Top Movies of 1983


The top movies of 1983 list is calculated by community movie ratings and members' "Top Movies List". Lists are updated daily.

71. Deadly Eyes

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Robert Clouse
Actors: Sam Groom, Sara Botsford, Scatman Crothers, Cec Linder, Lisa Langlois, Lesleh Donaldson

72. Heat and Dust

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: James Ivory
Actors: Christopher Cazenove, Greta Scacchi, Julian Glover, Susan Fleetwood, Julie Christie, Patrick Godfrey

73. Daniel

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Sidney Lumet
Actors: Timothy Hutton, Mandy Patinkin, Edward Asner, Ellen Barkin, Lindsay Crouse, Amanda Plummer

74. Rumble Fish

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Actors: Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane, Dennis Hopper, Diana Scarwid, Nicolas Cage
Plot: Based on the novel by S.E. Hinton: A young thug leads a waning gang in an industrial town. Always compared to his legendary brother, The Motorcycle Boy, he breaks a treaty and starts a gang war. When his brother abruptly returns, his life is put into sharp perspective and he realizes just how shallow an existence he leads.

75. Sudden Impact

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Clint Eastwood
Actors: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, Bradford Dillman, Paul Drake, Audrie J. Neenan
Plot: 'Dirty' Harry refuses to take a break from law enforcement after being forced on vacation by his superiors. Now, he's determined to stop a serial killer on the loose, as gang-rape victim Jennifer Spencer seeks revenge by murdering each of her attackers.

76. Pauline at the Beach ( Pauline à la plage )

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Eric Rohmer
Actors: Amanda Langlet, Arielle Dombasle, Pascal Greggory, Féodor Atkine, Simon de La Brosse, Rosette

77. Star 80

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bob Fosse
Actors: Mariel Hemingway, Eric Roberts, Cliff Robertson, Carroll Baker, Roger Rees, David Clennon
Plot: This is based on the true story of a young Playboy Playmate, Dorothy Stratten, who was killed by her abusive husband.

78. The Black Stallion Returns

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Robert Dalva
Actors: Kelly Reno, Vincent Spano, Allen Garfield, Woody Strode, Teri Garr, Ferdy Mayne

79. Mr. Mom

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Stan Dragoti
Actors: Michael Keaton, Teri Garr, Martin Mull, Frederick Koehler, Taliesin Jaffe, Jeffrey Tambor
Plot: When Jack Butler loses his job, he becomes a stay-at-home dad while his wife works at an ad agency. Jack soon learns that home life is tougher than he thinks, and shopping, cleaning, cooking and soap operas soon take their toll.

80. The Man with Two Brains

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Carl Reiner
Actors: Steve Martin, Kathleen Turner, James Cromwell, David Warner, Paul Benedict, Richard Brestoff
Plot: A brain surgeon finds himself in a loveless marriage and falls instead for a talking brain in a jar.

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