Top-rated 1983 movies
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1 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.
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- 1983-05-25 | Adventure / Action
Cast
- Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford
Rating
7.898
2 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
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7.436
3 Zelig (1983)
Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a celebrity in the 1920s due to his ability to look and act like whoever is around him. Clever editing places Zelig in real newsreel footage of Woodrow Wilson, Babe Ruth, and others.
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- 1983-07-15 | Comedy
Cast
- Woody Allen, Mia Farrow
Rating
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7.427
4 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
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7.091
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5 The Dresser (1983)
In a touring Shakespearean theater group, a backstage hand - the dresser, is devoted to the brilliant but tyrannical head of the company. He struggles to support the deteriorating star as the company struggles to carry on during the London blitz. The pathos of his backstage efforts rival the pathos in the story of Lear and the Fool that is being presented on-stage, as the situation comes to a crisis.
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- 1983-12-06 | Drama
Cast
- Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay
Rating
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6.651
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6 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
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6.618
7 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
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6.585
8 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
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6.489
9 The Family Game (1983)
A sendup of the stereotypical Japanese family: dad is a salaryman jerk, unable to relate to anyone; mom is a hopeless housewife; the older son is a moderate academic success; but the younger son is a rebellious goof-off for whom a tutor must be hired. The tutor, played by the prototypical bad boy actor Matsuda Yusaku, proceeds to blow the entire family apart.
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- 1983-05-04 | Comedy / Drama
Cast
- Yūsaku Matsuda, Juzo Itami
Rating
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6.4
10 Of the Flesh (1983)
When Narcing brings home his wife Puring to their hometown Mulawin in the 1930s, it sets off a series of events that include parricide, infidelity, betrayal, guilt and redemption.
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- 1983-12-25 | Drama
Cast
- Charito Solis, Phillip Salvador
Rating
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5.8
