Лучшие ленты 1980-х годов по версии издания IndieWire:

Top-10:
1. “Do the Right Thing” (dir. Spike Lee, 1989)
2. “Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters” (dir. Paul Schrader, 1985)
3. “The Thing” (dir. John Carpenter, 1982)
4. “Paris, Texas” (dir. Wim Wenders, 1984)
5. “Shoah” (dir. Claude Lanzmann, 1985)
6. “My Neighbor Totoro” (dir. Hayao Miyazaki, 1988)
7. “Vagabond” (dir. Agnès Varda, 1985)
8. “The Green Ray” (dir. Éric Rohmer, 1986)
9. “Possession” (1981, Andrzej Żuławski)
10. “Sans Soleil” (dir. Chris Marker, 1983)

11-20:
11. “Ran” (dir. Akira Kurosawa, 1985)
12. “Blue Velvet” (dir. David Lynch, 1986)
13. “L’Argent” (dir. Robert Bresson, 1983)
14. “Raging Bull” (dir. Martin Scorsese, 1980)
15. “Broadcast News” (dir. James L. Brooks, 1987)
16. “The Shining” (dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
17. “Wings of Desire” (dir. Wim Wenders, 1987)
18. “Where Is the Friend’s House?” (dir. Abbas Kiarostami, 1987)
19. “Fanny and Alexander” (dir. Ingmar Bergman, 1982)
20. “Koyaanisqatsi” (dir. Godfrey Reggio, 1982)

21-30:
21. “Blow Out” (dir. Brian De Palma, 1981)
22. “Yeelen” (dir. Soulemayne Cisse, 1987)
23. “My Brother’s Wedding” (dir. Charles Burnett, 1983)
24. “Back to the Future” (dir. Robert Zemeckis, 1985)
25. “Videodrome” (dir. David Cronenberg, 1983)
26. “Come and See” (dir. Elem Klimov, 1985)
27. “Robocop” (dir. Paul Verhoeven, 1987)
28. “The Times of Harvey Milk” (dir. Rob Epstein, 1984)
29. “A Short Film About Love” (dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1988)
30. “Body Double” (dir. Brian De Palma, 1984)

31-40:
31. “El Sur” (dir. Victor Erice, 1983)
32. “Stop Making Sense” (dir. Jonathan Demme, 1984)
33. “Sweetie” (dir. Jane Campion, 1989)
34. “A Room with a View” (dir. James Ivory, 1985)
35. “Something Wild” (dir. Jonathan Demme, 1986)
36. “Chan Is Missing” (dir. Wayne Wang, 1982)
37. “Desert Hearts” (dir. Donna Deitch, 1985)
38. “The King of Comedy” (dir. Martin Scorsese, 1983)
39. “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial” (dir. Steven Spielberg, 1982)
40. “The Thin Blue Line” (dir. Errol Morris, 1988)

41-50:
41. “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” (dir. Robert Zemeckis, 1988)
42. “Die Hard” (dir. John McTiernan, 1988)
43. “Losing Ground” (dir. Kathleen Collins, 1982)
44. “Amadeus” (dir. Miloš Forman, 1984)
45. “A City of Sadness” (dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien, 1989)
46. “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981, Penelope Spheeris)
47. “Matador” (dir Pedro Almodóvar, 1986)
48. “The Terminator” (dir. James Cameron, 1984)
49. “Risky Business” (dir. Paul Brickman, 1983)
50. “Taipei Story” (dir. Edward Yang, 1985)

51-60:
51. “Variety” (1983, Bette Gordon)
52. “The Right Stuff” (dir. Philip Kaufman, 1983)
53. “Twenty Years Later” (dir. Eduardo Coutinho, 1984)
54. “Reassemblage” (dir. Trinh T. Minh-ha, 1982)
55. “Blade Runner” (dir. Ridley Scott, 1982)
56. “El Norte” (dir. Gregory Nava, 1983)
57. “À Nos Amours” (dir. Maurice Pialat, 1983)
58. “The Empire Strikes Back” (dir. Irvin Kershner, 1980)
59. “Babette’s Feast” (dir. Gabriel Axel, 1987)
60. “Akira” (dir. Katsuhiro Otomo, 1988)

