Movies by Lists - Rotten Tomatoes 140 Essential 80s Movies (141 [142]) 
| Title | Year | Director | Genre | Rating | Runtime | Added |
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| Adventures in BabysittingA babysitter must battle her way through the big city after being stranded there with the kids she's looking after. | 1987 | Chris Columbus (*) | Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Romance | 6.9 (42.4K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, TheAdventurer, brain surgeon, rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his crime-fighting team, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, must stop evil alien invaders from the eighth dimension who are planning to conquer Earth. | 1984 | W.D. Richter | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi | 6.4 (25.7K votes) | 103 | 20211228 |
| After HoursAn ordinary word processor has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho who he met that evening at a coffee shop. | 1985 | Martin Scorsese (*) | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.7 (66.5K votes) | 97 | 20211228 |
| AirplaneA man afraid to fly must ensure that a plane lands safely after the pilots become sick. | 1980 | Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker | Comedy | 7.7 (229.7K votes) | 88 | 20211228 |
| AkiraA secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics. | 1988 | Katsuhiro Ôtomo (*) | Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 8.0 (178.1K votes) | 124 | 20211228 |
| AmadeusThe life, success and troubles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as told by Antonio Salieri, the contemporaneous composer who was insanely jealous of Mozart's talent and claimed to have murdered him. | 1984 | Milos Forman (*) | Biography, Drama, Music | 8.3 (388.6K votes) | 160 | 20211228 |
| Au Revoir, Les EnfantsA French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives. Occupying the next bed in the dormitory to the top student in his class, the two young boys begin to form a bond. | 1987 | Louis Malle (*) | Drama, War | 8.0 (33.1K votes) | 104 | 20211228 |
| Baby BoomThe life of super-yuppie J.C. is thrown into turmoil when she inherits a baby from a distant relative. | 1987 | Charles Shyer | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 6.3 (16.6K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| Back to the FutureMarty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent thirty years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the eccentric scientist Doc Brown. | 1985 | Robert Zemeckis (*) | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi | 8.5 (1.1M votes) | 116 | 20211228 |
| BatmanThe Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being Jack Napier, a criminal who becomes the clownishly homicidal Joker. | 1989 | Tim Burton (*) | Action, Adventure | 7.5 (359.1K votes) | 126 | 20211228 |
| BeetlejuiceThe spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out. | 1988 | Tim Burton (*) | Comedy, Fantasy | 7.5 (286.2K votes) | 92 | 20211228 |
| Better off DeadAfter his girlfriend ditches him for a boorish ski jock, Lane decides that suicide is the only answer. However, his increasingly inept attempts bring him only more agony and embarrassment. Filled with the wildest teen nightmares. | 1985 | Savage Steve Holland | Comedy, Romance | 7.2 (43.7K votes) | 97 | 20211228 |
| Beverly Hills CopA freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills. | 1984 | Martin Brest (*) | Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller | 7.3 (177.6K votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
| BigAfter wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult. | 1988 | Penny Marshall (*) | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 7.3 (212.6K votes) | 104 | 20211228 |
| Big Trouble in Little ChinaA rough-and-tumble trucker and his side kick face off with an ancient sorcerer in a supernatural battle beneath Chinatown. | 1986 | John Carpenter (*) | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy | 7.3 (134.7K votes) | 99 | 20211228 |
| Bill and Ted's Excellent AdventureTwo seemingly dumb teens set off on a quest to prepare the ultimate historical presentation with the help of a time machine. | 1989 | Stephen Herek | Adventure, Comedy, Music, Romance, Sci-Fi | 7.0 (127K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| Blade RunnerA blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space, and have returned to Earth to find their creator. | 1982 | Ridley Scott (*) | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 8.1 (738.2K votes) | 117 | 20211228 |
