TOP 100 MOVIES OF THE 1980'S | Decade in Review

The definitive Top 100 films of the 80s, based on hundreds of statistics. This list was compiled by averaging hundreds of critic reviews, user reviews, year-end lists, box office returns, filmmaker favorites, awards show wins/nominations, and other statistics.
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100 Lethal Weapon
99 The Green Ray
98 Labyrinth
97 Hannah and her sisters
96 Fittzcaraldo
95 Tootsie
94 The killer
93 My dinner with Andre
92 Gremlins
91 Stranger than Paradise
90 Pretty in pink
89 The NeverEnding Story
88 Fatal Attraction
87 Nausicaa
86 Where is the friend's House
85 Batman
84 The Untouchables
83 Crimes and Misdemeanors
82 Bill and Ted
81 Repo Man
80 Landscape in the Mist
79 Bettlejuice
78 Predator
77 After Hours
76 Coming to America
75 Poltergeist
74 Risky business
73 Rambo
72 Big
71 Dirty dancing
70 Broadcast News
69 Mad Max 2
68 The Karate Kid
67 Return of the Jedi
66 An American Werewolf in London
65 Goonies
64 Blood simple
63 The Fly
62 The Sacrifice
61 My Neighbor Totoro
60 Heathers
59 Who Framed Roger Rabbit
58 A Nightmare on Elm Street
57 Planes Trains and Automobiles
56 The Little Mermaid
55 Beverly Hills Cop
54 They Live
53 Stand by Me
52 This is Spinal Tap
51 Das Boot
50 Fast Times at Ridgemont High
49 Sex Lies and Videotape
48 The Princess Bride
47 Airplane!
46 Platoon
45 Scarface
44 Blues Brothers
43 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
42 Ferris Bueller's Day Off
41 The Terminator
40 Blow Out
39 Say Anything
38 Evil dead II
37 Ghostbusters
36 Rain man
35 When Harry met Sally...
34 Top Gun
33 Wings of Desire
32 The King of Comedy
31 Mishima
30 Amadeus
29 The Elephant Man
28 Once upon a time in America
27 Robocop
26 Brazil
25 Videodrome
24 Fanny and Alexander
23 The Breakfast club
22 Possession
21 Aliens
20 Die Hard
19 Raising Arizona
18 Dead Poet's Society
17 Paris, Texas
16 Akira
15 Full Metal Jacket
14 ET
13 Grave of Fireflies
12 Blue Velvet
11 Blade Runner
10 Cinema Paradiso
9 The Raiders of the Lost Ark
8 Ran
7 Back to the Future
6 The Thing
5 Raging Bull
4 Come and See
3 Do the Right Thing
2 The Shining
1 The Empire Strikes Back

[@PopArtsChannel]

What would you top ten look like? Honorable Mentions: Nostalgia Caddyshack Vagabond L'argent A Christmas story Evil dead To live and die LA Police story Thief Big trouble little China Reds Ordinary people My left foot Terms of endearment Footloose Purple rain

[@jdbankshot]

bill & ted better than "the untouchables" ??? wow. talk about "scarface" all you want, "the untouchables" should be in the top 20.

[@stingray7849]

Greatest decade in movie history. I’m a bit biased of course. Lol some very debatable picks.

[@johnmc3862]

‘Do the right thing’ No. 3 WTF!!!

[@Adamdow95]

Blade Runner Batman The Shining The Empire Strikes Back Return of the Jedi Die Hard The Terminator E.T: The Extra-Terrestrial Aliens The Abyss Beetlejuice Road House My Left Foot Raging Bull The Living Daylights Licence To Kill Crocodile Dundee Crocodile Dundee II Sophie's Choice Out of Africa Gandhi Midnight Run Mississippi Burning Good Morning, Vietnam Superman II Raiders of the Lost Ark The Goonies The Thing Tron Glory Dead Poet's Society Lethal Weapon Lethal Weapon 2 The Accused Big Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Innerspace Dead Calm Predator Labyrinth

[@jdbankshot]

i was expecting to see "a fish called wanda" in the top 20. it's not even here.

[@stevemcnary7963]

The 80s were the backlash to the 70s realism hence most of the best 80s films were horror, sci fi and comedy. It's harder for me to make a Top 100 movies of the 80s than the 70s.

[@jasonbriggs2559]

You are missing some of my favorites and have some on your list I have never even heard of (mostly that animated stuff and foreign films). My top 10 would be: 1. "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) & "Return of the Jedi" (1983) (Tie for #1 for me!) 🙂 2. "Superman II" (1980) (Not on your list...) 3. "Stand by Me" (1986) 4. "The Blues Brothers" (1980) 5. "Hoosiers" (1986) (Where was it on your list??? Many think it was the greatest sports movie ever made, including me!) 6. "Clue" (1985) (Not on your list...) 7. "The Shining" (1980) 8. "National Lampoon's Vacation" (1983) (Not on your list...) 9. "The Goonies" (1985) 10. "Rambo: First Blood" (1982) ***Honorable Mentions: "Field of Dreams" (1989), "A Christmas Story" (1983), "Police Academy" (1984), "Robocop" (1987), "E.T." (1982), "The Terminator" (1984), "Batman" (1989), & "Popeye" (1980)

[@robertcatania1120]

Indisputably the best decade of movies in film history, everyone has their own tastes and opinions on which are the best ones, thanks for sharing yours!

