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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWhat's the best movie set in the 80s that wasn't made in the 80s?
Some of my friends got in an argument if it's Donnie Darko or Adventureland. I'm sure others have other candidates though.
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What's the best movie set in the 80s that wasn't made in the 80s? (Original Post)
ButterflyBlood
Sep 2012
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phantom power
(25,966 posts)1. Napoleon Dynamite would have to be on the short list
And also The Wedding Singer
Aristus
(66,095 posts)2. "Lebanon". An Israeli-made film from 2009, set during the 1982 invasion of Lebanon.
It's kind of the "Das Boot" of tank warfare. The entire film, except for the first and last scenes, takes place entirely within the turret of an Israeli tank.
A flawed, but still excellent film.
rachel1
(538 posts)3. No Country for Old Men
although there are probably better.
av8rdave
(10,569 posts)12. I love the book
The movie was OK, but (as usual) the book was much better.
opiate69
(10,129 posts)4. Hot Tub Time Machine.
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Shrek
(3,970 posts)5. "Monster" (Charlize Theron film) n/t
Gripping.
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Burma Jones
(11,760 posts)8. Persepolis
IrishEyes
(3,275 posts)9. Wet Hot American Summer
It was set in 1981 but it was made in 2001.
Tom Ripley
(4,945 posts)10. "Wonderland" because...
"Boogie Nights" ends in the 80s, but begins in the 70s
pokerfan
(27,677 posts)11. Boogie Nights