| Blue VelvetThe 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 psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child. | 1986 | David Lynch (*) | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 7.7 (192.4K votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| Blues Brothers, TheJake Blues rejoins with his brother Elwood after being released from prison, but the duo has just days to reunite their old R&B band and save the Catholic home where the two were raised, outrunning the police as they tear through Chi | 1980 | John Landis (*) | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Music, Musical | 7.9 (193.6K votes) | 133 | 20211228 |
| Body HeatIn the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman persuades her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband. | 1981 | Lawrence Kasdan (*) | Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller | 7.4 (34.2K votes) | 113 | 20211228 |
| Breakfast Club, TheFive high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought. | 1985 | John Hughes (*) | Comedy, Drama | 7.8 (379.9K votes) | 97 | 20211228 |
| Broadcast NewsTake two rival television reporters: one handsome, one talented, both male. Add one producer, female. Mix well, and watch the sparks fly. | 1987 | James L. Brooks (*) | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 7.2 (29.9K votes) | 133 | 20211228 |
| CaddyshackAn exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher. | 1980 | Harold Ramis (*) | Comedy, Sport | 7.3 (113.9K votes) | 98 | 20211228 |
| Christmas Story, AIn the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie attempts to convince his parents, his teacher and Santa that a Red Ryder BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift. | 1983 | Bob Clark | Comedy, Family | 7.9 (145.6K votes) | 93 | 20211228 |
| Color Purple, TheA black Southern woman struggles to find her identity after suffering abuse from her father and others over four decades. | 1985 | Steven Spielberg (*) | Drama | 7.8 (84K votes) | 154 | 20211228 |
| Coming To AmericaAn extremely pampered African prince travels to Queens, New York, and goes undercover to find a wife that he can respect for her intelligence and strong will. | 1988 | John Landis (*) | Comedy, Romance | 7.1 (201.9K votes) | 117 | 20211228 |
| CommandoA retired Special Forces colonel tries to save his daughter, who was abducted by his former subordinate. | 1985 | Mark L. Lester | Action, Adventure, Thriller | 6.7 (155.8K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| Das Boot [The Boat]The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth and sheer terror. | 1981 | Wolfgang Petersen (*) | Drama, War | 8.3 (244.3K votes) | 149 | 20211228 |
| Dead Poets SocietyMaverick teacher John Keating uses poetry to embolden his boarding school students to new heights of self-expression. | 1989 | Peter Weir (*) | Comedy, Drama | 8.1 (461.9K votes) | 128 | 20211228 |
| Desperately Seeking SusanA bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken for the woman herself. | 1985 | Susan Seidelman | Comedy, Drama | 6.0 (22.9K votes) | 104 | 20211228 |
| Die Hard I - Die HardAn NYPD officer tries to save his wife and several others taken hostage by German terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles. | 1988 | John McTiernan (*) | Action, Thriller | 8.2 (847.3K votes) | 132 | 20211228 |
| Dirty DancingSpending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle. | 1987 | Emile Ardolino | Drama, Music, Romance | 7.0 (220.3K votes) | 100 | 20211228 |
| Do the Right ThingOn 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. | 1989 | Spike Lee (*) | Comedy, Drama | 8.0 (98.7K votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| DragonslayerA young wizarding apprentice is sent to kill a dragon which has been devouring girls from a nearby kingdom. | 1981 | Matthew Robbins | Action, Adventure, Fantasy | 6.7 (17.6K votes) | 109 | 20211228 |
| Drugstore CowboyA pharmacy-robbing dope fiend and his crew pop pills and evade the law. | 1989 | Gus Van Sant (*) | Crime, Drama | 7.3 (36.2K votes) | 101 | 20211228 |
| E.T. - The Extra-TerrestrialA troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home world. | 1982 | Steven Spielberg (*) | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi | 7.8 (394.3K votes) | 115 | 20211228 |
| Empire Strikes Back, TheAfter the Rebels are brutally overpowered by the Empire on the ice planet Hoth, Luke Skywalker begins Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued across the galaxy by Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett. | 1980 | Irvin Kershner (*) | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 8.7 (1.2M votes) | 124 | 20211228 |
| Escape From New YorkIn 1997, when the U.S. president crashes into Manhattan, now a giant maximum security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in to rescue him. | 1981 | John Carpenter (*) | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 7.2 (137.2K votes) | 99 | 20211228 |
| Evil Dead 2The lone survivor of an onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits holes up in a cabin with a group of strangers while the demons continue their attack. | 1987 | Sam Raimi (*) | Comedy, Horror | 7.7 (157.8K votes) | 84 | 20211228 |
