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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
Come and See
Paris, Texas
The Princess Bride
Platoon
Predator
The Blues Brothers
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Ran
Ghostbusters
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Brazil
First Blood
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The King of Comedy
Pink Floyd: The Wall
The Goonies
Blue Velvet
Do the Right Thing
Evil Dead II
The Color Purple
The Fly
Beetlejuice
Mississippi Burning
Wings of Desire
The Name of the Rose
The Little Mermaid
Gandhi
RoboCop
When Harry Met Sally...
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
A Nightmare on Elm Street
The Last Emperor
Mad Max 2
Empire of the Sun
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Dirty Dancing
The Abyss
Lethal Weapon
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Airplane!
Glory
An American Werewolf in London
After Hours
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police…
They Live
Mickey's Christmas Carol
The Evil Dead
The Big Blue
Good Morning, Vietnam
Police Story
Batman
Labyrinth
This Is Spinal Tap
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
The Karate Kid
The Mission
The NeverEnding Story
Hannah and Her Sisters
Trading Places
Blow Out
Beverly Hills Cop
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Christiane F.
Big
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Big Trouble in Little China
The Purple Rose of Cairo
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Gremlins
Possession
The Right Stuff
Heathers
Women on the Verge of a Nervous…
A Fish Called Wanda
The Gods Must Be Crazy
The Fox and the Hound
Videodrome
Clue
Blood Simple
The Return of the Living Dead
Poltergeist
Driving Miss Daisy
Santa Claus Is a Stinker
Tootsie
The Land Before Time
A Christmas Story
Wall Street
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
The Last Temptation of Christ
Dangerous Liaisons
Pale Rider
Midnight Run
The Outsiders
Rocky IV
The Lost Boys
Top Gun
Out of Africa
The Dark Crystal
Casualties of War
National Lampoon's Vacation
Angel Heart
Field of Dreams
Witness
Top Secret!
Bloodsport
Dead Ringers
WarGames
Lethal Weapon 2
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Raising Arizona
Re-Animator
Escape from New York
Fright Night
The Great Mouse Detective
Willow
The Dead Zone
Enemy Mine
Manhunter
Day of the Dead
Say Anything...
Ladyhawke
An Officer and a Gentleman
Born on the Fourth of July
Little Shop of Horrors
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Flight of the Navigator
Excalibur
sex, lies, and videotape
The Hitcher
The War of the Roses
Starman
Heartbreak Ridge
Creepshow
Dressed to Kill
Escape to Victory
The Blob
Overboard
Moonstruck
The Color of Money
Christine
Chariots of Fire
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Hellraiser
Rocky III
Kickboxer
Prince of Darkness
Uncle Buck
Innerspace
Fatal Attraction
Spaceballs
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Lock Up
Highlander
Coming to America
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Scrooged
The 'Burbs
Return to Oz
An American Tail
Frantic
Young Guns
Road House
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Pretty in Pink
2010
Conan the Barbarian
Romancing the Stone
The Fog
Scanners
Oliver & Company
Time Bandits
Working Girl
Sixteen Candles
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream…
Stripes
Cocoon
Sudden Impact
Child's Play
The Party
Superman II
48 Hrs.
Short Circuit
Commando
Black Rain
Footloose
Caddyshack
Pet Sematary
Police Academy
Cocoon: The Return
Critters
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Risky Business
The Money Pit
Porky's
Weekend at Bernie's
The Witches of Eastwick
Weird Science
Halloween II
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Flashdance
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Tron
The Living Daylights
The Black Cauldron
For Your Eyes Only
¡Three Amigos!
Tango & Cash
Over the Top
Crocodile Dundee
Beverly Hills Cop II
Licence to Kill
Ghostbusters II
The Running Man
Octopussy
The Karate Kid Part II
Friday the 13th
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Best Movies of the 1980s: 250 movies to rank, from TMDB.
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