The Best Movies From The 1980s
“What are the best 1980s Movies?” We looked at 339 of the top 1980s films, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!
The top 48 films, all appearing on 5 or more “Best 1980s” movie lists, are ranked below by how many times they appear. The remaining 275+ movies, as well as the sources we used, are in alphabetical order on the bottom of the page.
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Top 48 Best 1980s Movies Ever Made
48 .) A Christmas Story (1983) directed by Bob Clark
Lists It Appears On:
- Hi Comsumption
- IMDB
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
- USA Today
The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift for the 1940s.
47 .) Big Trouble in Little China (1986) directed by John Carpenter
Lists It Appears On:
- Movie Mezzanine
- Rolling Stone
- Rotten Tomatoes
- USA Today
- Victor Plazma
When trucker Jack Burton agreed to take his friend, Wang Chi, to pick up his fiancee at the airport, he never expected to get involved in a supernatural battle between good and evil. Wang’s fiancee has emerald green eyes, which make her a perfect target for immortal sorcerer Lo Pan and his three invincible cronies. Lo Pan must marry a girl with green eyes so he can regain his physical form.
46 .) Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) directed by Woody Allen
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- IMDB
- Movie Mezzanine
- Screen Rant
- USA Today
An ophthalmologist’s mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife, while a married documentary filmmaker is infatuated by another woman.
45 .) Gremlins (1984) directed by Joe Dante
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
- USA Today
When Billy Peltzer is given a strange but adorable pet named Gizmo for Christmas, he inadvertently breaks the three important rules of caring for a Mogwai, and unleashes a horde of mischievous gremlins on a small town.
44 .) Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) directed by Woody Allen
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- IMDB
- Movie Mezzanine
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah’s husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.
43 .) Lethal Weapon (1987) directed by Richard Donner
Lists It Appears On:
- IGN
- Movie Mezzanine
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
Veteran buttoned-down LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh is partnered with unhinged cop Martin Riggs, who – distraught after his wife’s death – has a death wish and takes unnecessary risks with criminals at every turn. The odd couple embark on their first homicide investigation as partners, involving a young woman known to Murtaugh with ties to a drug and prostitution ring.
42 .) Near Dark (1987) directed by Kathryn Bigelow
Lists It Appears On:
- Cheat Sheet
- Complex
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Thrillist
- Victor Plazma
A mid-western farm boy reluctantly becomes a member of the undead when a girl he meets turns out to be part of a band of southern vampires who roam the highways in stolen cars.
41 .) Raging Bull (1980) directed by Martin Scorsese
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- Empire Movies
- IMDB
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Watch Mojo
When Jake LaMotta steps into a boxing ring and obliterates his opponent, he’s a prizefighter. But when he treats his family and friends the same way, he’s a ticking time bomb, ready to go off at any moment. Though LaMotta wants his family’s love, something always seems to come between them. Perhaps it’s his violent bouts of paranoia and jealousy. This kind of rage helped make him a champ, but in real life, he winds up in the ring alone.
40 .) Repo Man (1984) directed by Alex Cox
Lists It Appears On:
- Rolling Stone
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
- USA Today
- Victor Plazma
A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA, and a most wanted ’64 Chevy.
39 .) RoboCop (1987) directed by Paul Verhoeven
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- IGN
- Movie Mezzanine
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company’s nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.
38 .) Scarface (1983) directed by Brian De Palma
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB
- Rolling Stone
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
- Shortlist
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.
37 .) The Untouchables (1987) directed by Brian De Palma
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- Hi Comsumption
- IMDB
- Movie Mezzanine
- Rotten Tomatoes
Young Treasury Agent Elliot Ness arrives in Chicago and is determined to take down Al Capone, but it’s not going to be easy because Capone has the police in his pocket. Ness meets Jimmy Malone, a veteran patrolman and probably the most honorable one on the force. He asks Malone to help him get Capone, but Malone warns him that if he goes after Capone, he is going to war.
36 .) Tootsie (1982) directed by Sydney Pollack
Lists It Appears On:
- Empire Movies
- IMDB
- Movie Mezzanine
- Rotten Tomatoes
- USA Today
When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego – Dorothy Michaels – in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.
35 .) When Harry Met Sally (1989) directed by Rob Reiner
Lists It Appears On:
- Empire Movies
- IMDB
- Movie Mezzanine
- Rotten Tomatoes
- USA Today
During their travel from Chicago to New York, Harry and Sally debate whether or not sex ruins a friendship between a man and a woman. Eleven years later, and they’re still no closer to finding the answer.
