This is by no means a complete list of every single movie produced in the 80s. To do that would be time-consuming and silly. Instead, we have put together a list of 80s films that TYPIFY the 80s experience, in our humble opinions. If you know a movie that has been left off the list, please feel free to e-mail us and see what we think. Maybe we'll add it to the list!
The first date to the right of the title is the year of release, and any years listed after that are the release years of sequels to that film.
If you see a link under the movie title, upon clikcing it you will find some of our favorite quotes from that movie, along with any personal anecdotes we may have about seeing the film!
Enjoy!

Airplane – 1980 (Sequel 1982)

An Officer and a Gentleman - 1982

Back To The Future – 1985 (Sequels 1989, 1990)

Beat Street - 1984

Better Off Dead - 1985

Blade Runner - 1982

The Breakfast Club - 1985

Breakin' - 1984, 1984

Caddyshack – 1980 (Sequel 1988)

Can’t Buy Me Love - 1987

C.H.U.D. - 1984, 1989

Cocktail - 1988

Coming To America - 1988

Critters - 1986, 1988, 1991, 1991

Desperately Seeking Susan - 1985

Dirty Dancing - 1987

Dream a Little Dream – 1989 (Sequel 1994)

E.T. - 1982

Empire Strikes Back / Return of the Jedi – 1980 / 1983

Fast Times at Ridgemont High - 1982

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – 1986

Fletch – 1985 (Sequel 1988)

Footloose – 1984

Funny Farm - 1988

Ghostbusters – 1984 (Sequel 1989)

Girls Just Want To Have Fun - 1985

The Gods Must Be Crazy – 1980 (Sequel 1989)

The Goonies - 1985

Hard To Hold - 1984

Heathers - 1989

Indiana Jones (Trilogy) – 1981, 1984, 1989

Karate Kid - 1984, 1986, 1989, 1994

Less Than Zero - 1987

License To Drive - 1988

Light Of Day - 1987

The Lost Boys - 1987

My Science Project - 1985

One Crazy Summer – 1986

The Outsiders - 1983

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles - 1987

Platoon - 1986

Police Academy – 1984 (Sequels 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989)

Pretty In Pink - 1986

Purple Rain - 1984

Raising Arizona - 1987

Real Genius - 1985

Revenge of the Nerds – 1984 (Sequels 1987, 1992, 1994)

The Right Stuff - 1983

Risky Business - 1983

Say Anything – 1989

Secret Admirer - 1985

Short Circuit - 1986, 1988

Sixteen Candles - 1984

Some Kind of Wonderful - 1987

Spaceballs – 1987

Spies Like Us - 1985

St. Elmo’s Fire – 1985

This Is Spinal Tap - 1984

iThree Amigos! - 1986

Top Gun - 1986

Vacation - 1983 (Sequels 1985, 1989, 1997)

Valley Girl - 1983

Weird Science - 1985

Wild Style - 1982

Compiled by Kelly

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