Best Movies of the 1980s

Best Movies of the 1980s on MovieWatcher, ranked by rating and popularity. See where to watch and track what you want to see.

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)

Come and See (1985)

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Return of the Jedi (1983)

The Elephant Man (1980)

Das Boot (1981)

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Paris, Texas (1984)

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)

Michael Jackson's Thriller (1983)

The Blues Brothers (1980)

The Princess Bride (1987)

Do the Right Thing (1989)

Brazil (1985)

Predator (1987)

The Color Purple (1985)

Blue Velvet (1986)

Ghostbusters (1984)

Mississippi Burning (1988)

First Blood (1982)

The Goonies (1985)

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

Gandhi (1982)

Evil Dead II (1987)

The Name of the Rose (1986)

Beetlejuice (1988)

Empire of the Sun (1987)

When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

The Little Mermaid (1989)

Mad Max 2 (1981)

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)

The Evil Dead (1981)

The Big Blue (1988)

Batman (1989)

Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

Labyrinth (1986)

Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

Blow Out (1981)