Best award winning movies with a complex issue from 1980
Check out today’s highest ranked movies with a complex issue from 1980! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with a complex issue from 1980, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.
1 Ordinary People (1980)
Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.
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- 1980-09-19 | Drama
Cast
- Donald Sutherland, Timothy Hutton
Rating
7.4
2 Raging Bull (1980)
The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
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- 1980-11-14 | Drama
Cast
- Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci
Rating
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7.9
3 Kagemusha (1980)
Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor take over as the powerful ruler. He soon begins to appreciate life as Shingen, but his commitment to the role is tested when he must lead his troops into battle against the forces of a rival warlord.
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- 1980-04-26 | Action / Drama
Cast
- Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki
Rating
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7.819
4 Fame (1980)
A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.
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- 1980-05-16 | Drama / Music
Cast
- Irene Cara, Barry Miller
Rating
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6.446
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5 Breaker Morant (1980)
During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though they acted under orders, they are being used as scapegoats by the General Staff, who hopes to distance themselves from the irregular practices of the war. The trial does not progress as smoothly as expected by the General Staff, as the defence puts up a strong fight in the courtroom.
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- 1980-06-11 | Drama / History
Cast
- Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson
Rating
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7.107
6 Every Man for Himself (1980)
A look at the sexual and professional lives of three people — a television director, his ex-girlfriend, and a sex worker.
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- 1980-09-08 | Drama
Cast
- Jacques Dutronc, Isabelle Huppert
Rating
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6.224
7 Pixote (1980)
10-year-old Pixote endures torture, degradation, and corruption at a local youth detention center where two of its members are murdered by policemen who frame Lilica, a 17-year-old trans hustler. Pixote helps Lilica and three other boys escape and they start to make their living by a life of crime which only escalates to more violence and death.
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- 1980-09-26 | Crime / Drama
Cast
- Fernando Ramos da Silva, Jorge Julião
Rating
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7.91
8 The Elephant Man (1980)
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.
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- 1980-10-09 | Drama / History
Cast
- Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt
Rating
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8.044
9 The Last Metro (1980)
In occupied Paris, an actress married to a Jewish theater owner must keep him hidden from the Nazis while doing both of their jobs.
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- 1980-09-17 | Drama / Romance
Cast
- Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu
Rating
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7.237
10 Atlantic City (1980)
In a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thrown together in an escapade of love, money, drugs and danger.
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- 1980-09-03 | Crime / Drama
Cast
- Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon
Rating
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6.772