| Fast Times At Ridgemont HighA group of Southern California high school students are enjoying their most important subjects: sex, drugs, and rock n' roll. | 1982 | Amy Heckerling (*) | Comedy, Drama | 7.2 (101.8K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| Ferris Bueller's Day offA high school wise guy is determined to have a day off from school, despite what the Principal thinks of that. | 1986 | John Hughes (*) | Comedy | 7.8 (343.1K votes) | 103 | 20211228 |
| Field of DreamsIowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife, Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true. | 1989 | Phil Alden Robinson | Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sport | 7.5 (116.1K votes) | 107 | 20211228 |
| Fish Called Wanda, AIn London, four very different people team up on a jewel heist, then try to double-cross one another for the loot, complicated by their efforts to fool a very proper barrister. | 1988 | Charles Crichton, John Cleese | Comedy, Crime | 7.5 (139.2K votes) | 108 | 20211228 |
| FlashdanceA Pittsburgh woman with two jobs as a welder and an exotic dancer wants to get into ballet school. | 1983 | Adrian Lyne (*) | Drama, Music, Romance | 6.2 (51.5K votes) | 95 | 20211228 |
| Flight of the NavigatorIn 1978, a boy travels eight years into the future and has an adventure with an intelligent, wisecracking alien ship. | 1986 | Randal Kleiser | Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi | 6.9 (48.2K votes) | 90 | 20220806 |
| FootlooseA city teenager moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace. | 1984 | Herbert Ross | Drama, Music, Romance | 6.6 (76.7K votes) | 107 | 20211228 |
| Friday the 13thA group of camp counselors trying to reopen a summer camp called Crystal Lake, which has a grim past, are stalked by a mysterious killer. | 1980 | Sean S. Cunningham | Horror, Mystery, Thriller | 6.4 (133.5K votes) | 95 | 20211228 |
| Full Metal JacketA pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue. | 1987 | Stanley Kubrick (*) | Drama, War | 8.3 (713.8K votes) | 116 | 20211228 |
| GhostbustersThree parapsychologists forced out of their university funding set up shop as a unique ghost removal service in New York City, attracting frightened yet skeptical customers. | 1984 | Ivan Reitman (*) | Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 7.8 (396.6K votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
| Goonies, TheA group of young misfits called The Goonies discover an ancient map and set out on an adventure to find a legendary pirate's long-lost treasure. | 1985 | Richard Donner | Adventure, Comedy, Family | 7.8 (261.5K votes) | 114 | 20211228 |
| Grave of the FirefliesA young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II. | 1988 | Isao Takahata | Animation, Drama, War | 8.5 (260.2K votes) | 89 | 20211228 |
| GremlinsA young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town. | 1984 | Joe Dante | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror | 7.3 (216.1K votes) | 106 | 20211228 |
| Hannah And Her SistersBetween two Thanksgivings two years apart, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly. | 1986 | Woody Allen (*) | Comedy, Drama | 7.9 (70.3K votes) | 107 | 20211228 |
| HeathersAt Westerburg High where cliques rule, jocks dominate and all the popular girls are named Heather, it's going to take a Veronica and mysterious new kid to give teen angst a body count. | 1988 | Michael Lehmann | Comedy, Crime | 7.2 (98.4K votes) | 103 | 20211228 |
| HighlanderAn immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his immortal opponent, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled "Prize". | 1986 | Russell Mulcahy | Action, Adventure, Fantasy | 7.1 (131.8K votes) | 116 | 20211228 |
| Karate Kid, TheA martial arts master agrees to teach karate to a bullied teenager. | 1984 | John G. Avildsen (*) | Action, Drama, Family, Sport | 7.3 (216.3K votes) | 126 | 20211228 |
| Killer, TheA disillusioned assassin accepts one last hit in hopes of using his earnings to restore vision to a singer he accidentally blinded. | 1989 | John Woo (*) | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.8 (47.6K votes) | 111 | 20211228 |
| Krush GrooveThe story of a man who has started a new hip-hop/rap label called Krush Groove. | 1985 | Michael Schultz | Comedy, Drama, Music | 6.4 (3.3K votes) | 97 | 20221116 |
| LabyrinthSixteen-year-old Sarah is given thirteen hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue her baby brother Toby when her wish for him to be taken away is granted by the Goblin King Jareth. | 1986 | Jim Henson | Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical | 7.4 (132.1K votes) | 101 | 20211228 |
