Top Films of the 1980s (Calculated)

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Nostalgia (1983) [Movie] TMDB WikiData Douban IMDb NeoDB
Ностальгия
8.8 (8 ratings) director: Andrei Tarkovsky actor: Oleg Yankovskiy / Erland Josephson
other title: Nostalghia / Ностальгия
A Russian poet, Andrei and his interpreter, Eugenia travel to Italy to research the life of an 18th-century composer.
The King of Comedy (1982) [Movie] TMDB Douban WikiData IMDb NeoDB
The King of Comedy
8.2 (8 ratings) director: Martin Scorsese actor: Robert De Niro / Jerry Lewis
other title: Re per una notte / O Rei da Comédia
Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
The Sacrifice (1986) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Offret
8.5 (8 ratings) director: Andrei Tarkovsky actor: Erland Josephson / Susan Fleetwood
other title: Sacrificio / Offeret
Alexander, a journalist, philosopher and retired actor, celebrates a birthday with friends and family when it is announced that nuclear war has begun.
Scarface (1983) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB IMDb Douban
Scarface
7.8 (17 ratings) director: Brian De Palma actor: Al Pacino / Steven Bauer
other title: Scarface – A Força do Poder / El precio del poder
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.
The Marathon Family (1982) [Movie] NeoDB WikiData Douban TMDB IMDb
Маратонци трче почасни круг
director: Slobodan Šijan actor: Bogdan Diklić / Danilo 'Bata' Stojković
other title: Маратонци трче почасни круг
The Topalović family has been in the burial business for generations. When the 150-year-old Pantelija dies, five generations of his heirs start to fight for the inheritance.
L'Argent (1983) [Movie] Douban NeoDB TMDB IMDb WikiData
L'Argent
director: Robert Bresson actor: Christian Patey / Vincent Risterucci
other title: L'argent / O Dinheiro
A forged 500-franc note is passed from person to person and shop to shop, until it falls into the hands of a genuine innocent who doesn't see it for what it is—which will have devastating consequences on his life.
Stand by Me (1986) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb Douban TMDB
Stand by Me
7.9 (11 ratings) director: Rob Reiner actor: Wil Wheaton / River Phoenix
other title: Conta Comigo / Stand By Me - Das Geheimnis eines Sommers
After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four Oregon boys decide to go see the body. On the way, Gordie, Vern, Chris and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, as they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys’ adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives.
Missing (1982) [Movie] IMDb TMDB NeoDB WikiData Douban
Missing
director: Costa-Gavras actor: Jack Lemmon / Sissy Spacek
other title: Scomparso. Missing / Missing - Desaparecido
Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to Chile to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he uncovers a trail of cover-ups that implicate the US State department which supports the dictatorship.
My Dinner with Andre (1981) [Movie] WikiData Douban TMDB NeoDB IMDb
My Dinner with Andre
director: Louis Malle actor: Andre Gregory / Wallace Shawn
other title: La mia cena con André / Mein Essen mit Andre
Two old friends meet for dinner; as one tells anecdotes detailing his experiences, the other notices their differing worldviews.
The Last Emperor (1987) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB IMDb WikiData Douban
The Last Emperor
9.0 (25 ratings) director: Bernardo Bertolucci actor: John Lone / Joan Chen
other title: L'ultimo imperatore / Den sidste kejser
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.
Streetwise (1984) [Movie] TMDB
Streetwise
director: Martin Bell actor: Erin Blackwell / Dewayne Pomeroy
This documentary about teenagers living on the streets in Seattle began as a magazine article. The film follows nine teenagers who discuss how they live by panhandling, prostitution, and petty theft.
Vagabond (1985) [Movie] Douban TMDB NeoDB WikiData IMDb
Sans toit ni loi
director: Agnès Varda actor: Sandrine Bonnaire / Macha Méril
other title: Senza tetto nè legge / En pige på drift
Mona Bergeron is dead, her frozen body found in a ditch in the French countryside. From this, the film flashes back to the weeks leading up to her death. Through these flashbacks, Mona gradually declines as she travels from place to place, taking odd jobs and staying with whomever will offer her a place to sleep. Mona is fiercely independent, craving freedom over comfort, but it is this desire to be free that will eventually lead to her demise.
Balkan Spy (1984) [Movie] Douban WikiData IMDb
Балкански шпијун
director: Dušan Kovačević / Božidar 'Bota' Nikolić actor: Danilo 'Bata' Stojković / Zvonko Lepetić
other title: El espía de los Balcanes / Балкански шпијун
Convinced that his subtenant is a spy and an enemy of the state, Ilija Čvorović falls into deep paranoia which leads to an absurd and destructive chain of events.
Atlantic City (1980) [Movie] TMDB
Atlantic City
director: Louis Malle actor: Burt Lancaster / Susan Sarandon
other title: Atlantic City, USA
In a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thrown together in an escapade of love, money, drugs and danger.
Mephisto (1981) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Mephisto
director: István Szabó actor: Klaus Maria Brandauer / Krystyna Janda
Der Schauspieler Hendrik Höfgen will nur eins: seine Traumrolle spielen, den "Mephisto" aus Goethes Faust - und zwar in der Hauptstadt. Die Heirat mit der Professorentochter Barbara ebnet Höfgen den Weg in die Berliner Gesellschaft der 20er Jahre. Als die Nazis an die Macht kommen und Barbara emigrieren muss, zögert der ehrgeizige Opportunist nicht lange: Er entscheidet sich gegen die Moral und für den Erfolg. Unter dem Protegé Görings steigt er zum Intendanten des Staatstheaters auf. Doch der Pakt mit dem Teufel hat seinen Preis ...
The Killing Fields (1984) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb WikiData TMDB Douban
The Killing Fields
director: Roland Joffé actor: Sam Waterston / Haing S. Ngor
other title: Urla del silenzio / Terra Sangrenta
New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. When the U.S. Army pulls out amid escalating violence, Schanberg makes exit arrangements for Pran and his family. Pran, however, tells Schanberg he intends to stay in Cambodia to help cover the unfolding story — a decision he may regret as the Khmer Rouge rebels move in.
Where Is The Friend's House? (1987) [Movie] Douban NeoDB WikiData IMDb TMDB
خانه‌ی دوست کجاست؟
9.2 (8 ratings) director: Abbas Kiarostami actor: Babek Ahmed Poor / Ahmed Ahmed Poor
other title: Dov'è la casa del mio amico? / Wo ist das Haus meines Freundes?
An 8-year-old boy must return his friend's notebook he took by mistake, lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school.
The Terminator (1984) [Movie] Douban IMDb NeoDB TMDB
The Terminator
7.9 (16 ratings) director: James Cameron actor: Arnold Schwarzenegger / Michael Biehn
other title: Terminator / O Exterminador Implacável
In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?
A City of Sadness (1989) [Movie] Douban TMDB NeoDB WikiData IMDb
悲情城市
8.6 (20 ratings) director: Hou Hsiao-hsien actor: Tony Leung Chiu-wai / Hsin Shu-Fen
other title: Città dolente / A Cidade da Dor
The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror," the Kuomintang government's anti-communist political repression that was wrought on the Taiwanese people from 1947-1987.
Terms of Endearment (1983) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb WikiData TMDB Douban
Terms of Endearment
director: James L. Brooks actor: Shirley MacLaine / Debra Winger
other title: Voglia di tenerezza / Tid til kærtegn
Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.
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