Year 1980 movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant year 1980 movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, tense, suspense, eighties and talky films and TV shows about / with murder, death, friendship, violence, runaway, storytelling, dialogue, nude, brutality and husband wife relationship plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres shot in USA, France, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as year 1980: My Bodyguard (1980), Shuler (2013), Empire of Light (2022), Madman (1981), Billionaire Boys Club (2018), Christmas Evil (1980), Roadie (1980), Bye Bye Brasil (1980), A Singular Crime (2022), Breaker Morant (1980).
Best films
List of year 1980 movies
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Clifford Peach (Chris Makepeace), an easygoing teenager, is finding less than easy to fit in at his new high school, where a tough-talking bully (Matt Dillon) terrorizes his classmates and extorts their lunch money. Refusing to pay up, Clifford ...
Style:
realistic, entertaining, humorous, feel good, touching ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
high school, teenager, bodyguard, coming of age, school bully, grandmother grandson relationship, motorcycle, bully, boy, father son relationship, swimming pool, child protagonist ...
Time:
year 1980, 20th century, 70s, 80s
Place:
chicago, usa, california
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Ukraine
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
USSR, Odesa, 1980s... Young Kostik wants to escape USSR so he tries to get money for that in a very adventurous way...
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, stylized, realistic, crime drama ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
card trick, embezzler, double life, gangster, deception, dishonesty, danger, criminal, gang, dual identity, bandit, betrayal ...
Time:
year 1980, 80s
Place:
ussr, soviet union, odessa ukraine
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship with a new employee on the south coast of England in the 1980s.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, powerful, art house ...
Plot:
love, mental illness, projectionist, racial violence, employer employee relationship, schizophrenia, interracial romance, older woman younger man relationship, seaside town, racism, life, small town life ...
Time:
year 1980, 80s, year 1981
Place:
england
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
At a summer camp for youths, cocky pre-teen calls out the name of mass serial killer "Madman Marz". Suddenly, counselors are being maimed and slaughtered in various ways by the backwoodsman who has returned when his name was called.
Style:
scary, slasher, suspenseful, bloody, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, summer camp, killing spree, camp counselor, stalking, murder, danger, teenage life, male victim, male nudity, forest, exploitation ...
Time:
year 1980, 80s, year 1981
Place:
new york
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A group of wealthy boys in Los Angeles during the early 1980s establishes a get rich quick scam that turns deadly.
Style:
thought provoking, captivating, realistic, exciting, intense ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
money, greed, murder, social differences, lie, escapades, scheme, deception, dishonesty, betrayal, friendship, youth ...
Time:
year 1980, 80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, beverly hills, usa
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A toy factory worker, mentally scarred as a child upon learning Santa Claus is not real, suffers a nervous breakdown after being belittled at work, and embarks on a Yuletide killing spree.
Style:
christmas horror, slasher, bloody, scary, grindhouse ...
Plot:
holiday horror, killer santa claus, christmas, serial killer as protagonist, serial killer, xmas, killer, holiday, exploitation, winter, blood, christmas season ...
Time:
year 1980, 1940s, 80s, year 1947, 20th century
Place:
new york
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A young Texas good ol' boy has a knack with electronic equipment, and that talent gets him a job as a roadie with a raucous traveling rock-and-roll show.
Style:
offbeat, funny, cult classic, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
rock and roll, rock, club, car, dancing, hicksploitation, rock music, on the road, disorder, misfit, fall in love, obsessive quest ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s
Place:
texas, austin texas
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Brazil, Argentina
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the erotic Salomé dances, and the mute Swallow performs feats of strength. A young accordion player is completely enamored of Salomé, and he begs to come ...
Style:
road movie, manga, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Plot:
on the road, female nudity, prostitution, circus, male nudity, bare breasts, amazon jungle, surrealism, transformation, nude girl, friendship, couples ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s
Place:
brazil, latin america
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Rosario in the 80s. The disappearance of a man during the military dictatorship. Two young people from the court must do everything possible to solve the case while facing police corruption and various dangers that put their lives at risk.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, thrilling, captivating, neo noir ...
Plot:
uncover truth, secret, mysterious disappearance, crime investigation, corruption, risk, investigation, government corruption, police corruption, crime solving, teamwork, sleuth ...
Time:
year 1980, 80s
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though they acted under orders, they are being used as scapegoats by the General Staff, who hopes to distance themselves from the irregular practices of the ...
Style:
tense, thought provoking, factual, witty, intense ...
Plot:
politics, lawyer, courtroom, war, military, murder, court, military life, tragedy, world politics, soldier, colonialism ...
