Best movies of the 1980s

by kevandasc | Public

Mostly movies with a little music & TV sprinkled in too.Many funny comedies and other films in the 80s.

610 titles

1. Trading Places (1983)

R | 116 min | Comedy

7.5

2. Coming to America (1988)

R | 117 min | Comedy, Romance

7.1

3. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)

PG-13 | 85 min | Comedy, Crime

7.6

4. The Blues Brothers (1980)

R | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

7.9

5. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

PG | 115 min | Action, Adventure

8.4

6. Back to the Future (1985)

PG | 116 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

8.5

7. Vacation (1983)

R | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy

7.3

8. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy

7.5

9. Airplane! (1980)

PG | 88 min | Comedy

7.7

10. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama

7.6

11. Batman (1989)

PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure

7.5

12. The Terminator (1984)

R | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

8.1

13. Without a Clue (1988)

PG | 107 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

6.9

14. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)

PG | 110 min | Comedy, Crime

7.4

15. Psycho II (1983)

R | 113 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

6.6

16. Superman II (1980)

PG | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

6.8

17. A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

R | 108 min | Comedy, Crime

7.5

18. Masquerade (1988)

R | 91 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

6.1

19. Eight Men Out (1988)

PG | 119 min | Drama, History, Sport

7.2

20. Scrooged (1988)

PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

6.9

21. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure

8.2

22. Back to the Future Part II (1989)

PG | 108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

7.8

23. For Your Eyes Only (1981)

PG | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

6.7

24. Octopussy (1983)

PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

6.5

25. Witness (1985)

R | 112 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

7.4

26. The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)

PG | 109 min | Adventure, Comedy

7.3

27. Ruthless People (1986)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Crime

6.9

28. Die Hard (1988)

R | 132 min | Action, Thriller

8.2

29. Crocodile Dundee (1986)

PG-13 | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

6.6

30. The Untouchables (1987)

R | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

7.8

31. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

R | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

7.4

32. Lethal Weapon (1987)

R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

7.6

33. The Living Daylights (1987)

PG | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

6.7

34. Never Say Never Again (1983)

PG | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

6.1

35. Ghostbusters (1984)

PG | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

7.8

36. 48 Hrs. (1982)

R | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

6.9

37. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

8.3

38. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

PG | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

8.7

39. The Little Mermaid (1989)

G | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

7.6

40. Romancing the Stone (1984)

PG | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

6.9

41. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

PG | 118 min | Action, Adventure

7.5

42. National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)

PG-13 | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy

6.2

43. About Last Night (1986)

R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

6.3

44. The Bride (1985)

PG-13 | 118 min | Fantasy, Horror, Romance

5.4

45. No Way Out (1987)

R | 114 min | Action, Crime, Drama

7.1

46. Field of Dreams (1989)

PG | 107 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

7.5

47. Twins (1988)

PG | 107 min | Comedy, Crime

6.2

48. The Running Man (1987)

R | 101 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

6.6

49. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

PG | 115 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi

7.9

50. Fletch (1985)

PG | 98 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

6.9

51. First Blood (1982)

R | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

7.7

52. Rocky III (1982)

PG | 99 min | Drama, Sport

6.8

53. Rocky IV (1985)

PG | 91 min | Drama, Sport

6.9

54. History of the World: Part I (1981)

R | 92 min | Comedy, History, Musical

6.8

55. Licence to Kill (1989)

PG-13 | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

6.7

56. A View to a Kill (1985)

PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

6.3

57. Young Doctors in Love (1982)

R | 96 min | Comedy

5.5

58. Poltergeist (1982)

PG | 114 min | Horror, Thriller

7.3

59. Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)

PG | 85 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

6.2

60. Death Hunt (1981)

R | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

6.9

61. Death Wish II (1982)

R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Drama

62. Sudden Impact (1983)

R | 117 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

6.6

63. The Dead Pool (1988)

R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

6.3

64. Tightrope (1984)

R | 114 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

6.3

65. Starman (1984)

PG | 115 min | Romance, Sci-Fi

66. Let's Spend the Night Together (1982)

PG | 95 min | Documentary, Music

6.5

67. The Allman Brothers Band: Brothers of the Road (1985 Video)

113 min | Documentary, Music

8.1

68. Spies Like Us (1985)

PG | 102 min | Adventure, Comedy

6.4

69. Splash (1983)

PG | 111 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

6.3

70. The Sure Thing (1985)

PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

71. Cocoon (1985)

PG-13 | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

6.7

72. Cocoon: The Return (1988)

PG | 116 min | Adventure, Comedy, Mystery

5.4

73. Murphy's Romance (1985)

PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

74. Valmont (1989)

R | 137 min | Drama, Romance

75. Harlem Nights (1989)

R | 116 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

6.1

76. Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)

R | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

6.5

77. Pale Rider (1985)

R | 115 min | Drama, Western

7.3

78. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

PG | 104 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

7.7

79. Big (1988)

PG | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

7.3

80. Purple Rain (1984)

R | 111 min | Drama, Music, Romance

6.5

81. Stormy Monday (1988)

R | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Music

6.2

82. RoboCop (1987)

R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi

7.6

83. Working Girl (1988)

R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

6.8

84. Raging Bull (1980)

R | 129 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

8.1

85. Throw Momma from the Train (1987)

PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller

6.3

86. The Color of Money (1986)

R | 119 min | Drama, Sport

87. Eddie Murphy: Delirious (1983 TV Special)

Not Rated | 69 min | Comedy

8.1

88. Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987)

R | 93 min | Documentary, Comedy

7.6

89. Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)

R | 82 min | Documentary, Comedy

7.6

90. The Verdict (1982)

R | 129 min | Drama

7.7

91. Caddyshack (1980)

R | 98 min | Comedy, Sport

7.2

92. Chariots of Fire (1981)

PG | 125 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

7.1

93. Stripes (1981)

R | 106 min | Comedy, War

6.8

94. Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)

PG-13 | 109 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery

6.8

95. Scandal (1989)

R | 106 min | Drama, History

6.4

96. Black Rain (1989)

R | 125 min | Action, Crime, Drama

6.6

97. Body Double (1984)

R | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

6.8

98. Fatal Attraction (1987)

R | 119 min | Drama, Thriller

6.9

99. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)

PG | 101 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

6.4

100. Lock Up (1989)

R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Drama

6.4

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