The best dramas of 1980

53 dramas 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. Ordinary People Score 91.0 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 86 · Drama
  2. Raging Bull Score 83.0 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 90 · Drama, History
  3. Coal Miner's Daughter Score 79.0 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 84% · Metascore 84 · Music, Drama, History
  4. The Elephant Man Score 76.2 · IMDb 8.2 · Tomatometer 91% · Metascore 78 · Drama, History
  5. Atlantic City Score 72.4 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 85 · Crime, Drama, Romance
  6. The Shining Score 68.4 · IMDb 8.4 · Tomatometer 84% · Metascore 68 · Horror, Thriller
  7. Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior Score 64.8 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 84 · Action, Drama, History
  8. Fame Score 62.5 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 81% · Metascore 58 · Drama, Music
  9. Dressed to Kill Score 61.4 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 84% · Metascore 74 · Thriller, Mystery, Horror
  10. Breaker Morant Score 60.1 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 73 · Drama, History, War