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Best Romance Movies of the 1980s

This collection ranks 2,822 romance 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 film is Cinema Paradiso.

2,822 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  7. 7

    Top Gun

    1986· 1h 50m· en

    7.19.8K
  8. 8

    Nostalgia

    1983· 2h 4m· ru

    7.8616
  11. 11

    Maurice

    1987· 2h 20m· en

    7.6629
  12. 12

    Out of Africa

    1985· 2h 41m· en

    7.21.6K
  13. 13

    Betty Blue

    1986· 2h 0m· fr

    7.2472
  15. 15

    The Big Blue

    1988· 2h 48m· fr

    7.41.6K
  23. 23

    Tootsie

    1982· 1h 56m· en

    7.22.0K
  30. 30

    Rumble Fish

    1983· 1h 34m· en

    7.0773
  31. 31

    Crossroads

    1986· 1h 39m· en

    7.3487
  34. 34

    Moonstruck

    1987· 1h 42m· en

    6.81.1K
  38. 38

    Overboard

    1987· 1h 52m· en

    6.81.0K
  42. 42

    Hairspray

    1988· 1h 32m· en

    6.8458
  44. 44

    Ariel

    1988· 1h 13m· fi

    7.1380
  45. 45

    Weird Science

    1985· 1h 33m· en

    6.51.6K

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Frequently asked questions

How many romance movies came out in the 1980s?

2,822 romance movies from the 1980s carry real rating data.

How are these romance 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 romance movie of the 1980s?

Cinema Paradiso holds the top position in this collection.