Top 10 Teen Movies of the 1980s

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The 80s was great time for teen movies! We’ve included movies like Risky Business, Dead Poets Society, Heathers, The Breakfast Club, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Heathers, Say Anything, Sixteen Candles, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Back to the Future.
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[@nehsangbong7259]

I think we all knew the breakfast club would be number one. It's a John Hughes classic. Every generation of teens will love and learn from that movie.

[@batgurrl]

Neh-Bih Sangbong great comment I am a baby boomer so was no longer a teen but enjoyed most of these

[@nehsangbong7259]

batgurrl My parents are also Baby Boomers. I'm a millennial but I grew up in a household full of 70s, 80s, and 90s, teens and young adults who exposed me to 80's culture, music, politics, and movies. I'm a huge John Hughes fan especially his movies. I love 80s classics because they teach us young people life lessons.

[@kewlbns69]

shit if it wasn't i'd get up, you'll get up, we'll all get up! it'll be anarchy!

[@batgurrl]

Neh-Bih Sangbong u I was a teen in the 70's and the only Ones I can think of are Carrie Grease Animal House and American Graffiti

[@colmmccullagh6197]

breakfast club is over rated

[@random_girl._.]

80's was the best time for teen movies.

[@data0oo0o25]

Yeah, they were more original and they didn’t have iPhones

[@e.265m]

Random Girl at least they were actually aimed towards teens

[@80sDecadeCanYouPleaseComeBack]

😀😀🇮🇳🇮🇳......don’t forget 80s music…..😀😀🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@emilyleonard5522]

Now teen movies... Suck

[@gaelmargrace]

70s too

[@username-kc6zj]

I can’t believe pretty in pink, dirty dancing, or stand by me weren’t in there

[@amystarstimulusandcrypto4303]

That's when we should make our own list.

[@zoefaithheth]

Sameeeeeee!!!!

[@ellabrown9781]

And grease?!

[@Gryffenne]

@@ellabrown9781 Grease released in 1978

[@baileygreenland3190]

In my opinion pretty in pink is better than sixteen candles.

[@baileygreenland3190]

I truly wish I was a teen in the 80s. So much freedom. Best teen movies. Everyone wasn't stuck on screens. The movies were fresh and not reused ideas. Ugh somebody take me to the 80s!

[@jimogrady1131]

Bailey Greenland As much as I liked the Music those 70s concerts were crazy because of very little Security. People so drunk even loud music didnt wake them up. 1 show we had to wait 2 hours some band wanted to play when it got dark out. On the other hand how do you control 75,000 fans. Did get to see big bands, Aerosmith, Bob Seger, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, Alice Cooper, even got to see David Cassidy from Partridge Family TV show 1970-1974. David was one of those 70s heartthrops. Lucky guy selling out stadium concerts at age 20. Its to bad he was like all those other 70s Rockers turned to Drugs & Alcohol. Im not fooling millions of girls loved him. He didnt want to do the TV show because he was doing his own concerts. Aside from drugs & Alcohol he played concerts till he was 67 years old. I like at 70s concerts the girls had the hots for Long Hair Rock Stars. I didnt help I was a big Beer Drinker

[@krisnite05]

Me too, would've love to grow up back then

[@luvneeshkaushik2151]

I wish this too

[@movielover6042]

How can you read my mind???? I wang nothknb more thsn that!!

[@dana4069]

but what about, racism, homophobia, etc?

[@spehammond]

I would give anything to be born in the 70’s so I could be an 80’s teen. Nowadays all we do is go on our phones and computers, everything seemed so much better back then, including the movies. 90% of my favourite movies are from the 80/90’s

[@christschool]

You'd have to be born in the late 60's to early 70's to be a teen during the best years of the 80's.

[@solihtary7869]

spehammond i would love to be born around 1950’s-1960’s. mmM i just wanna be a greaser so bad uGh

[@Ana-bq8nw]

Solihtary same but weird to think because that means now we would be 60 or 70 years old.also old people rarely seem happy to me or that they grew up like this soo

[@solihtary7869]

Sona A lmaoooo alright

[@MonaRoo88]

Very well said. My friends and I always say how thankful we are that we know what it’s like to live without being attached to a phone and not be obsessed with social media. Such a different world.

[@dysenteryworld]

The Outsiders is one of my favorite movies of all time

[@leanabagwell8195]

soft hearts, electric souls same

[@mr.2cents.846]

Soulman was sprcial two. Both movies have Thomas C Howell.

