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. Foxes Score 36.0 · IMDb 6.1 · Tomatometer 73% · Metascore 65
  2. The Dogs of War Score 35.5 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 70% · Metascore 56
  3. Permanent Vacation Score 34.5 · IMDb 6.1 · Metascore 69
  4. The Party Score 34.3 · IMDb 6.7
  5. The Jazz Singer Score 33.1 · IMDb 6.0 · Tomatometer 26% · Metascore 37
  6. The Island Score 30.6 · IMDb 5.3 · Tomatometer 50%
  7. Maniac Score 26.5 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 45% · Metascore 22
  8. The Hollywood Knights Score 25.8 · IMDb 6.2 · Tomatometer 14% · Metascore 31
  9. The Exterminator Score 25.4 · IMDb 5.7 · Tomatometer 42%
  10. The Blue Lagoon Score 25.1 · IMDb 5.8 · Tomatometer 12% · Metascore 31