Best award winning movies with excellent directing from 1983

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with excellent directing from 1983! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with excellent directing from 1983, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Terms of Endearment (1983)

Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.

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1983-11-20 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger

Rating

rating icon 7.091
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #39 for
    Oscar nomination deserving
  2. Ranked #53 for
    deservedly won awards
  3. Ranked #96 for
    prissy

Trailer

Terms of Endearment trailer
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2 Tender Mercies (1983)

Alchoholic former country singer Mac Sledge makes friends with a young widow and her son. The friendship enables him to find inspiration to resume his career.

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1983-03-04 | Drama / Music

Cast

Robert Duvall, Tess Harper

Rating

rating icon 6.618
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #157 for
    pill-popping
  2. Ranked #158 for
    great music
  3. Ranked #195 for
    redoubtable

Trailer

Tender Mercies trailer
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3 Flashdance (1983)

Alex Owens, a teen juggling between two odd jobs, aspires to become a successful ballet dancer. Nick, who is her boss and lover, supports and encourages her to fulfil her dream.

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1983-04-14 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri

Rating

rating icon 6.489
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #130 for
    anachronistic
  2. Ranked #149 for
    bubblegum
  3. Ranked #162 for
    blue-collar

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Flashdance trailer
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4 The Right Stuff (1983)

As the Space Race ensues, seven pilots set off on a path to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings forth momentous challenges.

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1983-10-20 | Drama / History

Cast

Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn

Rating

rating icon 7.436
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #30 for
    gung-ho
  2. Ranked #44 for
    jingoistic
  3. Ranked #71 for
    cocksure

Trailer

The Right Stuff trailer
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5 Yentl (1983)

Rebbe Mendel is a single father who teaches the Talmud, a sacred text of Judaism, to the boys of his small Polish town. Behind closed doors, he also instructs his daughter, Yentl, despite the fact that girls are forbidden to study religious scripture. When Yentl's father dies, she still has a strong desire to learn about her faith -- so she disguises herself as a male, enrolls in a religious school, and unexpectedly finds love along the way.

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1983-11-18 | Music / Drama

Cast

Barbra Streisand, Mandy Patinkin

Rating

rating icon 6.585
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #79 for
    soulful music
  2. Ranked #103 for
    memorable tune
  3. Ranked #113 for
    great soundtrack

Trailer

Yentl trailer
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6 Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)

Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi. Colonel John Lawrence, who has a profound knowledge of Japanese culture, and Sergeant Hara, brutal and simpleton, will witness the struggle of wills between two men from very different backgrounds who are tragically destined to clash.

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1983-05-28 | Drama / History

Cast

David Bowie, Tom Conti

Rating

rating icon 7.318
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #128 for
    sad
  2. Ranked #163 for
    chivalry
  3. Ranked #251 for
    ethereal quality

Trailer

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence trailer
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7 The Dead Zone (1983)

Johnny Smith is a schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him but, after leaving his fiancee's home one night, is involved in a car crash which leaves him in a coma for 5 years. When he wakes, he discovers he has an ability to see into the past, present and future life of anyone with whom he comes into physical contact.

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1983-10-21 | Thriller / Horror

Cast

Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams

Rating

rating icon 7.029
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #88 for
    for Stephen King's fans
  2. Ranked #165 for
    most accessible
  3. Ranked #272 for
    supernatural theme

Trailer

The Dead Zone trailer
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8 Return of the Jedi (1983)

Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, while the Emperor seeks to destroy the Rebellion once and for all with a second dreaded Death Star.

Info

1983-05-25 | Adventure / Action

Cast

Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford

Rating

rating icon 7.898
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #100 for
    interplanetary
  2. Ranked #108 for
    welcome return
  3. Ranked #139 for
    naff

Trailer

Return of the Jedi trailer
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9 Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)

An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"—and one original story, "Time Out."

Info

1983-06-24 | Horror / Fantasy

Cast

Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks

Rating

rating icon 6.451
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #99 for
    nifty
  2. Ranked #137 for
    barn-burner
  3. Ranked #137 for
    Based on TV Series

Trailer

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10 Strange Invaders (1983)

Charlie's ex-wife disappears, and he goes to where she grew up--a rural town in the midwest--to look for her. But, surprisingly, nobody knows about her or any of her many relatives, the Newmans. He meets aliens; but when he contacts the FBI, they don't believe him. He tells his story to a tabloid; and suddenly, he is chased by the aliens.

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1983-09-16 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Paul Le Mat, Nancy Allen

Rating

rating icon 4.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #60 for
    Alien Invasion
  2. Ranked #104 for
    puzzled
  3. Ranked #104 for
    for Valentine's Day

Trailer

Strange Invaders trailer
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