The Top 50 Movies of 1983

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Return of the Jedi

1983    Richard Marquand    Rated PG

Action    Adventure    Cyborg / Android / Robot

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Scarface

1983    Brian De Palma    Rated R

Crime    Crime Thriller    Gangster Film

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Videodrome

1983    David Cronenberg    Rated R

Body Horror    Cyberpunk / Tech Noir    Horror

Up by 2 in the past 45 days 2

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A Christmas Story

1983    Bob Clark    Rated PG

Americana    Comedy Drama    Domestic Comedy

Down by 1 in the past 45 days 1

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The Right Stuff

1983    Philip Kaufman    Rated R

Adventure    Adventure Drama    Based-on-a-True-Story

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Trading Places

1983    John Landis    Rated R

Comedy    Comedy of Manners    Satire

Down by 2 in the past 45 days 2

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The Meaning of Life

1983    Terry Jones    Rated R

Absurd Comedy    Anthology Film    Based-on-Television

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National Lampoon's Vacation

1983    Harold Ramis    Rated R

Absurd Comedy    Comedy    Farce

Up by 1 in the past 45 days 1

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Zelig

1983    Woody Allen    Rated PG

Comedy    Fantasy Comedy    Media Satire

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WarGames

1983    John Badham    Rated PG

Drama    Paranoid Thriller    Psychological Thriller

Down by 2 in the past 45 days 2

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The Dead Zone

1983    David Cronenberg    Rated R

Supernatural Thriller    Thriller

Down by 3 in the past 45 days 3

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12

Terms of Endearment

1983    James L. Brooks    Rated PG

Comedy Drama    Drama    Family Drama

Up by 10 in the past 45 days 10

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The Outsiders

1983    Francis Ford Coppola    Rated PG

Coming-of-Age    Drama    Teen Movie

Down by 9 in the past 45 days 9

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The Big Chill

1983    Lawrence Kasdan    Rated R

Comedy Drama    Comedy of Manners    Drama

Up by 4 in the past 45 days 4

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Risky Business

1983    Paul Brickman    Rated R

Comedy Drama    Coming-of-Age    Drama

Held position in the past 45 days 0

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Local Hero

1983    Bill Forsyth    Rated PG

Comedy Drama    Comedy of Manners    Drama

Down by 9 in the past 45 days 9

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Christine

1983    John Carpenter    Rated R

Drama    Horror    Mystery

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Silkwood

1983    Mike Nichols    Rated R

Based-on-a-True-Story    Biopic    Docudrama

Down by 7 in the past 45 days 7

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21

Rumble Fish

1983    Francis Ford Coppola    Rated R

Coming-of-Age    Drama    Teen Movie

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The Hunger

1983    Tony Scott    Rated R

Drama    Erotic Drama    Gothic Film

Down by 18 in the past 45 days 18

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Tender Mercies

1983    Bruce Beresford    Rated PG

Drama    Family Drama    Showbiz Drama

Up by 17 in the past 45 days 17

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Sleepaway Camp

1983    Robert Hiltzik    Rated R

Horror    Slasher Film    Teen Movie

Down by 27 in the past 45 days 27

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Mr. Mom

1983    Stan Dragoti    Rated PG

Comedy    Domestic Comedy    Satire

Down by 2 in the past 45 days 2

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Octopussy

1983    John Glen    Rated PG

Action    Action Thriller    Glamorized Spy Film

Down by 9 in the past 45 days 9

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Sudden Impact

1983    Clint Eastwood    Rated R

Action    Action Thriller    Police Detective Film

Down by 15 in the past 45 days 15

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Never Say Never Again

1983    Irvin Kershner    Rated PG

Action    Action Thriller    Glamorized Spy Film

Down by 14 in the past 45 days 14

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Eddie Murphy: Delirious

1983    Bruce Gowers    Not Rated

Comedy    Concert Film    Made-for-Television

Down by 23 in the past 45 days 23

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31

Valley Girl

1983    Martha Coolidge    Rated R

Comedy    Comedy of Manners    Coming-of-Age

Down by 3 in the past 45 days 3

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32

Bill Cosby: Himself

1983    Bill Cosby    Rated PG

Comedy

Up by 32 in the past 45 days 32

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Bad Boys

1983    Rick Rosenthal    Rated R

Crime    Crime Drama    Drama

Down by 13 in the past 45 days 13

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Sans Soleil

1983    Chris Marker    Not Rated

Avant-garde / Experimental    Culture and Society    Documentary

Down by 6 in the past 45 days 6

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The Man with Two Brains

1983    Carl Reiner    Rated R

Comedy    Romance    Romantic Comedy

Up by 38 in the past 45 days 38

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36

Educating Rita

1983    Lewis Gilbert    Rated PG

Based-on-Theatre    Comedy Drama    Drama

Up by 8 in the past 45 days 8

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37

Krull

1983    Peter Yates    Rated PG

Action    Adventure    Fantasy

Down by 39 in the past 45 days 39

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38

Jackie Chan's Project A

1983    Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung    Rated PG13

Action    Action Comedy    Comedy

Up by 22 in the past 45 days 22

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Never Cry Wolf

1983    Carroll Ballard    Rated PG

Adventure    Animal Picture    Adventure Drama

Up by 28 in the past 45 days 28

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Flashdance

1983    Adrian Lyne    Rated R

Drama    Romance    Musical Drama

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Psycho II

1983    Richard Franklin    Rated R

Horror    Psychological Horror    Psychological Thriller

Down by 11 in the past 45 days 11

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Cujo

1983    Lewis Teague    Rated R

Horror    Natural Horror    Thriller

Up by 9 in the past 45 days 9

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Blue Thunder

1983    John Badham    Rated R

Action    Action Thriller    Police Detective Film

Up by 5 in the past 45 days 5

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44

Mickey's Christmas Carol

1983    Burny Mattinson    Rated G

Animation    Fantasy    Holiday Film

Down by 12 in the past 45 days 12

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All the Right Moves

1983    Michael Chapman    Not Rated

Drama    Sports Drama    Coming-of-Age

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46

Uncommon Valor

1983    Ted Kotcheff    Rated R

Action    Adventure

Down by 46 in the past 45 days 46

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The Day After

1983    Nicholas Meyer    Not Rated

Apocalyptic Film    Disaster Film    Drama

Down by 20 in the past 45 days 20

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Down by 7 in the past 45 days 7

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Eddie and the Cruisers

1983    Martin Davidson    Rated PG

Drama    Musical    Musical Drama

Down by 16 in the past 45 days 16

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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

1983    Nagisa Ôshima    Not Rated

Drama    War    War Drama

Down by 12 in the past 45 days 12

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