[@maestroh2986]

Short and concise. No filler, all killer. Great job

[@mollysaurus02]

Where is The Outsiders?😢

[@Pwj579]

Seriously,???? missing a few... Footloose Road House Flashdance Terms of Endearment Steel Magnolias Tron Highlander Superman II Rocky III Rocky IV Ghostbusters II Starman Romancing the Stone Star Trek II Star Trek III Star Trek IV The Naked Gun Transformers : The Movie

[@Phiolegatus]

Still missing Top Gun

[@Hester-l6k]

@@Phiolegatus Top Gun was on there.

[@stevemcnary7963]

Mine are 1. John Carpenter's The Thing. 2. The Shining. 3. Fast Times At Ridgemont High. 4. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. 5. Aliens. 6. Body Heat. 7. The Verdict. 8. Caddyshack. 9. Scarface. 10. The Natural. 11. Silverado. 12. Hoosiers. 13. Blue Velvet. 14. Platoon. 15. Road House. 16. Jagged Edge. 17. Batman. 18. Bull Durham. 19. No Way Out. 20. The Evil Dead. 21. The Terminator. 22. 48 Hrs. 23. Die Hard. 24. Beetlejuice. 25. To Live And Die In LA. 26. Manhunter. 27. Ghostbusters. 28. Pee Wee's Big Adventure. 29. Raiders Of The Lost Ark. 30. The King Of Comedy. 31. Nightmare On Elm St. 32. Mississippi Burning. 33. Tequila Sunrise. 34. Hellraiser. 35. Hellbound Hellraiser 2. 36. They Live. 37. The Breakfast Club. 38. Hollywood Knights. 39. Sudden Impact. 40. Full Metal Jacket. 41. Ordinary People. 42. Raging Bull. 43. Beverly Hills Cop. 44. Trading Places. 45. Midnight Run. 46. The Untouchables. 47. The Accused. 48. Dead Calm. 49. Predator. 50. Twins. 51. The Running Man. 52. Raw Deal. 53. Commando. 54. Red Heat. 55. Red Dawn. 56. An American Werewolf In London. 57. An Officer And A Gentleman 58. Black Widow. 59. Splash. 60. Top Secret. 61. Tango And Cash. 62. Cobra. 63. The War Of The Roses. 64. Thief. 65. Planes, Trains And Automobiles. 66.Airplane. 67. First Blood. 68. The Elephant Man. 69. This Is Spinal Tap. 70. Purple Rain. 71. Das Boot. 72. The Big Red One. 73. Blade Runner. 74. Back To The Future. 75. When Harry Met Sally. 76. Fatal Attraction. 77. National Lampoon's Vacation. 78. The Lost Boys. 79. Fletch. 80. Weird Science. 81. Who Framed Roger Rabbit. 82. Big Trouble In Little China. 83. Romancing The Stone. 84. Escape From New York. 85. The Naked Gun. 86. Major League. 87. The Burbs. 88. The Fly. 89. Pet Sematary. 90. The Witches Of Eastwick. 91. Mask. 92. The Evil Dead 2. 93. Poltergeist. 94. Flashdance. 95. Dirty Dancing. 96. A Fish Called Wanda. 97. Mannequin. 98. The Karate Kid. 99. Porky's. 100. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

[@Lefab3470]

No european movies....terrible lack of cinema culture..

[@dreamland7661]

EXCELLENT!!! ❤❤❤

[@gogoyubari366]

I've seen several of these movies and they are great!

[@hyperbitcoinizationpod]

GET TO THE CHOPPAH !!!

[@juanpaulo128]

Top Secret, the abyss, cocoon, the purple color , Pee Pee big Adventure, little shop of horrors, the last emperor, UHF?????

[@Jean88Lem]

These are good movies but you forgot What about Bob? But maybe it is in early 90's?

[@johnnyo1275]

This list order 🤦‍♂️and adding anime in it🙄 specially over 80s classic....

[@r2xorta]

Where the hell is Bad Taste?

[@louisrousseau1006]

should be in the top worst movies ever

[@UMBRA7ZZZ]

lol star wars movies are crap

[@johnmc3862]

It’s the highest grossing movies series of all time. 😅😅😅

[@UMBRA7ZZZ]

@@johnmc3862 and it still sucks lol

[@greggberry4083]

@@johnmc3862 its 3rd behind avengers and harry potter but still crap

[@unclegaga365]

Delusional

[@ViciousRizz]

Rage bait 🪤

[@marcosrobertofernandes7819]

Maluco, deturpação.......

[@jamalvargas6146]

Breakin' Breakin' 2 Electric Boogaloo Highlander Splash Down and Out In Beverly Hills Conan The Barbarian The Land Before Time Beastmaster Clue Starchaser The Legend Of Orin Up The Creek An Officer and a Gentleman The Howling Tron The Last Starfighter Weird Science Teen Wolf Ruthless People Twins Tango and Cash A Fish Called Wanda Three Men and a Baby

[@louisrousseau1006]

teen wolf , lol