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Best English Movies of 1985

This collection ranks 1,261 English movies released in 1985. 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 Back to the Future.

1,261 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  4. 4

    The Goonies

    1985· 1h 54m

    7.56.4K
  5. 5

    Brazil

    1985· 2h 23m

    7.73.8K
  6. 6

    Clue

    1985· 1h 34m

    7.22.0K
  8. 8

    After Hours

    1985· 1h 37m

    7.51.8K
  14. 14

    Witness

    1985· 1h 52m

    7.11.9K
  16. 16

    Mask

    1985· 2h 0m

    7.3505
  17. 17

    Silverado

    1985· 2h 13m

    7.0838
  19. 19

    Re-Animator

    1985· 1h 26m

    7.11.7K
  22. 22

    Ladyhawke

    1985· 2h 1m

    7.01.3K
  24. 24

    Commando

    1985· 1h 30m

    6.73.2K
  26. 26

    Legend

    1985· 1h 34m

    6.31.4K
  28. 28

    Weird Science

    1985· 1h 33m

    6.51.6K
  30. 30

    Cocoon

    1985· 1h 57m

    6.61.4K
  31. 31

    Fletch

    1985· 1h 38m

    6.7785
  33. 33

    Enemy Mine

    1985· 1h 48m

    7.01.1K
  34. 34

    Buddies

    1985· 1h 21m

    8.254
  36. 36

    Live Aid

    1985· 16h 0m

    7.952
  38. 38

    Phenomena

    1985· 1h 55m

    6.8933
  42. 42

    Return to Oz

    1985· 1h 49m

    6.71.1K
  43. 43

    Real Genius

    1985· 1h 46m

    6.7508
  46. 46

    Chronos

    1985· 43m

    7.590

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

1,261 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?

Back to the Future currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.