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Best Drama Movies of 1980

This collection ranks 1,272 drama 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 Elephant Man.

1,272 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  3. 3

    Kagemusha

    1980· 3h 0m· ja

    7.8759
  9. 9

    Pixote

    1980· 2h 7m· pt

    7.9244
  10. 10

    Brubaker

    1980· 2h 11m· en

    7.1525
  15. 15

    Heaven's Gate

    1980· 3h 37m· en

    6.7430
  20. 20

    Fourteen

    1980· tl

    —0
  21. 21

    Gloria

    1980· 2h 2m· en

    6.9270
  22. 22

    Fame

    1980· 2h 14m· en

    6.4527
  25. 25

    The Party

    1980· 1h 50m· fr

    6.61.2K
  28. 28

    My Bodyguard

    1980· 1h 36m· en

    6.4130
  32. 32

    Urban Cowboy

    1980· 2h 12m· en

    6.5274
  33. 33

    Kaksha

    1980· 2h 45m· te

    —0
  34. 34

    Bronco Billy

    1980· 1h 56m· en

    6.3298
  37. 37

    Bad Timing

    1980· 2h 3m· en

    6.5169
  44. 44

    Hum Paanch

    1980· 2h 43m· hi

    6.98
  46. 46

    Loulou

    1980· 1h 46m· fr

    6.2112

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

1,272 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 Elephant Man currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.