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)
Cant 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 Buellers 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. Elmos 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
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