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The 18 Worst Movies of 1983

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  • John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in Two of a Kind (1983)

    1. Two of a Kind

    19831h 28mPG5Metascore
    4.7 (4.8K)
    When God decides to destroy Earth, four angels aim to redeem mankind through a young man and woman with their own troubles.
    DirectorJohn HerzfeldStarsJohn TravoltaOlivia Newton-JohnCharles Durning
  • Krull (1983)

    2. Krull

    19832h 1mPG45Metascore
    6.1 (38K)
    A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet, Krull.
    DirectorPeter YatesStarsKen MarshallLysette AnthonyFreddie Jones
  • Sigourney Weaver, Chevy Chase, and Gregory Hines in Deal of the Century (1983)

    3. Deal of the Century

    19831h 39mPG
    4.7 (4.6K)
    Small-time arms dealer Eddie Muntz visits South America to sell weapons to the revolutionaries and winds up negotiating the sale of an experimental plane to the nation's dictator.
    DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsChevy ChaseSigourney WeaverGregory Hines
  • Flashdance (1983)

    4. Flashdance

    19831h 35mR39Metascore
    6.2 (62K)
    An 18-year-old female amateur dancer who performs nightly at a dancing bar, and works as a welder during the day, dreams of joining the Pittsburgh ballet school.
    DirectorAdrian LyneStarsJennifer BealsMichael NouriLilia Skala
  • Losin' It (1982)

    5. Losin' It

    19821h 40mR51Metascore
    5.0 (5.6K)
    Set in 1965, four rowdy teenage guys travel to Tijuana, Mexico for a night of partying when they are joined by a heartbroken housewife who is in town seeking a quick divorce.
    DirectorCurtis HansonStarsTom CruiseJackie Earle HaleyJohn Stockwell
  • Molly Ringwald and Peter Strauss in Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)

    6. Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

    19831h 30mPG
    5.5 (7K)
    On a distant planet inhabited by mutants, two bounty-hunters race to rescue three Earth female captives from the clutches of an evil mutant warlord.
    DirectorLamont JohnsonStarsPeter StraussMolly RingwaldErnie Hudson
  • Daniel (1983)

    7. Daniel

    19832h 10mR
    6.6 (1.7K)
    Daniel Isaacson attempts to determine the true complicity of his parents Paul and Rochelle Isaacson, who were executed for espionage in the 1950s.
    DirectorSidney LumetStarsTimothy HuttonMandy PatinkinLindsay Crouse
  • D.C. Cab (1983)

    8. D.C. Cab

    19831h 40mR46Metascore
    5.5 (5.5K)
    The misadventures of a group of unfortunate but streetwise cabbies working for a Washington, D.C., decrepit taxicab company.
    DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsMax GailAdam BaldwinMr. T
  • The Keep (1983)

    9. The Keep

    19831h 36mR34Metascore
    5.7 (16K)
    Nazis are forced to turn to a Jewish historian for help in battling the ancient demon they have inadvertently freed from its prison.
    DirectorMichael MannStarsScott GlennIan McKellenAlberta Watson
  • Clint Eastwood in Sudden Impact (1983)

    10. Sudden Impact

    19831h 57mR52Metascore
    6.6 (51K)
    When a woman exacts deadly revenge on the aggressors who raped her and her sister ten years earlier, Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to the case.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodSondra LockePat Hingle
  • Kirk Douglas, Leah Ayres, Matthew Meece, and John Schneider in Eddie Macon's Run (1983)

    11. Eddie Macon's Run

    19831h 35mPG
    5.6 (1.4K)
    A young man, harshly sentenced for a few minor infractions, escapes from a prison in Huntsville Texas and flees to Laredo, Texas, where he hopes to cross into Mexico for a reunion with his wife and small son.
    DirectorJeff KanewStarsKirk DouglasJohn SchneiderLee Purcell
  • Richard Pryor and Christopher Reeve in Superman III (1983)

    12. Superman III

    19832h 5mPG44Metascore
    5.0 (78K)
    Entrepreneur Ross Webster teams up with a computer genius in order to realise his own evil intentions. When Superman obstructs his plans, he decides to destroy him.
    DirectorRichard LesterStarsChristopher ReeveRichard PryorMargot Kidder
  • Bruce in Jaws 3-D (1983)

    13. Jaws 3-D

    19831h 39mPG27Metascore
    3.7 (50K)
    A giant thirty-five-foot shark becomes trapped in a SeaWorld theme park and it's up to the sons of police chief Brody to rescue everyone.
    DirectorJoe AlvesStarsDennis QuaidBess ArmstrongSimon MacCorkindale
  • Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)

    14. Revenge of the Pink Panther

    19781h 39mPG65Metascore
    6.6 (24K)
    To prove that he still is strong and powerful, Philippe Douvier decides to kill Clouseau. Once news of his "death" has been announced, Clouseau tries to take advantage of it and goes undercover with Cato to find out who tried to kill him.
    DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsPeter SellersHerbert LomBurt Kwouk
  • Warrior of the Lost World (1983)

    15. Warrior of the Lost World

    19831h 32mR
    2.7 (3K)
    A nomad mercenary on a high-tech motorcycle helps bring about the downfall of the evil Orwellian government, the Omega.
    DirectorDavid WorthStarsRobert GintyPersis KhambattaDonald Pleasence
  • The Black Stallion Returns (1983)

    16. The Black Stallion Returns

    19831h 43mPG34Metascore
    5.9 (2.5K)
    A teenager loses his horse in Morocco and gets him back after various daredevil adventures.
    DirectorRobert DalvaStarsKelly RenoVincent SpanoAllen Garfield
  • Microwave Massacre (1979)

    17. Microwave Massacre

    19791h 16mNot Rated
    4.2 (3.4K)
    Fed up of his wife's bad cooking, Donald kills her and turns to cannibalism to satisfy his appetite.
    DirectorWayne BerwickStarsJackie VernonLoren ScheinAl Troupe
  • BMX Bandits (1983)

    18. BMX Bandits

    19831h 28mPG53Metascore
    5.5 (6.4K)
    A trio of teen BMX enthusiasts become entangled with a group of bank robbers after discovering their cache of walkie-talkies.
    DirectorBrian Trenchard-SmithStarsDavid ArgueJohn LeyNicole Kidman

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