[@paytonlamers466]

It's the best movie in my opinion

[@briannadolan3048]

Sameeee

[@PurpleHazy]

same

[@laurachasemore1891]

1. Sixteen candles 2. The breakfast club 3. Ferris buellers day off 4. Back to the future 5. Pretty in pink 6. The outsiders 7. Heathers

[@kevino1489]

Seen them all

[@Lina-mh2sj]

Heathers is best movie ever

[@darkangel4994]

heathers is honestly so underrated ngl

[@freddiemercury5987]

Seen them all

[@shonen-kun5555]

I recommend you the karate kid series

[@danaelliott2844]

I was born in 1970....but was a teenager in the 80s. Best era EVER!!!!!! The Music, the movies, the clothes...everything! I will never leave the 80s behind! ♥

[@KierraPlays]

So you probably graduated around 1988 But I was born late 2000's but I wish I was around the 80s it looked cool around those times

[@wendiwasden7088]

My top 10 favorite 80s teen movies 10. Outsiders 9. Can't buy me love (think that's what it's called) 8. Dead Poet's Society 7. Pretty in Pink 6. Back to the Future 5. Weird Science 4. Fast Times at ridgemont high 3. Sixteen Candles 2. Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1. Breakfast Club

[@imacrybabyy]

Wendi Wasden honestly how they gonna miss weird science

[@wendiwasden7088]

angelirene cuautle have not seen them

[@wendiwasden7088]

angelirene cuautle which ones didn't you know?

[@wdymnobi]

No Heathers??

[@MillionthUsername]

"Taps" is also a good one from the early 80s starring Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn, and Tom Cruise. It takes place at a boys military academy where a misplaced idealism leads to tragedy. It's a coming of age story that is well written and really covers a lot of emotional and intellectual ground. It's also a deep social commentary with a lot of compelling themes. The teenage characters get caught up in this odd circumstance where the cadets end up taking over the academy in order to save it, but then they run up against a fierce adult world that won't give in to their demands. They respond militarily by seizing the cache of arms and barricading themselves within the property, not out of malice but genuine pride, leading to a growing conflict that they think they have under control but clearly do not. They are good kids trying to follow an ideal of honor that becomes increasingly warped due to a youthful misunderstanding of military ethics along with an inability to fully grasp how their actions are viewed by others outside their insular world. Things happen which create a dangerous Us vs Them dynamic that drives the plot to its frightful conclusion. The leading characters on both sides think they are in the right and so the personal responsibility for what happens gets lost in the mix as everyone is simply caught up in events that seem inevitable. Followers and friends, bureaucrats and generals, all are vocal but largely unable to change the course of events. This mirrors human political history, of course, so the story has an epic quality to it. Lessons are not fully learned until after fates are sealed. The lead cadet, played by Timothy Hutton, could be any kid who is just shy of becoming a fully formed adult. He's virtuous, but his virtue can't keep up with the complexities he has called into being through his misguided leadership. One not-so-good decision sets events in motion that he cannot control despite his seemingly good intentions and multiple chances to resolve the conflict. This character is amazing for his honesty and forthrightness. Under different circumstances, he'd be the hero. His heroic quality shines through in the end, and he is able to redeem himself, but not before others lose their cool and unleash terrible forces that destroy the initial idealism and the innocence of youth. This is a film that draws you completely into its world. Tension builds steadily and things turn on a dime. The kids are always just slightly behind the curve trying to figure out what to do next. The adults are not able to stop the escalation of conflict as they do not relate to the world of the cadets but only see them as mere children having gone mad in daring to take up arms against the proprietors and the authorities. They draw a line in the sand and will only accept a complete surrender. The cadets lack a fully adult perspective on their circumstance, thinking that their academic/militaristic idealism suffices because they are sincere in wanting to preserve their institution, and so they can't resolve this adult dilemma properly before things deteriorate step by step into deadly chaos. They find themselves caught between worlds: youth vs adult, military vs civilian, radical idealist vs conformist, etc. They grow and learn, but not fast enough and not in the right direction. They latch onto an idea which in reality is simply doomed, but they can't see that until the end. In the end, the characters take on heightened roles in the climactic scene and so their individual stories end in a crescendo of finality displaying poignant archetypes. Among the lead cadets there is the Madman/Killer, the Savior/Hero/Leader, and the Everyman/Follower/Best Friend who is left to pick up the pieces and move on. The choices they each made all along the way need not have led to the tragic end, but you get the sense that without realizing it they have unleashed demons, and the demons will take their toll regardless of anyone's intentions. I think it's one of most underrated dramas out there. It's about teenagers, but it's not typical of the teen genre. I saw it in the theater when it came out and was really struck by it. It speaks to anyone who has ever been involved with the military as it raises questions about the military mindset and its role within the larger society. It speaks to men, and young men specifically, as there are no female characters of significance and the themes are decidedly male. Young men have to learn to corral their violent instincts and their will to power while adult men have to father the young by helping them to integrate opposites without going to extremes. There is a point made about the lack of female influence though. The cadet leader lost his mother, so that is a key reveal as he was then raised by his tough military father and is therefore lacking in his care of the younger cadets because he cannot see the perspective of their mothers. Some mothers come to participate in the negotiations and have strong words for the leader. He sees the young boys only as soldiers because he had to "soldier on" as a boy when his father wouldn't allow him to grieve over the loss of his mother and he's only known a military type of life. His boyish insecurity, at a pivotal moment, causes him to cling to a detached virtue of what he thinks is adult, military "honor" rather than a more familial perspective which is called for by the circumstance of young children being involved in his crusade. It's clever writing because this young leader comes off as very real - flawed, but in a perfectly natural way, and just a step or two from being set right by his natural growth as a person. Before he can fully claim his manhood and the mantle of leadership he so desperately seeks, he veers off into what is essentially a display of vanity - which happens to be the opposite of the humble "honor" he's striving for. This is shown subtly through the course of the film if you buy in to the premise that their seizure of the property is reasonable for them. Objectively, it isn't, but the story is told from their perspective so the viewer forgives the radical action hoping to see a good resolution - which is dangled before us from start to finish. So much hinges on the cadet leader and what goes on in his head, and he's always just on the cusp of becoming who he genuinely wants to be. It eludes him until all of his illusions are beat out of him by the ultimately terrible consequences of his actions, but by then he has only one choice left. The story finally resolves when he is called upon to make an unexpected act of genuine self-sacrifice instead of pursuing the illusory self-serving "honor" which he had mistaken for virtue out of his naivete.