| LadyhawkeThe thief Gaston escapes the dungeon of medieval Aquila through the latrine. Soldiers are about to kill him when Navarre saves him. Navarre, traveling with his spirited hawk, plans to kill the bishop of Aquila with help from Gaston. | 1985 | Richard Donner | Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | 7.0 (46K votes) | 121 | 20211228 |
| Land Before Time, TheAn orphaned brontosaurus teams up with other young dinosaurs in order to reunite with their families in a valley. | 1988 | Don Bluth | Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family | 7.4 (98.9K votes) | 69 | 20240511 |
| Last Crusade, TheIn 1938, after his father Professor Henry Jones, Sr. goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, Professor Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. finds himself up against Adolf Hitler's Nazis again to stop them from obtaining its powers. | 1989 | Steven Spielberg (*) | Action, Adventure | 8.2 (729.3K votes) | 127 | 20211228 |
| Last Starfighter, TheLocal high school student, Alex Rogan, finds himself transported to another planet after conquering the Starfighter video game only to find out it was just a test. He was recruited to join a team of the best starfighters to defend th | 1984 | Nick Castle | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 6.8 (41.4K votes) | 101 | 20211228 |
| Lethal WeaponTwo newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers. | 1987 | Richard Donner | Action, Crime, Thriller | 7.6 (251.1K votes) | 109 | 20211228 |
| Little Mermaid, TheA mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love. | 1989 | Ron Clements, John Musker | Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance | 7.6 (251.9K votes) | 83 | 20211228 |
| Little Shop of HorrorsA nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed. | 1986 | Frank Oz | Comedy, Horror, Musical, Romance, Sci-Fi | 7.1 (72.9K votes) | 94 | 20211228 |
| Lost Boys, TheAfter moving to a new town, two brothers discover that the area is a haven for vampires. | 1987 | Joel Schumacher | Comedy, Horror | 7.3 (136.3K votes) | 97 | 20211228 |
| Lost in AmericaA husband and wife in their 30s decide to quit their jobs, live as free spirits and cruise America in a Winnebago. | 1985 | Albert Brooks (*) | Comedy | 7.0 (8.7K votes) | 91 | 20211228 |
| Mad Max 2 - The Road WarriorIn the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community escape a horde of bandits. | 1981 | George Miller (*) | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.6 (175.5K votes) | 96 | 20211228 |
| MoonstruckLoretta Castorini, a bookkeeper from Brooklyn, New York, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the brother of the man she has agreed to marry. | 1987 | Norman Jewison (*) | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 7.1 (57.2K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| My Left FootChristy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot. | 1989 | Jim Sheridan (*) | Biography, Drama | 7.9 (72.5K votes) | 103 | 20211228 |
| My Life As A Dog [Mitt liv som hund]A boy and his brother don't get along well. In order to let their ill mother rest, they're separated and sent each one with their relatives. | 1985 | Lasse Hallström | Drama, Comedy | 7.6 (20.8K votes) | 101 | 20211228 |
| My Neighbor TotoroWhen two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby. | 1988 | Hayao Miyazaki (*) | Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy | 8.2 (320.1K votes) | 86 | 20211228 |
| Mystery TrainThree stories are connected by a Memphis hotel and the spirit of Elvis Presley. | 1989 | Jim Jarmusch (*) | Comedy, Crime, Drama | 7.6 (27.6K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| Mystic PizzaThree teenage girls come of age while working at a pizza parlor in the Connecticut town of Mystic. | 1988 | Donald Petrie | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 6.3 (32.3K votes) | 104 | 20240319 |
| Naked Gun - From the Files of Police Squad, TheIncompetent police Detective Frank Drebin must foil an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II. | 1988 | David Zucker (*) | Comedy, Crime | 7.6 (163.5K votes) | 85 | 20211228 |
| Near DarkA small-town farmer's son reluctantly joins a traveling group of vampires after he is bitten by a beautiful drifter. | 1987 | Kathryn Bigelow | Horror | 7.0 (37.3K votes) | 94 | 20211228 |
| Neverending Story, TheA troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book. | 1984 | Wolfgang Petersen (*) | Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy | 7.4 (139.7K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| Nightmare on Elm Street, ATeenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which if they die, it kills them in real l | 1984 | Wes Craven (*) | Horror | 7.5 (226.5K votes) | 91 | 20211228 |
| Paris, TexasTravis Henderson, an aimless drifter who has been missing for four years, wanders out of the desert and must reconnect with society, himself, his life, and his family. | 1984 | Wim Wenders (*) | Drama | 8.1 (102K votes) | 145 | 20211228 |
