,The
zz-China – Spooky Encounters
zz-China – Young Master
The Empire Strikes Back was my favorite movie of the year and easily the top grossing film worldwide and domestic. Shocked to see ‘9 to 5’ was such a big hit in the US, bigger than Superman II. I’ll be surprised if it did as well outside the US.
Bruce you should do a separate chart at the bottom of the page for any worldwide grosses you can find for 1980 films. If these figures do exist.
Box Office Mojo’s worldwide charts start from 1989 but there must be some stats available for other years of the 1980s.
Another top movie year page mon capitaine. Vote Up.
Hey Steve. Gotta admit…I figured your tally would be near my total of 69. 1980 was when I started being able to pick the movies I wanted to watch…thank you HBO. I have such fond memories of getting the monthly HBO guide and putting my movie watching schedule together. Ah those were the days.
50 1980 movies owned is way more than me…I have 14…..probably 15….I have a massive Clint Eastwood movie set that probably includes Bronco Billy…..not one I watch on a regular basis…so not sure if that one is in that collection.
9 to 5 is listed as the 14th biggest hit of the decade (1971-1980) according to Variety…..one spot behind One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest and one spot ahead of the monster hit Smokey and the Bandit.
Empire is my favorite Star Wars movie…..and the pinnacle of that franchise…..and it has been all downhill since then. I have seen all of your favorites with the exception Raise the Titanic (seen parts of it) and the two China movies. As for worldwide box office…..I have so few movies with those grosses it is not even worth including it. But…if you click the trailer page….the worldwide is listed there.
Good feedback and good suggestion.
Breaker Morant at the bottom? That is a great movie!
Hey Davis, that was an error that has been fixed. For some reason our database was refusing to calculate the score properly…..it now has a place in the Top 35. I agree it is a very good movie.
I have seen 21 movies from 1980. Most of them are in the top 30. It’s a higher number than the last yearly review completed.
The HIGHEST rated film I have seen is Ordinary People.
The highest rated film I have NOT seen is The Empire Strikes Back.
The LOWEST rated film I have seen is The First Deadly Sin.
Movies Seen By Tens Up to Top 30:
6 out of top 10: Ordinary People, Coal Miner’s Daughter, Airplane!, The Blues Brothers, 9 to 5, and Private Benjamin
11 out of top 20: The Shining, Stir Crazy, Caddyshack, Brubaker, and Popeye
14 out of 30: Any Which Way You Can, Smokey and the Bandit II, and Fame
Favourite 1980 Movies:
Airplane!
Coal Miner’s Daughter
Private Benjamin
9 To 5
The Blues Brothers
Fame
The Mirror Crack’d -so bad it’s funny
The Earthling – William Holden’s final shot film -it was released before SOB
Hey Flora….thanks for checking out this latest yearly review…..as we dip our toe into the 1980s waters. 21 is indeed an increase from the last tally. I guess the four year old Flora liked movies made in 1980……lol.
Almost 50% of the Top 30……not too bad. I have seen 69 of these movies…including many in theaters….I count 6 that I saw in theaters….not too bad for a pre-teen. I have seen all of your favorites….lots of comedies.
Two low ranked movies that I enjoyed were James Caan’s Hide in Plain Sight and Fade To Black. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on 1980 movies.
Just finished reading Steve’s comment which lists The Sea Wolves among his favourite 1980 movies. I missed writing that one down. I double checked and it’s not on the table. I have also seen that movie with Gregory Peck and David Niven and it is a favourite of mine.
1980 was the first year I may have seen 100 current films in a cinema. By your ranking the following #’s I saw in the cinema
1,3,4,5,8,9,10,12,13,14,17,18,19,21,22,23,25,26,29,32,33,36,37,39, 40,41,43,45,46,47,48,49,50,53,55,58,60,61,63,68,69,70,71,72,73,75,76,77,78,79,80,84,85,86,87, 88,90,91,92,95,97,98,99,101,103,104,106,106 – 109, 112,114,115,119 – 122, 125,126,131,134,136 – 138, 140-142, 144,145,147,149, 152 & 155
Since December 1992 I have seen the following 48 movies for the first time. Key is film, studio, stars if listed, date seen and source (TV channel, tape, DVD).
