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10 Best Movies Like 1980

If you loved 1980, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Fist Fight

Fist Fight

2017★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1980 for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When one school teacher gets the other fired, he is challenged to an after-school fight....

#2
Class Rank

Class Rank

2017★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1980 for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two high school misfits join forces in an attempt to overtake the local school board. Guided by their families, they enter the perilous word of politics and, in the process, learn ...

#3
Come Kiss Me at 0:00AM

Come Kiss Me at 0:00AM

2019★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1980 for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A stern young girl who yearns for romance, finds herself involved with a celebrity whose image reveals a hidden persona....

#4
Watching the Detectives

Watching the Detectives

2007★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1980 for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Neil, a self-proclaimed film geek and owner of Gumshoe video, has always been content to live vicariously through his favorite films noir. But when he meets Violet, a real-life fem...

#5
A Nice Girl Like You

A Nice Girl Like You

2020★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1980 for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Lucy Neal is thrown for a loop when she is accused of being too inhibited by her ex-boyfriend. In an effort to prove him wrong, Lucy creates a rather wild to-do list that sends her...

#6
Taking Care of Business

Taking Care of Business

1990★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1980 for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him....

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