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It Came From the 80's

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  • Sean Penn in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

    1. Fast Times at Ridgemont High

    19821h 30mR61Metascore
    7.1 (121K)
    A group of SoCal high school students would rather ignore their studies and instead indulge in their teenage distractions.
    DirectorAmy HeckerlingStarsSean PennJennifer Jason LeighJudge Reinhold
  • Nicolas Cage and Tina Theberge in Valley Girl (1983)

    2. Valley Girl

    19831h 39mR66Metascore
    6.4 (20K)
    Julie, a girl from the valley, meets Randy, a punk from the city. They are from different worlds and find love. Somehow they need to stay together in spite of her trendy, shallow friends.
    DirectorMartha CoolidgeStarsNicolas CageDeborah ForemanElizabeth Daily
  • The Last American Virgin (1982)

    3. The Last American Virgin

    19821h 32mR43Metascore
    6.3 (10K)
    Pizza delivery boy Gary, loudmouth David and hunky Rick are three high school students out to lose their virginity any way they can. Gary falls for transfer student Karen, who gets involved with Rick.
    DirectorBoaz DavidsonStarsLawrence MonosonDiane FranklinSteve Antin
  • Zapped! (1982)

    4. Zapped!

    19821h 38mR10Metascore
    5.0 (8.3K)
    A high school science nerd gains telekinetic powers after a laboratory accident and uses them for revenge upon bullies.
    DirectorRobert J. RosenthalStarsScott BaioWillie AamesRobert Mandan
  • Porky's (1981)

    5. Porky's

    19811h 34mR40Metascore
    6.2 (47K)
    In 1954, a group of Florida high-school guys try to help their buddy lose his virginity, which leads them to seek revenge on a sleazy nightclub owner and his redneck sheriff brother for harassing them.
    DirectorBob ClarkStarsDan MonahanMark HerrierWyatt Knight
  • Phoebe Cates, Matthew Modine, Jonathan Prince, and Michael Zorek in Private School (1983)

    6. Private School

    19831h 29mR25Metascore
    5.3 (7.6K)
    Chris from a girls' boarding school loves Jim from a nearby boys' boarding school. Jordan also wants Jim and plays dirty. Jim and two friends visit the girls' school posing as girls.
    DirectorNoel BlackStarsPhoebe CatesBetsy RussellMatthew Modine
  • Lynn-Holly Johnson, Lisa Hartman, Lorna Luft, Wendy Schaal, and Russell Todd in Where the Boys Are (1984)

    7. Where the Boys Are

    19841h 34mR10Metascore
    4.2 (1.5K)
    Four college coeds, travel to Fort Lauderdale for their Easter week of Spring Break, and become involved in a series of adventures and misadventures.
    DirectorHy AverbackStarsLisa HartmanLorna LuftWendy Schaal
  • John Cusack, Nicollette Sheridan, and Daphne Zuniga in The Sure Thing (1985)

    8. The Sure Thing

    19851h 35mPG-1376Metascore
    7.0 (23K)
    Walter Gibson is a university freshman going through a dry spell. His old buddy arranges a "sure thing" for him in California. Gibson and his classmate Allison then take a long road trip out to Cali, and both foil each other's plans.
    DirectorRob ReinerStarsJohn CusackDaphne ZunigaAnthony Edwards
  • Square Pegs (1982)

    9. Square Pegs

    1982–198320 epsTV-GTV Series
    7.3 (1.6K)
    Patty Greene and Lauren Hutchinson, two awkward teenage girls, are desperate to fit in at Weemawee High School.
    CreatorAnne BeattsStarsSarah Jessica ParkerAmy LinkerMerritt Butrick
  • Rob Lowe and Ally Sheedy in Oxford Blues (1984)

    10. Oxford Blues

    19841h 37mPG-1319Metascore
    5.3 (3.6K)
    A young American hustler pursues the girl of his dreams to Oxford, where he must enroll to obtain her.
    DirectorRobert BorisStarsRob LoweAlly SheedyAmanda Pays
  • Tom Cruise, Matt Dillon, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, and Ralph Macchio in The Outsiders (1983)

    11. The Outsiders

    19831h 31mPG45Metascore
    7.0 (104K)
    In a small Oklahoma town in 1964, the rivalry between two gangs, the poor Greasers and the rich Socs, heats up when one gang member accidentally kills a member of the other.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsC. Thomas HowellMatt DillonRalph Macchio
  • Matt Dillon and Janet Jones in The Flamingo Kid (1984)

    12. The Flamingo Kid

    19841h 40mPG-1367Metascore
    6.2 (6.3K)
    A recent high-school graduate unsure of his future gets a summer job at the Flamingo beach club, and meets the charismatic Phil Brody.
    DirectorGarry MarshallStarsMatt DillonHector ElizondoMolly McCarthy
  • Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, and Michael Schoeffling in Sixteen Candles (1984)

