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Best Movies of the 1980s
The most popular films released between 1980 and 1989, ordered by popularity. Explore the full 1980s catalog below.
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Back to the Future
1985
The Shining
1980
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi
1983
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
Die Hard
1988
Scarface
1983
The Terminator
1984
Blade Runner
1982
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989
Full Metal Jacket
1987
Aliens
1986
Dead Poets Society
1989
Back to the Future Part II
1989
Rain Man
1988
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984
Top Gun
1986
The Thing
1982
Predator
1987
Stand by Me
1986
Ghostbusters
1984
The Princess Bride
1987
The Breakfast Club
1985
Platoon
1986
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982
Amadeus
1984
Batman
1989
My Neighbor Totoro
1988
Beetlejuice
1988
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986
Raging Bull
1980
Once Upon a Time in America
1984
Grave of the Fireflies
1988
The Untouchables
1987
The Goonies
1985
Cinema Paradiso
1988
The Little Mermaid
1989
RoboCop
1987
First Blood
1982
Lethal Weapon
1987
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984
Airplane!
1980
Das Boot
1981
The Elephant Man
1980
Dirty Dancing
1987
Gremlins
1984
When Harry Met Sally...
1989
The Karate Kid
1984
Big
1988
The Evil Dead
1981
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989
Gandhi
1982
Blue Velvet
1986
Rocky IV
1985
Coming to America
1988
Ghostbusters II
1989
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988
Beverly Hills Cop
1984
The Blues Brothers
1980
Rocky III
1982
Akira
1988
Spaceballs
1987
The Fly
1986
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
Brazil
1985
The Road Warrior
1981
The Abyss
1989
Lethal Weapon 2
1989
Castle in the Sky
1986
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
1984
Evil Dead II
1987
Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985
Poltergeist
1982
Dune
1984
The Running Man
1987
Kiki's Delivery Service
1989
Commando
1985
Trading Places
1983
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
1987
A Christmas Story
1983
The Lost Boys
1987
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
1989
Friday the 13th
1980
Wall Street
1987
Conan the Barbarian
1982
Escape from New York
1981
The NeverEnding Story
1984
Big Trouble in Little China
1986
A Fish Called Wanda
1988
Good Morning, Vietnam
1987
Labyrinth
1986
They Live
1988
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
1985
Raising Arizona
1987
This Is Spinal Tap
1984
Highlander
1986
Hellraiser
1987
Glory
1989
Ran
1985
Rambo III
1988
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
1989
Twins
1988
Police Academy
1984
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
Tron
1982
Empire of the Sun
1987
Paris, Texas
1984
Field of Dreams
1989
Willow
1988
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982
Sixteen Candles
1984
An American Werewolf in London
1981
Caddyshack
1980
The King of Comedy
1982
Child's Play
1988
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1983
Scrooged
1988
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983
Mississippi Burning
1988
The Name of the Rose
1986