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Added by Stehako on 27 Jun 2009 03:31
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Best Films of 1983

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People who added this item 101 Average listal rating (73 ratings) 6.2 IMDB Rating 6.3
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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People who added this item 298 Average listal rating (201 ratings) 6.3 IMDB Rating 6.6
Psycho II (1983)
Doesn't come close to the genius of the first but it actually delivers and is respectable for completely different reasons.
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People who added this item 1003 Average listal rating (682 ratings) 6.4 IMDB Rating 6.7
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People who added this item 229 Average listal rating (133 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 7.2
Silkwood (1984)
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People who added this item 168 Average listal rating (111 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7.2
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People who added this item 62 Average listal rating (46 ratings) 5.8 IMDB Rating 6.2
People who added this item 112 Average listal rating (72 ratings) 6.4 IMDB Rating 6.5
A rare musical from the 80s, but it doesn't at all feel like an 80s movie. Her voice is great when singing, when speaking it's grating.
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People who added this item 63 Average listal rating (39 ratings) 5.4 IMDB Rating 5.9
The Survivors (1983)
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People who added this item 831 Average listal rating (488 ratings) 6.1 IMDB Rating 6.2
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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People who added this item 25 Average listal rating (21 ratings) 5.2 IMDB Rating 5
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People who added this item 1065 Average listal rating (627 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7



Director: Francis Ford Copolla
His 10th Movie
My 13th movie watched from the director

This is a movie full of young actors who basically ALL went on to become big-name actors. It's pretty entertaining to see them all so young, but that was sort of a distraction from the West Side Story meets Gone With the Wind movie. It is too melodramatic for my taste. It's also a strange choice for Coppola. It's a pretty erratic director. Considered one of the greats, but has more mediocre or bad movies than good ones.
To be nicer, I would say if I had seen this as a kid I bet I would have really liked it and by this point it would still be a movie I like because of the nostalgia factor.
And finally, I'm not saying it's bad, it's a solid six.


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Top Ten Films - Francis Ford Coppola
Impressive Casts Before They Were Big


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Tulsa, OK, USA
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People who added this item 431 Average listal rating (293 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 8
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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People who added this item 106 Average listal rating (70 ratings) 6.4 IMDB Rating 6.7


The whole time I'm wondering, is William Hurt trying to have a Russian accent? It's a pretty good story with a fine ending. The Joanna Pacula is very likable and Lee Marvin is perfectly cast as "The American"
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People who added this item 131 Average listal rating (86 ratings) 6.2 IMDB Rating 5.9



Director: Michael Chapman
His 1st Movie
My 1st movie watched from the director.


Cruise showed pretty quickly what star power he could bring to a role. He commands it, just like any, and it's impressive at such an age... and stature. Unfortunately there isn't much to find really entertaining in this high school football movie. I can't say, past a few editing decisions, there is anything bad about it, it's just all mediocre.
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People who added this item 97 Average listal rating (74 ratings) 6.6 IMDB Rating 6.3
People who added this item 699 Average listal rating (440 ratings) 5.9 IMDB Rating 6.2
A strange entry into the 007 series. Connery comes back after 12 years for a less-than-stellar bond, Kirshner comes off of directing the best Star Wars film and is less than stellar, there is no typical intro and the theme song is less than stellar. If fact, nothing is stellar. But hey, it's still fun entertainment, perhaps a little silly, but entertaining.
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People who added this item 163 Average listal rating (104 ratings) 5.8 IMDB Rating 6.4
Valley Girl (1983)



Director: Martha Coolidge
Her 3rd movie
My 3rd movie watched from the director

A classic 80s rom-com that has been on the list for years and finally found its moment. There is nothing great about it, but it does have an entertaining 80s feel to it and the characters are fun. The story is nothing interesting, it's mainly the overall setting that is the attraction.