Time:
1900s, 19th century, year 1980, edwardian era, 20th century ...
Place:
south africa, australia, africa, south australia, new zealand ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Lou, a small time gangster who thinks he used to be something big, meets and falls for a sexy casino employee named Sally. She needs his help realizing her dream of going to Monte Carlo, a symbol of the glamorous life that she has been looking for ...
Style:
cult classic, neo noir, realistic, aesthetic, cynical ...
Plot:
casino, gangster, gambling, murder, older man younger woman relationship, drug, voyeurism, mafia, mobster, cocaine, passion, redemption ...
Time:
year 1980, 20th century, 70s
Place:
new jersey, philadelphia, atlantic city new jersey, atlantic city, california ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany, Austria
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Made during Bergman's tax-related exile in Germany, the film continues the story of Katarina and Peter Egermann, the feuding, childless, professional couple who appear in one episode of "Scenes From A Marriage." After Peter ...
Style:
disturbing, art house, black and white, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
lgbt, psychiatry, crazy love, mental illness, death, women, mental disorder, art, depression, dialogue, street walker, call girl ...
Time:
year 1980, 20th century, 70s
Place:
germany, europe
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest.
Style:
sentimental, touching, neo western, funny, spaghetti western ...
Plot:
cowboy, circus, small town, bank robbery, gunfight, horse, modern western, stepmother, hidden treasure, amusement park, carnival, presumed dead ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s, 1930s, 80s
Place:
new york, idaho, montana, usa, new jersey
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The main character in this effective, convincing drama is Witold (Tadeusz Bradecki) who is high in what later would be termed the "emotional quotient" or the ability to bounce back from adverse, tragic circumstances. Witold has been ...
Style:
existential, melancholic, bleak, intellectual, tragic
Plot:
corruption, grief, character study, moral dilemma, family drama, existential crisis, bureaucracy, frustration, social realism, betrayal, class struggle, anti hero ...
Time:
year 1980
Place:
eastern europe, poland, himalaya
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
When a young boy's family is killed by the mob, their tough neighbor Gloria becomes his reluctant guardian. In possession of a book that the gangsters want, the pair go on the run in New York.
Style:
tense, neo noir, art house, road movie, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
kick-butt women, chase, gangster, mafia, mobster, women, femme fatale, feminism, hotel, organized crime, murder, mob hit ...
Time:
70s, year 1980, 20th century
Place:
new york, new jersey, bronx new york city, usa, pittsburgh ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
When a warlord dies, a peasant thief is called upon to impersonate him, in order to protect his clan from appearing weak and vulnerable. But he finds himself haunted by the warlord’s spirit as well as his own ambitions.
Style:
costume drama, cerebral, visually stunning, jidai geki, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
samurai, medieval, japanese history, battles, martial arts, warrior, warlord, doppelganger, death, emperor, samurai sword, feudal japan ...
Time:
16th century, medieval times, year 1980, 18th century
Place:
japan, east asia, asia, tokyo, india
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In the late 1970s, Cockney crime boss Harold Shand, a gangster trying to become a legitimate property mogul, has big plans to get the American Mafia to bankroll his transformation of a derelict area of London into the possible venue for a future ...
Style:
neo noir, cynical, harsh, atmospheric, tense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
gangster, ira, organized crime, mafia, crime boss, terrorist, car bomb, danger, revenge, rivalry, criminal's revenge, murder ...
Time:
70s, year 1980, 80s, 20th century
Place:
england, ireland, london, britain, europe ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge.
Style:
factual, harsh, rough, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
outlaw gang, wild west, bank robbery, vengeance, gang, gunfight, jesse james, destiny, bank robber, civil war, storytelling, visceral ...
Time:
20th century, year 1980, 70s, 80s
Place:
missouri, texas, minnesota
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
This 1980 French film features Isabelle Huppert as a restless young woman who ditches her boring, tempramental boyfriend for a wild, leather-clad bad boy (played by an incandescent, youthful Gerard Depardieu).
Style:
sexy, erotic, sexual, romantic, contemplative ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
sensuality, illicit affair, burglary, sexual relations, drunk, class differences, affair, amor, advertising agency, couples, infidelity, disco ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s, 80s
Place:
france, paris france, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The story of hard-luck Melvin Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes.
Style:
cult classic, humorous, funny, game show, semi serious ...
