1980

Fame
6.6

Fame

May. 16, 1980

Fame

A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts
Home Movies
5.2

Home Movies

May. 16, 1980

Home Movies

A cult guru urges a shy disciple to make life a movie and be its star.
The Hustler of Muscle Beach
5.9

The Hustler of Muscle Beach

A slick promoter in the bodybuilding subculture of Venice Beach, California, finds what he considers a diamond in the rough: a dedicated but ...
Breaker Morant
7.8

Breaker Morant

Jun. 11, 1980

Breaker Morant

During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though they acted under orders, they are being used ...
The Buddha Assassinator
5.6

The Buddha Assassinator

A young and unworldly kung fu student is now the student of an evil teacher, the villainous Manchu Lord Tsoi. The young impressionable man soon ...
Sewers of Gold
6.3

Sewers of Gold

May. 13, 1980

Sewers of Gold

Also known as ‘Dirty Money’ as well as ‘The Great Riviera Bank Robbery’. A group of fervent right wing French ...
The Long Riders
7.0

The Long Riders

May. 12, 1980

The Long Riders

The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who ...
Stir
7.0

Stir

May. 11, 1980

Stir

Filmed in the Clare Valley, Gladstone and the Flinders Ranges in South Australia, this prison movie was inspired by the true life prison riot at ...
The Return of the King
5.7

The Return of the King

Two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron’s forces in a final battle.
The Nude Bomb
5.2

The Nude Bomb

May. 09, 1980

The Nude Bomb

The KAOS organisation has developed a bomb that can dissolve all clothing. Maxwell Smart is brought in to foil this evil plot.
Friday the 13th
6.5

Friday the 13th

May. 09, 1980

Friday the 13th

Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child’s drowning.
Cruising
6.5

Cruising

Feb. 15, 1980

Cruising

A serial killer brutally slays and dismembers several gay men in New York’s S/M and leather districts. The young police officer Steve Burns ...
Rising Damp
6.4

Rising Damp

May. 03, 1980

Rising Damp

Stingy English landlord Rigsby manages to scam his lodgers Cooper, an arts student, and Philip, an African jock, making both pay for a room they ...
Gorp
3.8

Gorp

May. 01, 1980

Gorp

Gorp is a delighfully silly send up of summer camp movies. It is set in a Catskills style resort for wealty Jewish kids. The main source of plot ...
Out of the Blue
7.2

Out of the Blue

May. 01, 1980

Out of the Blue

Dennis Hopper is a hard-drinking truck driver who loses control of his truck under the influence and slams it into a busload of screaming ...
The Mountain Men
6.4

The Mountain Men

Jun. 01, 1980

The Mountain Men

The story concerns two grizzled mountain men — Bill Tyler and Henry Frapp — during the dying days of the fur-trapping era. The plot ...
The Under-Gifted
6.5

The Under-Gifted

Apr. 30, 1980

The Under-Gifted

The story centers around a graduating class of “less-gifted” students in a private Versailles high school. Only a miracle has brought ...
Kagemusha
8.0

Kagemusha

Apr. 26, 1980

Kagemusha

When a warlord dies, a peasant thief is called upon to impersonate him, in order to protect his clan from appearing weak and vulnerable. But he ...
Where the Buffalo Roam
6.7

Where the Buffalo Roam

Semi-biographical film based on the experiences of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.
Fabian
5.9

Fabian

Apr. 25, 1980

Fabian

Fabian is a 1980 West German film directed by Wolf Gremm. It is based on the novel Fabian, the Story of a Moralist (1931) by German author Erich ...
Macabre
6.0

Macabre

Apr. 17, 1980

Macabre

A middle-aged woman, traumatized from the death of her adulterous lover, moves into a room at a New Orleans boarding house where the blind ...
Carnapping – Ordered, Stolen and Sold
6.4

Carnapping – Ordered, Stolen and Sold

When designer Robert Meering returns from vacation, he discovers the company he worked for unexpectedly went bankrupt so he decides to visit his ...
The Private Eyes
6.8

The Private Eyes

Apr. 17, 1980

The Private Eyes

The lord and lady of a capacious manor are killed, and the lord’s ghost seems to have returned to knock off the staff one by one, causing ...
Alexander the Great
7.5

Alexander the Great

Aug. 04, 1980

Alexander the Great

Based on some historical events, the film gives a romanticized biography of Theodoros Kolokotronis, a Greek historical hero serving as a metaphor ...
Emperor of Shaolin Kung Fu
5.5

Emperor of Shaolin Kung Fu

The Emperor is under attack by marauders and he is so depressed with his failure to protect his people, that he sees no other option than to kill ...
Alien 2: On Earth
3.7

Alien 2: On Earth

Apr. 11, 1980

Alien 2: On Earth

A group of cave explorers are confronted in an underground cavern by a mysterious living rock. Little do they know that it bears home to deadly, ...
Sweet William
5.5

Sweet William

Apr. 11, 1980

Sweet William

William McClusky (Sam Waterston) is a dashing and eccentric Scotsman whose charms rapidly overwhelm the sweet and naive Ann Walton (Jenny ...