Best Adultery Movies & TV Series of the 1980s

Looking for the best adultery movies and TV series of the 1980s? These 22 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Dekalog 1989 ★ 8.5

Crimes and Misdemeanors 1989 ★ 7.4

Possession 1981 ★ 7.3

Terms of Endearment 1983 ★ 7.1

Excalibur 1981 ★ 7.0

The Draughtsman's Contract 1982 ★ 7.1

Coup de Torchon 1981 ★ 7.0

Cat's Eye 1985 ★ 6.7

The Howling 1981 ★ 6.6

The Party 1980 ★ 6.6

Into the Night 1985 ★ 6.5

Zigeunerweisen 1980 ★ 6.5

Urban Cowboy 1980 ★ 6.5

The Woman in Red 1984 ★ 6.3

Cannibal Holocaust 1980 ★ 6.3

Mirror for a Hero 1987 ★ 5.8

Gabriela 1983 ★ 5.9

The Honorary Consul 1983 ★ 5.8

Happy Easter 1984 ★ 5.9

Blood and Sand 1989 ★ 5.1

Lady Chatterley's Lover 1981 ★ 5.5

They're Playing with Fire 1984 ★ 5.1