| Planes, Trains and AutomobilesA Chicago advertising man must struggle to travel home from New York for Thanksgiving, with a lovable oaf of a shower curtain ring salesman as his only companion. | 1987 | John Hughes (*) | Comedy, Drama | 7.6 (136.9K votes) | 93 | 20211228 |
| PlatoonChris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict. | 1986 | Oliver Stone (*) | Drama, War | 8.1 (401.4K votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| PoltergeistA family's home is haunted by a host of demonic ghosts. | 1982 | Tobe Hooper (*) | Horror, Thriller | 7.3 (156.3K votes) | 114 | 20211228 |
| PredatorA team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior. | 1987 | John McTiernan (*) | Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi | 7.8 (394.5K votes) | 107 | 20211228 |
| Pretty in PinkA poor girl must choose between the affections of dating her childhood sweetheart or a rich but sensitive playboy. | 1986 | Howard Deutch | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 6.8 (79K votes) | 97 | 20211228 |
| Princess Bride, TheWhile homesick in bed, a young boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love. | 1987 | Rob Reiner (*) | Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance | 8.1 (416.9K votes) | 98 | 20211228 |
| Purple RainA young musician, tormented by an abusive situation at home, must contend with a rival singer, a burgeoning romance, and his own dissatisfied band, as his star begins to rise. | 1984 | Albert Magnoli | Drama, Music, Romance | 6.5 (21K votes) | 111 | 20211228 |
| Raging BullThe life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it. | 1980 | Martin Scorsese (*) | Biography, Drama, Sport | 8.2 (341.4K votes) | 129 | 20211228 |
| Raiders of the Lost ArkIn 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before Adolf Hitler's Nazis can obtain its awesome powers. | 1981 | Steven Spielberg (*) | Action, Adventure | 8.4 (932.2K votes) | 115 | 20211228 |
| Raising ArizonaWhen a childless couple of an ex-con and an ex-cop decide to help themselves to one of another family's quintuplets, their lives become more complicated than they anticipated. | 1987 | Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Comedy, Crime | 7.3 (135K votes) | 94 | 20211228 |
| RanIn Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him. | 1985 | Akira Kurosawa (*) | Action, Drama, War | 8.2 (121.7K votes) | 162 | 20211228 |
| Real GeniusAn uptight teenage prodigy enters a top engineering college, but feels awkward among the freewheeling students. When a professor aims to turn their laser project into a military weapon, he and his offbeat roommate plot to ruin the pl | 1985 | Martha Coolidge | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi | 7.0 (33.1K votes) | 108 | 20211228 |
| Re-AnimatorAfter an odd new medical student arrives on campus, a dedicated local and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue. | 1985 | Stuart Gordon | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi | 7.2 (61.9K votes) | 104 | 20211228 |
| Repo ManA young punk recruited by a car repossession agency finds himself in pursuit of a Chevrolet Malibu that is wanted for a $20,000 bounty - and has something otherworldly stashed in its trunk. | 1984 | Alex Cox | Action, Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 6.9 (36.6K votes) | 92 | 20211228 |
| Return of the JediAfter a daring mission to rescue Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebels dispatch to Endor to destroy the second Death Star. Meanwhile, Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side without falling into the Emperor's tr | 1983 | Richard Marquand | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 8.3 (1M votes) | 131 | 20211228 |
| Return of the Living DeadWhen two bumbling employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to rise again as zombies. | 1985 | Dan O'Bannon | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi | 7.3 (59.1K votes) | 91 | 20211228 |
| Return To OzDorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, is somehow called back to Oz when a vain witch and the Nome King destroy everything that makes the magical land beautiful. | 1985 | Walter Murch | Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery | 6.7 (26.5K votes) | 113 | 20211228 |
| Revenge of The NerdsAt Adams College, a group of bullied outcasts and misfits resolve to fight back for their peace and self-respect. | 1984 | Jeff Kanew | Comedy | 6.6 (52.4K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| Risky BusinessA Chicago teenager is looking for fun at home while his parents are away, but the situation quickly gets out of hand. | 1983 | Paul Brickman | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance | 6.8 (86.7K votes) | 99 | 20211228 |