[@kylie3893]

Some of my favorite 80's movies: 1. The Outsiders 2. Karate Kid 3. Stand By Me 4. Dirty Dancing 5. Breakfast Club.

[@tyson1fan487]

Stand by me was a great movie but it wasn't a teen movie more pre teen

[@hyperdrivemeleetm5955]

Maia 536 I don’t see Dirty Dancing as a “teen” film though.

[@flightlesslord2688]

U did not just say dirty dancing is one of the... good... "teen" movies of the 80s. See this is why we actually don't want to be in the 80s... saying that I'm British... god I don't want to go back to the 80s, I mean Queen and alot of Punk was great. Freddy Mercury was alive, great movies. But I'd probs be in poverty or getting bombed

[@hyperdrivemeleetm5955]

LordOfThe Flightless I didn’t even realize that, but honestly. The 80s and 90s were good eras when it came to films, songs, and many more things industry wise, but it was also a bad period. Especially how in the 90s gang violence flew up so high. The 80s, drugs was practically just as worst with other things. Good time period the industry, but bad for everything else.

[@hyperdrivemeleetm5955]

LordOfThe Flightless now that you had me thinking, I don’t want to say that I wish I was born in the 80s, lmao.

[@LittleFoilFish]

Karate Kid too. One of the best 80s teen movies. Elisabeth Shue was everywhere at the time

[@jomontanee]

True!

[@danikearns9787]

Literally any John Hughes movie is an 80s classic

[@libbykay8448]

My top 5 favorite 80’s teen movies (personal) •breakfast club •sixteen candles •Ferris buellers day off •dirty dancing •can’t buy me love

[@amystarstimulusandcrypto4303]

I love Can't Buy Me Love.

[@libbykay8448]

Hiding In My Apartment: Documenting My Life Marie VERY underrated, I feel like I don’t hear people talk about it as much as it deserves

[@zoephillips4954]

yep

[@ralitsaslavova9184]

I adore Dirty Dancing 🎶

[@sundarivenkatraman3433]

hiii! um very random but there's a movie which I don't know the name of. the characters wear uniforms and have a wand. the lead couple is very famous. it's definitely from the 1980s-1990s. can you please tell me the name of the movie?

[@oliviabros7300]

What not even a mention of Dirty Dancing or Footloose!! Two of the top 80's Teen movies and no mention at all!!!

[@manuelorozco7760]

Olivia Bros I actually prefer Dirty Dancing but Footloose is good too

[@eatpigsnot]

both way better than Nightmare On Elm St

[@jimduggan8962]

No mention of Karate Kid either. Although I never really looked at Dirty Dancing as a teen movie.

