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My Top 50 Movies of the 80's

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  • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

    1. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    19802h 4mPG82Metascore
    8.7 (1.5M)
    After the Empire overpowers the Rebel Alliance, Luke Skywalker begins training with Jedi Master Yoda, while Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett pursue his friends across the galaxy.
    DirectorIrvin KershnerStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie Fisher
  • Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

    2. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

    19832h 11mPG58Metascore
    8.3 (1.2M)
    After rescuing Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebel Alliance attempts to destroy the second Death Star while Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side.
    DirectorRichard MarquandStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie Fisher
  • Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott, Michael Byrne, Alison Doody, and John Rhys-Davies in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

    3. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    19892h 7mPG-1365Metascore
    8.2 (844K)
    In 1938, after his father goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, Indiana Jones finds himself up against the Nazis again to stop them from obtaining its powers.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordSean ConneryAlison Doody
  • Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

    4. Raiders of the Lost Ark

    19811h 55mPG86Metascore
    8.4 (1.1M)
    In 1936, archaeologist Indiana Jones is tasked by Army Intelligence to help locate a legendary ancient power, the Ark of Covenant, before the Nazis get it first.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKaren AllenPaul Freeman
  • Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri, and Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

    5. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

    19841h 58mPG57Metascore
    7.5 (555K)
    In 1935, Indiana Jones is tasked by Indian villagers with reclaiming a sacred stone stolen from them by a secret cult.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKate CapshawKe Huy Quan
  • Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future (1985)

    6. Back to the Future

    19851h 56mPG87Metascore
    8.5 (1.4M)
    Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael J. FoxChristopher LloydLea Thompson
  • Peter Falk and Fred Savage in The Princess Bride (1987)

    7. The Princess Bride

    19871h 38mPG78Metascore
    8.0 (471K)
    A bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.
    DirectorRob ReinerStarsCary ElwesMandy PatinkinRobin Wright
  • Aleksey Kravchenko in Come and See (1985)

    8. Come and See

    19852h 22mNot Rated
    8.3 (114K)
    After finding an old rifle, a young boy joins the Soviet resistance movement against ruthless German forces and experiences the horrors of World War II.
    DirectorElem KlimovStarsAleksey KravchenkoOlga MironovaLiubomiras Laucevicius
  • The Shining (1980)

    9. The Shining

    19802h 26mR68Metascore
    8.4 (1.2M)
    A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father into violence. At the same time, his psychic son sees horrifying forebodings from both the past and the future.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsJack NicholsonShelley DuvallDanny Lloyd
  • Al Pacino in Scarface (1983)

    10. 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
  • Full Metal Jacket (1987)

    11. Full Metal Jacket

    19871h 56mR78Metascore
    8.2 (828K)
    A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsMatthew ModineR. Lee ErmeyVincent D'Onofrio
  • Henry Thomas and Pat Welsh in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

    12. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    19821h 55mPG92Metascore
    7.9 (457K)
    A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHenry ThomasDrew BarrymorePeter Coyote
  • Sylvester Stallone in First Blood (1982)

    13. First Blood

    19821h 33mR61Metascore
    7.7 (292K)
    A veteran Green Beret is forced by a cruel Sheriff and his deputies to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.
    DirectorTed KotcheffStarsSylvester StalloneBrian DennehyRichard Crenna
  • Harrison Ford and Sean Young in Blade Runner (1982)

    14. Blade Runner

    19821h 57mR84Metascore
    8.1 (859K)
    A blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsHarrison FordRutger HauerSean Young
  • Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future Part II (1989)

    15. Back to the Future Part II

    19891h 48mPG57Metascore
    7.8 (602K)
    After visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985...without interfering with his first trip.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael J. FoxChristopher LloydLea Thompson
  • Peter Billingsley, Melinda Dillon, Jeff Gillen, and Darren McGavin in A Christmas Story (1983)

    16. A Christmas Story

    19831h 33mPG77Metascore
    7.9 (175K)
    In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie Parker attempts to convince his parents, teacher, and Santa Claus that a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift.
    DirectorBob ClarkStarsPeter BillingsleyMelinda DillonDarren McGavin
  • Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Anthony Michael Hall in The Breakfast Club (1985)

    17. The Breakfast Club

    19851h 37mR66Metascore
    7.8 (460K)
    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
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator (1984)

    18. The Terminator

    19841h 47mR84Metascore
    8.1 (972K)
    A cyborg assassin from the future attempts to find and kill a young woman who is destined to give birth to a warrior that will lead a resistance to save humankind from extinction.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonMichael Biehn
  • Bruce Willis in Die Hard (1988)

    19. Die Hard

    19882h 12mR72Metascore
    8.2 (996K)
    A New York City cop, John McClane, tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas Eve party at the Nakatomi Plaza Skyscraper in Los Angeles, California.
    DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsBruce WillisAlan RickmanBonnie Bedelia
  • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

    20. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

    19841h 57m86Metascore
    8.0 (192K)
    Warrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsSumi ShimamotoMahito TsujimuraHisako Kyôda
  • Robert De Niro in Raging Bull (1980)

    21. Raging Bull

    19802h 9mR90Metascore
    8.1 (398K)
    The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroCathy MoriartyJoe Pesci
  • Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, Martha Plimpton, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Kerri Green, and Ke Huy Quan in The Goonies (1985)

    22. The Goonies

    19851h 54mPG62Metascore
    7.7 (316K)
    A group of young misfits called The Goonies discover an ancient map and set out on an adventure to find a legendary pirate's long-lost treasure.
    DirectorRichard DonnerStarsSean AstinJosh BrolinJeff Cohen
  • Cinema Paradiso (1988)

    23. Cinema Paradiso

    19882h 54mPG80Metascore
    8.5 (304K)
    Salvatore, a famous film director, returns to his hometown for the funeral of the local theater's film projectionist, Alfredo. He reminisces about his life as a young boy falling in love with cinema.
    DirectorGiuseppe TornatoreStarsPhilippe NoiretEnzo CannavaleAntonella Attili
  • River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Wil Wheaton, and Jerry O'Connell in Stand by Me (1986)

    24. Stand by Me

    19861h 29mR75Metascore
    8.1 (469K)
    A writer recounts a childhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy.
    DirectorRob ReinerStarsWil WheatonRiver PhoenixCorey Feldman
  • Castle in the Sky (1986)

    25. Castle in the Sky

    19862h 4mPG78Metascore
    8.0 (192K)
    Pazu's life changes when he meets Sheeta, a girl whom pirates are chasing for her crystal amulet, which has the potential to locate Laputa, a legendary castle floating in the sky.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsMayumi TanakaKeiko YokozawaKotoe Hatsui

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