61-70:
61. “The Long Good Friday” (dir. John Mackenzie, 1980)
62. “Hannah and Her Sisters” (dir. Woody Allen, 1986)
63. “Smithereens” (dir. Susan Seidelman, 1982)
64. “Tampopo” (dir. Juzo Itami, 1985)
65. “Chocolat” (dir. Claire Denis, 1988)
66. “Grave of the Fireflies” (dir. Isao Takahata, 1988)
67. “Pauline at the Beach” (dir. Éric Rohmer, 1983)
68. “Thief” (dir. Michael Mann, 1981)
69. “Sherman’s March” (dir. Ros McElwee, 1986)
70. “Hollywood Shuffle” (dir. Robert Townsend, 1987)

71-80:
71. “Tongues Untied” (dir. Marlon Riggs, 1989)
72. “Veronika Voss” (dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1982)
73. “Streetwise” (dir. Martin Bell, 1984)
74. “Stranger Than Paradise” (dir. Jim Jarmusch, 1984)
75. “Purple Rain” (dir. Albert Magnoli, 1984)
76. “The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover” (dir. Peter Greenaway, 1989)
77. “Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story” (dir. Todd Haynes, 1987)
78. “Fitzcarraldo” (dir. Werner Herzog, 1982) // “Burden of Dreams” (dir. Les Blank, 1982)
79. “Born in Flames” (1983, Lizzie Borden)
80. “Sugar Cane Alley” (dir. Euzhan Palcy, 1983)

81-90:
81. “The Fly” (dir. David Cronenberg, 1986)
82. “Tenebrae” (dir. Dario Argento, 1982)
83. “The Dante Quartet” (dir. Stan Brakhage, 1987)
84. “High Hopes” (dir. Mike Leigh, 1988)
85. “The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On” (dir. Kazuo Hara, 1987)
86. “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” (dir. Amy Heckerling, 1982)
87. “Golden Eighties” (dir. Chantal Akerman, 1986)
88. “Ishtar” (dir. Elaine May, 1987)
89. “Police Story” (dir. Jackie Chan, 1985)
90. “To Live and Die in L.A.” (dir. William Friedkin, 1985)

91-100:
91. “Salaam Bombay!” (dir. Mira Nair, 1988)
92. “The Vanishing” (dir. George Sluizer, 1988)
93. “Crossing Delancey” (dir. Joan Micklin Silver, 1988)
94. “Reds” (dir. Warren Beatty, 1981)
95. “My Beautiful Laundrette” (dir. Stephen Frears, 1985)
96. “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” (dir. Steven Spielberg, 1984)
97. “Wend Kuuni” (dir. Gaston Kaboré, 1982)
98. “Blood Simple” (dir. Joel Coen, 1984)
99. “The Age of the Earth” (dir. Glauber Rocha, 1980)
100. “Steets of Fire” (dir. Walter Hill, 1981)

Лучшие ленты 1980-х годов по версии издания Complex:

Top-10:
1. Do the Right Thing (1989)
2. Raging Bull (1980)
3. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
4. The Shining (1980)
5. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
6. Blue Velvet (1986)
7. Die Hard (1988)
8. Back to the Future (1985)
9. The Thing (1982)
10. Stand By Me (1986)

11-20:
11. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
12. Blade Runner (1982)
13. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
14. Coming to America (1988)
15. Ghostbusters (1984)
16. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
17. The Breakfast Club (1985)
18. Aliens (1986)
19. Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
20. Full Metal Jacket (1987)

21-30:
21. The King of Comedy (1983)
22. Raising Arizona (1987)
23. The Terminator (1984)
24. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
25. RoboCop (1987)
26. Blood Simple (1984)
27. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
28. Platoon (1986)
29. Blow Out (1981)
30. Down By Law (1986)

31-40:
31. Sixteen Candles (1984)
32. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
33. Manhunter (1986)
34. Day of the Dead (1985)
35. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
36. The Evil Dead (1981)
37. They Live! (1988)
38. The Goonies (1985)
39. Poltergeist (1982)
40. Creepshow (1982)

41-50:
41. The Verdict (1982)
42. After Hours (1985)
43. Broadcast News (1987)
44. Gremlins (1984)
45. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
46. Near Dark (1987)
47. First Blood (1982)
48. The Untouchables (1987)
49. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
50. Top Gun (1986)

Лучшие фильмы ужасов 1980-х годов по версии издания Esquire:

Top-10:
1. The Shining (1980)
2. The Thing (1982)
3. Aliens (1986)
4. Possession (1981)
5. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
6. Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987)
7. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (1986)
8. The Fog (1980)
9. Tenebre (1982)
10. Videodrome (1983)