[@sportsygirl8]

Oh, yeah! I forgot about those being teen movies. Since most of the actors and actresses were in those movies were in their 20's playing teenagers. Still have yet to see Dirty Dancing, but loved Footloose.

[@sportsygirl8]

Also, Hairspray...I guess that was more of a musical than a teen movie.

[@beccaiskenough17]

St. Elmo’s Fire, The Goonies, Stand By Me, and Class which is super underrated. But the other three are also classics! All 80s movies are good! I’ve never seen a bad 80s movie. The Lost Boys and License To Drive are good too. Also they showed Can’t Buy Me Love in the beginning yet it wasn’t on the list. Karate Kid is another good movie.

[@sundarivenkatraman3433]

hiii! um very random but there's a movie which I don't know the name of. the characters wear uniforms and have a wand. the lead couple is very famous. it's definitely from the 1980s-1990s. can you please tell me the name of the movie?

[@beccaiskenough17]

@@sundarivenkatraman3433 I have no clue sorry. I tired looking it up. Was it maybe Teen Witch? Idk I’ve never seen it.

[@sundarivenkatraman3433]

@@beccaiskenough17 thank you for looking it up! means so much. have a good day :)

[@ashleyfernandez7045]

I was born in the 2000's but I actually prefer movies from the 80's then movies now. My top 10 would have to be: 1. The Outsiders 2. Dirty Dancing 3. Breakfast Club 4. Footloose 5. Karate Kid 6. Sixteen Candles 7. Back to the Future 8. Can't buy me love 9. Dead poet's Society 10. Ferris Bueller's Day Off

[@kevino1489]

I was born in 1976 I remember all these movies

[@ashleyheather5046]

YES

[@ashleyheather5046]

Kevin O lucky

[@pandapumper]

Can’t buy me love is off the chain. “ just kiddin bro!! Who could beat a night of chips, dips and dorks “ haha. That was Seth green who said that. You’re welcome

[@buckybarnessboo1766]

YESSS THE OUTSIDERS IS THE BESTTT!!!!

[@Luo_Jun_Wei]

- When you grow up, your heart dies. - Who cares? - I care.

[@kvalder]

What about stand by me???? A classic!

[@tkielion]

From Claire's POV and That's not really teen, I'd say more coming of age.

[@ginamarie4985]

I may be young but I really didn’t like Stand By Me

[@ambermided6934]

they're 12 though, so not actually teens

[@Michellecici4]

YESSS THE FACT ITS NOT ON THIS LIST MAKES ME WANT TO DIE!!!!

[@jenna6201]

THAT MOVIE IS SO UNDERRATED ITS MY FAVORITE♥️

[@dookiebuttlard]

The Outsiders will always be my #1 favorite movie

[@RosieLaRose5]

Lost Boys, River's Edge, Stand By Me, Weird Science, School Daze, Near Dark, She's Outta Control, Summer School are also classics. Pump up the Volume great, although technically it was released in 1990...but, to me, marked the end of an era of that kind of teen movie.

[@jhennyfer]

John Hughes films would fill the hole list alone

[@manuelorozco7760]

I don't have a particular favorite of the bunch but I agree.

[@data0oo0o25]

*whole.

[@roya.cathcartjr.5042]

John Hughs certainly captured what it was to be a teenager in the 1980's.

[@the4thking794]

TRUE

[@amystarstimulusandcrypto4303]

Agreed.

[@JulyN78]

How is that possible that The Outsiders is in honorable mentions and not on the actual list????

[@trinaq]

JulyN78 I know, it's such a good movie, and it often gets overlooked in lists like this one!

[@sarahroth9584]

I know I love the Outsiders

[@itsjay8516]

EXACTLY I LOVE THEM

[@CyboticYT]

I also love the outsiders so far since I'm reading the book

[@corywilliams9338]

How is nightmare on em on the list at all

[@mintisukii7753]

So glad Back To The Future and Teen Wolf were included- both great films starring Michael J. Fox!

[@TheJzee007]

5. Back to the Future 4. Stand by me 3. Better Off Dead 2. Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1. Breakfast Club

[@elizabethgonzalez414]

Dead Poets Society changed my life. So many inspirational scenes. R.I.P. Robin Wilson

[@kai-ryanmccall6254]

it's actually Williams

[@adventuresinwinetasting4347]

That's Williams

[@christopjerfoote5747]

Robin Wilson is my niece.

[@Karenann0313]

Wilson ..lmao

[@jomontanee]

In my country in Asia the teens back then created Dead Poets Clubs all over. The movie had so much impact!