AGENCY (CAN.) 1980 JENSON FALEY 6/22 2013 DVD
ALLIGATOR 1980 GROUP 1 ROBERT FORSTER 2/4 1996 SCI
AMERICAN GIGOLO 1980 PAR RICHARD GERE LAUREN HUTTON 5/8 2004 MMAX
APPLE, THE 1980 CAN XXX XXX 6/22 2008 TCM
BAD TIMING: A SENSUAL OBSESSION 1980 WORLD NORTHAL THERESA RUSSELL 8/13 1996 BRAVO
BELOW THE BELT 1980 ATLANTIC 12/8 2012 TCM
BON VOYAGE, CHARLIE BROWN (AND DON’T COME BACK) (CAR.) 1980 PAR XXX XXX 5/5 1996 TBS
BORDER COP 1980 6/14 2013 DVD
BREAKER MORANT (AUSTRALIAN) 1980 NW EDWARD WOODWARD 7/17 1995 BRAVO
BRUBAKER 1980 FOX ROBERT REDFORD 8/2 2000 MAX
CHAIN REACTION (AUSTRALIA) 1980 PALM BEACOR 7/28 2017 SHO
COME BACK TO THE 5 & DIME JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN 1980 CINECON 2/25 2016 MOVIES
COMPETITION, THE 1980 COL RICHARD DREYFUSS AMY IRVING 3/26 1997 TMC
CUBA CROSSING 1980 STUART WHITMAN ROBERT VAUGHN 1/14 1995 55
DEATH WATCH 1980 ROMY SCHNEIDER HARVEY KEITEL 5/27 1996 SCI
ELEPHANT MAN 1980 PAR 7/7 2015 E-CL
EMPEROR OF THE SHAOLIN KUNG FU (H.K.) 1980 KAM YEUNG XXX XXX 11/24 2011 DVD
GODS MUST BE CRAZY 1980 FOX XXX XXX 10/28 1995 COM
HE KNOWS YOU’RE ALONE 1980 MGM 12/31 2017 TCM
HEART BEAT 1980 ORION / WB 1/12 2017 TCM
INVINCIBLE KUNG FU LEGS (TAIWAN) 1980 8/19 2010 DVD
JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT 1980 WB 9/15 2015 TCM
KUNG FU ARTS (TAIWAN) 1980 KAN YUNG FILM XXX XXX 11/10 2011 DVD
KUNG FU KIDS BREAK AWAY (H.K.) 1980 4/5 2012 DVD
KUNG FU OF THE 8 DRUNKARDS (H.K.) 1980 7/27 2010 DVD
LAST FLIGHT OF NOAH’S ARK 1980 BV ELLIOTT GOULD GENEVIEVE BUJOLD 10/4 1994 DIS
LAST WORD 1980 VARIETY INTL. RICHARD HARRIS KAREN BLACK 5/26 1997 ENC
LEGEND OF ALFRED PARKER 1980 AMER NATL. XXX XXX 11/1 1995 TNT
LITTLE DARLINGS 1980 PAR TATUM O’NEAL 7/22 1995 TBS
LITTLE DRAGONS 1980 XXX XXX 12/30 2011 DVD
LONG GOOD FRIDAY (U.K.) 1980 AVCO EMBASSY BOB HOSKINS HELEN MIRREN 12/30 2001 IFC
LONG RIDERS 1980 UA DAVID CARRADINE KEITH CARRADINE 8/16 1996 TBS
MCVICAR (U.K.) 1980 UNI ADAM FAITH 3/20 2006 SUND
MONSTER 1980 M & M 7/20 2015 DVD
NEW YEAR’S EVIL 1980 CANNON XXX XXX 1/3 2002 MYST
NIGHTMARE NEVER ENDS 1980 5/31 2013 DVD
PENETENIARY 1980 JERRY GROSS ORG. 3/24 2008 TCM
SHADOW NINJA (H.K.) 1980 FIRST FILM ORG. 2/11 2012 DVD
SILVER DREAM RACER (U.K.) 1980 BEAU BRIDGES 1/23 2003 ACTN
SITTING DUCKS 1980 UFD XXX XXX 9/24 1998 IFC
SONNY CHIBA’S DRAGON PRINCESS 1980 12/13 1992 TAPE
TEMPEST (U.K.) 1980 WORLD NORTHAL 11/24 2012 TCM
TOUCHED BY LOVE 1980 COL DIANE LANE DEBORAH RAFFIN 12/18 1996 11
VISITOR, THE 1980 AIP 7/20 2014 TCM
WILLIE AND PHIL 1980 FOX MARGOT KIDDER 10/6 2003 FXM
WISE BLOOD 1980 NL 7/23 2017 TCM
YOU BETTER WATCH OUT 1980 PAN AMER. FILMS 6/2 2012 TCM
YOUNG MASTER (H.K.) 1980 JACKIE CHAN 6/24 2002 ACTN
Hey Dan….wow…I was bragging about the 6 I had seen in theaters….and then I see all the ones you saw in theaters…and I quietly sat down in my seat….lol. I counted you saw 68 of the Top 100 in theaters…..that is only one behind my grand total of 69 seen in all formats.
So no Coal Miner’s Daughter for you? That is quietly one of the highest rated movies in our database. A good movie, but I have not seen it in decades. Even more shocking is that it looks like you missed seeing Raging Bull. I am not a huge fan of that one, but it’s classic status begs people to watch it.
Thanks as always for sharing your viewing lists….it is appreciated.
I saw both Raging Bull and Coal Miner’s Daughter but on TV before December 1992 when I started logging the old ones.
Hey Dan….now it makes sense…thanks for the clarification.
So….drumroll……we have a “box office notebook” that lists 1000s and 1000s of box office rental numbers……it is about an inch and a half wide……had it for about 7 years now…….the VERY LAST pages in that notebook are Variety’s Top Grossing Movies of 1980….when we hit publish for this page….that pretty much ended the long process of moving those numbers from that notebook to this website. So…patting myself and WoC on the back for FINALLY working our way through that book.