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Rain Man. 1988 2h 13m R. 8.0 (550K) Rate. 65 Metascore. After a selfish L.A. yuppie learns his estranged father left a fortune to an autistic-savant brother in Ohio that he didn't know existed, he absconds with his brother and sets out across the country, hoping to gain a larger inheritance.
- Out of Africa
- Terms of Endearment
- Kramer vs. Kramer
- Chariots of Fire
- Ordinary People
- Gandhi
- The Last Emperor
- Rain Man
- Platoon
- Amadeus (Won - 1985)
The worst of the bunch is one of two winners involving Robert Redford. Though Out of Africa does contain an excellent performance from Meryl Streep, the overwrought, overlong period-piece was a slog to get through for audiences in 1985, present-day audiences would likely be snoozing ten minutes in. The film, directed by filmmaking genius Sydney Pol...
One of the go-to tearjerker films of the decade, this tragicomedy from master screenwriter James L. Brooks was an Academy Award powerhouse in 1984. Jack Nicholsongives one of his best-supporting turns as the astronaut neighbor of the film's central mother-daughter duo, played by Shirley Maclaine and Debra Winger, respectively. RELATED: 10 Best Jack...
Meryl Streep appears again in a Best Picture winner alongside a brilliantly restrained Dustin Hoffmanfor this heartbreaking portrait of divorce. The first winner of the decade, the film's win would set the stage for other more personal and intimate stories to win intermittently between the larger scale epics that shared the decade's wins. Additiona...
The inspiring true story about the importance of faith is this British film about the 1924 Olympic rivalry between a practicing Jew and a devout Christian missionary. The film's score has transcended the film, which is still a rousing sports film that's not-so-secretly not about running at all, but the film itself is a decidedly dated affair. The t...
Robert Redford's directorial debutwas this incredibly restrained portrait of a grieving family. Specifically, the film hones its dark lense on the effect of guilt on the brother of a boy who died who must now navigate his parents' intense bereavement while he traverses his own regret for his role in the fatal incident. RELATED: A Star Is Born: 10 B...
In comparison to the quiet human drama of the previous two winners, Richard Attenborough's Best Picture biopicof the great Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi is a lush, lengthy, and epic spectacle of a film. Sir Ben Kinglsey fills the titular shoes as the revolutionary non-violent protester that was once a humble lawyer. Attenborough's visually sumptuous...
Bernardo Bertolucci took home the famed statue in 1988 for another of the decade's big historical epics about the last emperor of China, a man named Puyi, who ruled for only four years before being forcibly adjudicated. RELATED: 10 Movies That Nailed Historical Accuracy The film is a bit on the dry side by today's technologically advanced standards...
Still one of Tom Cruise's best and most beloved dramatic roles, Rain Man pairs the star with master thespian Dustin Hoffman in one of his greatest showings as an autistic man who is a mathematical savant. Cruise plays the man's brother, who takes him on a road trip that jumpstarts their relationship. Rain Man flourishes with a confident and witty s...
Oliver Stone has been making waves with hispolitical statements disguised as dramatic films for the better part of the last fifty years. Perhaps his greatest work is this brutal and realistic take on the Vietnam War conflict. Stone's direction and screenplay remain some of his best work in the fields, and the cast assembled to play the young unit o...
Phenomenal, hauntingly brilliant, stunningly staged, and so on down the line of adjectives. Amadeus, based on the hit Broadway play, tells of the fictionalized life and murder of W. Amadeus Mozart, the greatest composer who ever lived. The film's portrayal of the bitter professional rivalry is matched by the best production design and screenplay of...
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- 'Amadeus' (1984) Directed by Milos Forman. There was only ever going to be one film that would dominate the decade, and that film was a movie about one of the greatest composers of all-time.
- 'Platoon' (1986) Directed by Oliver Stone. Hollywood had been reckoning with the Vietnam War for well over a decade thanks to the success of The Deer Hunter and Apocalypse Now, but Oliver Stone’s masterpiece Platoon was still a sensational achievement in 1986.
- 'Ordinary People' (1980) Directed by Robert Redford. Ordinary People tends to get criticized for its victory over Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull, which is considered to be one of the best films ever made.
- 'Rain Man' (1988) Directed by Barry Levinson. Hollywood simply doesn’t make movies like Barry Levinson’s Rain Man anymore. The film was unique among the Best Picture winners of the 1980s; it wasn’t a historical epic or a seemingly “important” work, but rather a solid dramedy about brothers separated by circumstances beyond their control.
Best Picture - Tamara Asseyev and Alex Rose, Producers Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank, Jr.
Best: Picture, Original Screenplay (Colin Welland), Original Score (Vangelis) and Costume Design (Milena Canonero).
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Jan 24, 2021 · From Ordinary People to Driving Miss Daisy, here are the 80s movies that won Best Picture at the Oscars ranked by their scores on IMDb.
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Oct 27, 2023 · With films like Amadeus, Platoon, and Rain Man, the '80s provided a solid list of films that won the Oscar for Best Picture.