| RoboCopIn a dystopic and crime-ridden Detroit, a terminally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg haunted by submerged memories. | 1987 | Paul Verhoeven (*) | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.6 (248.7K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| Say AnythingA noble underachiever and a beautiful valedictorian fall in love the summer before she goes off to college. | 1989 | Cameron Crowe | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 7.3 (87.5K votes) | 100 | 20211228 |
| ScannersA scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called "scanning", to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non scanners. | 1981 | David Cronenberg (*) | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 6.8 (53.1K votes) | 103 | 20211228 |
| ScarfaceIn 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed. | 1983 | Brian De Palma (*) | Crime, Drama | 8.3 (796.7K votes) | 170 | 20211228 |
| Shining, TheA family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future. | 1980 | Stanley Kubrick (*) | Drama, Horror | 8.4 (968K votes) | 146 | 20211228 |
| Short CircuitNumber 5 of a group of experimental robots in a lab is electrocuted, suddenly becomes intelligent, and escapes. | 1986 | John Badham (*) | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi | 6.7 (60.5K votes) | 98 | 20211228 |
| Sid & JudyThe relationship between Sid Vicious, bassist for British punk group Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen is portrayed. | 1986 | Alex Cox | Biography, Drama, Music, Romance | 7.0 (31.2K votes) | 112 | 20211228 |
| Sid and NancyThe relationship between Sid Vicious, bassist for British punk group Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen is portrayed. | 1986 | Alex Cox | Biography, Drama, Music, Romance | 7.0 (31.3K votes) | 112 | 20211228 |
| Sixteen CandlesA girl's "sweet" sixteenth birthday becomes anything but special, as she suffers from every embarrassment possible. | 1984 | John Hughes (*) | Comedy, Romance | 7.0 (112.4K votes) | 93 | 20211228 |
| Sleepaway CampAngela Baker, a shy, traumatized young girl, is sent to summer camp with her cousin. Shortly after her arrival, anyone with sinister or less than honorable intentions toward her gets their comeuppance. | 1983 | Robert Hiltzik | Horror | 6.3 (30.9K votes) | 84 | 20211228 |
| SpaceballsA star-pilot for hire and his trusty sidekick must come to the rescue of a princess and save Planet Druidia from the clutches of the evil Spaceballs. | 1987 | Mel Brooks (*) | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi | 7.1 (184.1K votes) | 96 | 20211228 |
| St. Elmo's FireA group of friends, just out of college, struggle with adulthood. | 1985 | Joel Schumacher | Drama, Romance | 6.4 (40.5K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| Stand By MeAfter the death of one of his friends, a writer recounts a childhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy. | 1986 | Rob Reiner (*) | Adventure, Drama | 8.1 (387K votes) | 89 | 20211228 |
| Steel MagnoliasA young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship, and welcome her into the fold. | 1989 | Herbert Ross | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 7.3 (52.4K votes) | 117 | 20211228 |
| Stop Making SenseAn innovative concert movie for the rock group Talking Heads. | 1984 | Jonathan Demme (*) | Documentary, Music | 8.6 (14.9K votes) | 88 | 20211228 |
| StripesTwo friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the army for a bit of fun. | 1981 | Ivan Reitman (*) | Comedy, War | 6.9 (71.7K votes) | 106 | 20211228 |
| Temple of DoomIn 1935, Indiana Jones arrives in India, still part of the British Empire, and is asked to find a mystical stone. He then stumbles upon a secret cult committing enslavement and human sacrifices in the catacombs of an ancient palace. | 1984 | Steven Spielberg (*) | Action, Adventure | 7.5 (472.6K votes) | 118 | 20211228 |
| Terminator I - The TerminatorA human soldier is sent from 2029 to 1984 to stop an almost indestructible cyborg killing machine, sent from the same year, which has been programmed to execute a young woman whose unborn son is the key to humanity's future salvation | 1984 | James Cameron (*) | Action, Sci-Fi | 8.0 (830.8K votes) | 107 | 20211228 |
| Terms of EndearmentFollows hard-to-please Aurora looking for love, and her daughter's family problems. | 1983 | James L. Brooks (*) | Comedy, Drama | 7.4 (58.8K votes) | 132 | 20211228 |
| They LiveThey influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live. | 1988 | John Carpenter (*) | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.3 (124K votes) | 94 | 20211228 |
| Thing, TheA research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims. | 1982 | John Carpenter (*) | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi | 8.1 (402.6K votes) | 109 | 20211228 |
| This Is Spinal TapSpinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour. | 1984 | Rob Reiner (*) | Comedy, Music | 7.9 (136.6K votes) | 82 | 20211228 |