[@ninafleck4892]

How's The Outsiders only a honorable mention?

[@WeLoveReddit_]

EXACTLY

[@pwieland3934]

I'm thinking the person who wrote this probably wasn't alive in the 1980s, and is just ranking the ones that aged the best for subsequent generations. To be fair, if I were to make a "Top films of the 1940s" I'd be doing the exact same thing. For people who were alive it was "the" teen star making movie and really proved you could get people to go see movies about teen problems.

[@sophieshuttleworth9608]

ratherbedeadthancool stand by meeeeee

[@sophieshuttleworth9608]

10. Risky Business 9. Dead poets society 8. Heathers 7. A nightmare on Elm street 6. Say Anything 5. Fast times at Ridgemond high 4. Ferris Buellers day off 3. Sixteen Candles 2. Back to the future 1. The breakfast club Also really good: Stand by me, Pretty in Pink, dazed and confused and more 😘

[@POPNDOUGH]

@@sophieshuttleworth9608 Technically, Dazed and Confused is a 90s movie...about 70s teens.

[@mstephen215]

Goonies, Weird Science, Stand By Me, Lost Boys.... 80's movies ruled cinema

[@noone-wj6wj]

screws fall out all the time, the world’s an imperfect place -john bender😂😻

[@jazz1209]

How did I know “The Breakfast Club” was going to be #1?!? And why wasn’t “Can’t buy me love” at least an honorable mention?!?

[@javababa7269]

Jazz I hate how everyone forgets can't buy me love

[@KuhLayOh707]

That's my favorite movie

[@jimduggan8962]

They didn't forget Can't Buy Me Love, it was mentioned in the video. I thought it made #10 but I'm not going to go back to check. I also wouldn't put it in top 10. Better movies weren't mentioned at all.

[@harrambou9468]

Jazz The Breakfast Club is overrated

[@diamatas]

@@harrambou9468 Hey! The Breakfast Club is one of the best movies of all time, and it helped me when I was suicidal. So if you wanna fight me, then fight me!

[@rhymeswiththirsty19]

I saw The Breakfast Club about seven thousand times in the theater... Ah, sad for the days of dollar movies!

[@sportsygirl8]

Is that how much it was in the 80's? Heck, I'd be seeing a lot more movies if I was growing up back then. Now, the movies are $9.50 to see one and half the time they're crap.

[@pwieland3934]

There are still a lot of dollar cinemas where I'm living in Texas. There was one I used to go to in Norwalk, California (near LA). Check around.

[@sportsygirl8]

@@pwieland3934 That is awesome!!! I'll definitely have to check around and see how far away I am to a dollar cinema, but I am willing to guess a long way.

[@kaylastaples5322]

The outsiders is my all time favourite movie it makes me sad that it’s only an honourable mention and not even on the list 😭

[@Dinopoodles]

I am a child of the 80s, love this blast from the past.

[@jackiegoodall2624]

I would have added Pretty In Pink instead of Nightmare on Elm St.

[@olioli8547]

Jackie Goodall agreed, NoES is more of a horror film and BTTF is more a SciFi movie.

[@Cindee-Schnitman]

ABSOLUTELY AGREE

[@Paul-zv7uy]

Good call

[@jaelyvelazquez8201]

For sure!

[@bluejeans1773]

Absolutely ❤

[@1375chelsea]

I feel so lucky I am born in the 70’s and get to watch these movies when life is just simple and less distractions . Happy times.

[@rafasimsim]

+1

[@Meowmeter]

Born in 1971... watched all of these.... great memories... although this top 10 is missing some of my favorites, The Outsiders (honourable mention), Stand by Me, Footloose, The Lost Boys, Jaws and Saint Elmos Fire.

[@PurpleHazy]

The Outsiders deserve to be in the Top 3 Section. It's completely Different Movie and perfectly portrays the Teen life of Poor kids vs Rich Socs

[@cuntress9000]

I was born in 2004 and I absolutely love movies from the 80’s to 90’s era

[@TheRichie213]

I was an 80's kid so I grew up with all these movies. The 80's were the best! Your list was good! So many great 80's movies!

[@jedoutedoncjesuis68]

"Rumble fish" Coppola, is a masterpiece! ❤

[@ana-py3vz]

80s music and movies are the best ! I wish I was a teen in the 80s :(

[@TubeMySwag]

“Lucas” should’ve been put in this countdown. That’s definitely an 80’s teen movie that is completely underrated and overlooked.