11-20:
11. Near Dark (1987)
12. The Fly (1986)
13. Gremlins (1984)
14. Poltergeist (1982)
15. Maniac Cop (1988)
16. The Evil Dead (1981)
17. Sleepaway Camp (1983)
18. The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)
19. Happy Birthday to Me (1981)
20. Re-Animator (1985)

21-30:
21. Maniac (1980)
22. Friday the 13th (1980)
23. Hellraiser (1987)
24. Prince of Darkness (1987)
25. Creepshow 2 (1987)
26. The Beyond (1981)
27. The Stepfather (1987)
28. Creepshow (1982)
29. The Changeling (1980)
30. The Hitcher (1986)

31-40:
31. Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
32. The Stuff (1985)
33. The Howling (1981)
34. Opera (1987)
35. Day of the Dead (1985)
36. Fright Night (1985)
37. Pet Sematary (1989)
38. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
39. Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
40. Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

41-50:
41. Pumpkinhead (1988)
42. Child's Play (1988)
43. Bad Taste (1987)
44. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
45. Children of the Corn (1984)
46. My Bloody Valentine (1981)
47. The Gate (1987)
48. April Fool's Day (1986)
49. The Funhouse (1981)
50. Motel Hell (1980)

Лучшие ленты 1980-х годов по версии издания Mental Floss:

Top-10:
1. Raging Bull (1980)
2. Airplane! (1980)
3. The Shining (1980)
4. Ordinary People (1980)
5. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
6. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
7. Tootsie (1982)
8. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
9. Amadeus (1984)
10. Ran (1985)

11-20:
11. Brazil (1985)
12. Back to the Future (1985)
13. Platoon (1986)
14. Blue Velvet (1986)
15. The Untouchables (1987)
16. The Last Emperor (1987)
17. Wings of Desire (1987)
18. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
19. Field of Dreams (1989)
20. Do the Right Thing (1989)

Лучшие ленты 1980-х годов по версии издания Marie Claire:

Top-10:
1. 'A Christmas Story' (1983)
2. 'My Neighbor Totoro' (1988)
3. 'Moonstruck' (1987)
4. 'Heathers' (1989)
5. 'The Breakfast Club' (1985)
6. 'Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back' (1980)
7. 'When Harry Met Sally...' (1989)
8. 'Back to the Future' (1985)
9. 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' (1988)
10. 'Dirty Dancing' (1987)

11-20:
11. 'The Princess Bride' (1987)
12. 'Do the Right Thing' (1989)
13. 'The Color Purple' (1985)
14. 'The Shining' (1980)
15. 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' (1986)
16. 'Beetlejuice' (1988)
17. 'Footloose' (1984)
18. 'E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial' (1982)
19. 'Say Anything' (1989)
20. 'Blade Runner" (1982)

21-30:
21. 'Top Gun' (1986)
22. 'Stand by Me' (1986)
23. 'Pretty in Pink' (1986)
24. 'Risky Business' (1983)
25. 'Poltergeist' (1982)
26. 'Coming to America' (1988)
27. 'Terms of Endearment' (1983)
28. 'Ghostbusters' (1984)
29. '9 to 5' (1980)
30. 'The Outsiders' (1983)

31-40:
31. 'The Karate Kid' (1984)
32. 'Die Hard' (1988)
33. 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' (1984)
34. 'The Terminator' (1984)
35. 'Mystic Pizza' (1988)
36. 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' (1981)
37. 'Purple Rain' (1984)
38. 'Blue Velvet' (1986)
39. 'The Thing' (1982)
40. 'The NeverEnding Story' (1984)

41-50:
41. 'Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure' (1989)
42. 'Aliens' (1986)
43. 'Broadcast News' (1987)
44. 'Beverly Hills Cop' (1984)
45. 'The Lost Boys' (1987)
46. ‘Baby Boom’ (1987)
47. 'Rain Man' (1988)
48. 'Fame' (1980)
49. 'Batman' (1989)
50. ‘Ladyhawke’ (1985)

Лучшие ленты 1980-х годов по версии издания Rolling Stone:

Top-10:
1. ‘Do the Right Thing’ (1989)
2. ‘Videodrome’ (1983)
3. ‘Raging Bull’ (1980)
4. ‘Blue Velvet’ (1986)
5. ‘Ran’ (1985)
6. ‘Shoah’ (1985)
7. ‘Blade Runner’ (1982)
8. ‘Stranger Than Paradise’ (1984)
9. ‘The Thin Blue Line’ (1988)
10. ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ (1981)

