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101 Overlooked and Underappreciated Movies of the 1980s - Page 2

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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Victor/Victoria (1982)
Victor/Victoria (1982)
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White Dog (1982)
White Dog (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
43
The World According to Garp (1982)
The World According to Garp (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
44
The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
45
Blue Thunder (1983)
Blue Thunder (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
46
The Fourth Man (1983)
The Fourth Man (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
47
The Hunger (1983)
The Hunger (1983)
48
The Right Stuff (1983)
The Right Stuff (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
49
Silkwood (1983)
Silkwood (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
50
Star 80 (1983)
Star 80 (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
51
Streamers (1983)
Streamers (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   60%
52
Under Fire (1983)
Under Fire (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
53
Choose Me (1984)
Choose Me (1984)
54
Crimes of Passion (1984)
Crimes of Passion (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   48%
55
Mike's Murder (1984)
Mike's Murder (1984)
56
Mrs. Soffel (1984)
Mrs. Soffel (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   42%
57
The Natural (1984)
The Natural (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
58
Places in the Heart (1984)
Places in the Heart (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
59
A Soldier's Story (1984)
A Soldier's Story (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
60
Starman (1984)
Starman (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
61
Streets of Fire (1984)
Streets of Fire (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
62
Agnes of God (1985)
Agnes of God (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   42%
63
Compromising Positions (1985)
Compromising Positions (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   56%
64
The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
65
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
66
Marie (1985)
Marie (1985)
67
Mask (1985)
Mask (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
68
My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
69
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
70
The Quiet Earth (1985)
The Quiet Earth (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
71
Runaway Train (1985)
Runaway Train (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
72
52 Pick-Up (1986)
52 Pick-Up (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   47%
73
Matador (1986)
Matador (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
74
The Mission (1986)
The Mission (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
75
The Name of the Rose (1986)
The Name of the Rose (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
76
'Night, Mother (1986)
'Night, Mother (1986)
77
Parting Glances (1986)
Parting Glances (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
78
Barfly (1987)
Barfly (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
79
Black Widow (1987)
Black Widow (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   50%
80
The Hidden (1987)
The Hidden (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
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