Top 50 Movies of the 80's
By Pamela Ross
@ChildofGod81 (504)
United States
August 5, 2016 11:32am CST
As I'm sure you've guessed by now, my favorite topic to talk about is movies. In a place like mylot, they give so many different viewpoints, and offer a unique way for those from countries other than mine to learn about our culture, and practice our language (which I've been told is one reason why people from outside the US come here). I'm writing a blog post about the top movies from the 1980's, and decided to post them here to start a discussion. What movies are included that shouldn't be? What movies should be on this list that aren't? What about movies from your country that you really liked? Share them here!
1. The Breakfast Club
2. Real Genius
3. Sixteen Candles
4. Footloose
5. The Shining
6. Superman II
7. Clash of The Titans
8. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
9. E.T. Extraterrestrial
10. Annie
11. Tron
12. Fast Times at Ridgemont High
13. Poltergeist
14. Rocky III
15. Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan
16. Christine
17. Cujo
18. The Outsiders
19. Risky Business
20. Scarface
21. Return of the Jedi
22. Empire Strikes Back
23. Superman III
24. War Games
25. Amadeus
26. Children of The Corn
27. Dune
28. Gremlins
29. Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom
30. The Karate Kid
31. The Neverending Story
32. The Terminator
33. The Goonies
34. Aliens
35. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
36. Flight of the Navigator
37. Highlander
38. Labyrinth
39. The Money Pit
40. The Princess Bride
41. Uncle Buck
42. Top Gun
43. Ghostbusters
44. Mannequin
45. Good Morning, Vietnam
46. Spaceballs
47. Beetlejuice
48. The Land Before Time
49. Short Circuit
50. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
5 Aug 16
I have seen about 40 of these. You left out Tootsie, Fatal Attraction, This is Spinal Tap, Back to the Future, Die Hard, The Elephant Man, Airplane. The Road Warrior, Do the Right Thing, Raging Bull, Blade Runner, Blue Velvet.
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@grvdubey11 (1879)
• India
5 Aug 16
I too searched for Blue Velvet in the list, its indeed one of the greatest movies ever made.
@ChildofGod81 (504)
• United States
6 Aug 16
I only had 50 spots to fill. I know I left out a bunch. The 80's was such a great decade for movies. I even thought about adding Earth Girls are Easy, but that movie was really stupid, regardless of how fun it was.
@ChildofGod81 (504)
• United States
6 Aug 16
@grvdubey11 I've never heard of Blue Velvet. If it was that good, I'll have to check it out.
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@grvdubey11 (1879)
• India
5 Aug 16
Additions from my side
Platoon (one of the best of Oliver stone)
and Full Metal Jacket ( excellent movie made by greatest director Stanley Kubrick)