11-20:
11. ‘Sex, Lies and Videotape’ (1989)
12. ‘Come and See’ (1985)
13. ‘The Thing’ (1982)
14. ‘Brazil’ (1985)
15. ‘Die Hard’ (1988)
16. ‘The Shining’ (1980)
17. ‘Raising Arizona’ (1987)
18. ‘Say Anything…’ (1989)
19. ‘Something Wild’ (1986)
20. ‘Blow Out’ (1981)

21-30:
21. ‘Stop Making Sense’ (1984)
22. ‘An American Werewolf in London ‘ (1981)
23. ‘The Right Stuff’ (1983)
24. ‘Paris, Texas’ (1984)
25. ‘Robocop’ (1987)
26. ‘The King of Comedy’ (1982)
27. ‘E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial’ (1982)
28. ‘The Terminator’ (1984)
29. ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ (1984)
30. ‘Elephant’ (1989)

31-40:
31. ‘Repo Man’ (1984)
32. ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ (1982)
33. ‘They Live’ (1988)
34. ‘Wings of Desire’ (1987)
35. ‘Risky Business’ (1983)
36. ‘Fanny and Alexander’ (1982)
37. ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ (1980)
38. ‘The Elephant Man’ (1980)
39. ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ (1988)
40. ‘Reds’ (1981)

41-50:
41. ‘Dekalog’ (1989)
42. ‘Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure’ (1985)
43. ‘The Times of Harvey Milk’ (1984)
44. ‘The Road Warrior’ (1981)
45. ‘After Hours’ (1985)
46. ‘Once Upon a Time in America’ (1984)
47. ‘The Blues Brothers’ (1980)
48. ‘She’s Gotta Have It’ (1986)
49. ‘Koyaanisqatsi’ (1982)
50. ‘Fitzcarraldo’ (1982)

51-60:
51. ‘Aliens’ (1986)
52. ‘Thief’ (1981)
53. ‘Sophie’s Choice’ (1982)
54. ‘Roger and Me’ (1989)
55. ‘My Beautiful Laundrette’ (1985)
56. ‘Big’ (1988)
57. ‘Modern Romance’ (1981)
58. ‘Purple Rain’ (1984)
59. ‘My Dinner With Andre’ (1981)
60. ‘Bull Durham’ (1988)

61-70:
61. ‘Cutter’s Way’ (1981)
62. ‘Evil Dead II’ (1987)
63. ‘Broadcast News’ (1987)
64. ‘Akira’ (1988)
65. ‘Back to the Future’ (1985)
66. ‘The Long Good Friday’ (1980)
67. ‘Desperately Seeking Susan’ (1985)
68. ‘Blood Simple’ (1984)
69. ‘Caddyshack’ (1980)
70. ‘The Killer’ (1989)

71-80:
71. ‘Possession’ (1981)
72. ’48 Hrs’ (1982)
73. ‘Ghostbusters’ (1984)
74. ‘Drugstore Cowboy’ (1989)
75. ‘Vagabond’ (1985)
76. ‘Heathers’ (1988)
77. ‘Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown’ (1988)
78. ‘Police Story’ (1985)
79. ‘Full Metal Jacket’ (1987)
80. ‘Sweetie’ (1989)

81-90:
81. ‘River’s Edge’ (1986)
82. ‘Hollywood Shuffle’ (1987)
83. ‘The Little Mermaid’ (1989)
84. ‘Midnight Run’ (1988)
85. ‘Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure’ (1989)
86. ‘Withnail and I’ (1987)
87. ‘Atlantic City’ (1981)
88. ‘The Brother From Another Planet’ (1984)
89. ‘Amadeus’ (1984)
90. ‘The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover’ (1989)

91-100:
91. ‘The Vanishing’ (1988)
92. ‘Airplane!’ (1980)
93. ‘Near Dark’ (1987)
94. ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit?’ (1988)
95. ‘Matewan’ (1987)
96. ‘Scarface’ (1983)
97. ‘Miracle Mile’ (1988)
98. ‘The Decline of Western Civilization’ (1981)
99. ‘Gregory’s Girl’ (1980)
100. ‘Testament’ (1983)

Лучшие ленты 1980-х годов по версии издания Collider:

