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Cinephile 101: 50 Popular Movies of the 1980s

Cinephile 101 is a cinephile/film buff list series, aiming to cover a diverse range of different areas that anyone who claims this distinction should really know their stuff in.
In this entry of the series, we continue looking at the kind of movies you need to watch to cover the basic groundwork of being a cinephile. Some may think they're clever for jumping in at the deep end, but no one will be impressed with you if you haven't seen the most basic of movie standards. Today we're looking at 50 well known movies from the 1980s, five from each year (data source: Rate Your Music, top 5 for each year, skipping any low rated movies), that will help you build up a basic knowledge of film.
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The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
2
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
3
Raging Bull (1980)
Raging Bull (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
4
The Elephant Man (1980)
The Elephant Man (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
5
Airplane! (1980)
Airplane! (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
6
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
7
The Evil Dead (1981)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
8
Escape From New York (1981)
Escape From New York (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
9
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
10
Possession (1981)
Possession (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
11
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
12
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
13
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
14
The King of Comedy (1982)
The King of Comedy (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
15
First Blood (1982)
First Blood (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
16
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
17
Scarface (1983)
Scarface (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
18
Videodrome (1983)
Videodrome (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
19
The Meaning of Life (1983)
The Meaning of Life (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
20
Nostalgia (1983)
Nostalgia (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
21
The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
22
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
23
Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
24
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
25
Paris, Texas (1984)
Paris, Texas (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
26
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
27
Brazil (1985)
Brazil (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
28
The Breakfast Club (1985)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
29
Come and See (1985)
Come and See (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
30
Ran (1985)
Ran (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
31
Blue Velvet (1986)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
32
Aliens (1986)
Aliens (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
33
The Fly (1986)
The Fly (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
34
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
35
Stand by Me (1986)
Stand by Me (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
36
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
37
Robocop (1987)
Robocop (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
38
Predator (1987)
Predator (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
39
Evil Dead II (1987)
Evil Dead II (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
40
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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