34 .) Airplane! (1980) directed by Jim Abrahams
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB
- Movie Mezzanine
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
- Shortlist
- USA Today
Alcoholic pilot, Ted Striker has developed a fear of flying due to wartime trauma, but nevertheless boards a passenger jet in an attempt to woo back his stewardess girlfriend. Food poisoning decimates the passengers and crew, leaving it up to Striker to land the plane with the help of a glue-sniffing air traffic controller and Striker’s vengeful former Air Force captain, who must both talk him down.
33 .) Amadeus (1984) directed by Milos Forman
Lists It Appears On:
- Empire Movies
- IMDB
- Movie Mezzanine
- Rolling Stone
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
The incredible story of genius musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told in flashback by his peer and secret rival, Antonio Salieri—now confined to an insane asylum.
32 .) An American Werewolf In London (1981) directed by John Landis
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- Empire Movies
- Hi Comsumption
- Movie Mezzanine
- Thrillist
- USA Today
Two American tourists in England are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.
31 .) Beetlejuice (1988) directed by Tim Burton
Lists It Appears On:
- Hi Comsumption
- Movie Mezzanine
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
- USA Today
Thanks to an untimely demise via drowning, a young couple end up as poltergeists in their New England farmhouse, where they fail to meet the challenge of scaring away the insufferable new owners, who want to make drastic changes. In desperation, the undead newlyweds turn to an expert frightmeister, but he’s got a diabolical agenda of his own.
30 .) Brazil (1985) directed by Terry Gilliam
Lists It Appears On:
- Empire Movies
- Hi Comsumption
- IMDB
- Movie Mezzanine
- Screen Rant
- Victor Plazma
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.
29 .) Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987) directed by Sam Raimi
Lists It Appears On:
- Empire Movies
- Movie Mezzanine
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
- Thrillist
- Victor Plazma
Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from “The Book of the Dead.” As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda’s body.
28 .) Poltergeist (1982) directed by Tobe Hooper
Lists It Appears On:
- Cheat Sheet
- Complex
- IMDB
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
- Thrillist
Steve Freeling lives with his wife, Diane, and their three children, Dana, Robbie, and Carol Anne, in Southern California where he sells houses for the company that built the neighborhood. It starts with just a few odd occurrences, such as broken dishes and furniture moving around by itself. However, when he realizes that something truly evil haunts his home, Steve calls in a team of parapsychologists led by Dr. Lesh to help before it’s too late.
27 .) Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983) directed by Richard Marquand
Lists It Appears On:
- Empire Movies
- IMDB
- Movie Mezzanine
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
As Rebel leaders map their strategy for an all-out attack on the Emperor’s newer, bigger Death Star. Han Solo remains frozen in the cavernous desert fortress of Jabba the Hutt, the most loathsome outlaw in the universe, who is also keeping Princess Leia as a slave girl. Now a master of the Force, Luke Skywalker rescues his friends, but he cannot become a true Jedi Knight until he wages his own crucial battle against Darth Vader, who has sworn to win Luke over to the dark side of the Force. ×
26 .) Top Gun (1986) directed by Tony Scott
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- Hi Comsumption
- Movie Mezzanine
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
- US Magazine
For Lieutenant Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick ‘Goose’ Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. But a tragedy, as well as personal demons, will threaten Pete’s dreams of becoming an ace pilot.
25 .) Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) directed by Robert Zemeckis
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- Hi Comsumption
- IMDB
- Movie Mezzanine
- Rotten Tomatoes
- USA Today
’Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.
24 .) A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) directed by Wes Craven
Lists It Appears On:
- Cheat Sheet
- Complex
- Empire Movies
- IMDB
- Movie Mezzanine
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Thrillist
Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop’s daughter, Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger (Robert Englund), who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers’ children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen (Johnny Depp), must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world… ×
23 .) Blade Runner (1982) directed by Ridley Scott
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- Empire Movies
- IMDB
- Movie Mezzanine
- Rolling Stone
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Shortlist
In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.
22 .) Blue Velvet (1986) directed by David Lynch
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- Empire Movies
- IMDB
- Movie Mezzanine
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
- Shortlist
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of criminals who have kidnapped her child.