[@ljanee64]

Some of the greatest movies ever

[@shaylaknight1123]

ljanee64 Dazed and Confused should be on here

[@milktea3726]

Shayla Knight dazed and confused is from the 90s

[@questioneverything42]

Honestly in 80s came the expansion of cable. So we went from basically everybody having kind of 12 to 15 channels. Now having cable and having 40/50 channels. The 80s was filled with so many good movies. It's ridiculous. Porky's ,The Outsiders ,Pretty in Pink, Scarface, Ghostbusters, 1 of the biggest by was ET, Caddyshack, Top Gun, The Goonies, The Karate Kid, Raiders of the Lost Ark, St. Elmo's Fire, Purple Rain, Full Metal Jacket, Rambo, Definitely Back to the Future. Gremlins, airplane, Weird Science, Beetlejuice, The Lost Boys, Stand By Me, Full Metal Jacket, Poltergeist, Escape From New York, The Terminator, I don't know if I said Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Die Hard, aliens, Friday the 13th, platoon, Red Dawn, Tron, Revenge of the Nerds, war games, It seemed like the 80s was more about doing. Original film They were not doing a lot of knockoffs like they do today. Then they were coming up with a lot of original content. Which is probably coming in with the wave of computers at that point in time. The 60s the 70s and the 80s were interesting time for not only TV but music as well. Stay blessed and always remember they call it TV programming for a reason.

[@LilyIglesias]

Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller Day Off and Back to the future are my ultimate 80's movies ever

[@lidiafsr]

The Breakfast Club is one of my favorite movies 😍😍

[@kaylasmoot7724]

Born 2005 and saw 7/10 of theses movies😊😊

[@robbyosborne9708]

I'm so happy that I watched the Breakfast Club for the first time recently. It's a film that makes me wish I was around in the 80s.

[@lolachiconila7650]

my personal favorite 80's teen movie is "The last American Virgin" has unpredictable ending its super entertaining .

[@michele8083]

Omg the end of that movie killed me !!

[@loki8989]

heathers deserves to be closer to the front but I'm still hapoy it made it on the list

[@brookehinojosa1998]

Stand by Me, Pretty in Pink, Some Kind of Wonderful, Can’t Buy Me Love. ?????!

[@izzaghassani7187]

I AGREEEEEEE

[@kylie3893]

YES STAND BY ME SUCH AN OVERLOOKED CLASSIC

[@yankeegirl5175]

And Footloose!!

[@jamiewhiting267]

The 1980's had the best music 🎶 and movies 🎥 🙌.

[@camillenamoc551]

Girls Just want to have fun The Mannequin Just the other guy Secret admirer Best of the 80's

[@alejandrogorostiaga6801]

Ese maniquí! Ya lo quisiera!

[@LuckyGhoul619]

I used to love Mannequin as a child, I recently rewatched it, that’s a pretty sick and weird movie

[@terryrollins1973]

I still watch Secret Admirer once in awhile lol

[@fernandocuriel124]

Bueller, Bueller, Bueller, BUELLER!

[@isaacmartinez6904]

Love Back To The Future, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, and The Breakfast Club.

[@trinaq]

Isaac Martinez Chavez Seconded, love all of those flicks! They just don't make teen movies like they used to.

[@jamiewhiting267]

I loved those Night Mare on Elm Street movies. But Back to the Future is my all time favorite 1980's movie.

[@imdyingontheinside1168]

I feel proud for having seen 9 out of 12 of the movies on this list having been born around 20 years after these movies

[@lulubreadddo]

"Veronica and her boyfriend accidentally kill her" Correction: JD wanted to kill her, Veronica didnt know

[@paulomascarenhas739]

Do a 90's Teen Movies list as well! Clueless, She's All That, Never Been Kissed, Jawbreaker, Can't Hardly Wait, there are so many.

[@data0oo0o25]

Paulo Victor Mascarenhas don’t forget don’t tell mom the babysitters dead and the mummy!

[@data0oo0o25]

Well, the mummy isn’t a teen movie but it’s still good🤔

[@miragexl007]

So many...

[@adventuresinwinetasting4347]

My 10 faves: 1. Say Anything 2. Hope Floats 3. Pretty in Pink 4. What's Eating Gilbert Grape 5. The Way We Were 6. It's A Mad Mad Mad World 7. The Titanic 8. Good Fellas 9. Saturday Night Fever 10. Fried Green Tomatoes

[@syedsaleem5705]

My dad love that old days

[@nehirakinn]

Dead Poets Society should be so much higher. It is a classic!

[@chifanpatt]

Nehir Akın I agree. Top 3

[@charlieextra9406]

I agree, it's in a class of its own.

