Best movies of 1980s

Nayakan(1987)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A common man's struggles against a corrupt police force put him on the wrong side of the law. He becomes a don, who is loved and respected by many, but his growing power and influence exact a heavy toll.



Jacknife(1989)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 10

A conflict develops between a troubled Vietnam veteran and the sister he lives with when she becomes involved romantically with the army buddy who reminds him of the tragic battle they both...



In Country(1989)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 17

Samantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her birth. Samantha lives with her Uncle Emmett, who also served in Vietnam. Emmett hangs around...



Camille Claudel(1988)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 8

Biography of Camille Claudel. Sister of writer Paul Claudel, her enthusiasm impresses already-famous sculptor Auguste Rodin. He hires her as an assistant, but soon Camille begins to sculpt ...



How to Get Ahead in Advertising(1989)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 11

Dennis Dimbleby Bagley is a brilliant young advertising executive who can't come up with a slogan to sell a revolutionary new pimple cream. His obsessive worrying affects not only his ...



Gardens of Stone(1987)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 11

A sergeant must deal with his desires to save the lives of young soldiers being sent to Vietnam. Continuously denied the chance to teach the soldiers about his experiences, he settles for trying to help the son of an old army buddy.



Mr. India(1987)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A poor but big-hearted man takes orphans into his home. After discovering his scientist father's invisibility device, he rises to the occasion and fights to save his children and all of India from the clutches of a megalomaniac.



The Tall Guy(1989)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 13

Dexter King plays straight man to unpleasant comedian Ron Anderson. He falls in love with Kate, a pretty nurse he meets when he is receiving injections for hay fever. When Anderson fires ...



Dream a Little Dream(1989)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 9

An accident puts the consciousness of an elderly dream researcher into the body of a bratty teenager. The problem? The kid prefers dreamworld limbo to real life.



Best of the Best(1989)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A team from the United States is going to compete against Korea in a Tae Kwon Do tournament. The team consists of fighters from all over the country--can they overcome their rivalry and work together to win?



Blue Steel(1989)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A female rookie in the police force engages in a cat and mouse game with a pistol wielding psychopath who becomes obsessed with her.



Vibes(1988)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 16

Psychics hired to find lost temple...



Mala Noche(1986)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 15

A story of amour fou. Walt is madly in love/lust with a young illegal Mexican immigrant. However, the object of his unrequited affection doesn't even speak any English and finds Walt really...



Monsieur Hire(1989)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 10

A recluse is accused of murdering a young woman simply because his neighbors think he is strange.



Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III(1990)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A California couple and a survivalist encounter Leatherface and his family.



She's Out of Control(1989)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 14

When an average-looking teenage girl gets a makeover, it's enough to turn make her father become overprotective of her.



Nekromantik(1987)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 5

A street sweeper who cleans up after grisly accidents brings home a full corpse for him and his wife to enjoy sexually, but is dismayed to see that his wife prefers the corpse over him.



The Comfort of Strangers(1990)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 14

An English couple holiday in Venice to sort out their relationship. There is some friction and distance between them, and we also sense they are being watched. One evening, they lose their ...



Moon Over Parador(1988)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 9

Little known actor, Jack Noah, is working on location in the country of Parador at the time the dictator dies. The dictator's right hand man, Roberto, makes Jack an offer he cannot refuse.....



Shoot to Kill(1988)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 0

An FBI agent teams up with a tracker to pursue a murderer after he vanishes into the mountains and infiltrates a hiking group.




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