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80s Movies in the National Film Registry

A list of movies released in the 1980s that have been inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.
Update:
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Return of the Jedi (1983), Stop Making Sense (1984), and Who Killed Vincent Chin (1987) were added in 2021
- The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982), Hairspray (1988), Itam Hakim, Hopiit (1984), The Little Mermaid (1989), Tongues Untied (1989), and When Harry Met Sally (1989) were added in 2022
- Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Fame (1980), The Lighted Field (1987), and Matewan (1987) were added in 2023
- Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989), Dirty Dancing (1987), Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), and Will (1981) were added in 2024
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Airplane! (1980)
Airplane! (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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Atlantic City (1980)
Atlantic City (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
3
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
4
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980)
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980)
5
Moon Breath Beat (1980)
Moon Breath Beat (1980)
6
Raging Bull (1980)
Raging Bull (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
7
Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980)
Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
8
The Blues Brothers (1980)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
9
The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter (1980)
The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter (1980)
10
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
11
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
12
The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)
The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
13
Zoot Suit (1981)
Zoot Suit (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   60%
14
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
15
Chan Is Missing (1982)
Chan Is Missing (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
16
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
17
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
18
Hours for Jerome (1982)
Hours for Jerome (1982)
19
Illusions (1982)
Illusions (1982)
20
Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
21
Losing Ground (1982)
Losing Ground (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
22
Suzanne, Suzanne (1982)
Suzanne, Suzanne (1982)
23
The Atomic Cafe (1982)
The Atomic Cafe (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
24
Tootsie (1982)
Tootsie (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
25
A Christmas Story (1983)
A Christmas Story (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
26
El Norte (1983)
El Norte (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
27
Michael Jackson's Thriller (1983)
Michael Jackson's Thriller (1983)
28
The Right Stuff (1983)
The Right Stuff (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
29
Amadeus (1984)
Amadeus (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
30
Before Stonewall (1984)
Before Stonewall (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
31
Bless Their Little Hearts (1984)
Bless Their Little Hearts (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
32
Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
33
Purple Rain (1984)
Purple Rain (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
34
Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
35
The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
36
The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
37
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
39
Hair Piece - A Film for Nappy Headed People (1985)
Hair Piece - A Film for Nappy Headed People (1985)
40
Sherman's March (1985)
Sherman's March (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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