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The decade of the 1980s in Western cinema saw the return of studio-driven pictures, coming from the filmmaker-driven New Hollywood era of the 1970s. [1] The period was when the "high concept" picture was established by producer Don Simpson, [2] where films were expected to be easily marketable and understandable.
Industry professionals predicted comedy films and upbeat entertainment to dominate theaters in 1980. This was a response to poor morale in a nation suffering through economic recession, which generally increased theatrical visits as audiences sought escapism and ignored romantic films and depictions of blue-collar life.
Highest-grossing films of 1980 Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross 1 The Empire Strikes Back: 20th Century Fox: $209,398,025 2 9 to 5: $103,290,500 3 Stir Crazy: Columbia: $101,300,000 4 Airplane! Paramount: $83,453,539 5 Any Which Way You Can: Warner Bros. $70,687,344 6 Private Benjamin: $69,847,348 7 Coal Miner's Daughter: Universal ...
1980s films by language (47 C) 1980s television films (10 C, 1 P) * Lists of 1980s films (21 C, 50 P) # 1980s 3D films (5 C, 2 P) 0–9. 1980s rediscovered films (24 ...
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Pages in category "1980 films" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,261 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
1980 films (24 C, 1,258 P)-Films set in 1980 (3 C, 132 P) ' Film characters introduced in 1980 (10 P) A. 1980 in American cinema (12 P) 1980 in Australian cinema (2 P)
This is chronological list of action films released in the 1980s. Often there may be considerable overlap particularly between action and other genres (including horror , comedy and science fiction films ); the list should attempt to document films which are more closely related to action, even if they blend genres.