21 .) Do the Right Thing (1989) directed by Spike Lee
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- Hi Comsumption
- IMDB
- Movie Mezzanine
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
- Shortlist
On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone’s hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.
20 .) Raising Arizona (1987) directed by Joel Coen
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- Empire Movies
- IMDB
- Movie Mezzanine
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
- USA Today
The Coen Brothers tell the story of a absurd yet likable family with an unproductive couple as the focal point. The couple has gotten themselves into some trouble while kidnapping a baby and give Hollywood one of the most memorable chase scenes to date.
19 .) The Goonies (1985) directed by Richard Donner
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- Hi Comsumption
- Movie Mezzanine
- Ranker
- Rolling Stone
- Rotten Tomatoes
- USA Today
A young teenager named Mikey Walsh finds an old treasure map in his father’s attic. Hoping to save their homes from demolition, Mikey and his friends Data Wang, Chunk Cohen, and Mouth Devereaux run off on a big quest to find the secret stash of Pirate One-Eyed Willie.
18 .) The Princess Bride (1987) directed by Rob Reiner
Lists It Appears On:
- Empire Movies
- Hi Comsumption
- IMDB
- Movie Mezzanine
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can’t stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.
17 .) The Thing (1982) directed by John Carpenter
Lists It Appears On:
- Cheat Sheet
- Complex
- Hi Comsumption
- Movie Mezzanine
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Shortlist
- Thrillist
Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people it kills.
16 .) This Is Spinal Tap (1984) directed by Rob Reiner
Lists It Appears On:
- Empire Movies
- IMDB
- Movie Mezzanine
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
- USA Today
- Victor Plazma
“This Is Spinal Tap” shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, sessions, release events and those special behind-the-scenes moments that keep it all real.
15 .) Platoon (1986) directed by Oliver Stone
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- Hi Comsumption
- IMDB
- Movie Mezzanine
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
- Shortlist
- Watch Mojo
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
14 .) The Breakfast Club (1985) directed by John Hughes
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- IMDB
- Ranker
- Rolling Stone
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
- Shortlist
- USA Today
Five disparate high school students meet in Saturday detention, and discover they have a lot more in common than they thought.
13 .) Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) directed by Amy Heckerling
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- Hi Comsumption
- IMDB
- Rolling Stone
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
- Shortlist
- US Magazine
- USA Today
Follows a group of high school students growing up in southern California, based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe. Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for a love interest, and are helped along by their older classmates, Linda Barrett and Mike Damone, respectively. The center of the film is held by Jeff Spicoli, a perpetually stoned surfer dude who faces off with the resolute Mr. Hand, who is convinced that everyone is on dope.
12 .) Full Metal Jacket (1987) directed by Stanley Kubrick
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- Hi Comsumption
- IMDB
- Movie Mezzanine
- Ranker
- Rolling Stone
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
- Shortlist
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
11 .) The Terminator (1984) directed by James Cameron
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- Hi Comsumption
- IMDB
- Movie Mezzanine
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
- Shortlist
- US Magazine
In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the “Terminator” back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?
10 .) Stand by Me (1986) directed by Rob Reiner
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- Empire Movies
- Hi Comsumption
- IMDB
- Ranker
- Rolling Stone
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
- Shortlist
- US Magazine
After the death of a friend, a writer recounts a boyhood journey to find the body of a missing boy.
9 .) Aliens (1986) directed by James Cameron
Lists It Appears On:
- Cheat Sheet
- Complex
- Empire Movies
- Hi Comsumption
- IGN
- Movie Mezzanine
- Ranker
- Screen Rant
- Shortlist
- Thrillist
- Watch Mojo
When Ripley’s lifepod is found by a salvage crew over 50 years later, she finds that terra-formers are on the very planet they found the alien species. When the company sends a family of colonists out to investigate her story—all contact is lost with the planet and colonists. They enlist Ripley and the colonial marines to return and search for answers.
8 .) Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980) directed by Irvin Kershner
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- Empire Movies
- Hi Comsumption
- IMDB
- Movie Mezzanine
- Ranker
- Rolling Stone
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
- Shortlist
- Watch Mojo
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.
7 .) Die Hard (1988) directed by John McTiernan
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- Empire Movies
- Hi Comsumption
- IGN
- IMDB
- Movie Mezzanine
- Ranker
- Rolling Stone
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
- Shortlist
- Watch Mojo
NYPD cop John McClane’s plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her office, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.
