Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    EmmysSuperheroes GuideSan Diego Comic-ConSummer Watch GuideBest Of 2025 So FarDisability Pride MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayMost popular celebsCelebrity news
    Help centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
Copy

1980s Cinema rated

by cranberrysawus • Created 5 years ago • Modified 1 year ago
Films 1980-1989
List activity
216 views
• 0 this week
Create a new list
List your movie, TV & celebrity picks.
  • 190 titles
  • Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, and Daryl Hannah in Wall Street (1987)

    1. Wall Street

    19872h 6mR56Metascore
    7.3 (171K)
    An impatient young stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless, greedy corporate raider who takes the youth under his wing.
    DirectorOliver StoneStarsCharlie SheenMichael DouglasTamara Tunie
  • Dan Aykroyd, Kim Basinger, and Alyson Hannigan in My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)

    2. My Stepmother Is an Alien

    19881h 45mPG-1347Metascore
    5.4 (29K)
    A creature from another planet tries to seduce a shy Earth physicist to gain control over his researches. The result of this important mission much exceeded her expectations.
    DirectorRichard BenjaminStarsDan AykroydKim BasingerJon Lovitz
  • Dudley Moore in Arthur (1981)

    3. Arthur

    19811h 37mPG69Metascore
    6.9 (33K)
    Alcoholic billionaire playboy Arthur Bach must marry a woman he does not love, or he will be cut off from his $750,000,000 fortune. But when Arthur falls in love with a poor waitress, he must decide if he wants to choose love or money.
    DirectorSteve GordonStarsDudley MooreLiza MinnelliJohn Gielgud
  • Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner in Romancing the Stone (1984)

    4. Romancing the Stone

    19841h 46mPG63Metascore
    6.9 (109K)
    A mousy romance novelist sets off for Colombia to ransom her kidnapped sister, and soon finds herself in the middle of a dangerous adventure hunting for treasure with a mercenary rogue.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael DouglasKathleen TurnerDanny DeVito
  • Steve Martin and Michael Caine in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)

    5. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

    19881h 50mPG68Metascore
    7.4 (83K)
    Two con men try to settle their rivalry by betting on who can swindle a young American heiress out of fifty thousand dollars first.
    DirectorFrank OzStarsSteve MartinMichael CaineGlenne Headly
  • George Costigan, Siobhan Finneran, and Michelle Holmes in Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1987)

    6. Rita, Sue and Bob Too

    19871h 29mR71Metascore
    6.6 (5.3K)
    Realistic story of working-class Yorkshire life, alternately serious and light-hearted, as two schoolgirls have a sexual fling with a married man.
    DirectorAlan ClarkeStarsSiobhan FinneranMichelle HolmesWillie Ross
  • Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson in Ghostbusters II (1989)

    7. Ghostbusters II

    19891h 48mPG56Metascore
    6.6 (235K)
    The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.
    DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsBill MurrayDan AykroydSigourney Weaver
  • Matthew Broderick in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

    8. Ferris Bueller's Day Off

    19861h 43mPG-1361Metascore
    7.8 (405K)
    A brash, cocky high school senior, tired of skipping school to spend a boring day at home, is determined to enjoy an epic day roaring around his favorite Chicago sites, enlisting his best friend and girlfriend to join him on the adventure.
    DirectorJohn HughesStarsMatthew BroderickAlan RuckMia Sara
  • John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in The Blues Brothers (1980)

    9. The Blues Brothers

    19802h 13mR60Metascore
    7.9 (224K)
    Jake Blues rejoins his brother Elwood after being released from prison, but the duo has just days to reunite their old R&B band and save the Catholic home where the two were raised, outrunning the police as they tear through Chicago.
    DirectorJohn LandisStarsJohn BelushiDan AykroydCab Calloway
  • Goldie Hawn in Private Benjamin (1980)

    10. Private Benjamin

    19801h 49mR59Metascore
    6.2 (30K)
    A sheltered young high-society woman joins the United States Army on a whim and finds herself in a trickier situation than she ever expected.
    DirectorHoward ZieffStarsGoldie HawnEileen BrennanArmand Assante
  • Al Pacino in Scarface (1983)

    11. Scarface

    19832h 50mR65Metascore
    8.3 (976K)
    In the 1980s, a determined criminal-minded Cuban immigrant becomes the biggest drug smuggler in Miami, and is eventually undone by his own drug addiction.
    DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsAl PacinoMichelle PfeifferSteven Bauer
  • John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin in A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