| Time BanditsA young boy accidentally joins a band of time travelling dwarves, as they jump from era to era looking for treasure to steal. | 1981 | Terry Gilliam (*) | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 7.0 (62.1K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| To Live and Die in L AA fearless Secret Service agent will stop at nothing to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner. | 1985 | William Friedkin (*) | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.3 (32.5K votes) | 116 | 20211228 |
| TootsieMichael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap. | 1982 | Sydney Pollack (*) | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 7.4 (103.6K votes) | 116 | 20211228 |
| Top GunAs students at the United States Navy's elite fighter weapons school compete to be best in the class, one daring young pilot learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taught in the classroom. | 1986 | Tony Scott (*) | Action, Drama | 6.9 (316.6K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| Toxic Avenger, TheTromaville has a monstrous new hero. The Toxic Avenger is born when meek mop boy Melvin falls into a vat of toxic waste. Now evildoers will have a lot to lose. | 1984 | Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman | Action, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi | 6.3 (28K votes) | 82 | 20211228 |
| Trading PlacesA snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires. | 1983 | John Landis (*) | Comedy | 7.5 (147.7K votes) | 116 | 20211228 |
| Transformers, The - The MovieThe Autobots must stop a colossal planet consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack from the Decepticons. | 1986 | Nelson Shin | Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi | 7.2 (42K votes) | 84 | 20240511 |
| TronA computer hacker is abducted into the digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program. | 1982 | Steven Lisberger | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 6.8 (118.5K votes) | 96 | 20211228 |
| UHFAn unemployed visionary becomes the manager of a local television station. The station becomes a success, with all sorts of hilarious sight gags and wacky humor. | 1989 | Jay Levey | Comedy, Sci-Fi | 6.9 (28.7K votes) | 97 | 20220806 |
| Untouchables, TheDuring the era of Prohibition in the United States, Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone and, because of rampant corruption, assembles a small, hand-picked team to help him. | 1987 | Brian De Palma (*) | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.9 (299.4K votes) | 119 | 20211228 |
| VacationThe Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated. | 1983 | Harold Ramis (*) | Adventure, Comedy | 7.4 (105.4K votes) | 98 | 20211228 |
| Valley GirlJulie, a girl from the valley, meets Randy, a punk from the city. They are from different worlds and find love. Somehow they need to stay together in spite of her trendy, shallow friends. | 1983 | Martha Coolidge | Comedy, Romance | 6.4 (14.8K votes) | 99 | 20211228 |
| W [W is War]A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III. | 1983 | John Badham (*) | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.1 (103.8K votes) | 114 | 20230424 |
| Wall StreetA young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider who takes the youth under his wing. | 1987 | Oliver Stone (*) | Crime, Drama | 7.4 (151.5K votes) | 126 | 20211228 |
| WarGamesA young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III. | 1983 | John Badham (*) | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.1 (97K votes) | 114 | 20211228 |
| Weird ScienceTwo high school nerds use a computer program to literally create the perfect woman, but she turns their lives upside down. | 1985 | John Hughes (*) | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi | 6.6 (85.8K votes) | 94 | 20211228 |
| When Harry Met SallyHarry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship. | 1989 | Rob Reiner (*) | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 7.6 (210.2K votes) | 95 | 20211228 |
| Who Framed Roger RabbitA toon-hating detective is a cartoon rabbit's only hope to prove his innocence when he is accused of murder. | 1988 | Robert Zemeckis (*) | Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Mystery | 7.7 (194.3K votes) | 104 | 20211228 |
| WillowA young farmer is chosen to undertake a perilous journey in order to protect a special baby from an evil queen. | 1988 | Ron Howard | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 7.2 (113.5K votes) | 126 | 20220806 |
| Working GirlWhen a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss' job. | 1988 | Mike Nichols (*) | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 6.8 (55.7K votes) | 113 | 20211228 |
| Eddie Murphy: Delirious | 1983 | Bruce Gowers | Comedy | 8.1 (Unkn) | | Excluded |