The best films of 1980

117 films from 1980, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, the Oscars and box office, compared only with films from the same year.

  1. Ordinary People Score 91.0 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 86
  2. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back Score 87.4 · IMDb 8.7 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 82
  3. Raging Bull Score 84.3 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 90
  4. Coal Miner's Daughter Score 79.7 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 84% · Metascore 84
  5. The Elephant Man Score 76.5 · IMDb 8.2 · Tomatometer 91% · Metascore 78
  6. Airplane! Score 73.3 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 97% · Metascore 78
  7. The Gods Must Be Crazy Score 69.9 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 86% · Metascore 73
  8. The Shining Score 68.4 · IMDb 8.4 · Tomatometer 84% · Metascore 68
  9. The Blues Brothers Score 67.9 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 72% · Metascore 60
  10. Melvin and Howard Score 67.3 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 91%