Best begging the question award winning movies from 1980s

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1 The Last Emperor (1987)

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.

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1987-10-04 | Drama / History

Cast

John Lone, Peter O'Toole

Rating

rating icon 7.626
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #24 for
    deservedly won awards
  2. Ranked #30 for
    remarkable
  3. Ranked #97 for
    hagiography

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2 Reds (1981)

An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical commitment to the socialist revolution in Russia, his dream of spreading its principles among the members of the American working class, and his troubled romantic relationship with the writer Louise Bryant.

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1981-12-25 | Drama / History

Cast

Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton

Rating

rating icon 6.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #45 for
    Oscar nomination deserving
  2. Ranked #118 for
    remarkable
  3. Ranked #130 for
    iconoclast

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3 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliot who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliot, his brother, and his little sister Gertie form an emotional bond with their new friend, and try to help him find his way home.

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1982-06-11 | Science Fiction / Adventure

Cast

Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore

Rating

rating icon 7.519
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #76 for
    wonderful
  2. Ranked #115 for
    critically acclaimed
  3. Ranked #118 for
    mawkish

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4 Amadeus (1984)

Disciplined Italian composer Antonia Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Viennese composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

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1984-09-19 | History / Music

Cast

F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce

Rating

rating icon 8.032
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #8 for
    immensely talented
  2. Ranked #14 for
    remarkable
  3. Ranked #17 for
    bawdy

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5 Prizzi's Honor (1985)

Charley Partanna is a hitman who works for the Prizzis, one of the richest crime families in the US. When he sees Irene Walker, it's love at first sight. But he soon finds that she, too, is a killer for hire. Charley can overlook his suspicions, but he can't turn off his heart. And the couple must remember that even if they love each other, the Prizzis love only money.

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1985-06-14 | Romance / Comedy

Cast

Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner

Rating

rating icon 6.376
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #24 for
    like Scarface
  2. Ranked #65 for
    seriocomedy
  3. Ranked #79 for
    Multigenre

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6 sex, lies, and videotape (1989)

Ann, a frustrated wife, enters into counseling due to a troubled marriage. Unbeknownst to her, her husband John has begun an affair with her sister. When John’s best friend Graham arrives, his penchant for interviewing women about their sex lives forever changes John and Ann’s rocky marriage.

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1989-08-04 | Drama

Cast

Andie MacDowell, Peter Gallagher

Rating

rating icon 6.95
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #41 for
    tour de force
  2. Ranked #85 for
    unfaithful partner
  3. Ranked #132 for
    therapeutic

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7 Cinema Paradiso (1988)

A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.

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1988-11-17 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin

Rating

rating icon 8.45
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #52 for
    father figure
  2. Ranked #75 for
    mawkish
  3. Ranked #115 for
    remarkable

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8 A Passage to India (1984)

Set during the period of growing influence of the Indian independence movement in the British Raj, the story begins with the arrival in India of a British woman, Miss Adela Quested, who is joining her fiancé, a city magistrate named Ronny Heaslop. She and Ronny's mother, Mrs. Moore, befriend an Indian doctor, Aziz H. Ahmed.

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1984-12-14 | Drama / Adventure

Cast

Judy Davis, Victor Banerjee

Rating

rating icon 6.775
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #91 for
    Oscar-worthy performance
  2. Ranked #91 for
    prissy
  3. Ranked #122 for
    globetrotting

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9 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.

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1981-06-12 | Adventure / Action

Cast

Harrison Ford, Karen Allen

Rating

rating icon 7.929
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #65 for
    Treasure Hunt
  2. Ranked #68 for
    swashbuckler
  3. Ranked #80 for
    great sound effects

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10 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.

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1988-06-21 | Fantasy / Animation

Cast

Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd

Rating

rating icon 7.525
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #32 for
    like Fantastic Mr. Fox
  2. Ranked #49 for
    hardboiled style
  3. Ranked #61 for
    femme fatale

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