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80s Teen Movies
The Star-Crossed Lovers of Cinema

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Location: Encino, CA, USA; Hollywood, CA, USA
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People who added this item 102 Average listal rating (48 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 6.8



Director: Bob Fosse
His 5th movie (Final Movie)
My 3rd movie watched from the director



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Top Ten Performances - Keira Knightley
Favorite Writer Biopics

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Location: Los Angeles & Beverly Hills, CA, USA
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People who added this item 649 Average listal rating (406 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.7
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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People who added this item 499 Average listal rating (315 ratings) 6.5 IMDB Rating 6.5
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People who added this item 1420 Average listal rating (882 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.2
So strange and weird, yet intoxicating. Croneneberg had a hell of a year with this and The Dead Zone
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People who added this item 140 Average listal rating (79 ratings) 5.9 IMDB Rating 5.4
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People who added this item 116 Average listal rating (81 ratings) 6.7 IMDB Rating 6.7
Strange Brew (1983)
Strange indeed; but also delightful low brow northern humor
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People who added this item 47 Average listal rating (22 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 8.2
Cool documentary about the people behind the graffiti craze from the 70s and early 80s.
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Director: Peter Weir
His 6th movie
My 9th movie watched from the director



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Top Ten Films - Peter Weir
Top Ten Performances - Sigourney Weaver
Top Ten Performances - Mel Gibson
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People who added this item 539 Average listal rating (326 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7.1
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People who added this item 495 Average listal rating (300 ratings) 6.7 IMDB Rating 6.6



Director: Tony Scott
His 1st movie
My 14th movie watched from the director


I'm pretty impressed with Tony Scott's first feature film. It feels and looks like 80s Michael Mann. It's incredibly 80s, but shot and acted very well. The subject matter, of vampires, doesn't interest me at all, otherwise maybe I'd be really into the movie.

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Top Ten Films - Tony Scott
Top Ten Performances - Susan Sarandon
Top Ten Performances - Catherine Deneuve
Top Ten Performances - David Bowie
80s Aesthetic
New York through the Decades

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Location: New York City, NY, USA
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People who added this item 812 Average listal rating (566 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 7.2
The Dead Zone (1983)
Walken is amazing in this well-made early film of Cronenberg.
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If you're not a big fan of Steve Martin I can't imagine enjoying this movie.
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People who added this item 770 Average listal rating (518 ratings) 6.4 IMDB Rating 6.6
Octopussy (1983)
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People who added this item 212 Average listal rating (139 ratings) 6.1 IMDB Rating 6.5
Mr. Mom (1983)
Classic Keaton
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People who added this item 363 Average listal rating (247 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7.2
The Big Chill (1983)
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People who added this item 260 Average listal rating (135 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 7.8
A beautifully poetic documentary with some of the best editing I've seen in docs.
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People who added this item 425 Average listal rating (298 ratings) 6.5 IMDB Rating 6.6
Sudden Impact (1983)
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Fantastic writing in this surprisingly good ensemble cast.
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People who added this item 99 Average listal rating (55 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.4
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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People who added this item 754 Average listal rating (521 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7.1
This is when I fell in love with Ally Sheedy
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People who added this item 907 Average listal rating (577 ratings) 6.2 IMDB Rating 6.8
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People who added this item 527 Average listal rating (286 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 8.2
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People who added this item 1789 Average listal rating (1172 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.5
Several hilarious vignettes on life, as told by the best comedy troupe ever (dammit, I wish they did more films!)
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People who added this item 947 Average listal rating (626 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.9
Who didn't watch this 20 times growing up?
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People who added this item 1096 Average listal rating (782 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 7.5
Murphy plays the best cripple bum ever and proves he is the future king of comedy.
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People who added this item 976 Average listal rating (620 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.8


Scorsese and De Niro are triumphant again in this drama about a comedian who isn't a comedian, only in his fantasies... or in crime.
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People who added this item 412 Average listal rating (258 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.8


A great ensemble in this several part journey into the beginnings and heights of the USA's space adventures
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Ewoks, Jabba, and metal bra, the end of one of the greatest trilogies.

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People who added this item 4171 Average listal rating (2713 ratings) 7.9 IMDB Rating 8.3
Scarface (1983)


The World is Yours.

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People who added this item 737 Average listal rating (524 ratings) 7.1 IMDB Rating 7.4
Vacation (1983)


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

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