The best adventure films of 1980

26 adventure films from 1980, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back Score 85.8 · IMDb 8.7 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 82 · Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
  2. The Gods Must Be Crazy Score 69.9 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 86% · Metascore 73 · Action, Comedy
  3. The Blues Brothers Score 67.9 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 72% · Metascore 60 · Music, Comedy, Crime
  4. Superman II Score 66.8 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 83 · Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
  5. Shogun Assassin Score 52.1 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 82% · Action, Adventure
  6. Hopscotch Score 49.2 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 80% · Comedy, Adventure
  7. Flash Gordon Score 47.4 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 83% · Metascore 58 · Science Fiction, Adventure, Action
  8. Who's Singin' Over There? Score 46.7 · IMDb 8.7 · Drama, Comedy, Adventure
  9. Bronco Billy Score 43.2 · IMDb 6.2 · Tomatometer 75% · Metascore 66
  10. The Final Countdown Score 42.8 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 52% · Metascore 51