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Best films of the 1980s, ranked by Spore Score

617 films from the 1980s with three or more review sources, best first. By year: 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989. Other decades: 1930s · 1940s · 1950s · 1960s · 1970s · 1990s · 2000s · 2010s · 2020s

  1. Shoah (1985): Spore Score 98, The Pros 97 vs The Punters 100
  2. Ran (1985): Spore Score 97, The Pros 98 vs The Punters 94
  3. Fanny and Alexander (1982): Spore Score 97, The Pros 99 vs The Punters 92
  4. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982): Spore Score 96, The Pros 97 vs The Punters 90
  5. Platoon (1986): Spore Score 95, The Pros 96 vs The Punters 90
  6. This Is Spinal Tap (1984): Spore Score 95, The Pros 97 vs The Punters 89
  7. Do the Right Thing (1989): Spore Score 95, The Pros 97 vs The Punters 89
  8. L'Argent (1983): Spore Score 94, The Pros 98 vs The Punters 77
  9. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981): Spore Score 94, The Pros 93 vs The Punters 96
  10. Back to the Future (1985): Spore Score 94, The Pros 93 vs The Punters 100
  11. Raging Bull (1980): Spore Score 94, The Pros 95 vs The Punters 92
  12. The Right Stuff (1983): Spore Score 94, The Pros 96 vs The Punters 87
  13. Amadeus (1984): Spore Score 93, The Pros 92 vs The Punters 98
  14. Tampopo (1985): Spore Score 93, The Pros 94 vs The Punters 89
  15. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986): Spore Score 93, The Pros 94 vs The Punters 87
  16. Das Boot (1981): Spore Score 93, The Pros 93 vs The Punters 96
  17. Aliens (1986): Spore Score 92, The Pros 90 vs The Punters 99
  18. The Empire Strikes Back (1980): Spore Score 92, The Pros 89 vs The Punters 100
  19. My Neighbor Totoro (1988): Spore Score 92, The Pros 92 vs The Punters 95
  20. After Hours (1985): Spore Score 91, The Pros 93 vs The Punters 83
  21. Brazil (1985): Spore Score 91, The Pros 91 vs The Punters 87
  22. Say Anything... (1989): Spore Score 90, The Pros 93 vs The Punters 77
  23. The Terminator (1984): Spore Score 90, The Pros 89 vs The Punters 93
  24. Blade Runner (1982): Spore Score 90, The Pros 89 vs The Punters 92
  25. Tootsie (1982): Spore Score 90, The Pros 93 vs The Punters 79
  26. Ordinary People (1980): Spore Score 89, The Pros 90 vs The Punters 85
  27. Henry V (1989): Spore Score 89, The Pros 91 vs The Punters 78
  28. Paris, Texas (1984): Spore Score 89, The Pros 88 vs The Punters 93
  29. Kagemusha (1980): Spore Score 89, The Pros 90 vs The Punters 88
  30. The Thin Blue Line (1988): Spore Score 89, The Pros 88 vs The Punters 91
  31. Blood Simple (1984): Spore Score 89, The Pros 90 vs The Punters 81
  32. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988): Spore Score 89, The Pros 90 vs The Punters 85
  33. Cinema Paradiso (1988): Spore Score 89, The Pros 86 vs The Punters 100
  34. Atlantic City (1980): Spore Score 89, The Pros 93 vs The Punters 77
  35. Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989): Spore Score 89, The Pros 92 vs The Punters 76
  36. Local Hero (1983): Spore Score 89, The Pros 92 vs The Punters 77
  37. Mona Lisa (1986): Spore Score 89, The Pros 92 vs The Punters 77
  38. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988): Spore Score 89, The Pros 91 vs The Punters 81
  39. My Dinner with Andre (1981): Spore Score 88, The Pros 89 vs The Punters 83
  40. The Long Good Friday (1980): Spore Score 88, The Pros 90 vs The Punters 81
  41. High Hopes (1988): Spore Score 88, The Pros 90 vs The Punters 79
  42. Broadcast News (1987): Spore Score 88, The Pros 91 vs The Punters 77
  43. Blow Out (1981): Spore Score 88, The Pros 90 vs The Punters 78
  44. A Room with a View (1985 film) (1986): Spore Score 88, The Pros 91 vs The Punters 75
  45. The Elephant Man (1980): Spore Score 88, The Pros 86 vs The Punters 94
  46. Wings of Desire (1987): Spore Score 87, The Pros 87 vs The Punters 89
  47. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985): Spore Score 87, The Pros 87 vs The Punters 89
  48. The Princess Bride (1987): Spore Score 87, The Pros 87 vs The Punters 91
  49. A Fish Called Wanda (1988): Spore Score 87, The Pros 88 vs The Punters 80
  50. Gandhi (1982): Spore Score 87, The Pros 86 vs The Punters 90