Plot:
desert, working class, bittersweet, redemption, christmas, howard hughes, female nudity, ugly duckling, nude girl, american history, divorce, wedding ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
las vegas, utah, california, usa, los angeles ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Prof. Henri Laborit uses the stories of the lives of three people to discuss behaviorist theories of survival, combat, rewards and punishment, and anxiety. René is a technical manager at a textile factory and must face the anxiety caused by ...
Style:
philosophical, clever, witty, existential, funny ...
Plot:
bittersweet, surrealism, social commentary, anxiety, adultery, reward, family drama, graduation, time travel, television, summer, island ...
Time:
year 1980, 20th century, 70s, year 1977, year 1979
Place:
france, europe, paris france, brittany
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, West Germany
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Roddy has a camera implanted in his brain. He is then hired by a television producer to film a documentary of terminally ill Katherine, without her knowledge. His footage will then be run on the popular TV series, "Death Watch".
Style:
tech noir, cult classic, psychological, serious, disturbing ...
Plot:
dystopia, terminal illness, dystopian future, distopia, television, fictional reality show, cold war, social commentary, dystopic future, surveillance, cyberpunk, amor ...
Time:
year 1980, future, 2020s, 80s, near future ...
Place:
scotland, glasgow scotland, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Dennis Hopper is a hard-drinking truck driver who loses control of his truck under the influence and slams it into a busload of screaming children. After serving his five year jail sentence, Hopper finds his daughter, Cebe (Linda Manz), the love of ...
Style:
depressing, neo noir, controversial, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
punk rock, alcoholic father, drug abuse, rock, drug, psychotic, coming of age, father, teenager, violence, smoking, prison visit ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s
Place:
canada
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
A 300-year-old Hungarian vampire/succubus disguises itself as a female high school teacher. The teacher seduces and possesses popular students and sends them out to kidnap promiscuous school girls with the intention of draining and drinking their ...
Style:
psychotronic, suspense, disturbing, scary, bleak ...
Plot:
vampire, killing, deadly creature, supernatural ability, vampire bite, characters in danger, curses spells and rituals, vampirism, society, murder, monster, hunting ...
Time:
year 1980
Place:
usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An account of serial killer Richard Ramírez and his rampage in California during the mid-1980s.
Style:
psychological, tense, rough, suspenseful, slasher ...
Plot:
police, serial killer, murderer, psychopath, death, true crime, murder, serial murder, rapist, killing spree, brutality, maniac ...
Time:
year 1980
Place:
california
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
May, 1980. Man-seob is a taxi driver in Seoul who lives from hand to mouth, raising his young daughter alone. One day, he hears that there is a foreigner who will pay big money for a drive down to Gwangju city. Not knowing that he’s a German ...
Style:
suspense, political, road movie, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
protest, reporter, democracy, journalism, taxi, life lesson, travel, society, danger, historical event, neighbor, friendship ...
Time:
year 1980, 80s, year 2017
Place:
south korea, tokyo, seoul
Is relevant?
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Strange things begin to occurs as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses ...
Style:
gothic, creepy, atmospheric, suspenseful, slasher ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
lighthouse, ghost, revenge, supernatural horror, haunted house, small town, blood, radio station, sword, campfire story, murder, chase ...
Time:
80s, year 1980, 70s, 20th century, year 1979
Place:
california, northern california, usa, pacific ocean
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Oregon, 1980: Jane, Elaine and Louise are all feeling the effects of inflation and cannot afford, as the title states, the high cost of living. Jane cannot afford a babysitter or get married and if she wants privacy with her boyfriend, she has to ...
Style:
scenic, grindhouse, independent film, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
shopping mall, caper, housewife, money, partner, disorder, couples, friends, dishonesty, unlikely criminals, love and romance, criminal heroes ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s, 80s
Place:
oregon
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Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A Californian housewife is terrified of having sex because of a past assault. When this phobia threatens to destroy her marriage, she takes refuge in a series of erotic fantasies about a masked man. But is it really all just a fantasy?
Style:
erotic, sexy, independent film
Plot:
sex, erotica, past, skinny dipping, ptsd, childhood memory, childhood sexual abuse, childhood trauma, nudity, female nudity, attempted rape, broken mirror ...
Time:
year 1980
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Shire is the subject of a perverse obsession by a Lesbian neighbor, Andrea, who not only is in lust with her but hires a rapist in order to get audio tapes of her moaning. Ashley turns pepping tom and watches Shire with a telescope as she begins an ...
Style:
slasher, queer horror, controversial, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
lesbian, telescope, female psychopath, lesbian teen, exploitation, psychopath, couples, gender, dishonesty, espionage, law enforcement, gays and lesbians ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s, 80s
Place:
new york
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