[@nadiapearson1779]

EXACTLY

[@Finkardop]

Movie made me depressed af

[@jimduggan8962]

Yea idk how you put Dead Poet's Society on the list and have it that low. If its on the list then it needs to be higher. But its not what I consider a teen movie. Robin Williams was the star of the movie.

[@anubis8181]

No Lost Boys, Legend of Billie Jean, Goonies, Stand by me, Fright Night , Monster Squad and so on. hell No Retreat no Surrender. the 80s were awesome.

[@lilrudylp]

Hahahaha add the Outsiders Conan series red Sonja , blood sport. But damn bro u hit all of My favorites. I used to live Monster Squad cuz my names Rudy just like the cool ass kid on there “kick him in the nards! WolfMan has Nards!!”

[@lilrudylp]

Had to come back and Add Lucas And 3 o clock high!!

[@priscilladietrich556]

Yes, yes, and yes! Oh the memories of being a teen in the 80's.

[@isabelleoh-criner6697]

It was a good decade for movies

[@maylisenieves8796]

The Outsiders should have been higher on that list! Not just an honorable mention 😑

[@aunnicawm4799]

Where's Stand By Me and The Lost Boys my two favourite movies.

[@tennisthelegend]

There not really teen movies

[@baileygreenland3190]

@@tennisthelegend I would disagree. Stand by me is 100000% and Lost Boys is directed to teens.

[@arelitorres6455]

yesssss!

[@corriejiles8448]

School ties

[@dramaticmascara1595]

Heathers and The outsiders will always be my favourites

[@desirey6293]

Sixteen candles, ferris bueller's day off and the breakfast club are the movies i can confidently say that are the best in the 80s and the fact that its all directed by john hughes makes me give him the biggest respect 👏🙏

[@Kim.Garian]

Anyone notice that Heathers was listed twice in the description?

[@pascuales93]

xXGhoulishNinjaTurtleXx I scrolled down to the comments to see if anyone else noticed it haha

[@guillermohernandez2842]

I just saw it on number 7...

[@safiyahleane269]

xXGhoulishNinjaTurtleXx ig it’s just that good lol

[@Craig_Montalbano]

Based on what I saw 10 license to drive 9 can’t buy me love 8 goonies 7 outsiders 6 karate kid 5 breakfast club 4 fright night 3 stand by me 2 lost boys 1 back to the future

[@darth9817]

Back to future🤩

[@rainsrapidly]

My list.... 1. The Lost Boys 2. Just one of the guys 3. The Breakfast club 4. The Outsiders 5. Fast times at Richmont high 6. Footloose 7. Blue Lagoon 8. Some kind of Wonderful 9. Stand by me 10. Teen Witch ❤❤❤❤❤😍

[@SX-sv6vo]

I loved The Breakfast Club so much that I transcribed the screenplay and would practice it by myself all of the time. I knew it word for word. Of course it was the edited tv version and I was about 11. Another John Hughes teen flick close to my heart is Some Kind of Wonderful. I also know that one really well.

[@aliciacarrier6435]

I wasn't even alive in the 80s but I am number 7 of all my siblings and I've seen all of these movies, as hand me downs, watched them all on vhs!😂😂😍😍 still love em!

[@glennangala8249]

Back to the future Teen Wolf The Secret of my success in short Micheal J Fox is the ultimate 80's

[@rqbxrtt]

my mom was born in 70 and she told me about growing up in the 80s as a teen and it sounded like so much fun

[@toddstamos89]

Teen Wolf, The Outsiders, Pretty in Pink, Just One of the Guys, Three O’Clock High, The Karate Kid, Dirty Dancing, Weird Science, Footloose, Adventures in Babysitting, Stand by Me, The Lost Boys, Goonies, Better Off Dead, Real Genius....

[@andriakimble7694]

The Outsiders should be #1

[@daniellemcnorton7408]

Andria Kimble True it’s really good

[@bloodyknuckles.4123]

Very true.

[@someperson4194]

Andria Kimble true, very true

[@joannasheriff7402]

agreed

[@lilmelodyy]

the only time i got excited this whole vid was when they showed the outsiders for a good 5 seconds

[@MissKabamba]

For Keeps is also a great 80's movie :)

[@jessmanuel540]

''Class'' starring Andrew McCarthy and Rob Lowe was good.

[@mimirm5599]

Molly Ringwald is the prettiest thing in the 80's 😊

[@Ellie_xo]

Also Jami Gertz!

