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Best Movies of 1983

This collection ranks 3,156 movies released in 1983. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top of the list is Scarface.

3,156 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Scarface

    1983· 2h 50m· en

    8.213.3K
  7. 7

    Nostalgia

    1983· 2h 4m· ru

    7.8616
  8. 8

    Videodrome

    1983· 1h 28m· en

    7.32.5K
  12. 12

    Project A

    1983· 1h 45m· zh

    7.3584
  16. 16

    The Dead Zone

    1983· 1h 43m· en

    7.01.9K
  19. 19

    WarGames

    1983· 1h 54m· en

    7.12.2K
  20. 20

    Bad Boys

    1983· 2h 3m· en

    7.0311
  21. 21

    Christine

    1983· 1h 50m· en

    6.92.3K
  22. 22

    Barefoot Gen

    1983· 1h 23m· ja

    7.6260
  24. 24

    Rumble Fish

    1983· 1h 34m· en

    7.0773
  25. 25

    Zelig

    1983· 1h 19m· en

    7.4928
  26. 26

    Angst

    1983· 1h 15m· de

    7.1431
  29. 29

    The Day After

    1983· 2h 7m· en

    6.8453
  31. 31

    Octopussy

    1983· 2h 11m· en

    6.42.3K
  32. 32

    Go for It

    1983· 1h 47m· it

    7.0563
  33. 33

    El Sur

    1983· 1h 34m· es

    7.7154
  34. 34

    Local Hero

    1983· 1h 51m· en

    6.8414
  35. 35

    Silkwood

    1983· 2h 11m· en

    6.9363
  36. 36

    Danton

    1983· 2h 16m· fr

    6.8175
  37. 37

    L'Argent

    1983· 1h 25m· fr

    6.9300
  44. 44

    Sudden Impact

    1983· 1h 57m· en

    6.61.0K
  45. 45

    Fire and Ice

    1983· 1h 22m· en

    6.7360
  48. 48

    Flashdance

    1983· 1h 35m· en

    6.51.6K
  49. 49

    The Hunger

    1983· 1h 37m· en

    6.7659

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

3,156 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

Which movie is ranked #1?

Scarface currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.