7.6Shogun Sep. 15, 1980Shogun IMDb: 7.6 1980An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in complex political games in feudal Japan. ~ Shogun storylineAction & AdventureDramaWar & Politics
8.23Yes Minister Feb. 25, 1980Yes Minister IMDb: 8.23 1980Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy and political ...ComedyWar & Politics
8.527Cosmos: A Personal Voyage Sep. 28, 1980Cosmos: A Personal Voyage IMDb: 8.527 1980Carl Sagan covers a wide range of scientific subjects, including the origin of life and a perspective of our place in the universe. ~ Cosmos: A ...Documentary
7.1Dressed to Kill Jul. 25, 1980Dressed to Kill IMDb: 7.1 1980 105 minAfter witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, prostitute Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the ...MysteryThriller
7.7Ordinary People Sep. 19, 1980Ordinary People IMDb: 7.7 1980 124 minBeth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to ...Drama
7.3The Gods Must Be Crazy Sep. 10, 1980The Gods Must Be Crazy IMDb: 7.3 1980 109 minA Coca-Cola bottle dropped from an airplane raises havoc among a normally peaceful tribe of African bushmen who believe it to be a utensil of the ...ActionComedy
5.8Cannibal Holocaust Feb. 07, 1980Cannibal Holocaust IMDb: 5.8 1980 96 minA New York University professor returns from a rescue mission to the Amazon rainforest with the footage shot by a lost team of documentarians who ...Horror
6.5Flash Gordon Sep. 01, 1980Flash Gordon IMDb: 6.5 1980 111 minA football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth. ~ Flash ...ActionAdventureScience Fiction
6.8The Fog Feb. 08, 1980The Fog IMDb: 6.8 1980 89 minStrange things begin to occurs as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; ...Horror
6.8Superman II Dec. 04, 1980Superman II IMDb: 6.8 1980 127 minThree escaped criminals from the planet Krypton test the Man of Steel’s mettle. Led by General Zod, the Kryptonians take control of the ...ActionAdventureScience Fiction
7.2Caddyshack Jul. 25, 1980Caddyshack IMDb: 7.2 1980 98 minAt an exclusive country club, an ambitious young caddy, Danny Noonan, eagerly pursues a caddy scholarship in hopes of attending college and, in ...Comedy
6.4Friday the 13th May. 09, 1980Friday the 13th IMDb: 6.4 1980 95 minCamp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child’s ...Horror
8.2The Elephant Man Oct. 09, 1980The Elephant Man IMDb: 8.2 1980 124 minA Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his “owner” as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous ...DramaHistory
8.1Raging Bull Nov. 14, 1980Raging Bull IMDb: 8.1 1980 129 minThe life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it. ~ Raging Bull storylineDrama
7.9The Blues Brothers Jun. 16, 1980The Blues Brothers IMDb: 7.9 1980 133 minJake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised. ~ ...ActionComedyCrimeMusic
8.7The Empire Strikes Back May. 20, 1980The Empire Strikes Back IMDb: 8.7 1980 124 minThe epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. ...ActionAdventureScience Fiction
7.7Airplane! Jul. 02, 1980Airplane! IMDb: 7.7 1980 88 minAn ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning. ~ Airplane! storylineComedy
5.8The Blue Lagoon Jul. 05, 1980The Blue Lagoon IMDb: 5.8 1980 104 minTwo small children and a ship’s cook survive a shipwreck and find safety on an idyllic tropical island. Soon, however, the cook dies and ...AdventureRomance
6.5Cruising Feb. 15, 1980Cruising IMDb: 6.5 1980 102 minA serial killer brutally slays and dismembers several gay men in New York’s S&M and leather districts. The young police officer Steve ...CrimeMysteryThriller
8.4The Shining May. 23, 1980The Shining IMDb: 8.4 1980 144 minJack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the ...HorrorThriller