    13. Sixteen Candles

    19841h 33mPG61Metascore
    7.0 (132K)
    A girl's "sweet" sixteenth birthday is anything but special: her family forgets about it, and she suffers from every embarrassment possible.
    DirectorJohn HughesStarsMolly RingwaldAnthony Michael HallJustin Henry
  • Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Anthony Michael Hall in The Breakfast Club (1985)

    14. The Breakfast Club

    19851h 37mR66Metascore
    7.8 (457K)
    Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a great deal more in common than they thought.
    DirectorJohn HughesStarsEmilio EstevezJudd NelsonMolly Ringwald
  • Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock, and Ilan Mitchell-Smith in Weird Science (1985)

    15. Weird Science

    19851h 34mPG-1346Metascore
    6.6 (102K)
    Two high-school nerds use a computer program to literally create the perfect woman, who promptly turns their lives upside-down.
    DirectorJohn HughesStarsAnthony Michael HallIlan Mitchell-SmithKelly LeBrock
  • Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, and Jon Cryer in Pretty in Pink (1986)

    16. Pretty in Pink

    19861h 37mPG-1356Metascore
    6.7 (92K)
    A poor girl must choose between the affections of dating her childhood sweetheart or a rich but sensitive playboy.
    DirectorHoward DeutchStarsMolly RingwaldJon CryerHarry Dean Stanton
  • Mary Stuart Masterson, Eric Stoltz, and Lea Thompson in Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)

    17. Some Kind of Wonderful

    19871h 35mPG-1355Metascore
    7.0 (36K)
    When Keith goes out with Amanda, the girl of his dreams, Amanda's ex-boyfriend plans to get back at Keith. Meanwhile, Keith's best friend, tomboy Watts, realizes she has feelings for Keith.
    DirectorHoward DeutchStarsEric StoltzMary Stuart MastersonLea Thompson
  • Eric Stoltz, Lea Thompson, Chris Penn, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, and Jenny Wright in The Wild Life (1984)

    18. The Wild Life

    19841h 36mR32Metascore
    6.0 (3.4K)
    A high-school wrestler parties with his buddy at a swinging-singles apartment complex.
    DirectorArt LinsonStarsChris PennIlan Mitchell-SmithEric Stoltz
  • Hardbodies (1984)

    19. Hardbodies

    19841h 28mR1Metascore
    4.9 (4.4K)
    Three middle aged guys rent a beach house to hopefully score with young, single women. Not having what it takes, the men hire a sexy young surfer, Scotty, to teach them some game and help them meet girls.
    DirectorMark GriffithsStarsGrant CramerTeal RobertsGary Wood
  • Footloose (1984)

    20. Footloose

    19841h 47mPG42Metascore
    6.6 (98K)
    A big city teenager moves to a small town where Rock and Roll music and dancing have been banned by backward local parents and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.
    DirectorHerbert RossStarsKevin BaconLori SingerJohn Lithgow
  • Flashdance (1983)

    21. Flashdance

    19831h 35mR39Metascore
    6.2 (62K)
    An 18-year-old female amateur dancer who performs nightly at a dancing bar, and works as a welder during the day, dreams of joining the Pittsburgh ballet school.
    DirectorAdrian LyneStarsJennifer BealsMichael NouriLilia Skala
  • D.C. Cab (1983)

    22. D.C. Cab

    19831h 40mR46Metascore
    5.5 (5.5K)
    The misadventures of a group of unfortunate but streetwise cabbies working for a Washington, D.C., decrepit taxicab company.
    DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsMax GailAdam BaldwinMr. T
  • My Bodyguard (1980)

    23. My Bodyguard

    19801h 42mPG67Metascore
    7.1 (11K)
    When Clifford Peache enrolls in a new high school and is harassed by a bully named Moody, he acquires the services of the school's most feared kid, the sullen Ricky Linderman, as a bodyguard.
    DirectorTony BillStarsChris MakepeaceAdam BaldwinMatt Dillon
  • Fame (1980)

    24. Fame

    19802h 14mR58Metascore
    6.6 (26K)
    Four teenagers must prove their mettle as they begin their journey at the New York High School of Performing Arts. They must navigate through heartbreak, school work, adolescence and challenges.
    DirectorAlan ParkerStarsEddie BarthIrene CaraLee Curreri
  • Sissy Spacek in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)

    25. Coal Miner's Daughter

    19802h 4mPG84Metascore
    7.5 (21K)
    The fictionalized life of singer Loretta Lynn, a girl who rose from humble beginnings to become a country music star in the 1960s/70s.
    DirectorMichael AptedStarsSissy SpacekTommy Lee JonesLevon Helm

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