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. Heaven's Gate Score 38.2 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 57% · Metascore 57
  2. The Young Master Score 37.7 · IMDb 7.0
  3. The Dogs of War Score 35.5 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 70% · Metascore 56
  4. Popeye Score 34.2 · IMDb 5.4 · Tomatometer 60% · Metascore 64
  5. The Island Score 30.6 · IMDb 5.3 · Tomatometer 50%
  6. North Sea Hijack Score 30.3 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 43% · Metascore 58
  7. Smokey and the Bandit II Score 28.2 · IMDb 5.3 · Tomatometer 25% · Metascore 41
  8. Battle Beyond the Stars Score 26.7 · IMDb 5.5 · Tomatometer 50% · Metascore 59
  9. Herbie Goes Bananas Score 26.6 · IMDb 4.9 · Tomatometer 40% · Metascore 55
  10. The Blue Lagoon Score 25.1 · IMDb 5.8 · Tomatometer 12% · Metascore 31