Best Films of the 1980s

[The Stingray]

So we have threads for most decades, but the '80s were conspicuously absent.

 

Probably the most entertaining decade in film, if you ask me.

 

1. Predator
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark
3. Beverly Hills Cop
4. Bloodsport
5. The Terminator
6. The Thing
7. Blade Runner
8. Paris, Texas
9. The Shining
10. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
11. RoboCop
12. Ghostbusters
13. Do the Right Thing
14. The Road Warrior
15. Lethal Weapon
16. Aliens
17. Batman
18. Blow Out
19. Scarface
20. First Blood
21. To Live and Die in L.A.
22. Akira
23. Koyaanisqatsi
24. Coming to America
25. A Nightmare on Elm Street
26. Thief
27. Phenomena
28. Possession
29. 48 Hrs.
30. Angel Heart
31. Back to the Future
32. Big Trouble in Little China
33. Near Dark
34. The Fog
35. Rocky III
 

[Plain Old Tele]

Awesome! But damn, it's gonna be hard to narrow it down.

[incognitoo]

I might to add

 

Tron

Black Hole (it was not released until 1980 in Germany so it counts as an 80s movie for me) ;o)

A better tomorrow

The Killer

ET

The Goonies

Ferris Buellers day off

Platoon

Raging Bull

ST: Wrath of Khan

Poltergeist

The Fly

Who framed Roger Rabbit

The lost boys

Gremlins

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai

An American Werewolf in London

Hellraiser

Die Hard

The Hidden

Time Bandits

Prince of Darkness

They Live

Wargames

Fright Night

Clash of the Titans

Highlander

Tootsie

Full Metal Jacket

The Untouchables

Blues Brothers

The Breakfast Club

Beetlejuice

The Challenge

Silverado

The Right Stuff

Field of Dreams

A Fish called Wanda

Trading Places

Bestseller

Dune

Into the Night

Urban Cowboy

Saigon

---My DVD board still says "MOAR!"---

Dogs of War
Postman only rings twice
Garde á Vue
Heavy Metal
Evil Dead
Galaxy of Terror
Cannonball Run
Nighthawks
Scanners
Das Boot
Escape from New York
The Howling
Creepshow
Conan the Barbarian
Chariots of Fire
The Dark Crystal
Honkytonk Man
Pale Rider
Heartbreak Ridge
Bird
Blue Thunder
Rumble Fish
Videodrome
Lone Wolf McQuade
Close Encounters of the third Kind
Project Brainstorm
The Meaning of Life
Once upon a Time in America
Amadeus
Body Double
The River
The Natural
Brubaker
Colors
Wall Street
Black Rain
Lifeforce
The Emerald Forrest
Excalibur
Police Story
Flesh & Blood
Runaway Train
Legend
Witness
Subway
Pet Sematary

 

... I'll stop right here  

 

Holey Moley - I'm suffering from severe DVD board rummage nostalgica disease right now...

 

Edit 06012015: It is quite unbelievable how many great movies came out in the 80s. Well, "great" for my standards. And yes, I hold them all very dearly. Including the ones posted by The Stingray and Dark 33. With the exception of The little Mermaid maybe.

Edited January 6, 2016 by incognitoo
addition

[Dark 33Legend of the Sith]

I'll throw in some movies I love off the top of my head:

Empire Strikes Back

The Shining

Superman II

Raiders of the Lost Ark

ET

Rocky III

Return of the Jedi

Vacation

Scarface

Temple of Doom

The Goonies

Back to the Future

Rocky IV

Hoosiers

Aliens

Princess Bride 

Wall Street

Die Hard

Bull Durham

Batman

Last Crusade

When Harry Met Sally

Major League

Back to the Future II

Field of Dreams

The Little Mermaid

[Kalo]

My favorite movie of all time came out in the 80s, so I guess you could see it was a pretty good decade.

