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The Best Comedy Dramas of the 1980s

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The Breakfast Club 1985, 97 min.

John Hughes • Starring: Emilio Estevez, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall

Comedy Drama • Coming-of-Age • Drama

Held position in the past 45 days

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Crimes and Misdemeanors 1989, 104 min.

Woody Allen • Starring: Martin Landau, Mia Farrow, Anjelica Huston

Comedy Drama • Drama • Ensemble Film

Down by 4 in the past 45 days

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Hannah and Her Sisters 1986, 103 min.

Woody Allen • Starring: Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Michael Caine

Comedy Drama • Ensemble Film • Sophisticated Comedy

Up by 1 in the past 45 days

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Amadeus 1984, 160 min.

Milos Forman • Starring: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge

Based-on-a-True-Story • Based-on-Theatre • Biopic

Held position in the past 45 days

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A Christmas Story 1983, 93 min.

Bob Clark • Starring: Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley

Americana • Comedy Drama • Domestic Comedy

Held position in the past 45 days

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Say Anything... 1989, 100 min.

Cameron Crowe • Starring: John Cusack, Ione Skye, John Mahoney

Comedy Drama • Coming-of-Age • Romance

Up by 4 in the past 45 days

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Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1982, 90 min.

Amy Heckerling • Starring: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold

Comedy • Comedy Drama • Coming-of-Age

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Broadcast News 1987, 133 min.

James L. Brooks • Starring: William Hurt, Joan Cusack, Albert Brooks

Comedy Drama • Media Satire • Romance

Down by 1 in the past 45 days

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My Dinner with Andre 1981, 110 min.

Louis Malle • Starring: Wallace Shawn, Andre Gregory, Roy Butler

Buddy Film • Comedy Drama • Drama

Up by 2 in the past 45 days

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When Harry Met Sally... 1989, 96 min.

Rob Reiner • Starring: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher

Comedy Drama • Drama • Romance

Down by 1 in the past 45 days

1

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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover 1989, 98 min.

Peter Greenaway • Starring: Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren

Black Comedy • Comedy Drama • Drama

Up by 12 in the past 45 days

12

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Diner 1982, 110 min.

Barry Levinson • Starring: Steve Guttenberg, Daniel Stern, Mickey Rourke

Buddy Film • Comedy Drama • Coming-of-Age

Down by 4 in the past 45 days

4

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48 Hrs. 1982, 96 min.

Walter Hill • Starring: Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O'Toole

Action • Action Comedy • Comedy Drama

Down by 1 in the past 45 days

1

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Mystery Train 1989, 110 min.

Jim Jarmusch • Starring: Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Elizabeth Bracco, Tom Noonan

Comedy Drama • Drama • Urban Comedy

Down by 5 in the past 45 days

5

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Tootsie 1982, 119 min.

Sydney Pollack • Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr

Comedy Drama • Comedy of Errors • Cross-Dressing / Gender-Bending

Down by 5 in the past 45 days

5

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Terms of Endearment 1983, 132 min.

James L. Brooks • Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson

Comedy Drama • Drama • Family Drama

Down by 3 in the past 45 days

3

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Good Morning, Vietnam 1987, 121 min.

Barry Levinson • Starring: Robin Williams, Tung Thanh Tran, Bruno Kirby

Comedy Drama • Drama • Military Comedy

Down by 6 in the past 45 days

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Stardust Memories 1980, 89 min.

Woody Allen • Starring: Woody Allen, Charlotte Rampling, Jessica Harper

Comedy Drama • Drama • Fantasy

Down by 4 in the past 45 days

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The Big Chill 1983, 105 min.

Lawrence Kasdan • Starring: Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum

Comedy Drama • Comedy of Manners • Drama

Up by 1 in the past 45 days

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My Life as a Dog 1985, 101 min.

Lasse Hallström • Starring: Anton Glanzelius, Tomas von Bromssen, Kicki Rundgren

Childhood Drama • Comedy Drama • Coming-of-Age

Down by 13 in the past 45 days

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