6 .) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) directed by Steven Spielberg
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- Empire Movies
- Hi Comsumption
- IMDB
- Movie Mezzanine
- Movie Mezzanine
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
- Shortlist
- US Magazine
- Watch Mojo
After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott. Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., as the alien is dubbed, to his brother and his little sister, Gertie, and the children decide to keep its existence a secret. Soon, however, E.T. falls ill, resulting in government intervention and a dire situation for both Elliott and the alien.
5 .) Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) directed by John Hughes
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- Empire Movies
- Hi Comsumption
- IMDB
- Movie Mezzanine
- Ranker
- Rolling Stone
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
- Shortlist
- US Magazine
- USA Today
A high school slacker pretends to be sick to skip school and have an exciting day off alongside his girlfriend and his best buddy through Chicago, while trying to outwit his obsessive school principal and his unconformited sister along the way.
4 .) Back to the Future (1985) directed by Robert Zemeckis
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- Empire Movies
- Hi Comsumption
- IMDB
- Movie Mezzanine
- Ranker
- Rolling Stone
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
- Shortlist
- US Magazine
- USA Today
- Watch Mojo
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents’ first meeting and attracting his mother’s romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents’ romance and – with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown – return to 1985.
3 .) Ghostbusters (1984) directed by Ivan Reitman
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- Empire Movies
- Hi Comsumption
- IMDB
- Movie Mezzanine
- Ranker
- Rolling Stone
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
- Shortlist
- US Magazine
- USA Today
- Watch Mojo
After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting “ghostbusters” who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout cellist hires the squad to purge her swanky digs of demons that appear to be living in her refrigerator.
2 .) The Shining (1980) directed by Stanley Kubrick
Lists It Appears On:
- Cheat Sheet
- Complex
- Empire Movies
- Hi Comsumption
- IMDB
- Movie Mezzanine
- Ranker
- Rolling Stone
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
- Shortlist
- Thrillist
- Watch Mojo
Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren’t prepared for the madness that lurks within.
1 .) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) directed by Steven Spielberg
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- Empire Movies
- Hi Comsumption
- IGN
- IMDB
- Movie Mezzanine
- Ranker
- Rolling Stone
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Screen Rant
- Shortlist
- US Magazine
- Watch Mojo
When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.
The 275+ Additional Best 1980s Films
| # | Movies | Directors | Lists |
| 49 | After Hours (1985) | Complex | |
| – | – | – | Movie Mezzanine |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 50 | Big (1988) | Penny Marshall | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | Screen Rant |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 51 | Broadcast News (1987) | James L. Brooks | Complex |
| – | – | – | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 52 | First Blood (1982) | Complex | |
| – | – | – | Empire Movies |
| – | – | – | Hi Comsumption |
| – | – | – | IGN |
| 53 | Heathers (1988) | Daniel Waters | Movie Mezzanine |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | Screen Rant |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 54 | Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade (1989) | Steven Spielberg | Empire Movies |
| – | – | – | Ranker |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | Screen Rant |
| 55 | Lost in America (1985) | Albert Brooks | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Movie Mezzanine |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 56 | National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983) | Harold Ramis | Hi Comsumption |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | Screen Rant |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 57 | Once Upon a Time in America (1984) | Sergio Leone | Empire Movies |
| – | – | – | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Movie Mezzanine |
| – | – | – | Shortlist |
| 58 | Predator (1987) | IGN | |
| – | – | – | Movie Mezzanine |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | Thrillist |
| 59 | Raging Bull | Hi Comsumption | |
| – | – | – | Movie Mezzanine |
| – | – | – | Screen Rant |
| – | – | – | Shortlist |
| 60 | Ran (1985) | Akira Kurosawa | Empire Movies |
| – | – | – | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Movie Mezzanine |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 61 | Say Anything… (1989) | Cameron Crowe | Movie Mezzanine |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | Screen Rant |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 62 | Sixteen Candles (1984) | Complex | |
| – | – | – | Rolling Stone |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 63 | The Blues Brothers (1980) | Movie Mezzanine | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| – | – | – | Victor Plazma |
| 64 | The Evil Dead (1981) | Sam Raimi | Cheat Sheet |
| – | – | – | Complex |
| – | – | – | Hi Comsumption |
| – | – | – | Screen Rant |
| 65 | The Killer (1989) | Empire Movies | |
| – | – | – | IGN |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | Victor Plazma |
| 66 |
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
