1980s Movie Rankings

The 100 definitive films released between 1980 and 1989, ranked by critical acclaim, box office legacy, and cultural impact.

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Blade Runner — Ridley Scott (1982)—

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back — Irvin Kershner (1980)—

Raging Bull — Martin Scorsese (1980)—

Raiders of the Lost Ark — Steven Spielberg (1981)—

The Shining — Stanley Kubrick (1980)—

Back to the Future — Robert Zemeckis (1985)—

Blue Velvet — David Lynch (1986)—

Aliens — James Cameron (1986)—

The Terminator — James Cameron (1984)—

Amadeus — Miloš Forman (1984)—

Do the Right Thing — Spike Lee (1989)—

Die Hard — John McTiernan (1988)—

The Thing — John Carpenter (1982)—

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial — Steven Spielberg (1982)—

Full Metal Jacket — Stanley Kubrick (1987)—

Once Upon a Time in America — Sergio Leone (1984)—

Come and See — Elem Klimov (1985)—

Ran — Akira Kurosawa (1985)—

Platoon — Oliver Stone (1986)—

Paris, Texas — Wim Wenders (1984)—

Wings of Desire — Wim Wenders (1987)—

Stand by Me — Rob Reiner (1986)—

The Princess Bride — Rob Reiner (1987)—

This Is Spinal Tap — Rob Reiner (1984)—

When Harry Met Sally... — Rob Reiner (1989)—

Ghostbusters — Ivan Reitman (1984)—

Brazil — Terry Gilliam (1985)—

Cinema Paradiso — Giuseppe Tornatore (1988)—

Grave of the Fireflies — Isao Takahata (1988)—

My Neighbor Totoro — Hayao Miyazaki (1988)—

Akira — Katsuhiro Otomo (1988)—

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind — Hayao Miyazaki (1984)—

Ferris Bueller's Day Off — John Hughes (1986)—

The Breakfast Club — John Hughes (1985)—

Planes, Trains and Automobiles — John Hughes (1987)—

The Elephant Man — David Lynch (1980)—

Blood Simple — Joel and Ethan Coen (1984)—

Raising Arizona — Joel and Ethan Coen (1987)—

The Right Stuff — Philip Kaufman (1983)—

Scarface — Brian De Palma (1983)—

Blow Out — Brian De Palma (1981)—

The Untouchables — Brian De Palma (1987)—

The King of Comedy — Martin Scorsese (1982)—

The Last Temptation of Christ — Martin Scorsese (1988)—

RoboCop — Paul Verhoeven (1987)—

Predator — John McTiernan (1987)—

The Fly — David Cronenberg (1986)—

Videodrome — David Cronenberg (1983)—

Dead Ringers — David Cronenberg (1988)—

A Nightmare on Elm Street — Wes Craven (1984)—

The Evil Dead — Sam Raimi (1981)—

Evil Dead II — Sam Raimi (1987)—

Who Framed Roger Rabbit — Robert Zemeckis (1988)—

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi — Richard Marquand (1983)—

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade — Steven Spielberg (1989)—

The Color Purple — Steven Spielberg (1985)—

Empire of the Sun — Steven Spielberg (1987)—

Wall Street — Oliver Stone (1987)—

Born on the Fourth of July — Oliver Stone (1989)—

Hannah and Her Sisters — Woody Allen (1986)—

Crimes and Misdemeanors — Woody Allen (1989)—

The Purple Rose of Cairo — Woody Allen (1985)—

Zelig — Woody Allen (1983)—

Batman — Tim Burton (1989)—

Beetlejuice — Tim Burton (1988)—

Pee-wee's Big Adventure — Tim Burton (1985)—

Big — Penny Marshall (1988)—

Field of Dreams — Phil Alden Robinson (1989)—

The Dead Poets Society — Peter Weir (1989)—

Witness — Peter Weir (1985)—

The Year of Living Dangerously — Peter Weir (1982)—

Ordinary People — Robert Redford (1980)—

Terms of Endearment — James L. Brooks (1983)—

Broadcast News — James L. Brooks (1987)—

The Silence / The Decalogue — Krzysztof Kieślowski (1989)—

The Sacrifice — Andrei Tarkovsky (1986)—

Nostalghia — Andrei Tarkovsky (1983)—

Fanny and Alexander — Ingmar Bergman (1982)—

Kagemusha — Akira Kurosawa (1980)—

Sex, Lies, and Videotape — Steven Soderbergh (1989)—

Heathers — Michael Lehmann (1988)—

Drugstore Cowboy — Gus Van Sant (1989)—

Withnail and I — Bruce Robinson (1987)—

A Fish Called Wanda — Charles Crichton (1988)—

Midnight Run — Martin Brest (1988)—

Beverly Hills Cop — Martin Brest (1984)—

Lethal Weapon — Richard Donner (1987)—

First Blood — Ted Kotcheff (1982)—

The Road Warrior — George Miller (1981)—

Escape from New York — John Carpenter (1981)—

Big Trouble in Little China — John Carpenter (1986)—

They Live — John Carpenter (1988)—

An American Werewolf in London — John Landis (1981)—

The Blues Brothers — John Landis (1980)—

Trading Places — John Landis (1983)—

Top Gun — Tony Scott (1986)—

The Goonies — Richard Donner (1985)—

The Lost Boys — Joel Schumacher (1987)—

Say Anything... — Cameron Crowe (1989)—

The Little Mermaid — Ron Clements and John Musker (1989)—