Top-10:
1. 'The Empire Strikes Back' (1980)
2. 'Raging Bull' (1980)
3. 'Blade Runner' (1982)
4. 'The Shining' (1980)
5. 'When Harry Met Sally' (1989)
6. 'Die Hard' (1988)
7. 'Cinema Paradiso' (1988)
8. 'Aliens' (1986)
9. 'Ran' (1985)
10. 'The Thing' (1982)

11-25:
11. 'The Princess Bride' (1987)
12. 'Back to the Future' (1985)
13. 'Do the Right Thing' (1989)
14. 'Scarface' (1983)
15. 'RoboCop' (1987)
16. 'Come and See' (1985)
17. 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' (1981)
18. 'Grave of the Fireflies' (1988)
19. 'Airplane!' (1980)
20. 'The Breakfast Club' (1985)
21. 'Stand by Me' (1986)
22. 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' (1982)
23. 'Dead Poets Society' (1989)
24. 'The Terminator' (1984)
25. 'Fanny and Alexander' (1982)

Лучшие ленты 1980-х годов по версии издания Time Out:

Top-10:
1. Blue Velvet (1986)
2. Blade Runner (1982)
3. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
4. The Shining (1980)
5. Ghostbusters (1984)
6. Aliens (1986)
7. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
8. Raging Bull (1980)
9. Do the Right Thing (1989)
10. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

11-20:
11. Die Hard (1988)
12. Akira (1988)
13. The Breakfast Club (1985)
14. Come and See (1985)
15. The Road Warrior (1981)
16. Stand by Me (1986)
17. Broadcast News (1987)
18. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
19. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
20. Airplane! (1980)

21-30:
21. Purple Rain (1984)
22. The Thing (1982)
23. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
24. The Elephant Man (1980)
25. Back to the Future (1985)
26. Ran (1985)
27. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
28. After Hours (1985)
29. Poltergeist (1982)
30. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

31-40:
31. Fatal Attraction (1987)
32. Heathers (1988)
33. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
34. They Live (1988)
35. Local Hero (1983)
36. The Killer (1989)
37. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
38. Amadeus (1984)
39. The Terminator (1984)
40. Evil Dead II (1987)

41-50:
41. Fitzcarraldo (1982)
42. Tootsie (1983)
43. RoboCop (1987)
44. Near Dark (1987)
45. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
46. Brazil (1985)
47. Raising Arizona (1987)
48. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
49. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
50. Beetlejuice (1988)

Лучшие ленты 1980-х годов по версии издания Films Fatale:

Top-10:
1. Бешеный бык / Raging Bull / 1980
2. Небо над Берлином / Der Himmel über Berlin / 1987
3. Ран / Ran / 1985
4. Декалог / Dekalog / 1989
5. Синий бархат / Blue Velvet / 1986
6. Бразилия / Brazil / 1985
7. Делай, как надо / Do the Right Thing / 1989
8. Фанни и Александр / Fanny och Alexander / 1982
9. Бегущий по лезвию / Blade Runner / 1982
10. Берлин, Александерплац / Berlin Alexanderplatz / 1980

11-20:
11. Однажды в Америке / Once Upon a Time in America / 1984
12. Женщины на грани нервного срыва / Mujeres al borde de un ataque de / 1988
13. Иди и смотри / 1985
14. Мисима: Жизнь в четырёх главах / Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters / 1985
15. Последний император / The Last Emperor / 1987
16. Подводная лодка / Das Boot / 1981
17. Муха / The Fly / 1986
18. Ханна и её сестры / Hannah and Her Sisters / 1986
19. Деньги / L' Argent / 1983
20. Новый кинотеатр «Парадизо» / Nuovo Cinema Paradiso / 1988

21-30:
21. Легенда о Сурамской крепости / 1986
22. После работы / After Hours / 1985
23. Прокол / Blow Out / 1981
24. Одержимая / Possession / 1981
25. Одуванчик / Tampopo / 1985
26. Кто подставил кролика Роджера / Who Framed Roger Rabbit / 1988
27. Амадей / Amadeus / 1984
28. Конокрад / Dao ma zei / 1986
29. Секрет Н.И.М.Х. / The Secret of NIMH / 1982
30. Париж, Техас / Paris, Texas / 1984

