Best Movies of the 1980s
The 1980s perfected the crowd-pleaser: high-concept blockbusters, teen classics, practical-effects horror and action one-liners that never left the culture. The decade's best are ranked by rating and popularity. See where each is streaming and relive them - or meet them for the first time.
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Back to the Future (1985)
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
The Shining (1980)
Scarface (1983)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
The Thing (1982)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Amadeus (1984)
The Elephant Man (1980)
Come and See (1985)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Das Boot (1981)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Paris, Texas (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Akira (1988)
Die Hard (1988)
Stand by Me (1986)
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Twin Peaks (1989)
The Untouchables (1987)
The Terminator (1984)
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Michael Jackson's Thriller (1983)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Brazil (1985)
Predator (1987)
The Color Purple (1985)
Blue Velvet (1986)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Ghostbusters (1984)
First Blood (1982)
The Goonies (1985)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Gandhi (1982)
Evil Dead II (1987)
The Name of the Rose (1986)
The Fly (1986)
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Empire of the Sun (1987)
When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
Mad Max 2 (1981)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
After Hours (1985)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
The Abyss (1989)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Batman (1989)
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
The Evil Dead (1983)