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The 1980s on disc

The films of the 1980s worth owning, ranked by standing.

The Last Metro (1980) disc cover

1980 · François Truffaut

A Passage to India (1984) disc cover

A Passage to India

1984 · David Lean

Children of a Lesser God (1986) disc cover

Children of a Lesser God

1986 · Randa Haines

Labyrinth (1986) disc cover

1986 · Jim Henson

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) disc cover

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

1987 · Sidney J. Furie

Frantic (1988) disc cover

1988 · Roman Polanski

Au revoir les enfants (1987) disc cover

Au revoir les enfants

1987 · Louis Malle

Zelig (1983) disc cover

1983 · Woody Allen

Mephisto (1981) disc cover

1981 · István Szabó

The Lost Boys (1987) disc cover

Red Dawn (1984) disc cover

1984 · John Milius

Steel Magnolias (1989) disc cover

Steel Magnolias

1989 · Herbert Ross

The Witches of Eastwick (1987) disc cover

The Witches of Eastwick

1987 · George Miller

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) disc cover

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

1988 · Pedro Almodóvar

Bloodsport (1988) disc cover

1988 · Newt Arnold

Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) disc cover

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

1987 · John Hughes

A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child 1989

A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child

1989 · Stephen Hopkins

Big Trouble in Little China (1986) disc cover

Big Trouble in Little China

1986 · John Carpenter

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) disc cover

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

1988 · Dwight H. Little

The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) disc cover

The French Lieutenant's Woman

1981 · Karel Reisz

Cocktail (1988) disc cover

1988 · Roger Donaldson

Pale Rider (1985) disc cover

1985 · Clint Eastwood

The Jewel of the Nile (1985) disc cover

The Jewel of the Nile

1985 · Lewis Teague

American Gigolo (1980) disc cover

American Gigolo

1980 · Paul Schrader

Time Bandits (1981) disc cover

1981 · Terry Gilliam

The Karate Kid Part II (1986) disc cover

The Karate Kid Part II

1986 · John G. Avildsen

Do the Right Thing (1989) disc cover

Do the Right Thing

1989 · Spike Lee

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) disc cover

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1981 · Bob Rafelson

Heaven's Gate (1980) disc cover

1980 · Michael Cimino

Pelle the Conqueror (1987) disc cover

Pelle the Conqueror

1987 · Bille August

Missing (1982) disc cover

1982 · Costa-Gavras

The Fog (1980) disc cover

1980 · John Carpenter

Legend (1985) disc cover

1985 · Ridley Scott

Time of the Gypsies 1988

Time of the Gypsies

1988 · Emir Kusturica

Atlantic City (1980) disc cover

1980 · Louis Malle

Casualties of War (1989) disc cover

Casualties of War

1989 · Brian De Palma

Splash (1984) disc cover

1984 · Ron Howard

Ladyhawke (1985) disc cover

1985 · Richard Donner

Flight of the Navigator (1986) disc cover

Flight of the Navigator

1986 · Randal Kleiser

Salaam Bombay! (1988) disc cover

1988 · Mira Nair

Jaws: The Revenge (1987) disc cover

Jaws: The Revenge

1987 · Joseph Sargent

Jaws 3-D (1983) disc cover

1983 · Joe Alves

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) disc cover

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

1988 · Terry Gilliam

Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) disc cover

Kiss of the Spider Woman

1985 · Héctor Babenco

Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) disc cover

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

1982 · Tommy Lee Wallace

2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) disc cover

2010: The Year We Make Contact

1984 · Peter Hyams

The Accidental Tourist (1988) disc cover

The Accidental Tourist

1988 · Lawrence Kasdan

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) disc cover

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

1986 · Tobe Hooper