Name↕ | Title↕ | Year↕ | Director↕ | Rating↕ | Country↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Empire Strikes Back | The Empire Strikes Back | 1980 | Irvin Kershner | 8.4 | United States of America |
Back to the Future | Back to the Future | 1985 | Robert Zemeckis | 8.3 | United States of America |
Dead Poets Society | Dead Poets Society | 1989 | Peter Weir | 8.3 | United States of America |
The Shining | The Shining | 1980 | Stanley Kubrick | 8.2 | United Kingdom |
Scarface | Scarface | 1983 | Brian De Palma | 8.2 | United States of America |
Full Metal Jacket | Full Metal Jacket | 1987 | Stanley Kubrick | 8.1 | United Kingdom |
Aliens | Aliens | 1986 | James Cameron | 8 | United States of America |
Return of the Jedi | Return of the Jedi | 1983 | Richard Marquand | 7.9 | United States of America |
Blade Runner | Blade Runner | 1982 | Ridley Scott | 7.9 | United States of America |
Raiders of the Lost Ark | Raiders of the Lost Ark | 1981 | Steven Spielberg | 7.9 | United States of America |
Back to the Future Part II | Back to the Future Part II | 1989 | Robert Zemeckis | 7.8 | United States of America |
Die Hard | Die Hard | 1988 | John McTiernan | 7.8 | United States of America |
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | 1989 | Steven Spielberg | 7.8 | United States of America |
The Terminator | The Terminator | 1984 | James Cameron | 7.7 | United Kingdom |
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | 1982 | Steven Spielberg | 7.5 | United States of America |
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