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The Empire Strikes Back
Back to the Future
Dead Poets Society
The Shining
Grave of the Fireflies
Scarface
Once Upon a Time in America
Cinema Paradiso
Full Metal Jacket
My Neighbor Totoro
The Thing
Blade Runner
Return of the Jedi
Aliens
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Die Hard
Back to the Future Part II
Amadeus
Castle in the Sky
The Elephant Man
Akira
The Terminator
Stand by Me
Raging Bull
Rain Man
The Breakfast Club
Warriors of the Wind
Kiki's Delivery Service
Das Boot
The Untouchables
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Best Movies of the 1980s: 250 movies to rank, from TMDB.
Every pick and every finished ranking here counts toward the top Best Movies of the 1980s for November 2026.