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Empire Movies | |
| – | – | – | Movie Mezzanine |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 67 | The Road Warrior (1981) | George Miller | Hi Comsumption |
| – | – | – | IGN |
| – | – | – | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Screen Rant |
| 68 | They Live (1988) | Complex | |
| – | – | – | Movie Mezzanine |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | Victor Plazma |
| 69 | A Fish Called Wanda (1988) | Charles Crichton | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 70 | Akira (1988) | Empire Movies | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | Victor Plazma |
| 71 | Batman (1989) | Tim Burton | Movie Mezzanine |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | Screen Rant |
| 72 | Beverly Hills Cop (1984) | Empire Movies | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 73 | Blood Simple (1984) | Joel Coen | Complex |
| – | – | – | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Movie Mezzanine |
| 74 | Blow Out (1981) | BFI | |
| – | – | – | Complex |
| – | – | – | Movie Mezzanine |
| 75 | Bull Durham (1988) | Ron Shelton | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Movie Mezzanine |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 76 | Caddyshack (1980) | Harold Ramis | IMDB |
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| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 77 | Coming to America (1988) | Complex | |
| – | – | – | Movie Mezzanine |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 78 | Das Boot (1981) | Wolfgang Petersen | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Movie Mezzanine |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 79 | Dead Poets Society (1989) | Peter Weir | Ranker |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | Screen Rant |
| 80 | Dirty Dancing (1987) | Movie Mezzanine | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | Victor Plazma |
| 81 | Drugstore Cowboy (1989) | Complex | |
| – | – | – | Movie Mezzanine |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 82 | Field of Dreams (1989) | Phil Alden Robinson | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Movie Mezzanine |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 83 | Hairspray (1988) | Movie Mezzanine | |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| – | – | – | Victor Plazma |
| 84 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) | Steven Spielberg | Ranker |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | Screen Rant |
| 85 | Little Shop of Horrors (1986) | Movie Mezzanine | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 86 | Moonstruck (1987) | Norman Jewison | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 87 | My Neighbor Totoro (1988) | Hayao Miyazaki | Movie Mezzanine |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | Screen Rant |
| 88 | Mystery Train (1989) | Movie Mezzanine | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 89 | Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985) | Tim Burton | Screen Rant |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| – | – | – | Victor Plazma |
| 90 | Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| – | – | – | Screen Rant |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 91 | Risky Business (1983) | Movie Mezzanine | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 92 | Terms of Endearment (1983) | James L. Brooks | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Movie Mezzanine |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 93 | The Elephant Man (1980) | David Lynch | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Movie Mezzanine |
| – | – | – | Screen Rant |
| 94 | The Fly (1986) | David Cronenberg | Movie Mezzanine |
| – | – | – | Screen Rant |
| – | – | – | Thrillist |
| 95 | The King of Comedy (1982) | Martin Scorsese | Complex |
| – | – | – | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Movie Mezzanine |
| 96 | The Little Mermaid (1989) | Ron Clements | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | Screen Rant |
| 97 | The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) | Woody Allen | Movie Mezzanine |
| – | – | – | Screen Rant |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 98 | The Right Stuff (1983) | Philip Kaufman | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Movie Mezzanine |
| – | – | – | Screen Rant |
| 99 | Top Secret! (1984) | Empire Movies | |
| – | – | – | Movie Mezzanine |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 100 | Videodrome (1983) | Movie Mezzanine | |
| – | – | – | Thrillist |
| – | – | – | Victor Plazma |
| 101 | Wall Street (1987) | Movie Mezzanine | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | Shortlist |
| 102 | Wings of Desire (1987) | Wim Wenders | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Movie Mezzanine |
| – | – | – | Screen Rant |
| 103 | 48 Hrs | Empire Movies | |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 104 | Adventures in Babysitting (1987) | Movie Mezzanine | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 105 | Arthur (1981) | Steve Gordon | IMDB |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 106 | Better Off Dead (1985) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 107 | Body Heat (1981) | Lawrence Kasdan | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 108 | Breakfast Club (1985) | Movie Mezzanine | |
| – | – | – | US Magazine |
| 109 | Broadway Danny Rose (1984) | Movie Mezzanine | |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 110 | Cinema Paradiso (1988) | Giuseppe Tornatore | Empire Movies |
| – | – | – | IMDB |
| 111 | Creepshow (1982) | Complex | |
| – | – | – | Thrillist |
| 112 | Day of the Dead (1985) | Complex | |
| – | – | – | Thrillist |