[@elijahscherr4402]

Correction Elisabeth Shue

[@darkangel4994]

i had a huge crush on her and ally sheedy in the breakfast club. they were my first gay crushes😂

[@angelajohnson959]

Not Bad. I Like Shannon Tweed more better, lol

[@angelajohnson959]

Elisabeth Shue is good as well, phoebe Cates. Never forget Christina Applegate. She's still beautiful

[@maike7296]

Dirty Dancing, Pretty in Pink, Karate Kid, ...

[@manuelorozco7760]

Love Dirty Dancing

[@kylie3893]

I'm surprised Karate Kid and Dirty Dancing ween't even mentioned. Those still hold a strong spot in pop culture, even kids today know those movies.

[@tomboysquirrel]

Is that Tom Cruise? Oh man he was so small !

[@caracrabtree715]

tomboysquirrel he's only like 5'4" or something

[@JacobRowntree]

hes 5'7

[@guillermohernandez2842]

Still is

[@Emi_Bunni]

Why is The Outsiders only an honorable mention? That's my new favorite movie :(

[@blaw11b]

The 80's were fun. Half these movies are John Hughes films. R.I.P.

[@kaylacolgan]

I’m a late 90s kid (1997), and I love 80’s teen films. I hate today’s teen films. They all suck. 😍😍😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😂😂😂😂😂

[@Missmagazinebura]

Kayla Blair Colgan me too. I wAtched fast times at ridgemont, the breakfast club, Ferris buellars day off, sixteen cAndles, Pretty In pink and back to the future.

[@Gayredheadbitch94]

Preach

[@kaylacolgan]

Johnny Fountains Fuck You.

[@kayleekazoo560]

I'm a 2000's kid and I love all 80's teen drama's.

[@tsmk4262]

Kayla Blair Colgan you're not a 90s kid if you were born in 97 lol

[@MsGing04]

I wasn’t alive in the 80’s but I should’ve been I love 80’s movies SFM 😂😍❤️ thanks to my mother I know ALL about them

[@acetown2263]

I grew up in the 90s and early 2000s but 80s movies are still by far my favorite and I get way more nostalgic for them than any 90s movie.

[@jackienegretebenton2404]

There are so many good movies from the 80’s, it’s hard to choose! This video makes me want to watch them all over again!!!

[@CalmKitten184]

Next do a 90s list, and don’t you dare forget The Craft 😊

[@greenrobot5]

That's their order, they start with 80s, then go to 90's then 00's

[@caracrabtree715]

Rivka G jawbreaker

[@kiefnealy836]

Rivka G or Pump Up The Volume.

[@saranissen6210]

Pretty in pink is Missing, but otherwise a good list.

[@ninamarysan1]

The Outsiders can’t be beaten. Ever. Change my mind.

[@renshin7395]

There so many good teen movies in the 80s. But Breakfast Club is special in so many ways. Not only it connected with teen generations at the time but it provided older generations to connect and relate to younger generation. Our teacher even played the movie in class at the time. It's definitely well written, acted and filmed. Casting was right on.

[@SexyButCurious]

My sister was a 80s kid and because of owning a lot of the John Hughes films(Ferris Bueller & Sixteen Candles,etc), I watched a lot of them when I was kid in the 90s. Heathers is underrated and so was Some Kind of Wonderful!

[@ambermided6934]

HOW TF IS PRETTY IN PINK NOT ON THE LIST IT'S SO MUCH BETTER THAN SIXTEEN CANDLES WTAF

[@megskaggs1]

Arizona Husky yup!

[@sherrydalton6516]

I agree!

[@katy5053]

Trueeeee

[@sportsygirl8]

I guess it would have been too much Molly Righwald on the list...idk. I've never seen Pretty In Pink, but have seen The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles and of the 2 I liked The Breakfast Club better.

[@aluvmoon]

sportsygirl8 you should watch pretty in pink!! It’s my favorite

[@LotusGraal]

Was running out of movies to watch, so I decided to go back in time. Glad I watched/re-watched some of this movie!

[@virginiagirl6628]

Oh how I miss the 80s! Fast Times at Ridgemont High truly gave a mostly accurate picture of teen life. But, the Breakfast Club.....I love it so much!

[@jazz1209]

I LOVE ALL OF THESE MOVIES!!!

[@Roqulikuhhurricane9]

Lucas was a good 80s movie, too.

[@kiyanasworld850]

Roqulikuhhurricane9 one of my favs

[@dvh3113]

Corey Haim was raped on that set. I'll never watch it.

[@impulse8625]

License to drive is underrated!

[@reginac5488]

Saw them all - graduated in 1985! I miss the 80's...