    12. A Fish Called Wanda

    19881h 48mR80Metascore
    7.5 (161K)
    In London, four very different people team up on a jewel heist, then try to double-cross one another for the loot, complicated by their efforts to fool the very proper barrister Archibald Leach.
    DirectorsCharles CrichtonJohn CleeseStarsJohn CleeseJamie Lee CurtisKevin Kline
  • Legend (1985)

    13. Legend

    19851h 34mPG30Metascore
    6.3 (77K)
    A young man must stop the Lord of Darkness from destroying daylight and marrying the woman he loves.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsTom CruiseMia SaraTim Curry
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito in Twins (1988)

    14. Twins

    19881h 47mPG50Metascore
    6.2 (144K)
    A physically perfect but innocent man goes in search of his long-lost twin brother, who turns out to be a short, womanizing, small-time crook.
    DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerDanny DeVitoKelly Preston
  • Mel Brooks, Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis, and Daphne Zuniga in Spaceballs (1987)

    15. Spaceballs

    19871h 36mPG46Metascore
    7.1 (219K)
    A star-pilot for hire and his trusty sidekick must come to the rescue of a princess and save Planet Druidia from the clutches of the evil Spaceballs.
    DirectorMel BrooksStarsMel BrooksJohn CandyRick Moranis
  • Stéphane Audran in Babette's Feast (1987)

    16. Babette's Feast

    19871h 43mG78Metascore
    7.8 (23K)
    During the late 19th century, a strict religious community in a Danish village takes in a French refugee from the Franco-Prussian War as a servant to the late pastor's daughters.
    DirectorGabriel AxelStarsStéphane AudranBodil KjerBirgitte Federspiel
  • Zach Galligan and Howie Mandel in Gremlins (1984)

    17. Gremlins

    19841h 46mPG70Metascore
    7.3 (264K)
    After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous creatures on a small town.
    DirectorJoe DanteStarsZach GalliganPhoebe CatesHoyt Axton
  • Christopher Lambert in Highlander (1986)

    18. Highlander

    19861h 56mR24Metascore
    7.0 (154K)
    An immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his immortal opponents, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled "Prize".
    DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsChristopher LambertSean ConneryClancy Brown
  • In the Middle of the Night (1984)

    19. In the Middle of the Night

    19842h 11m
    6.8 (3.2K)
    Benny and Arnold and other squatters are evicted by cops from a building in Nørrebro, Copenhagen. They start a commune in an abandoned factory. Harmony breaks when politicians, capitalists and a violent gang get involved.
    DirectorErik BallingStarsKim LarsenErik ClausenBirgitte Raaberg
  • Joely Richardson in Drowning by Numbers (1988)

    20. Drowning by Numbers

    19881h 58mR
    7.1 (11K)
    Three generations of women share the same problem--marriage woes--and want to put an end to it.
    DirectorPeter GreenawayStarsBernard HillJoan PlowrightJuliet Stevenson
  • Labyrinth of Passion (1982)

    21. Labyrinth of Passion

    19821h 40mNot Rated
    6.1 (5K)
    A camp melodrama/comedy about Sexilia (a nymphomaniac), Sadec (a gay Islamic terrorist), Riza Niro (the son of the emperor of Tiran), and Queti (the daughter of a dry-cleaner). When Riza Niro discovers that Sadec and his colleagues are after him, he disguises himself as a punk rocker, and falls in love with the stunning Sexilia, his first straight relationship. Meanwhile Queti, Sexilia's "biggest fan", helps Sexilia come to terms with her new life-style.
    DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsCecilia RothImanol AriasHelga Liné
  • Nicolas Cage and Jennifer Beals in Vampire's Kiss (1988)

    22. Vampire's Kiss

    19881h 43mR30Metascore
    6.1 (23K)
    After an encounter with a neck-biter, a publishing executive thinks that he's turning into a vampire.
    DirectorRobert BiermanStarsNicolas CageMaria Conchita AlonsoJennifer Beals
  • Keanu Reeves, Robert V. Barron, Terry Camilleri, George Carlin, Al Leong, Tony Steedman, and Alex Winter in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

    23. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

    19891h 30mPG50Metascore
    6.9 (147K)
    Two rock-'n-rolling teens, on the verge of failing their class, set out on a quest to make the ultimate school history report after being presented with a time machine.
    DirectorStephen HerekStarsKeanu ReevesAlex WinterGeorge Carlin
  • Nicolas Cage and Tina Theberge in Valley Girl (1983)

    24. 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
  • Al Pacino and Ellen Barkin in Sea of Love (1989)

    25. Sea of Love

    19891h 53mR66Metascore
    6.8 (47K)
    A detective investigating a series of murders becomes involved with a woman who may be the culprit.
    DirectorHarold BeckerStarsAl PacinoEllen BarkinJohn Goodman

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb App
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb App
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb App
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.