 

1. The Empire Strikes Back (1980) A+
2. Return of the Jedi (1983) A+
3. The Little Mermaid (1989) A+
4. Stand By Me (1986) A+
5. Back to the Future (1985) A+
6. The Shining (1980) A
7. The Princess Bride (1987) A
8. Christmas Vacation (1989) A
9. The Breakfast Club (1985) A-
10. Anne of Green Gables (1985) A
11. Dead Poets Society (1989) A-
12. Aliens (1986) A-
13. Big Business (1988) A-
14. The Color Purple (1985) A-
15. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1983) A-
16. The Karate Kid (1984) A-
17. Maurice (1987) A-
18. Raising Arizona (1987) A-
19. Rain Man (1988) A-
20. Pretty in Pink (1986) A-
21. When Harry Met Sally (1989) A-
22. A Room With a View (1986) A-
23. Raging Bull (1980) A-
24. The Blues Brothers (1980) A-
25. Gremlins (1984) B+
26. Superman II (1981) B+
27. The Man From Snowy River (1982) B+
28. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) B+
29. Big (1988) B+
30. The Terminator (1984) B+

 

Edited June 19, 2016 by Kalo

[Blankments]

1. The Empire Strikes Back
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark
3. The Princess Bride
4. Who Framed Roger Rabbit!
5. Back to the Future
6. When Harry Met Sally...
7. Dead Poets Society
8. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
9. Poltergeist
10. Scrooged
11. The Terminator
12. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
13. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
14. Return of the Jedi
15. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
16. Superman II
17. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
18. Ghostbusters
19. The Breakfast Club
20. Rocky III
21. Batman
22. A Nightmare on Elm Street
23. Rocky IV
24. Germany, Pale Mother
25. Glory
26. Stand and Deliver
27. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
28. The Little Mermaid

[dxmatrixdt]

 

1. The Return of the Jedi (1983)

2. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

3. Blade Runner (1982)

4. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

5. Aliens (1986)

6. The Shining (1980)

7. The Terminator (1984)

8. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

9. Friday the 13th (1980)

10. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

11. Batman (1989)

12. Indiana Jones - Temple of Doom (1984)

13. Indiana Jones - The Last Crusade (1989)

14. Commando (1985)

15. (Friday the 13th - The Final Chapter) (1984)

16. Critters (1986)

17. Creepshow (1982)

18. Halloween II (1981)

19. Scarface (1983)

20. Predator (1987)

21. Die Hard (1988)

22. (Platoon) (1986)

23. The Thing (1982)

24. (Superman II) (1981)

25. (The Abyss) (1989)

26. (E.T.) (1982)

27. (Gremlins) (1984)

28. (Highlander) (1986)

29. (Iron Eagle) (1986)

30. Hellraiser (1987)

31. (The Howling) (1981)

32. (The Fly) (1986)

33. Child's Play (1988)

34. Pupper Master (1989)

35. (Critters 2 - The Main Course) (1988)

36. (Poltergeist) (1982)

37. (The Gate) (1987)

38. (Fright Night) (1985)

39. (Ghostbusters II) (1989)

40. (Jaws 3-D) (1983)

40. (Christine) (1983)

41. Pet Semetary (1989)

42. Children of the Corn (1984)

43. (Cujo) (1983)

44. Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

 

1. Ghostbusters (1984)

2. Caddyshack (1980)

3. National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)

4. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987)

5. (Beetlejuice) (1988)

6. Rain Man (1988)

7. (Dead Poets Society) (1989)

8. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

9. Parenthood (1989)

 

1. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

2. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)

 

1. Friday the 13th Part III (1982)

2. Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

3. Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)

4. Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)

5. Friday the 13th Part VII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)

6. Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985)

 

1. A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

2. A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)

3. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)

Edited May 29, 2018 by Thematrixfilm

[dxmatrixdt]

100 - The Return of the Jedi (1983)

100 - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

98 - Blade Runner (1982)

97 - Aliens (1986)

97 - Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

97 - Iron Eagle (1986)

97 - The Terminator (1984)

97 - Batman (1989)

97 - A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

97 - Indiana Jones - Temple of Doom (1984) 

97 - Indiana Jones - The Last Crusade (1989)

97 - Commando (1985)

     96

Friday the 13th (1980)

The Shining (1980)

Predator (1987)

Die Hard (1988) 

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

Friday the 13th - The Final Chapter (1984)

     95

The Thing (1982)

Platoon (1986)

Halloween II (1981)

     94

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)

Friday the 13th Part III (1982)

Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)

Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)

Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985)

      92

Critters (1986) 

Highlander (1986)

Hellraiser (1987)

Critters 2 - The Main Course (1988)

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
Friday the 13th Part VII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
Creepshow (1982)

The Howling (1981)

Child's Play (1988)

Gremlins (1984)

Scarface (1983)
The Abyss (1989)
E.T. (1982)
Ghostbusters (1984)

Caddyshack (1980)

The Fly (1986)