Best Movies of the 1980s: 1983 quadrant chart

1983 of Best Movies of the 1980s: 18 movies to rank, from TMDB. Make a Best Movies of the 1980s: 1983 quadrant chart: label the four ends, then drag each pick into place.

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Drag picks anywhere on the chart, or tap one then tap a spot

18 to place · drag one anywhere on the chart, or tap it then the spot

Scarface

Return of the Jedi

Mickey's Christmas Carol

The Evil Dead

Trading Places

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

The Right Stuff

Videodrome

A Christmas Story

The Outsiders

National Lampoon's Vacation

WarGames

The Dead Zone

Christine

Sudden Impact

Risky Business

Flashdance

Octopussy

Top Best Movies of the 1980s: 1983 — November 2026

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What a quadrant chart is for

Unlike a list, a quadrant chart lets two picks sit close together or far apart, so it shows how much better one is.

Try good against overrated, or fun against skillful, to sort movies on two questions at once.

1983 of Best Movies of the 1980s: 18 movies to rank, from TMDB.

Every pick and every finished ranking here counts toward the top Best Movies of the 1980s: 1983 for November 2026.

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Name the four ends of the axes.
Place each pick by dragging it, or by tapping it and then the spot.
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What a quadrant chart is for

Unlike a list, a quadrant chart lets two picks sit close together or far apart, so it shows how much better one is.

Try good against overrated, or fun against skillful, to sort movies on two questions at once.

1983 of Best Movies of the 1980s: 18 movies to rank, from TMDB.