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101 Overlooked and Underappreciated Movies of the 1980s

Some of these movies never found an audience; others were well received at the time but are rarely talked about today.
Here are some of my favorite forgotten films of the 80s that deserve a wider audience. I hope this list will inspire you to seek some of them out.
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Atlantic City (1980)
Atlantic City (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
2
The Big Red One (1980)
The Big Red One (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
3
Breaker Morant (1980)
Breaker Morant (1980)
4
Brubaker (1980)
Brubaker (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
5
Cruising (1980)
Cruising (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   50%
6
The Final Countdown (1980)
The Final Countdown (1980)
7
Heart Beat (1980)
Heart Beat (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   20%
8
Hide in Plain Sight (1980)
Hide in Plain Sight (1980)
9
Inside Moves (1980)
Inside Moves (1980)
10
The Last Metro (1980)
The Last Metro (1980)
11
Night of the Juggler (1980)
Night of the Juggler (1980)
12
Out of the Blue (1980)
Out of the Blue (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
13
Resurrection (1980)
Resurrection (1980)
14
Spetters (1980)
Spetters (1980)
15
Stardust Memories (1980)
Stardust Memories (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
16
The Stunt Man (1980)
The Stunt Man (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
17
Dead & Buried (1981)
Dead & Buried (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
18
Diva (1981)
Diva (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
19
Eye of the Needle (1981)
Eye of the Needle (1981)
20
Fort Apache, the Bronx (1981)
Fort Apache, the Bronx (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
21
Outland (1981)
Outland (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   56%
22
Polyester (1981)
Polyester (1981)
23
Prince of the City (1981)
Prince of the City (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
24
Quest for Fire (1981)
Quest for Fire (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
25
Raggedy Man (1981)
Raggedy Man (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
26
Ragtime (1981)
Ragtime (1981)
27
S.O.B. (1981)
S.O.B. (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
28
Southern Comfort (1981)
Southern Comfort (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
29
Taps (1981)
Taps (1981)
30
Cat People (1982)
Cat People (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   61%
31
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
32
Eating Raoul (1982)
Eating Raoul (1982)
33
Evil Under the Sun (1982)
Evil Under the Sun (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
34
Frances (1982)
Frances (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
35
Missing (1982)
Missing (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
36
The Plague Dogs (1982)
The Plague Dogs (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
37
Querelle (1982)
Querelle (1982)
38
Shoot the Moon (1982)
Shoot the Moon (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
39
Tempest (1982)
Tempest (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   55%
40
The Verdict (1982)
The Verdict (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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