| 113 | Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) | Movie Mezzanine | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 114 | Fanny and Alexander (1982) | Ingmar Bergman | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Movie Mezzanine |
| 115 | Fatal Attraction (1987) | Adrian Lyne | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Shortlist |
| 116 | Friday the 13th (1980) | Cheat Sheet | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 117 | Gandhi (1982) | Richard Attenborough | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Screen Rant |
| 118 | Glory (1989) | Edward Zwick | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Screen Rant |
| 119 | Grave of the Fireflies (Hotaru no haka) | Movie Mezzanine | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 120 | Hellraiser (1987) | Thrillist | |
| – | – | – | Victor Plazma |
| 121 | Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) | Complex | |
| – | – | – | Thrillist |
| 122 | Jean de Florette (1986) | Claude Berri | Empire Movies |
| – | – | – | IMDB |
| 123 | Local Hero (1983) | Bill Forsyth | Empire Movies |
| – | – | – | IMDB |
| 124 | Midnight Run (1988) | Martin Brest | Screen Rant |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 125 | My Dinner with Andre (1981) | Louis Malle | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Movie Mezzanine |
| 126 | My Left Foot (1989) | Jim Sheridan | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 127 | Ordinary People (1980) | Robert Redford | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Screen Rant |
| 128 | Parenthood (1989) | Ron Howard | Screen Rant |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 129 | Paris, Texas (1984) | Movie Mezzanine | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 130 | Police Story | IGN | |
| – | – | – | Movie Mezzanine |
| 131 | Pretty in Pink (1986) | Rolling Stone | |
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| 132 | Prizzi’s Honor (1985) | John Huston | IMDB |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 133 | Purple Rain (1984) | Rolling Stone | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 134 | Rain Man (1988) | Barry Levinson | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Ranker |
| 135 | Re-Animator (1985) | Thrillist | |
| – | – | – | Victor Plazma |
| 136 | Real Genius (1985) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 137 | Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) | Steven Soderbergh | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Movie Mezzanine |
| 138 | She’s Gotta Have It (1986) | Spike Lee | IMDB |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 139 | Something Wild (1986) | Movie Mezzanine | |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 140 | St. Elmo’s Fire (1985) | Rolling Stone | |
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| 141 | Stripes (1981) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
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| 142 |
Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987)
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| 143 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) | Terry Gilliam | Screen Rant |
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| 144 |
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (1984)
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| 145 | The Color Purple (1985) | Steven Spielberg | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 146 | The Karate Kid (1984) | Ranker | |
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| 147 | The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) | Martin Scorsese | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Movie Mezzanine |
| 148 | The Lost Boys (1987) | Rolling Stone | |
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| 149 | The Neverending Story (1984) | Movie Mezzanine | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 150 | The Stunt Man (1980) | Richard Rush | IMDB |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 151 | The Toxic Avenger (1984) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| – | – | – | Victor Plazma |
| 152 | The Vanishing (1988) | George Sluizer | BFI |
| – | – | – | IMDB |
| 153 | Trading Places (1983) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 154 | Weird Science (1985) | Rolling Stone | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 155 | Withnail & I (1987) | Empire Movies | |
| – | – | – | Victor Plazma |
| 156 | 28 Up | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 157 | A City of Sadness | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 158 | A Nos Amours | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 159 | A Passage to India (1984) | David Lean | IMDB |
| 160 | A Room with a View (1985) | James Ivory | IMDB |
| 161 | A Short Film About Love | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 162 | A Soldier’s Story (1984) | Norman Jewison | IMDB |
| 163 | All of Me (1984) | USA Today | |
| 164 | Angry Harvest | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 165 | Atlantic City (1980) | Louis Malle | IMDB |
| 166 | Au revoir les enfants | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 167 | Babette’s Feast | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 168 | Baby Boom (1987) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 169 | Back to the Future Part II | Ranker | |
| 170 | Ballad of Narayama | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 171 | Bashu, the Little Stranger | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 172 | Basket Case (1982) | Victor Plazma | |
| 173 | Berlin Alexanderplatz | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 174 | Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 175 | Bill Durham | Ron Shelton | Screen Rant |
| 176 | Blue Steel (1989) | BFI | |
