IMDb Seen: Best B&W Films of the 80s

From the 70s onward, with the vast majority of films being shot in color, it has become an artistic and/or stylistic choice to present a film in black and white. More often today it is used to pay homage to films of a bygone era and invoke a sense of nostalgia, but it can also be used to help create a stark, emotionless, unforgiving world onscreen. Which of these films made most effective use of its black and white presentation? Discuss here.

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    Raging Bull (1980)
     
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    The Elephant Man (1980)
     
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    Stardust Memories (1980)
     
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    Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
     
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    Rumble Fish (1983)
     
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    Stranger than Paradise (1984)
     
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    Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
     
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    Zelig (1983)
     
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    Down by Law (1986)
     
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    Der Himmel über Berlin (1987)
     
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    She's Gotta Have It (1986)
     
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    Forbidden Zone (1982)
     
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    Der Stand der Dinge (1982)
     
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    Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss (1982)
     
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    Chan Is Missing (1982)
     
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    Tetsuo (1989)
     
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    Vivement dimanche! (1983)
     
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    Mala Noche (1986)
     
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    Le dernier combat (1983)
     
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    Boy Meets Girl (1984)
     
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    Epidemic (1987)
     
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    Border Radio (1987)
     
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    Tales from the Gimli Hospital (1988)
     
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    Roadkill (1989)
     
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    Az én XX. századom (1989)
     
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    Sidewalk Stories (1989)
     
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