When I got to "Superman II" and "Any Which Way You Can," I knew I
wouldn't be finishing this challenge.
I threw a top 100 to an '80s poll last year...I probably could stand to
tweak the list now, but this is what I submitted.
1. Once Upon a Time in America 1984
2. Ran 1985
3. Fitzcarraldo 1982
4. Wings of Desire 1987
5. Raging Bull 1980
6. Brazil 1985
7. Amadeus 1984
8. Blue Velvet 1986
9. Fanny and Alexander 1982
10. Au revoir les enfants 1987
11. This Is Spinal Tap 1984
12. The Stunt Man 1980
13. The Shining 1980
14. Paris, Texas 1984
15. Dekalog 1989
16. The Vanishing 1988
17. Do the Right Thing 1989
18. Excalibur 1981
19. Chariots of Fire 1981
20. Das Boot 1985
21. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover 1989
22. Tanner '88 1988
23. The Killing Fields 1984
24. Diner 1982
25. Gandhi 1982
26. Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981
27. The Purple Rose of Cairo 1985
28. Repo Man 1984
29. A Zed & Two Noughts 1985
30. Mauvais Sang 1986
31. Down by Law 1986
32. The Sacrifice 1986
33. Airplane! 1980
34. Local Hero 1983
35. The Thin Blue Line 1988
36. Hannah and Her Sisters 1986
37. Big 1988
38. Koyaanisqatsi 1982
39. Cinema Paradiso 1988
40. Reds 1981
41. Say Anything... 1989
42. River's Edge 1986
43. The Last Emperor 1987
44. The State of Things 1982
45. The Mission 1986
46. Jean de Florette 1986
47. Manon of the Spring 1986
48. Broadway Danny Rose 1984
49. After Hours 1985
50. Kagemusha 1980
51. Back to the Future 1985
52. Zelig 1983
53. Crimes and Misdemeanors 1989
54. Sherman's March 1985
55. Stranger Than Paradise 1984
56. The Elephant Man 1980
57. The Last Metro 1980
58. My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown 1989
59. The Fly 1986
60. Hope and Glory 1987
61. The Times of Harvey Milk 1984
62. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown 1988
63. Platoon 1986
64. Time Bandits 1981
65. Heathers 1988
66. The Untouchables 1987
67. Unknown Chaplin 1983
68. Vagabond 1985
69. Aliens 1986
70. Sid and Nancy 1986
71. The Draughtsman's Contract 1982
72. Une Chambre en Ville 1982
73. I Know My First Name Is Steven 1989
74. Birdy 1984
75. The Coca-Cola Kid 1985
76. My Favorite Year 1982
77. Working Girl 1988
78. Made in Britain 1982
79. Atlantic City 1980
80. The Right Stuff 1983
81. Sophie's Choice 1982
82. Hairspray 1988
83. Gregory's Girl 1981
84. Pee-wee's Big Adventure 1985
85. Altered States 1980
86. Stardust Memories 1980
87. An American Werewolf in London 1981
88. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence 1983
89. Veronika Voss 1982
90. On Golden Pond 1981
91. Come and See 1985
92. Drowning by Numbers 1988
93. And the Ship Sails On 1983
94. Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! 1989
95. Prick Up Your Ears 1987
96. The Falls 1980
97. City of Women 1980
98. Matador 1986
99. Bad Timing 1980
100. High Hopes 1988