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Best Films of 1983

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6.5

40. Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)

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402

5.8

5.9

39. Cujo (1983)

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797

6.9

7.1

38. The Outsiders (1983)

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559

4.9

37. Superman III (1983)

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6.2

5.9

36. 10 to Midnight (1983)

Bronson delivers his usual bad-ass-yet-wooden performance. It's like Death Wish but not nearly as good and too much male nudity.

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6.3

6.6

35. Gorky Park (1983)

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105

34. Valley Girl (1983)

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158

6.9

7.1

33. Silkwood (1983)

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723

6.3

6.5

32. Christine (1983)

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123

7.3

7.1

31. Educating Rita (1983)

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5.6

30. High Road to China (1983)

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5.5

5.6

29. The Survivors (1983)

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622

5.8

28. Flashdance (1983)

While it is an iconic 80s film it's not exactly my kind of entertainment. I will admit to appreciating some of the techniques more than I thought I would.

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256

7.4

7.8

27. Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)

I loved this version as a kid, right up there with Mr. Magoo's version and at least competes with the Muppets' version

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519

7.8

7.7

26. Zelig (1983)

While the technique of having Allen spliced in with famous people in actual archive footage (11 years before 'Forrest Gump') the content and character was just not interesting enough to compare to how 'Forrest Gump' masterfully did.

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330

6.5

6.4

25. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)

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7.6

6.9

24. Richard Pryor... Here and Now (1983)

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945

7.6

7.3

23. Videodrome (1983)

So strange and weird, yet intoxicating. Croneneberg had a hell of a year with this and The Dead Zone

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6.2

5.7

22. All the Right Moves (1983)

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110

5.7

5.3

21. Cheech and Chong: Still Smokin (1983)

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6.7

6.6

20. Strange Brew (1983)

Strange indeed; but also delightful low brow northern humor

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570

6.9

7.3

19. The Dead Zone (1983)

Walken is amazing in this well-made early film of Cronenberg.

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126

6.6

18. The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)

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209

5.9

6.2

17. The Man with Two Brains (1983)

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578

6.3

6.5

16. Octopussy (1983)

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156

5.9

6.2

15. Mr. Mom (1983)

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330

6.5

14. Sudden Impact (1983)

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236

6.9

7.1

13. The Big Chill (1983)

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374

7.1

7.3

12. Terms of Endearment (1983)

Fantastic writing in this surprisingly good ensemble cast.

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7.3

11. Tender Mercies (1983)

Story telling through quick scenes and wonderful music (I'm not a fan of country, but it really worked in this film.)

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561

6.8

10. WarGames (1983)

This is when I fell in love with Ally Sheedy

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611

7.6

7.7

9. The King of Comedy (1982)

Scorsese doing comedy? Yes please.

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657

6.7

8. Risky Business (1983)

Sex on a subway? Yes please.

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1440

7.3

7.5

7. The Meaning of Life (1983)

Several hilarious vignettes on life, as told by the best comedy troupe ever (dammit, I wish they did more films!)

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669

7.4

6. A Christmas Story (1983)

Who didn't watch this 20 times growing up?

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784

6.9

7.4

5. Trading Places (1983)

Murphy plays the best cripple bum ever.

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263

7.5

7.9

4. The Right Stuff (1983)

A great ensemble in this several part journey into the beginnings of the USA's space adventures

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3131

7.9

8.3

3. Scarface (1983)

The World is Yours.

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525

7.1

7.3

2. Vacation (1983)

The Griswolds are probably my favorite family ever on film, even more than the Corleones

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4261

7.9

8.4

1. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

Ewoks, Jabba, and metal bra

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In the opinion of Stephen H Koontz

"The Return of the Right Vacation Stuff"

Top 40 films in the 1983rd year a.d.

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Comments

Emily J.

Posted: 9 months ago at Aug 20 22:25

Return of the Jedi and Strange Brew are my favorites of that year. I didn't expect the latter to be on this list, and the same goes for Superman III, which is considered awful.

Stehako

Posted: 9 months ago at Aug 22 0:22

Yeah, I guess I felt I wanted to include 40 movies. I rated Superman III a 5/10.