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Best Italian Movies of the 1980s

This collection ranks 1,257 movies from Italy 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. At the top sits Cinema Paradiso.

1,257 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  5. 5

    Nostalgia

    1983· 2h 4m· ru

    7.8616
  17. 17

    Go for It

    1983· 1h 47m· it

    7.0563
  20. 20

    Tenebre

    1982· 1h 41m· it

    6.8714
  22. 22

    Phenomena

    1985· 1h 55m· en

    6.8933
  27. 27

    Opera

    1987· 1h 47m· it

    6.7542
  28. 28

    Flash Gordon

    1980· 1h 51m· en

    6.31.1K
  31. 31

    From Beyond

    1986· 1h 25m· en

    6.5684
  34. 34

    Demons

    1985· 1h 29m· it

    6.6648
  36. 36

    Banana Joe

    1982· 1h 36m· it

    6.7514
  42. 42

    Bianca

    1984· 1h 36m· it

    7.5405
  43. 43

    Inferno

    1980· 1h 47m· it

    6.6688

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Frequently asked questions

How many italian movies were made in the 1980s?

1,257 Italy productions from the 1980s have real rating data.

How are these italian 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 best italian movie of the 1980s?

Cinema Paradiso currently holds the #1 position.