| 177 | Body Double | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 178 | Brewster’s Millions | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 179 | Broadcast News | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 180 | Castle in the Sky | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 181 | Chameleon Street | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 182 | Chariots of Fire (1981) | Hugh Hudson | IMDB |
| 183 | Child’s Play (1988) | Cheat Sheet | |
| 184 | Christine | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 185 | City of Sadness | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 186 | Commando (1985) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 187 | Damnation | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 188 | Dangerous Liaisons (1988) | Stephen Frears | IMDB |
| 189 | Dead & Buried (1981) | Thrillist | |
| 190 | Dead Calm (1989) | BFI | |
| 191 | Deadly Pursuit (aka Shoot to Kill, 1988) | BFI | |
| 192 | Deathtrap (1982) | USA Today | |
| 193 | Diner (1982) | USA Today | |
| 194 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) | USA Today | |
| 195 | Distane Voices, Still Lives | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 196 | Down By Law (1986) | Complex | |
| 197 | Dragonslayer (1981) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 198 | Driving Miss Daisy (1989) | Bruce Beresford | IMDB |
| 199 | Eating Raoul (1982) | USA Today | |
| 200 | Eddie Murphy Delirious (1983) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 201 | Empire Strikes Back | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 202 | Entre Nous | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 203 | Escape from New York (1981) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 204 | Fitzcarraldo | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 205 | Flashdance (1983) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 206 | Flight of the Navigator (1986) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 207 | Footloose (1984) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 208 | Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) | Thrillist | |
| 209 | Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) | USA Today | |
| 210 |
Goodbye, Children (Au Revoir Les Enfants)
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| 211 | Handsworth Songs | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 212 | Heaven’s Gate | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 213 | Henry V (1989) | Kenneth Branagh | IMDB |
| 214 | Highlander (1986) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 215 | Hoosiers (1986) | David Anspaugh | IMDB |
| 216 | Hope and Glory (1987) | John Boorman | IMDB |
| 217 | Ishtar | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 218 | Isle of Flowers | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 219 | Kagemusha (1980) | Akira Kurosawa | IMDB |
| 220 | Karate Kid | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 221 | Kiki’s Delivery Service | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 222 | Killing Fields | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 223 | King Lear | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 224 | Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) | Hector Babenco | IMDB |
| 225 | Koyaanisqatsi | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 226 | Krush Groove (1985) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 227 | L’argent | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 228 | Labyrinth (1986) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 229 | Lady Terminator (1986) | Victor Plazma | |
| 230 | Ladyhawke (1985) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 231 | Lost Boys | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 232 | Love Streams | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 233 | Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1982) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 234 | Manhunter (1986) | Complex | |
| 235 | Mauvais Sang | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 236 | Melvin and Howard (1980) | Jonathan Demme | IMDB |
| 237 | Mephisto | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 238 | Miracle Mile (1988) | BFI | |
| 239 | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 240 | Missing (1982) | Costa-Gavras | IMDB |
| 241 | Modern Romance | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 242 | Mona Lisa (1986) | Neil Jordan | IMDB |
| 243 | Moonstruck | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 244 | Mrs. Soffel | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 245 | My Bodyguard (1980) | USA Today | |
| 246 | My Favorite Year (1982) | USA Today | |
| 247 | My Friend Ivan Lapshin | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 248 | My Life as a Dog (Mitt Liv som Hund) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 249 | Mystic Pizza (1988) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 250 | Nostalghia | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 251 | Out of Africa (1985) | Sydney Pollack | IMDB |
| 252 | Pennies From Heaven | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 253 | Places in the Heart (1984) | Robert Benton | IMDB |
| 254 | Planes, Traines, and Automobiles | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 255 | Polyester (1981) | USA Today | |
| 256 | Porky’s | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 257 | Possession | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 258 | Radio Days | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 259 | Radio Days (1987) | USA Today | |
| 260 | Reds | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 261 | Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 262 | Return to Oz (1985) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 263 | Revenge of the Nerds (1984) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 264 | Rumble Fish | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 265 | Runaway Train (1985) | BFI | |
