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Best Films of 1982

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People who added this item 180 Average listal rating (123 ratings) 6.1 IMDB Rating 5.6
Classic bad 80s slasher flick
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People who added this item 74 Average listal rating (38 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7.6
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People who added this item 209 Average listal rating (141 ratings) 6.2 IMDB Rating 6.2
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People who added this item 206 Average listal rating (133 ratings) 5.9 IMDB Rating 5
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People who added this item 581 Average listal rating (404 ratings) 5.8 IMDB Rating 5.7
This series is starting to get stupid...
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People who added this item 122 Average listal rating (61 ratings) 6.4 IMDB Rating 6.1
Liquid Sky (1983)
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People who added this item 262 Average listal rating (185 ratings) 5.7 IMDB Rating 6
Firefox (1982)
People who added this item 302 Average listal rating (179 ratings) 6.5 IMDB Rating 6.6
One of Woody Allen's most obnoxious and boring films yet; but can't deny the several bouts of clever dialogue.
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People who added this item 760 Average listal rating (488 ratings) 7.1 IMDB Rating 7.1
Some Henson flare to what I think is his weakest effort of a magnificent career.
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People who added this item 771 Average listal rating (512 ratings) 6.7 IMDB Rating 6.9
Creepshow (1982)
A series of horror shorts that feature some great actors, including Ed Harris dancing.
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People who added this item 63 Average listal rating (48 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 7.3
A classic straight man/goofball French comedy
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People who added this item 29 Average listal rating (20 ratings) 5.7 IMDB Rating 5.6
Hanky Panky (1982)
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People who added this item 123 Average listal rating (63 ratings) 6.6 IMDB Rating 7
Deathtrap (1982)
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People who added this item 522 Average listal rating (356 ratings) 5.8 IMDB Rating 6.2


A classic 80s romp and that is both entertaining and terrible. One I've been curious about most my life. I did technically watch some of it as a kid, but it was also on cable and not the real thing. It doesn't hold up very well, quite a dated version of the boys-behaving-badly subgenre.
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People who added this item 609 Average listal rating (351 ratings) 8.2 IMDB Rating 8
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
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People who added this item 68 Average listal rating (36 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.3



Director: Richard Benjamin
His 1st Movie
My 4th movie watched from the director


Peter O'Toole is fully on display and on fire in this mid-career gem. Sadly nobody else is interesting in this movie. Even with it being a one-man show it's certainly overall entertaining enough for a 7/10.

I understand the voice over at the beginning talks about the great year of 1957, but this movie should really be called my favorite week, as that is the timespan of the movie.

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Top Performances - Peter O'Toole
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People who added this item 93 Average listal rating (62 ratings) 6.5 IMDB Rating 6.4
The Border (1982)
A lesser effort from Nicholson but entertaining and intriguing all the same, especially looking at border patrol from today's eyes.
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People who added this item 153 Average listal rating (105 ratings) 6.3 IMDB Rating 6.5
Night Shift (1982)
Keaton proves, once again, how fun of a guy he is. On screen, and I can't help but believe he would be off screen, too.
It is nice to see Winkler get out of the Fonzy role, hopefully he finds better roles, because he was kind of a drip in this one.
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People who added this item 1307 Average listal rating (855 ratings) 6.6 IMDB Rating 6.7
TRON (1982)
What would it be like to live inside a computer?
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People who added this item 641 Average listal rating (378 ratings) 6.5 IMDB Rating 6.6
Annie (1982)
The music is great, but this movie doesn't quite match its prowess.
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People who added this item 148 Average listal rating (109 ratings) 5 IMDB Rating 5.9
The Toy (1982)
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People who added this item 591 Average listal rating (298 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.6
Wow, I finally get to see why this is considered one of the best performances in all of film!
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People who added this item 2034 Average listal rating (1300 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 7.3
Poltergeist (1982)
This might have been my first scary movie. Scared the shit out of my seven-year-old self.
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People who added this item 903 Average listal rating (631 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.7
The best of the old Treks
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People who added this item 1421 Average listal rating (967 ratings) 6.5 IMDB Rating 6.9
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Director: Robert Towne
His 1st movie
My 1st movie watched from the director


I had never heard of this movie, but the description sounded interesting, so I gave it a try and was quite entertained and really confused, the whole time, why this isn't a movie mentioned more often, or why it wasn't popular at any point. It has solid performances, a strong athlete story, and full of compelling relationships. Still, there are enough technical issues to prevent it from being a great movie and the lead character does get kind of annoying by the end.

