Favorite Films Of The 1980’s – Year By Year

1989

  1. The Fabulous Baker Boys – Directed by Steve Kloves
  2. Sex, Lies, And Videotape – Directed by Steven Soderbergh
  3. Uncle Buck – Directed by John Hughes
  4. Born On The Fourth Of July – Directed by Oliver Stone
  5. Drugstore Cowboy – Directed by Gus Van Sant
  6. Dead Poets Society – Directed by Peter Weir
  7. Say Anything… – Directed by Cameron Crowe
  8. My Left Foot – Directed by Jim Sheridan
  9. Batman – Directed by Tim Burton
  10. Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade – Directed by Steven Spielberg
  11. Sea Of Love – Directed by Harold Becker
  12. Back To The Future Part II – Directed by Robert Zemeckis
  13. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure – Directed by Stephen Herek

1988

  1. Big – Directed by Penny Marshall
  2. The Last Temptation Of Christ – Directed by Martin Scorsese
  3. Ariel – Directed by Aki Kaurismaki
  4. Rain Man – Directed by Barry Levinson
  5. Bird – Directed by Clint Eastwood
  6. Dangerous Liaisons – Directed by Stephen Frears
  7. Midnight Run – Directed by Martin Brest
  8. Beetlejuice – Directed by Tim Burton
  9. Who Framed Roger Rabbit – Directed by Robert Zemeckis

1987

  1. Wings Of Desire – Directed by Wim Wenders
  2. Wall Street – Directed by Oliver Stone
  3. Au Revoir Les Enfants – Directed by Louis Malle
  4. Full Metal Jacket – Directed by Stanley Kubrick
  5. Broadcast News – Directed by James L. Brooks
  6. Raising Arizona – Directed by The Coen Brothers
  7. Planes, Trains And Automobiles – Directed by John Hughes
  8. Good Morning, Vietnam – Directed by Barry Levinson
  9. The Princess Bride – Directed by Rob Reiner
  10. Moonstruck – Directed by Norman Jewison
  11. The Witches Of Eastwick – Directed by George Miller
  12. Angel Heart – Directed by Alan Parker

1986

  1. Shadows In Paradise – Directed by Aki Kaurismaki
  2. The Color Of Money – Directed by Martin Scorsese
  3. Blue Velvet – Directed by David Lynch
  4. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – Directed by John Hughes
  5. Aliens – Directed by James Cameron
  6. Down By Law – Directed by Jim Jarmusch
  7. One Crazy Summer – Directed by Savage Steve Holland
  8. Hannah And Her Sisters – Directed by Woody Allen
  9. Pretty In Pink – Directed by Howard Deutch
  10. Top Gun – Directed by Tony Scott
  11. Labyrinth – Directed by Jim Henson
  12. Manhunter – Directed by Michael Mann
  13. Sid & Nancy – Directed by Alex Cox
  14. At Close Range – Directed by James Foley
  15. Hoosiers – Directed by David Anspaugh

1985

  1. The Breakfast Club – Directed by John Hughes
  2. Brazil – Directed by Terry Gilliam
  3. Back To The Future – Directed by Robert Zemeckis
  4. Witness – Directed by Peter Weir
  5. Better Off Dead… – Directed by Savage Steve Holland
  6. Weird Science – Directed by John Hughes

1984

  1. Paris, Texas – Directed by Wim Wenders
  2. Ghostbusters – Directed by Ivan Reitman
  3. Sixteen Candles – Directed by John Hughes
  4. Blood Simple – Directed by Joel Coen
  5. Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind – Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
  6. The NeverEnding Story – Directed by Wolfgang Petersen
  7. Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom – Directed by Steven Spielberg
  8. Repo Man – Directed by Alex Cox
  9. Gremlins – Directed by Joe Dante
  10. A Nightmare On Elm Street – Directed by Wes Craven

1983

  1. El Sur – Directed by Victor Erice
  2. Local Hero – Directed by Bill Forsyth
  3. Terms Of Endearment – Directed by James L. Brooks
  4. Risky Business – Directed by Paul Brickman
  5. A Christmas Story – Directed by Bob Clark
  6. National Lampoon’s Vacation – Directed by Harold Ramis
  7. The Dead Zone – Directed by David Cronenberg
  8. The Outsiders – Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
  9. Tender Mercies – Directed by Bruce Beresford

1982

  1. Blade Runner – Directed by Ridley Scott
  2. The Verdict – Directed by Sidney Lumet
  3. E.T. – Directed by Steven Spielberg
  4. The Thing – Directed by John Carpenter
  5. The World According To Garp – Directed by George Roy Hill
  6. Personal Best – Directed by Robert Towne
  7. First Blood – Directed by Ted Kotcheff
  8. The Grey Fox – Directed by Phillip Borsos

1981

  1. Reds – Directed by Warren Beatty
  2. Possession – Directed by Andrzej Zulawski
  3. Blow Out – Directed by Brian De Palma
  4. Absence of Malice – Directed by Sydney Pollack
  5. Raiders Of The Lost Ark – Directed by Steven Spielberg
  6. Escape From New York – Directed by John Carpenter
  7. Stripes – Directed by Ivan Reitman
  8. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior – Directed by George Miller
  9. Cutter’s Way – Directed by Ivan Passer

1980

  1. The Shining – Directed by Stanley Kubrick
  2. Ordinary People – Directed by Robert Redford
  3. Raging Bull – Directed by Martin Scorsese
  4. Caddyshack – Directed by Harold Ramis
  5. City Of Women – Directed by Federico Fellini
  6. The Last Metro – Directed by Francois Truffaut
  7. The Elephant Man – Directed by David Lynch
  8. Gregory’s Girl – Directed by Bill Forsyth
  9. Atlantic City – Directed by Louis Malle