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The 25 Best Cult Movies of the 1980s

1980s offered us some truly weird and wonderful films that have since gained a cult status. Here's Taste of Cinema's list of the 25 best of them.
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The Goonies (1985)
The Goonies (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
2
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
3
Lady Terminator (1989)
Lady Terminator (1989)
4
Basket Case (1982)
Basket Case (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
5
Streets of Fire (1984)
Streets of Fire (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
6
Near Dark (1987)
Near Dark (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
7
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
8
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
9
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
10
Hairspray (1988)
Hairspray (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
11
Akira (1988)
Akira (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
12
They Live (1988)
They Live (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
13
Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1988)
Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1988)
14
The Killer (1989)
The Killer (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
15
Hellraiser (1987)
Hellraiser (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
16
The Blues Brothers (1980)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
17
Repo Man (1984)
Repo Man (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
18
The Toxic Avenger (1984)
The Toxic Avenger (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
19
Brazil (1985)
Brazil (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
20
Videodrome (1983)
Videodrome (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
21
Re-Animator (1985)
Re-Animator (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
22
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
23
Evil Dead II (1987)
Evil Dead II (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
24
Withnail & I (1987)
Withnail & I (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
25
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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