United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Best Films (1980s).
| 1918 (1985) |
| 84 Charing Cross Road (1987) |
| Amadeus (1984) |
| Angi Vera (1980) |
| Atlantic City (1981) |
| Au Revoir, Les Enfants (1987) |
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| Back to the Future (1985) |
| Bear, The (1988) |
| Blood Simple (1985) |
| Boat is Full, The (1981) |
| Boy Who Could Fly, The (1986) |
| Breaker Morant (1980) |
| Cal (1984) |
| Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, The (1980) |
| Chariots of Fire (1981) |
| Crimes and Misdemeanours (1989) |
| Crimes of the Heart (1986) |
| Cry Freedom (1987) |
| Da (1988) |
| Das Boot (1981) |
| Dead, The (1987) |
| Diner (1982) |
| Do the Right Thing (1989) |
| Dominick and Eugene (1988) |
| Down By Law (1986) |
| Dresser, The (1983) |
| Driving Miss Daisy (1989) |
| Dry White Season, A (1989) |
| E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
| Eboli (1980) |
| Educating Rita (1983) |
| Eight Men Out (1988) |
| El Norte (1984) |
| Enemies, A Love Story (1989) |
| Falcon and the Snowman, The (1985) |
| Flight of the Eagle, The (1983) |
| Gallipoli (1981) |
| Gandhi (1982) |
| Great Santini, The (1980) |
| Gregory's Girl (1982) |
| Hoosiers (1986) |
| In Country (1989) |
| Ironweed (1987) |
| Jacknife (1989) |
| Jean de Florette & Manon des Sources (1986) |
| Kagemusha (1980) |
| Killing Fields, The (1984) |
| King David (1985) |
| La Bamba (1987) |
| Last Emperor, The (1988) |
| Little Mermaid, The (1989) |
| Local Hero (1983) |
| Long Good Friday, The (1982) |
| Man of Iron (1981) |
| Marie (1985) |
| Matewan (1987) |
| Missing (1982) |
| Misson, The (1986) |
| Mitt Liv Som Hund (1985) |
| Mother Teresa (1986) |
| Mrs. Soffel (1984) |
| My Brilliant Career (1980) |
| My Left Foot (1989) |
| Natural Screen, The (1984) |
| Official Story, The (1985) |
| Offret (1986) |
| Ordinary People (1980) |
| Passage to India, A (1984) |
| Pixote (1981) |
| Places in the Heart (1984) |
| Platoon (1986) |
| Prince of the City (1981) |
| Prizzi's Honor (1985) |
| Rain Man (1988) |
| Reds (1981) |
| Return of Martin Guerre, The (1983) |
| Right Stuff, The (1983) |
| Rocky III (1982) |
| Room with a View, A (1985) |
| Soldier's Story, A (1984) |
| Stand and Deliver (1988) |
| Stand by Me (1986) |
| Stevie (1981) |
| Sunday in the Country, A (1984) |
| Superman II (1980) |
| Tender Mercies (1983) |
| Tess (1980) |
| Test of Love, A (1985) |
| Testament (1983) |
| Tex (1982) |
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| They Don't Wear Black Tie (1983) |
| Thin Blue Line, The (1988) |
| Under Fire (1983) |
| Verdict, The (1982) |
| Whales of August, The (1987) |
| Wise Blood (1980) |
| Witness (1985) |
