Top 10 Films of the 1980's

1. "Brazil" (1985, Terry Gilliam, UK)

2. ''The Unbearable Lightness Of Being'' (1988, Philip Kaufman, USA)

3. ''The Terminator'' (1984, James Cameron, USA)

4. ''The Stunt Man'' (1980, Richard Rush, USA)

5. "Raiders Of The Lost Ark" (1981, Steven Spielberg, USA)

6. ''Blade Runner'' (1982, Ridley Scott, USA)

7. ''Dangerous Liaisons'' (1988, Stephen Frears, USA)

8. "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" (1982, Steven Spielberg, USA)

9. "Koyaanisqatsi" (1983, Godfrey Reggio, USA)

10. "Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears" (1980, Vladimir Menshov, Soviet Union)

Short Top 10:

1. "Seeing In The Rain" (1981, Chris Gallagher, Canada)

2. "Point de fuite" (1987, Olivier Smolders, Belgium)

3. "Whoregasm" (1988, Nick Zedd, USA)

4. "The Man Who Could Not See Far Enough" (1981, Peter Rose, USA)

5. "Bois ton cafe" (1986, Eric Rohmer, France)

6. "The Deadman" (1989, Peggy Ahwesh, USA)

7. "Les Photos d'Alix" (1981, Jean Eustache, France)

8. "Mirage" (1983, Chris Gallagher, Canada)

9. "Fall Line" (1980, Bob Carmichael, Greg Lowe, USA)

10. "Precious Images" (1986, Chuck Workman, USA)

Top 10 Music Videos:

1. "Thriller" (1983, John Landis, Michael Jackson)

2. "Take On Me" (1985, Steve Barron, A-Ha)

3. "Once In A Lifetime" (1981, Toni Basil, Talking Heads)

4. "Sledgehammer" (1986, Stephen R. Johnson, Peter Gabriel)

5. "Express Yourself" (1989, David Fincher, Madonna)

6. "You Might Think" (1984, Jeff Stein, The Cars)

7. "Straight Up" (1989, David Fincher, Paula Abdul)

8. "Beat It" (1983, Bob Giraldi, Michael Jackson)

9. "When We Was Fab" (1988, Godley and Creme, George Harrison)

10. "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" (1983, Russell Mulcahy, Bonnie Tyler)

Commercial Top 5:

1. "1984" (1984, Ridley Scott, Apple)

2. "Varför ska vi bry oss om varandra?" (1985, Roy Andersson, Social Democratic Party, Sweden)

3. "Morning In America" (1984, Reagan For President)

4. "Manhattan Landing" (1983, British Airways)

5. "Revolving Door" (1988, Bush For President)

TV Top 10:

1. "Dekalog" (1989, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Poland)

2. "Yes Prime Minister: The Key" (1986, Sydney Lotterby, BBC)

3. "Moonlighting: The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice" (1985, Peter Werner, ABC)

4. "Yes Prime Minister: The Tangled Web" (1988, Sydney Lotterby, BBC, UK)

5. "The Singing Detective" (1986, Jon Amiel, BBC)

6. "Miami Vice: Out Where The Buses Don't Run" (1985, Jim Johnston, NBC)

7. "Taxi: Latka The Playboy" (1981, James Burrows, ABC)

8. "Miami Vice: Evan" (1985, Rob Cohen, NBC)

9. "Lonesome Dove" (1989, Simon Wincer, CBS)

10. "Cheers: Thanksgiving Orphans" (1985, James Burrows, NBC)

Cartoon Top 10

1. "The Man Who Planted Trees" (1987, Frederic Back, NFB, Canada)

2. "Jumping" (1984, Osamu Tezuka, Japan)

3. "One Of Those Days" (1988, Bill Plympton, USA)

4. "Vincent" (1982, Tim Burton, Disney)

5. "The Fly" (1980, Ferenc Rofusz, Hungary)

6. "Jack Mac And Rad Boy Go!" (1985, Wes Archer, USA)

7. "The Cat Came Back" (1988, Cordell Barker, NFB, Canada)

8. "The Big Snit" (1985, Richard Condie, NFB, Canada)

9. "The Frog The Dog And The Devil" (1986, Bob Stenhouse, New Zealand)

10. "Get A Job" (1985, Brad Caslor, NFB, Canada)

Other films from the 1980's:

Top 10 Films of 1980
Top 10 Films of 1981
Top 10 Films of 1982
Top 10 Films of 1983
Top 10 Films of 1984
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Top 10 Films of 1986
Top 10 Films of 1987
Top 10 Films of 1988
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