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.
On Golden Pond (1981)
La Chèvre (1981)
Highlander (1986)
Christine (1983)
Enemy Mine (1985)
The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
The Last Metro (1980)
Running on Empty (1988)
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (1988)
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf (1988)
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
Eddie Murphy Raw (1987)
Betty Blue (1986)
The War of the Roses (1989)
The Taming of the Scoundrel (1980)
Starman (1984)
The Inquisitor (1981)
Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
Bagdad Cafe (1987)
Babette's Feast (1987)
Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
The Long Good Friday (1980)
Child's Play (1988)
A Room with a View (1986)
Silverado (1985)
The Changeling (1980)
Escape to Victory (1981)
Clash of the Titans (1981)
Sans Soleil (1983)
Gallipoli (1981)
Innerspace (1987)
Romancing the Stone (1984)
Superman II (1980)
The Blob (1988)
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1985)
Police Academy (1984)
Major League (1989)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Nine to Five (1980)
Runaway Train (1985)
Fun Is Beautiful (1980)
Uncle Buck (1989)
The 'Burbs (1989)
All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
Thus Spoke Bellavista (1984)
Lock Up (1989)
Go for It (1983)
Commando (1985)
Road House (1989)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
Prince of Darkness (1987)
Henry V (1989)
The Fog (1980)
So Long, Stooge (1983)
An American Tail (1986)