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50 Classic 80s Drama Movies

A list of fifty classic drama movies released during the 1980s that are worth checking out, assuming you haven't seen them already. If you have, watch them again.
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Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
1
86%7.5
Fame (1980)
Fame (1980)
2
81%6.6
Brubaker (1980)
Brubaker (1980)
3
75%7.2
The Elephant Man (1980)
The Elephant Man (1980)
4
93%8.1
Raging Bull (1980)
Raging Bull (1980)
5
94%8.2
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
6
82%7.2
Gallipoli (1981)
Gallipoli (1981)
7
91%7.4
The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
8
82%7.0
On Golden Pond (1981)
On Golden Pond (1981)
9
93%7.6
The Man From Snowy River (1982)
The Man From Snowy River (1982)
10
85%7.3
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
11
78%7.0
Gandhi (1982)
Gandhi (1982)
12
85%8.0
Sophie's Choice (1982)
Sophie's Choice (1982)
13
78%7.6
The Verdict (1982)
The Verdict (1982)
14
89%7.7
Never Cry Wolf (1983)
Never Cry Wolf (1983)
15
100%7.5
The Outsiders (1983)
The Outsiders (1983)
16
68%7.1
Tender Mercies (1983)
Tender Mercies (1983)
17
84%7.4
The Big Chill (1983)
The Big Chill (1983)
18
69%7.2
The Right Stuff (1983)
The Right Stuff (1983)
19
96%7.8
Star 80 (1983)
Star 80 (1983)
20
86%6.8
Terms of Endearment (1983)
Terms of Endearment (1983)
21
78%7.4
The Dresser (1983)
The Dresser (1983)
22
100%7.5
Silkwood (1983)
Silkwood (1983)
23
76%7.2
Places in the Heart (1984)
Places in the Heart (1984)
24
89%7.4
Amadeus (1984)
Amadeus (1984)
25
93%8.3
The Killing Fields (1984)
The Killing Fields (1984)
26
93%7.8
A Passage to India (1984)
A Passage to India (1984)
27
77%7.3
The Official Story (1985)
The Official Story (1985)
28
100%7.7
Ran (1985)
Ran (1985)
29
96%8.2
Come and See (1985)
Come and See (1985)
30
97%8.4
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
31
87%7.3
My Life as a Dog (1985)
My Life as a Dog (1985)
32
100%7.6
A Room With a View (1985)
A Room With a View (1985)
33
100%7.3
The Color Purple (1985)
The Color Purple (1985)
34
81%7.8
Stand by Me (1986)
Stand by Me (1986)
35
91%8.1
Children of a Lesser God (1986)
Children of a Lesser God (1986)
36
80%7.2
Platoon (1986)
Platoon (1986)
37
87%8.1
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
38
91%8.3
Hope and Glory (1987)
Hope and Glory (1987)
39
95%7.3
Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)
Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)
40
97%8.0
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