100 or 101 Best Movies of the 1980s Survey

[SelwynMcGinty]

The 1990s survey is still live, but why not start thinking about the 1980s, the decade that still lives fondly in our hearts, right?

Once again, it seems prudent to implement a weighted system - this time, participants are asked to list their
Top 25 of theatrical releases between January 1, 1980 and December 31, 1989.

The counting will be as follows:
25 points for the #1 choice, 24 points for the #2 spot, 23 for #3, etc. down the line.

If indicated that there's no particular order, each selection will be awarded 7 points.

If you'd like to list some Honorable Mentions past 25 selections, please do so -
each title past the 25th will be awarded 1 point.
Please, just try not to list 40,000 films!

Don't imagine this will be tallied any time soon, so there's plenty of chances to change titles and lists.

Of course, any comments, thoughts, suggestions, questions or any discourse regarding Cinema of the great 1980s or anything else are encouraged and appreciated.

As always... thank you to everyone and cheers!

Starting off (this order may be subject to change in the coming days):

1. The King of Comedy
2. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
3. Tampopo
4. Fanny & Alexander
5. Back to the Future
6. The Fourth Man
7. Scarface
8. Raiders of the Lost Ark
9. The Fly
10. In a Glass Cage
11. Mephisto
12. Raging Bull
13. Thief
14. Midnight Run
15. Heathers
16. Local Hero
17. Repo Man
18. Barfly
19. Robocop
20. Drowning by Numbers
21. To Live and Die in L.A.
22. Vagabond
23. Mona Lisa
24. Pauline at the Beach
25. Veronika Voss

Honorable Mentions: Possession, The Shining, Ran, Shoah, Peking Opera Blues, My Left Foot, Secret Honor, Walker, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Star 80, Prison (1987, Renny Harlin), Lola, Querelle, Vampire’s Kiss, Life and Nothing But, Excalibur, Monsieur Hire, Diva, Jean de Florette, Manon of the Spring, Salaam Bombay!, The Long Good Friday, Something Wild, A Room with a View