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Top Rated "1980s" Titles

RankRatingTitleVotes
1.8.7Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)129,149
2.8.6Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)111,860
3.8.4Boot, Das (1981)35,056
4.8.3Raging Bull (1980)34,379
5.8.3The Shining (1980)64,472
6.8.3Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1989)17,604
7.8.3Ran (1985)15,274
8.8.3Amadeus (1984)44,736
9.8.3Aliens (1986)76,780
10.8.2The Elephant Man (1980)20,897
11.8.2Full Metal Jacket (1987)59,675
12.8.2Blade Runner (1982)88,259
13.8.2Once Upon a Time in America (1984)25,344
14.8.1Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)102,916
15.8.1The Princess Bride (1987)64,045
16.8.1Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)74,429
17.8.1Back to the Future (1985)84,166
18.8.1Gandhi (1982)19,598
19.8.0Platoon (1986)44,002
20.8.0Glory (1989)26,170
21.8.0A Christmas Story (1983)24,775
22.8.0Himmel �ber Berlin, Der (1987)8,751
23.8.0Stand by Me (1986)37,987
24.8.0Hotaru no haka (1988)10,075
25.8.0Die Hard (1988)71,481
26.8.0Manon des sources (1986)5,026
27.7.9The Killing Fields (1984)11,277
28.7.9Fanny och Alexander (1982)5,931
29.7.9Brazil (1985)37,344
30.7.9The Terminator (1984)72,634
31.7.9The Thing (1982)23,614
32.7.9Scarface (1983)42,470
33.7.9Henry V (1989)9,359
34.7.9Tenk� no shiro Rapyuta (1986)7,092
35.7.8This Is Spinal Tap (1984)26,063
36.7.8Rain Man (1988)52,264
37.7.8Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)8,903
38.7.8The Untouchables (1987)39,417
39.7.8Tonari no Totoro (1988)7,724
40.7.8The Right Stuff (1983)14,884
41.7.8Die xue shuang xiong (1989)11,039
42.7.8The Last Emperor (1987)11,547
43.7.8E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)52,314
44.7.7Jean de Florette (1986)6,837
45.7.7Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)38,355
46.7.7Airplane! (1980)28,494
47.7.7Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)9,214
48.7.7The Blues Brothers (1980)34,045
49.7.7Blood Simple. (1984)11,579
50.7.7Do the Right Thing (1989)11,537

Bottom Rated "1980s" Titles

RankRatingTitleVotes
1.1.6Nine Deaths of the Ninja (1985)223
2.1.7Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (1980)347
3.1.8Food of the Gods II (1989)285
4.1.9Going Overboard (1989)2,105
5.1.9Mata Hari (1985)163
6.2.0Serpiente de mar (1984)54
7.2.0Blood Lake (1987)74
8.2.0Raiders of the Living Dead (1986)112
9.2.0The Last Slumber Party (1987)104
10.2.0Zeisters (1986)144

The formula for calculating the Top Rated 50 Titles gives a true Bayesian estimate:

weighted rating (WR) = (v � (v+m)) � R + (m � (v+m)) � C

where:
R = average for the movie (mean) = (Rating)
v = number of votes for the movie = (votes)
m = minimum votes required to be listed in the Top 50 (currently 5000)
C = the mean vote across the whole report (currently 6.6)
for the Top 50, only votes from regular voters are considered.

In order to appear in the Bottom 10 Titles chart the title must have received at least 50 votes.