1980

The Octagon
5.1

The Octagon

Aug. 14, 1980

The Octagon

Scott James, a veteran martial arts expert, is recruited as the protector of the wealthy and beautiful Justine after she becomes the target of a ...
City of the Living Dead
6.3

City of the Living Dead

A medium has a mysterious vision of a priest hanging himself… A seemingly dead woman awakes screaming in her coffin… And in the ...
Xanadu
5.3

Xanadu

Aug. 08, 1980

Xanadu

A beautiful muse inspires an artist and his older friend to convert a dilapidated auditorium into a lavish rollerskating club.
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
5.1

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

Fu Manchu’s 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills Fu’s age-regressing elixir vitae. Fu sends his ...
Antropophagus
5.4

Antropophagus

Aug. 07, 1980

Antropophagus

A group of tourists become stranded on an uninhabited island where they are stalked by an insane, violent, and grotesque killer that slaughtered ...
Invasion of the Flesh Hunters
5.7

Invasion of the Flesh Hunters

Released from captivity in Vietnam, two American Army officers return to civilian life and discover they have acquired an insatiable taste for ...
Contamination
5.2

Contamination

Aug. 02, 1980

Contamination

A former astronaut helps a government agent and a police detective track the source of mysterious alien pod spores, filled with lethal ...
Raise the Titanic
5

Raise the Titanic

Aug. 01, 1980

Raise the Titanic

To obtain a supply of a rare mineral, a ship raising operation is conducted for the only known source, the Titanic.
McVicar
6.8

McVicar

Aug. 01, 1980

McVicar

John McVicar was a London Bad Boy. he graduated to armed bank robbery and was Britain’s “Public Enemy No. 1”. He was captured ...
The Hunter
6.3

The Hunter

Aug. 01, 1980

The Hunter

During his long career, bounty hunter Ralph “Papa” Thorson has caught over 5,000 criminals. Now, while he is working on apprehending ...
Caddyshack
7.3

Caddyshack

Jul. 25, 1980

Caddyshack

At an exclusive country club, an ambitious young caddy, Danny Noonan, eagerly pursues a caddy scholarship in hopes of attending college and, in ...
Dressed to Kill
7.1

Dressed to Kill

Jul. 25, 1980

Dressed to Kill

A mysterious, tall, blonde woman wearing sunglasses murders one of a psychiatrist’s patients, and now she’s after the prostitute who ...
The Earthling
7

The Earthling

Jul. 24, 1980

The Earthling

Recently diagnosed with a terminal illness, a man returns home to Australia to die in the wildness. His plans become complicated when he meets a ...
Prom Night
5.4

Prom Night

Jul. 18, 1980

Prom Night

This slasher movie follows a relentless killer who is out to avenge the death of a young girl who died after being bullied and teased by four of ...
Cheech & Chong’s Next Movie
6.1

Cheech & Chong’s Next Movie

Perennially stoned Cheech and Chong tear through the city of Los Angeles, causing trouble wherever they go. After Cheech loses his job, the two ...
My Bodyguard
7.1

My Bodyguard

Jul. 11, 1980

My Bodyguard

Clifford Peach, an easygoing teenager, is finding less than easy to fit in at his new high school, where a tough-talking bully terrorizes his ...
Used Cars
6.8

Used Cars

Jul. 11, 1980

Used Cars

When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it’s up to the lot’s hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into ...
Oh Heavenly Dog
5.4

Oh Heavenly Dog

Jul. 11, 1980

Oh Heavenly Dog

Browning is a PI with a bad cold, who’s sent to investigate a case by a mysterious client. He stumbles across the body of a young woman and ...
The Blue Lagoon
5.8

The Blue Lagoon

Jul. 05, 1980

The Blue Lagoon

Two small children and a ship’s cook survive a shipwreck and find safety on an idyllic tropical island. Soon, however, the cook dies and ...
The Sea Wolves
6.3

The Sea Wolves

Jul. 03, 1980

The Sea Wolves

This true story follows the exploits of a top secret British military mission to destroy Nazi radio ships in a neutral harbor during WWII. The ...
Airplane!
7.7

Airplane!

Jul. 02, 1980

Airplane!

Alcoholic pilot, Ted Striker has developed a fear of flying due to wartime trauma, but nevertheless boards a passenger jet in an attempt to woo ...
Alligator
6

Alligator

Jul. 02, 1980

Alligator

A baby alligator is flushed down a toilet and survives by eating discarded lab animals, injected with growth hormones. The now gigantic animal ...
Hangar 18
5.3

Hangar 18

Jul. 01, 1980

Hangar 18

During a Space Shuttle mission a satellite rams a unidentified flying object. The UFO afterwards performs an emergency landing in the deserts of ...
The Stunt Man
7.1

The Stunt Man

Jun. 27, 1980

The Stunt Man

While on the run from the police, Steve Railsback hides in a group of moviemakers where he pretends to be a stunt man. Both aided and endangered ...
Virus
6.2

Virus

Jun. 26, 1980

Virus

Scientists in Antarctica desperately try to find a cure to a military virus that was released in a plane crash and has wiped out the rest of the world.
The Last Flight of Noah’s Ark
5.8

The Last Flight of Noah’s Ark

The only chance to escape a desert island is to convert the plane carrying many different animals into a boat.
Brubaker
7.2

Brubaker

Jun. 20, 1980

Brubaker

The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
Can’t Stop the Music
4.1

Can’t Stop the Music

A loose biography of seminal disco hit-makers The Village People and their composer Jacques Morali.
The Blues Brothers
7.9

The Blues Brothers

Jun. 16, 1980

The Blues Brothers

Jake Blues is just out of jail, and teams up with his brother, Elwood on a ‘mission from God’ to raise funds for the orphanage in ...