IndieWire's 100 Best Movies of the '80s

'80s week: From "Paris, Texas" to "A City of Sadness," and from "Blue Velvet" to "The Green Ray," these are the films that defined the 1980s.

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Streets of Fire (1984)

Streets of Fire (1984)

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The Age of the Earth (1980)

The Age of the Earth (1980)

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Blood Simple (1984)

Blood Simple (1984)

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God's Gift (1982)

God's Gift (1982)

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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

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My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

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Reds (1981)

Reds (1981)

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Crossing Delancey (1988)

Crossing Delancey (1988)

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The Vanishing (1988)

The Vanishing (1988)

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Salaam Bombay! (1988)

Salaam Bombay! (1988)

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To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)

To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)

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Police Story (1985)

Police Story (1985)

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Ishtar (1987)

Ishtar (1987)

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Golden Eighties (1986)

Golden Eighties (1986)

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Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

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The Emperor's Naked Army Marches on (1987)

The Emperor's Naked Army Marches on (1987)

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High Hopes (1988)

High Hopes (1988)

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The Dante Quartet (1987)

The Dante Quartet (1987)

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Tenebre (1982)

Tenebre (1982)

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The Fly (1986)

The Fly (1986)

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Sugar Cane Alley (1983)

Sugar Cane Alley (1983)

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Born in Flames (1983)

Born in Flames (1983)

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Fitzcarraldo (1982)

Fitzcarraldo (1982)

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Burden of Dreams (1982)

Burden of Dreams (1982)

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25

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1988)

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1988)

26

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)

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Purple Rain (1984)

Purple Rain (1984)

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Stranger Than Paradise (1984)

Stranger Than Paradise (1984)

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Streetwise (1984)

Streetwise (1984)

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Veronika Voss (1982)

Veronika Voss (1982)

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Tongues Untied (1989)

Tongues Untied (1989)

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Hollywood Shuffle (1987)

Hollywood Shuffle (1987)

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Sherman's March (1985)

Sherman's March (1985)

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Thief (1981)

Thief (1981)

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Pauline at the Beach (1983)

Pauline at the Beach (1983)

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Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

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Chocolate (1988)

Chocolate (1988)

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Tampopo (1985)

Tampopo (1985)

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Smithereens (1982)

Smithereens (1982)

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Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

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