| 266 | Ruthless People (1986) | USA Today | |
| 267 | Salvador (1986) | Oliver Stone | IMDB |
| 268 | Sans Soleil | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 269 | Scanners (1981) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 270 | Shag (1989) | USA Today | |
| 271 | Sherman’s March | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 272 | Shirley Valentine (1989) | USA Today | |
| 273 | Shoah | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 274 | Short Circuit (1986) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 275 | Sid and Nancy (1986) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 276 | Sleepaway Camp (1983) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 277 | Somewhere in Time | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 278 | Spaceballs (1987) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 279 | Spoorloos | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 280 | Stardust Memories (1980) | USA Today | |
| 281 | Steel Magnolias (1989) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 282 | Stop Making Sense (1984) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 283 | Streets of Fire (1984) | Victor Plazma | |
| 284 | Superman II | Richard Lester | Screen Rant |
| 285 | Tender Mercies (1983) | Bruce Beresford | IMDB |
| 286 | Terminator | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 287 | Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) | Victor Plazma | |
| 288 | The Big Chill (1983) | Lawrence Kasdan | IMDB |
| 289 | The Changeling (1980) | Cheat Sheet | |
| 290 | The Color of Money (1986) | Martin Scorsese | IMDB |
| 291 |
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
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Movie Mezzanine | |
| 292 | The Dante Quartet | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 293 | The Executioner’s Song (1982 TV Movie) | Lawrence Schiller | IMDB |
| 294 | The Fabulous Baker Boys | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 295 | The Great Mouse Detective | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 296 | The Green Ray | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 297 | The Killing Fields (1984) | Roland Joffé | IMDB |
| 298 | The Land Before Time (1988) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 299 | The Last Emperor (1987) | Bernardo Bertolucci | IMDB |
| 300 | The Last Metro (1980) | François Truffaut | IMDB |
| 301 | The Last Starfighter (1984) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 302 | The Long Good Friday | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 303 | The Man With Two Brains (1983) | Empire Movies | |
| 304 | The Mighty Quinn | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 305 | The Outsiders | Rolling Stone | |
| 306 | The Return of the Living Dead (1985) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 307 | The Sacrifice | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 308 | The Sure Thing (1985) | USA Today | |
| 309 | The Thin Blue Line | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 310 | The Transformers – The Movie (1986) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 311 | The Verdict (1982) | Complex | |
| 312 | The War of the Roses (1989) | USA Today | |
| 313 | The Wind | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 314 | The Wrath of Khan | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 315 | They All Laughed | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 316 | Thief (1981) | BFI | |
| 317 | Time Bandits (1981) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 318 | To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 319 | Torch Song Trilogy (1988) | USA Today | |
| 320 | TRON (1982) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 321 | UHF (1989) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 322 | Vagabond | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 323 | Valley Girl (1983) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 324 | Victor Victoria (1982) | USA Today | |
| 325 | WarGames (War Games) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 326 | Weekend at Bernie’s | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 327 | When the Wind Blows | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 328 | Where is the Friend’s Home? | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 329 | Willow (1988) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 330 | Witness (1985) | Peter Weir | IMDB |
| 331 | Working Girl (1988) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 332 | Yeleen | Movie Mezzanine | |
| 333 | Zelig (1983) | USA Today | |
| 334 | Zu: Warriors of Magic Mountain | Movie Mezzanine |
18 Best 1980s Film Sources/Lists
| Source | Article |
| BFI | 100 thrillers to see before you die: 1980s |
| Cheat Sheet | The Best 1980s Horror Movies Are Like, Totally Scary |
| Complex | Best ’80s Movies That Still Kick Ass Today |
| Empire Movies | The 80 best ’80s movies: 39-1 |
| Hi Comsumption | The 30 Best Movies From The ’80s |
| IGN | The 10 Best ’80s Action Movies |
| IMDB | 100 Greatest Movies of the 1980s |
| Movie Mezzanine | The Best Movies of the 1980s |
| Ranker | Best 80s Movies | List of Top 1980s Films Ranked by Votes |
| Rolling Stone | Readers’ Poll: The 25 Greatest Movies of the 1980s |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 140 Essential 80s Movies |
| Screen Rant | Screen Rant’s 20 Best Movies Of The 1980s |
| Shortlist | The 25 greatest movies of the ’80s |
| Thrillist | Best 80s Horror Movies: Scariest Classic Movies to Watch Right Now |
| US Magazine | Top 10 Movies of the 1980s: Watch! |
| USA Today | 75 best movie comedies of the ’80s |
| Victor Plazma | The 25 Best Cult Movies of The 1980s |
| Watch Mojo | Top 10 Movies of the 1980s |