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Best Sports Movies of All Time (Honorable Mention)
Best Movies with a Realistic Lesbian Relationship

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Location: San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
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People who added this item 261 Average listal rating (143 ratings) 6.6 IMDB Rating 7.1
Great ensemble cast in a film I was born to write, but unfortunately the film was made when I was born.
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People who added this item 1656 Average listal rating (1216 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.7
First Blood (1982)
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People who added this item 857 Average listal rating (457 ratings) 8.2 IMDB Rating 8.1
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People who added this item 640 Average listal rating (463 ratings) 6.5 IMDB Rating 6.9
48 Hrs. (1982)
Possibly the original buddy cop movie... even though they aren't buddies until the end.
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People who added this item 1397 Average listal rating (960 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.6



Director: George Miller
His 2nd movie
My 6th movie watched from the director

I finally get to see this gem of a movie, it's kind of ridiculous it took me this long! The action, direction, and set pieces were all great. I thought it flowed much better than the first and Gibson was more interesting in this, still surrounded by crazy characters that were amped up. Yet, having seen "Fury Road" back at its release, it's still not as amped up, crazy, and brilliant as that.

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Top Ten Performances - Mel Gibson (Honorable Mention)
Step Into Dystopia (50 Best Dystopian Movies)
Best Movies of 1981
Movies Set in the Future: Prediction vs. Reality

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Location: Somewhere in Australia
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People who added this item 1360 Average listal rating (835 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 8
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People who added this item 348 Average listal rating (219 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 6.8


A comedy as clever as 'Zelig' but funnier. In fact, one of the funniest scenes of all time lays upon its reels...
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People who added this item 1390 Average listal rating (967 ratings) 6.3 IMDB Rating 6.8
Rocky III (1982)
Yo, times three
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People who added this item 347 Average listal rating (204 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 7.1
A little film that turns epic, about a very abnormal life that questions gender roles.
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People who added this item 490 Average listal rating (328 ratings) 6.7 IMDB Rating 7.1
I've got no where else to go!
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People who added this item 2630 Average listal rating (1823 ratings) 7.9 IMDB Rating 8.2
The Thing (1982)
One of the best horror films made. A terrifying setting and story.
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People who added this item 1035 Average listal rating (640 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 7.1
Iconic scenes aplenty in this well-written and horrifying (for parents) look into the adolescent mind.
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People who added this item 1251 Average listal rating (803 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7.4
Tootsie (1982)


Hoffman can do anything, including drag. This film also features Bill Murray in comedic, supporting role.
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People who added this item 1419 Average listal rating (818 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 8
Gandhi (1982)


An inspiring epic set in (at the time) a little-known area of the world for Americans.
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People who added this item 4652 Average listal rating (3135 ratings) 8.1 IMDB Rating 8.1
Blade Runner (1982)


Ford's narration isn't very effective but for its time, this is one of the coolest futuristic films. Plus, one of my favorite quotes of all time comes toward the end: "...all those moments will be lost, in time, like tears in the rain."
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People who added this item 374 Average listal rating (226 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.7
The Verdict (1982)



One of Newman's best performances in a remarkably good film.
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People who added this item 6579 Average listal rating (4522 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.9


The film was unstoppable upon its release and it's still insanely popular, and more importantly, good.
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This list was created by and in the opinion of Stephen H Koontz

While I didn't see any of these movies until years after they were made, many have become classics. Here are my favorite 50 for the year 1982.





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