31-40:
31. Парни что надо / The Right Stuff / 1983
32. Фицкарральдо / Fitzcarraldo / 1982
33. Зеленый луч / Le rayon vert / 1986
34. Потоки любви / Love Streams / 1984
35. Жертвоприношение / Offret / 1986
36. Уитнэйл и Я / Withnail & I / 1987
37. Поцелуй женщины-паука / Kiss of the Spider Woman / 1985
38. Мой сосед Тоторо / Tonari no Totoro / 1988
39. Тоска Вероники Фосс / Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss / 1982
40. Человек-слон / The Elephant Man / 1980

41-50:
41. Исчезновение / Spoorloos / 1988
42. Назад в будущее / Back to the Future / 1985
43. Салам, Бомбей / Salaam Bombay! / 1988
44. Нечто / The Thing / 1982
45. Камилла Клодель / Camille Claudel / 1988
46. Ангел / L'ange / 1982
47. Неприкасаемые / The Untouchables / 1987
48. Лагерь Тирана / Camp de Thiaroye / 1989
49. Легенда о Нараяме / Narayama bushiko / 1983
50. Инопланетянин / E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial / 1982

51-60:
51. Видеодром / Videodrome / 1983
52. Полиэстер / Polyester / 1981
53. Тайбэйская история / Qing mei zhu ma / 1985
54. Теленовости / Broadcast News / 1987
55. Сладкая банда / Glykia symmoria / 1983
56. Преступления и проступки / Crimes and Misdemeanors / 1989
57. Акира / Akira / 1988
58. Звёздные войны: Эпизод 5 — Империя наносит ответный удар / The Empire Strikes Back / 1980
59. Связанные насмерть / Dead Ringers / 1988
60. Город скорби / Bei qing cheng shi / 1989

61-70:
61. Дети тишины / Children of a Lesser God / 1986
62. Большой / Big / 1988
63. Секс, ложь и видео / Sex, Lies, and Videotape / 1989
64. Пурпурная роза Каира / The Purple Rose of Cairo / 1985
65. Дурная кровь / Mauvais sang / 1986
66. Взвод / Platoon / 1986
67. Я слышала пенье русалок / I've Heard the Mermaids Singing / 1987
68. Святая кровь / Santa Sangre / 1989
69. Безумный Макс 2: Воин дороги / Mad Max 2 / 1981
70. Могила светлячков / Hotaru no Haka / 1988

71-80:
71. Шоколад / Chocolat / 1988
72. Просто кровь / Blood Simple / 1984
73. Последнее метро / Le dernier métro / 1980
74. Король комедии / The King of Comedy / 1982
75. Кагемуся: Тень воина / Kagemusha / 1980
76. Аптечный ковбой / Drugstore Cowboy / 1989
77. Свадьба моего брата / My Brother's Wedding / 1983
78. Рыбка по имени Ванда / A Fish Called Wanda / 1988
79. Тишина вокруг Кристине М. / De stilte rond Christine M. / 1982
80. Сияние / The Shining / 1980

81-90:
81. Русалочка / The Little Mermaid / 1989
82. Алиса / Neco z Alenky / 1988
83. Лак для волос / Hairspray / 1988
84. Ужас в опере / Opera / 1987
85. Таинственный поезд / Mystery Train / 1989
86. Без крыши, вне закона / Sans toit ni loi / 1985
87. Прощальные взгляды / Parting Glances / 1986
88. Разделенный мир / A World Apart / 1988
89. Ностальгия / 1983
90. Красный перец / Mirch Masala / 1987

91-100:
91. Осколки / Smithereens / 1982
92. Принцесса-невеста / The Princess Bride / 1987
93. Трюкач / The Stunt Man / 1980
94. Такси до туалета / Taxi zum Klo / 1980
95. Врата рая / Heaven's Gate / 1980
96. Почти стемнело / Near Dark / 1987
97. Полина на пляже / Pauline à la plage / 1983
98. Пир Бабетты / Babettes gæstebud / 1987
99. Смертельное влечение / Heathers / 1988
100. Моя прекрасная прачечная / My Beautiful Laundrette / 1985

10 лучших фильмов каждого года из 1980-х по версии Roger Ebert:

1980.
01. The Black Stallion (Carroll Ballard)
02. Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese)
03. Kagemusha (Akira Kurosawa)
04. Being There (Hal Ashby)
05. Ordinary People (Robert Redford)
06. The Great Santini (Lewis John Carlino)
07. The Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kershner)
08. Coal Miner's Daughter (Michael Apted)
09. American Gigolo (Paul Schrader)
10. Best Boy (Ira Wohl)

