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50 Classic 80s Thrillers

A list of fifty classic thriller 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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Dressed to Kill (1980)
Dressed to Kill (1980)
1
80%7.1
Cruising (1980)
Cruising (1980)
2
50%6.5
Eyewitness (1981)
Eyewitness (1981)
3
75%6.0
Cutter's Way (1981)
Cutter's Way (1981)
4
91%6.9
Thief (1981)
Thief (1981)
5
94%7.4
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
6
72%6.7
Blow Out (1981)
Blow Out (1981)
7
84%7.4
Body Heat (1981)
Body Heat (1981)
8
98%7.4
Ticket to Heaven (1981)
Ticket to Heaven (1981)
9
78%6.9
Absence of Malice (1981)
Absence of Malice (1981)
10
81%6.9
Vice Squad (1982)
Vice Squad (1982)
11
60%6.4
Split Image (1982)
Split Image (1982)
12
6.5
Blue Thunder (1983)
Blue Thunder (1983)
13
78%6.4
Wargames (1983)
Wargames (1983)
14
93%7.1
Octopussy (1983)
Octopussy (1983)
15
43%6.5
The Star Chamber (1983)
The Star Chamber (1983)
16
71%6.3
Sudden Impact (1983)
Sudden Impact (1983)
17
57%6.6
Against All Odds (1984)
Against All Odds (1984)
18
64%5.9
Cloak & Dagger (1984)
Cloak & Dagger (1984)
19
67%6.6
Tightrope (1984)
Tightrope (1984)
20
85%6.3
Blood Simple (1984)
Blood Simple (1984)
21
93%7.6
Body Double (1984)
Body Double (1984)
22
76%6.8
The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
23
82%6.8
Witness (1985)
Witness (1985)
24
93%7.4
A View to a Kill (1985)
A View to a Kill (1985)
25
38%6.3
Fletch (1985)
Fletch (1985)
26
77%6.9
Lies (1985)
Lies (1985)
27
43%6.3
Jagged Edge (1985)
Jagged Edge (1985)
28
81%6.5
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
29
85%7.3
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
30
64%6.8
Clue: The Movie (1985)
Clue: The Movie (1985)
31
72%7.3
F/X (1986)
F/X (1986)
32
88%6.7
At Close Range (1986)
At Close Range (1986)
33
86%7.0
Blue Velvet (1986)
Blue Velvet (1986)
34
94%7.7
Manhunter (1986)
Manhunter (1986)
35
93%7.2
The Big Easy (1986)
The Big Easy (1986)
36
89%6.5
The Morning After (1986)
The Morning After (1986)
37
63%5.9
The Untouchables (1987)
The Untouchables (1987)
38
83%7.9
The Living Daylights (1987)
The Living Daylights (1987)
39
74%6.7
No Way Out (1987)
No Way Out (1987)
40
91%7.1
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