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Best Thriller Movies of 1980

This collection ranks 186 thriller 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 Shining.

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

  1. 1

    The Shining

    1980· 2h 24m· en

    8.219.3K
  4. 4

    Cruising

    1980· 1h 42m· en

    6.6643
  5. 5

    Altered States

    1980· 1h 43m· en

    6.7776
  6. 6

    Gloria

    1980· 2h 2m· en

    6.9270
  7. 7

    Inferno

    1980· 1h 47m· it

    6.6688
  9. 9

    Madness

    1980· 1h 29m· it

    5.334
  12. 12

    Bad Timing

    1980· 2h 3m· en

    6.5169
  21. 21

    Carnada

    1980· 1h 35m· es

    4.17
  22. 22

    Karz

    1980· 2h 39m· hi

    7.617
  25. 25

    The Hard Way

    1980· 1h 25m· en

    5.710
  26. 26

    Sakthi

    1980· ml

    —0
  28. 28

    Alligator

    1980· 1h 31m· en

    6.0395
  29. 29

    The Godsend

    1980· 1h 30m· en

    5.341
  32. 32

    Defiance

    1980· 1h 43m· en

    6.432
  33. 33

    Shaan

    1980· 3h 1m· hi

    6.721
  35. 35

    Put on Ice

    1980· 1h 28m· de

    5.51
  36. 36

    Red Rose

    1980· 2h 5m· hi

    4.73
  37. 37

    Foxes

    1980· 1h 46m· en

    6.0102
  38. 38

    Polladhavan

    1980· 2h 14m· ta

    6.65
  41. 41

    The Saviour

    1980· 1h 22m· zh

    5.24

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

186 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 Shining currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.