Top 50 Movies of the 80’s
As noted on the intro page, this isn’t an official list or anything, just what I found to be the 50 most memorable movies of the 80s. Naturally everyone has their own taste, but this was where my head was at. These aren’t set in order of preference, but release date.
Top 50 Movies
| # | TITLE | YEAR | # | TITLE | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back | 1980 | 26 | The Breakfast Club | 1985 |
| 2 | Friday the 13th | 1980 | 27 | St. Elmos Fire | 1985 |
| 3 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | 1981 | 28 | Weird Science | 1985 |
| 4 | E.T. The Extra Terrestrial | 1982 | 29 | Top Gun | 1986 |
| 5 | Rocky III | 1982 | 30 | Crocodile Dundee | 1986 |
| 6 | Poltergeist | 1982 | 31 | Platoon | 1986 |
| 7 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | 1982 | 32 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | 1986 |
| 8 | Conan the Barbarian | 1982 | 33 | Three Men and a Baby | 1987 |
| 9 | Star Wars: Return of the Jedi | 1983 | 34 | Beverly Hills Cop 2 | 1987 |
| 10 | Terms of Endearment | 1983 | 35 | Good Morning, Vietnam | 1987 |
| 11 | Flashdance | 1983 | 36 | The Secret of My Success | 1987 |
| 12 | Trading Places | 1983 | 37 | Lethal Weapon | 1987 |
| 13 | Ghostbusters | 1983 | 38 | Predator | 1987 |
| 14 | Beverly Hills Cop | 1984 | 39 | RoboCop | 1987 |
| 15 | Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom | 1984 | 40 | Rain Man | 1988 |
| 16 | Gremlins | 1984 | 41 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | 1988 |
| 17 | The Karate Kid | 1984 | 42 | Coming to America | 1988 |
| 18 | Footloose | 1984 | 43 | Die Hard | 1988 |
| 19 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | 1984 | 44 | Bloodsport | 1988 |
| 20 | Sixteen Candles | 1984 | 45 | Willow | 1988 |
| 21 | The Neverending Story | 1984 | 46 | Batman | 1989 |
| 22 | Back to the Future | 1985 | 47 | Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade | 1989 |
| 23 | Rambo: First Blood Pt. 2 | 1985 | 48 | Looks Who's Talking | 1989 |
| 24 | Rocky IV | 1985 | 49 | Back to the Future, Part 2 | 1989 |
| 25 | The Goonies | 1985 | 50 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | 1989 |