Pulse of Cinema

Best Drama Films of 1980

250

Pulse of Cinema lists 250 films released in 1980, ranked by the Pulse Score blended from IMDb, Letterboxd and TMDB. Standouts include The Empire Strikes Back, The Shining, The Elephant Man.

250Films
69Avg Pulse
980+ Pulse
1980-1980Span

These 250 films average a Pulse Score of 69; 9 score 80+ ("strong pick"). Span 1980-1980. Highest is The Empire Strikes Back (92).

Films

The Empire Strikes Back 92

The Empire Strikes Back

1980
The Shining 88

The Shining

1980
The Elephant Man 86

The Elephant Man

1980
Who's Singin' Over There? 86

Who's Singin' Over There?

1980
The Kingdom of Diamonds 85

The Kingdom of Diamonds

1980
Raging Bull 84

Raging Bull

1980
Zübük 82

Zübük

1980
Kagemusha 81

Kagemusha

1980
The Blues Brothers 80

The Blues Brothers

1980
Pixote 79

Pixote

1980
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears 78

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears

1980
Sankarabharanam 78

Sankarabharanam

1980
Ordinary People 77

Ordinary People

1980
Breaker Morant 77

Breaker Morant

1980
The King and the Mockingbird 76

The King and the Mockingbird

1980
Airplane! 76

Airplane!

1980
The Long Good Friday 75

The Long Good Friday

1980
My American Uncle 75

My American Uncle

1980
The Taming of the Scoundrel 74

The Taming of the Scoundrel

1980
Babylon 74

Babylon

1980
Varumayin Niram Sivappu 73

Varumayin Niram Sivappu

1980
The Day After Trinity 73

The Day After Trinity

1980
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers 73

Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

1980
Little Lord Fauntleroy 73

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980
The Last Metro 73

The Last Metro

1980
Coal Miner's Daughter 73

Coal Miner's Daughter

1980
Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind 73

Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind

1980
Bye Bye Brazil 73

Bye Bye Brazil

1980
Confidence 72

Confidence

1980
Handymen, Handymen 72

Handymen, Handymen

1980
From the Life of the Marionettes 72

From the Life of the Marionettes

1980
The Terrace 72

The Terrace

1980
Bilo the Banker 72

Bilo the Banker

1980
Bubble Bath 72

Bubble Bath

1980
Stardust Memories 72

Stardust Memories

1980
Gloria 72

Gloria

1980
Alexander the Great 72

Alexander the Great

1980
Shogun Assassin 72

Shogun Assassin

1980
Atlantic City 72

Atlantic City

1980
Oblomov 72

Oblomov

1980
AC/DC - Let There Be Rock 71

AC/DC - Let There Be Rock

1980
A Bad Son 71

A Bad Son

1980
Aakrosh 71

Aakrosh

1980
The Gods Must Be Crazy 71

The Gods Must Be Crazy

1980
The Wrung-Out Man 71

The Wrung-Out Man

1980
Brubaker 71

Brubaker

1980
Nine to Five 71

Nine to Five

1980
Gregory's Girl 71

Gregory's Girl

1980