1981.
01. My Dinner With Andre (Louis Malle)
02. Chariots of Fire (Hugh Hudson)
03. Gates of Heaven (Errol Morris)
04. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg)
05. Heartland (Richard Pearce)
06. Atlantic City (Louis Malle)
07. Thief (Michael Mann)
08. Body Heat (Lawrence Kasdan)
09. Tess (Roman Polanski)
10. Reds (Warren Beatty)

1982.
01. Sophie's Choice (Alan J. Pakula)
02. Diva (Jean-Jacques Beineix)
03. E.T. (Steven Spielberg)
04a. Fitzcarraldo (Werner Herzog)
04b. The Burden of Dreams (Les Blank)
05. Personal Best (Robert Towne)
06. Das Boot (Wolfgang Petersen)
07. Mephisto (Istvan Szabo)
08. Moonlighting (Jerzy Skolimowski)
09. The Verdict (Sidney Lumet)
10. Wasn't That a Time (James B. Brown)

1983.
01. The Right Stuff (Philip Kaufman)
02. Terms of Endearment (James L. Brooks)
03. The Year of Living Dangerously (Peter Weir)
04. Fanny and Alexander (Ingmar Bergman)
05. Gandhi (Richard Attenborough)
06. El Norte (Gregory Nava)
07. Testament (Lynne Littman)
08. Silkwood (Mike Nicols)
09. Say Amen, Somebody (George T. Nierenberg)
10. Risky Business (Paul Brickman)

1984.
01. Amadeus (Milos Forman)
02. Paris, Texas (Wim Wenders)
03. Love Streams (John Cassavetes)
04. This Is Spinal Tap (Rob Reiner)
05. The Cotton Club (Francis Ford Coppola)
06. Secret Honor (Robert Altman)
07. The Killing Fields (Roland Jaffe)
08. Stranger Than Paradise (Jim Jarmusch)
09. Choose Me (Alan Rudolph)
10. Purple Rain (Albert Magnoli)

1985.
01. The Color Purple (Steven Spielberg)
02. After Hours (Martin Scorsese)
03. The Falcon and the Snowman (John Schlesinger)
04. Prizzi's Honor (John Huston)
05. Ran (Akira Kurosawa)
06. Witness (Peter Weir)
07. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (George Miller/George Ogilvie)
08. Lost in America (Albert Brooks)
09. Streetwise (Martin Bell)
10. Blood Simple (Joel Coen)

1986.
01. Platoon (Oliver Stone)
02. Round Midnight (Bertrand Tavernier)
03. Hannah and Her Sisters (Woody Allen)
04. Sid & Nancy (Alex Cox)
05. Lucas (David Seltzer)
06. Vagabond (Agnes Varda)
07. Trouble in Mind (Alan Rudolph)
08. Down and Out in Beverly Hills (Paul Mazursky)
09. Peggy Sue Got Married (Francis Ford Coppola)
10. Hard Choices (Rick King)

1987.
01. House of Games (David Mamet)
02. The Big Easy (Jim McBride)
03. Barfly (Barbet Schroeder)
04. The Last Emperor (Bernardo Bertolucci)
05. Moonstruck (Norman Jewison)
06. Prick Up Your Ears (Stephen Frears)
07. Radio Days (Woody Allen)
08. Broadcast News (James L. Brooks)
09. Lethal Weapon (Richard Donner)
10. Housekeeping (Bill Forsyth)

1988.
01. Mississippi Burning (Alan Parker)
02. The Accidental Tourist (Lawrence Kasdan)
03. The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Philip Kaufman)
04. Shy People (Andrei Konchalovsky)
05. Salaam Bombay! (Mira Nair)
06. A Fish Called Wanda (Charles Crichton)
07. Wings of Desire (Wim Wenders)
08. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Robert Zemeckis)
09. Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam (Bill Couturie)
10. Running on Empty (Sidney Lumet)

1989.
01. Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee)
02. Drugstore Cowboy (Gus Van Sant)
03. My Left Foot (Jim Sheridan)
04. Born on the Fourth of July (Oliver Stone)
05. Roger & Me (Michael Moore)
06. The Mighty Quinn (Carl Schenkel)
07. Field of Dreams (Phil Alden Robinson)
08. Crimes and Misdemeanors (Woody Allen)
09. Driving Miss Daisy (Bruce Beresford)
10. Say Anything (Cameron Crowe)