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Best Crime Movies of 1980

This collection ranks 221 crime movies released in 1980. 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 The Blues Brothers.

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

  3. 3

    Pixote

    1980· 2h 7m· pt

    7.9244
  4. 4

    Brubaker

    1980· 2h 11m· en

    7.1525
  6. 6

    Cruising

    1980· 1h 42m· en

    6.6643
  8. 8

    Gloria

    1980· 2h 2m· en

    6.9270
  10. 10

    Stir Crazy

    1980· 1h 51m· en

    6.5492
  14. 14

    Madness

    1980· 1h 29m· it

    5.334
  25. 25

    The Wicked

    1980· 2h 9m· ja

    6.05
  27. 27

    Carnada

    1980· 1h 35m· es

    4.17
  33. 33

    The Loot

    1980· 1h 33m· zh

    6.36
  35. 35

    Target

    1980· 1h 39m· ja

    —0
  36. 36

    Bacanal

    1980· 1h 33m· pt

    5.73
  39. 39

    Borderline

    1980· 1h 44m· en

    6.155
  40. 40

    Contraband

    1980· 1h 37m· it

    6.251
  44. 44

    Defiance

    1980· 1h 43m· en

    6.432
  45. 45

    Hot Dogs

    1980· 1h 37m· en

    4.02
  47. 47

    Shaan

    1980· 3h 1m· hi

    6.721

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

221 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?

The Blues Brothers currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.