Best Movies of 1980

These are the 13 best-rated movies released in 1980, led by Why Would I Lie?, Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers and The Flintstones: Fred's Final Fling. Ranked by audience score, with cast, trailers and legal places to watch on every page.

1. Why Would I Lie? (1980)

★ 7.5/10

Cletus is a compulsive liar. He prefers the term 'fabrication' to lie though. When Cletus becomes a social worker he's assigned the case of a boy called Jorge (with a 'J') who was taken from his mother. Cletus sets out…
2. Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980)

★ 7.5/10

A zesty paean of praise to the greater glories of garlic. This lip-smacking foray into the history, consumption, cultivation and culinary/curative powers of the stinking rose features chef Alice Waters of Chez Panisse…
3. The Flintstones: Fred's Final Fling (1980)

★ 6.7/10

Due to a mix-up at the doctor's office, Fred believes he has only 24 hours left to live.
4. Gerzek Şaban (1980)

★ 6.5/10

People mistake a naive extra for his lookalike gangster and cause funny events.
5. American Gigolo (1980)

★ 6.2/10

Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and…
6. Cloud Dancer (1980)

★ 5.6/10

An aerobatic pilot comes to terms with his work, his photographer ex-lover and a brash newcomer.
7. Huzurum Kalmadı (1980)

★ 5.3/10

When a naive gatekeeper at a factory starts a love affair with a secretary, at first fortune seems to be favoring him. But then factory workers put an end to his relationship with her due to an inheritance lawsuit of…
8. Tiger Over Wall (1980)

★ 5.3/10

Based on actual events that took place in Shanghai 1919, Hwang Jang Lee portrays a ruthless Police Captain, who will stop at nothing in his quest for power even framing an innocent man and sending him mad. The Man's…
9. Escape from Hell (1980)

★ 4.7/10

A women's prison camp is located deep in the tropical rain forest. Sadistic guards and a warden from hell make life almost unbearable for the inmates, and any infraction of the rules is dealt with swiftly and savagely…
10. The Wildcats of St Trinian's (1980)

★ 4.3/10

The girls of St Trinian's decide they are being asked to do too much work so they go on strike.
11. Girls (1980)

★ 4.2/10

Three girls: Susanne, Annie and Catherine, just have finished high school and meet every night to have a good time in discos and bars with frequently changing boyfriends. Susanne’s younger sister Betty often joins them…
12. Beast in Space (1980)

★ 4.1/10

In the future the struggle for space superiority has forced humanity to search the cosmos for a rare element called Antallum that is the key ingredient for the construction of neutron bombs. Starship captain Larry…
13. Hito Hata: Raise the Banner (1980)

★ 0.0/10

The film looks back at the life of a man named Oda and other Japanese Americans through the decades as they face great challenges and joys living in the United States.