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Best English Movies of the 1980s

This collection ranks 12,783 English-language movies released in the 1980s. 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. The #1 entry is The Empire Strikes Back. These films were originally released in English.

12,783 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  6. 6

    Scarface

    1983· 2h 50m

    8.213.3K
  7. 7

    Aliens

    1986· 2h 17m

    8.011.1K
  8. 8

    The Thing

    1982· 1h 49m

    8.18.2K
  10. 10

    Blade Runner

    1982· 1h 58m

    7.915.3K
  12. 12

    Die Hard

    1988· 2h 12m

    7.812.5K
  13. 13

    Amadeus

    1984· 2h 40m

    8.04.9K
  15. 15

    The Terminator

    1984· 1h 48m

    7.715.0K
  24. 24

    Predator

    1987· 1h 47m

    7.69.4K
  28. 28

    Platoon

    1986· 2h 0m

    7.75.2K
  31. 31

    First Blood

    1982· 1h 33m

    7.57.0K
  36. 36

    Blue Velvet

    1986· 2h 0m

    7.63.9K
  40. 40

    The Goonies

    1985· 1h 54m

    7.56.4K
  42. 42

    The Fly

    1986· 1h 36m

    7.45.1K
  45. 45

    Brazil

    1985· 2h 23m

    7.73.8K

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Frequently asked questions

How many English movies came from the 1980s?

12,783 English-language films from the 1980s carry real rating data.

How are these English films 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.

What is the highest-rated English movie of the 1980s?

The Empire Strikes Back holds the top position in this collection.