Best award winning movies with ratcheting up tension from 1980
Check out today’s highest ranked movies with ratcheting up tension from 1980! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with ratcheting up tension from 1980, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.
1 The Changeling (1980)
After a tragic event happens, composer John Russell moves to Seattle to try to overcome it and build a new and peaceful life in a lonely big house that has been uninhabited for many years. But, soon after, the obscure history of such an old mansion and his own past begin to haunt him.
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- 1980-03-28 | Horror
Cast
- George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere
Rating
7.0
2 Dressed to Kill (1980)
After witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, prostitute Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the police thinks she is the murderer, the real killer is intent on silencing her only witness.
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- 1980-07-25 | Thriller / Mystery
Cast
- Nancy Allen, Michael Caine
Rating
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6.935
3 The Shining (1980)
Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.
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- 1980-05-23 | Horror / Thriller
Cast
- Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall
Rating
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8.215
4 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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8.035
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5 The Fog (1980)
Strange things begin to occurs as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start to die.
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- 1980-02-07 | Horror
Cast
- Adrienne Barbeau, Hal Holbrook
Rating
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6.7
6 The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.
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- 1980-05-20 | Adventure / Action
Cast
- Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford
Rating
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8.392
7 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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7.933
8 Scared to Death (1980)
A series of hideous murders is taking place, and Inspector Capell and cop-turned-novelist Lonergan are investigating. The murders are found to be the work of an out-of-control experiment in genetic engineering. The two men must descend into the city's sewer systems to destroy the horrific miscreation. It won't be hard to find, as it's already looking for its next victims...
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- 1980-03-01 | Science Fiction / Horror
Cast
- John Stinson, Diana Davidson
Rating
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4.241
9 The Ninth Configuration (1980)
Army psychiatrist Colonel Kane is posted to a secluded gothic castle housing a military asylum. With a reserved calm, he indulges the inmates' delusions, allowing them free rein to express their fantasies.
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- 1980-02-29 | Drama / Thriller
Cast
- Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson
Rating
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6.55
10 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
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7.454
