Best 1970s Movies & TV Series of the 1980s

3eyedraven's 19 top-rated 1970s movies and TV series of the 1980s — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

The Wonder Years 1988 ★ 8.3

The Killing Fields 1984 ★ 7.5

Driving Miss Daisy 1989 ★ 7.2

The Times of Harvey Milk 1984 ★ 7.3

Drugstore Cowboy 1989 ★ 7.1

Born on the Fourth of July 1989 ★ 7.0

Cry Freedom 1987 ★ 7.0

Prince of the City 1981 ★ 7.0

Gramps Is in the Resistance 1983 ★ 6.9

Le Bal 1983 ★ 7.0

At Close Range 1986 ★ 6.8

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones 1980 ★ 7.3

Sid and Nancy 1986 ★ 6.7

Under Fire 1983 ★ 6.7

Friendship's Death 1987 ★ 6.9

Night Crossing 1982 ★ 6.2

Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean 1982 ★ 6.0

Cal 1984 ★ 5.8

Foxes 1980 ★ 6.0