Films from the 1980s

Ranked by the Boxlist quality score, from films released 1980 to 1989 with over 300 audience ratings.

  1. Back to the Future (1985)
  2. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
  3. Das Boot (1981)
  4. Do the Right Thing (1989)
  5. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
  6. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
  7. Aliens (1986)
  8. Amadeus (1984)
  9. The Terminator (1984)
  10. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
  11. Come and See (1985)
  12. Brazil (1985)
  13. Blade Runner (1982)
  14. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
  15. The Vanishing (1988)
  16. The Princess Bride (1987)
  17. After Hours (1985)
  18. The Right Stuff (1983)
  19. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
  20. Dead Poets Society (1989)
  21. Blood Simple (1984)
  22. Stand by Me (1986)
  23. Fanny and Alexander (1982)
  24. Airplane! (1980)
  25. Raging Bull (1980)
  26. Paris, Texas (1984)
  27. Say Anything... (1989)
  28. Die Hard (1988)
  29. Blow Out (1981)
  30. Glory (1989)
  31. My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
  32. Blue Velvet (1986)
  33. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
  34. Ghostbusters (1984)
  35. The Secret of NIMH (1982)
  36. The Shining (1980)
  37. The Verdict (1982)
  38. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
  39. A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
  40. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
  41. When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
  42. Platoon (1986)
  43. Big (1988)
  44. Witness (1985)
  45. Heathers (1989)
  46. Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
  47. RoboCop (1987)
  48. Poltergeist (1982)
  49. Rain Man (1988)
  50. Repo Man (1984)
  51. Ordinary People (1980)
  52. The Breakfast Club (1985)
  53. Scarface (1983)
  54. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
  55. To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
  56. Tootsie (1982)
  57. Moonstruck (1987)
  58. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
  59. The Elephant Man (1980)
  60. Superman II (1980)
  61. Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)
  62. WarGames (1983)
  63. The Thing (1982)
  64. Escape from New York (1981)
  65. Raising Arizona (1987)
  66. Beetlejuice (1988)
  67. Trading Places (1983)
  68. The Untouchables (1987)
  69. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
  70. Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
  71. The War of the Roses (1989)
  72. Wings of Desire (1987)
  73. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
  74. Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
  75. Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
  76. Lethal Weapon (1987)
  77. Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
  78. The Evil Dead (1981)
  79. Body Heat (1981)
  80. The Little Mermaid (1989)
  81. The Sacrifice (1986)
  82. Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
  83. The Last Emperor (1987)
  84. A Room with a View (1985)
  85. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
  86. The Abyss (1989)
  87. Bull Durham (1988)
  88. A Christmas Story (1983)
  89. Batman (1989)
  90. Near Dark (1987)
  91. Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
  92. Jean de Florette (1986)
  93. The Goonies (1985)
  94. Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
  95. Gandhi (1982)
  96. Field of Dreams (1989)
  97. Working Girl (1988)
  98. The King of Comedy (1982)
  99. Risky Business (1983)
  100. Mad Max 2 (1981)

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