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The 50 Best '80s Movies, Ranked by Timeout (2022)

"Everything got bigger in the 1980s: the music, the drugs, the hair and certainly the movies. And for a long time, that wasn't thought of as a good thing – particularly when it came to the movies. It was the era of the blockbuster, when budgets exploded and mainstream films were broader and louder and more violent than ever before. After the '70s New Hollywood revolution, it felt like a glossy and superficial time in the moment, full of easily disposable entertainment that would be quickly forgotten. In retrospect, however, it's easier to see how important and influential the period was. It was a time when the biggest movies were also some of the best. Audiences became more attuned to international cinema and the American indie movement began to bubble under the surface. Declaring any decade the 'best' for movies is always a matter of generational bias, but if nothing else, the films of the '80s were certainly the most idiosyncratic, and these 50 films define the era." - timeout.com
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1
Blue Velvet (1986)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
2
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
3
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
4
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
5
Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
6
Aliens (1986)
Aliens (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
7
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
8
Raging Bull (1980)
Raging Bull (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
9
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
10
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
11
Die Hard (1988)
Die Hard (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
12
Akira (1988)
Akira (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
13
The Breakfast Club (1985)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
14
Come and See (1985)
Come and See (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
15
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
16
Stand by Me (1986)
Stand by Me (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
17
Broadcast News (1987)
Broadcast News (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
18
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
19
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
20
Airplane! (1980)
Airplane! (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
21
Purple Rain (1984)
Purple Rain (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
22
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
23
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
24
The Elephant Man (1980)
The Elephant Man (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
25
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
26
Ran (1985)
Ran (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
27
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
28
After Hours (1985)
After Hours (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
29
Poltergeist (1982)
Poltergeist (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
30
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
31
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
32
Heathers (1988)
Heathers (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
33
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
34
They Live (1988)
They Live (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
35
Local Hero (1983)
Local Hero (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
36
The Killer (1989)
The Killer (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
37
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
38
Amadeus (1984)
Amadeus (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
39
The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
40
Evil Dead II (1987)
Evil Dead II (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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