When you think of the ‘80s, what movies instantly come to mind? Maybe it’s Mad Max 2 or Dragonslayer? Perhaps Commando or Time Bandits? Those were just a handful of honorable mentions that came about when 104 movies were put into brackets and below are the best ‘80s movies, all 100 of them.
100. Real Genius
99. After Hours
98. Breakin’
97. To Live and Die in L.A.
96. Escape from New York
95. Broadcast News
94. Desperately Seeking Susan
93. Valley Girl
92. Sid & Nancy
91. The Return of the Living Dead
90. Blade Runner
89. Steel Magnolias
88. The Thing
87. This is Spinal Tap
86. Mystic Pizza
85. The Last Dragon
84. Friday the 13th
83. Scarface82. Say Anything…
81. Raging Bull
80. Wargames
79. Do The Right Thing
78. Evil Dead 2
77. The Color Purple
76. Wall Street
75. Poltergeist
74. A Fish Called Wanda
73. Risky Business
72. Harlem Nights
71. The Land Before Time
70. Less Than Zero
69. The Naked Gun
68. Sixteen Candles
67. Labyrinth
66. Heathers
65. Revenge of the Nerds
64. Purple Rain
63. The Little Mermaid
62. The Lost Boys
61. Big
60. Pretty In Pink
59. Coming in America
58. Fast Times at Ridgemont High
57. A Nightmare on Elm Street
56. Dirty Dancing
55. When Harry Met Sally
54. The Karate Kid
53. Gremlins
52. Raising Arizona
51. Repo Man
50. The Untouchables\
49. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
48. They Live
47. Platoon
46. Tron
45. Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
44. Robocop
43. Weird Science
42. Full Metal Jacket
41. A Christmas Story
40. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
39. Field of Dreams
38. Tootsie
37. St. Elmo’s Fire
36. Lethal Weapon
35. The Shining
34. Top Gun
33. E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
32. Predator
31. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
30. Little Shop of Horrors
29. Police Academy
28. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
27. Spaceballs
26. Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade
25. The Blues Brothers
24. Big Trouble in Little China
23. Rain Man
22. Short Circuit
21. Dead Poets Society
20. The Neverending Story
19. Airplane!
18. The Terminator
17. Caddyshack
16. Planes, Trains & Automobiles
15. Footloose
14. Batman
13. Stand By Me
12. Beverly Hills Cop
11. Beetlejuice