Best 1930s Movies & TV Series of the 1980s

3eyedraven's 22 top-rated 1930s 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.

Once Upon a Time in America 1984 ★ 8.4

Agatha Christie's Poirot 1989 ★ 8.2

Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 ★ 7.9

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989 ★ 7.9

The Untouchables 1987 ★ 7.8

The Last Emperor 1987 ★ 7.6

Zelig 1983 ★ 7.4

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984 ★ 7.3

Brideshead Revisited 1981 ★ 7.8

Victor/Victoria 1982 ★ 7.3

Lion of the Desert 1981 ★ 7.3

Places in the Heart 1984 ★ 7.2

Yellow Earth 1984 ★ 7.2

The Winds of War 1983 ★ 7.3

Tales of the Gold Monkey 1982 ★ 7.5

The Cotton Club 1984 ★ 6.5

Honkytonk Man 1982 ★ 6.4

Ironweed 1987 ★ 6.3

A Handful of Dust 1988 ★ 6.1

Five Days One Summer 1982 ★ 5.7

Medium 1985 ★ 5.6

Ghost Story 1981 ★ 6.0