The best horror films of 1980

30 horror 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. City of the Living Dead Score 22.2 · IMDb 6.2 · Tomatometer 41%
  2. The Grim Reaper Score 21.6 · IMDb 5.3
  3. Terror Train Score 21.5 · IMDb 5.8 · Tomatometer 44% · Metascore 42
  4. Contamination Score 21.4 · IMDb 5.1 · Tomatometer 40%
  5. Hell of the Living Dead Score 20.1 · IMDb 4.8
  6. The Boogey Man Score 17.5 · IMDb 4.7 · Tomatometer 33%
  7. Mother's Day Score 16.7 · IMDb 5.3 · Tomatometer 46% · Metascore 1
  8. Cannibal Holocaust Score 15.3 · IMDb 5.7 · Tomatometer 65% · Metascore 22
  9. Death Ship Score 13.5 · IMDb 4.8 · Tomatometer 33% · Metascore 10
  10. Saturn 3 Score 11.4 · IMDb 5.1 · Tomatometer 31% · Metascore 9