Best missing a beat award winning movies from 1980
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1 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
7.933
2 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
3 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
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 Resurrection (1980)
The story of a woman who survives the car accident which kills her husband, but discovers that she has the power to heal other people. She becomes an unwitting celebrity, the hope of those in desperate need of healing, and a lightning rod for religious beliefs and skeptics.
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- 1980-09-26 | Drama / Fantasy
Cast
- Ellen Burstyn, Sam Shepard
Rating
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6.463
6 Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame.
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- 1980-03-07 | Music / Drama
Cast
- Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones
Rating
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7.253
7 The Blues Brothers (1980)
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
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- 1980-06-16 | Music / Comedy
Cast
- Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi
Rating
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7.734
8 The Long Good Friday (1980)
In the late 1970s, Cockney crime boss Harold Shand, a gangster trying to become a legitimate property mogul, has big plans to get the American Mafia to bankroll his transformation of a derelict area of London into the possible venue for a future Olympic Games. However, a series of bombings targets his empire on the very weekend the Americans are in town. Shand is convinced there is a traitor in his organization, and sets out to eliminate the rat in typically ruthless fashion.
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- 1980-11-01 | Crime / Thriller
Cast
- Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren
Rating
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7.1
9 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
10 My American Uncle (1980)
Prof. Henri Laborit uses the stories of the lives of three people to discuss behaviorist theories of survival, combat, rewards and punishment, and anxiety. René is a technical manager at a textile factory and must face the anxiety caused by corporate downsizing. Janine is a self-educated actress/stylist who learns that the wife of her lover is dying and must decide to let them reunite. Jean is a controversial career-climbing writer/politician at a crossroads in life.
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- 1980-05-21 | Comedy / Drama
Cast
- Gérard Depardieu, Nicole Garcia
Rating
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7.0
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