80s movies that are a must watch?

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Go ahead and name them. I've been on an 80s movies kick since finishing stranger things 2 and want to relive my youth. I just got done watching die hard and dirty dancing for the first time and have weekend at Bernie's, wargames, and Ferris Bueller in the queue. What else you got?

Since you guys were awesome enough to do this, I figure the least I can do is consolidate. Let's see if this works.

Genre Title (Year)
Action
Against All Odds (1984)
Aliens (1986)
Batman (1989)
Best of the Best (1989)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Beverly Hills Cop 2 (1987)
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Bloodsport (1988)
Cannonball Run II (1984)
Cloak & Dagger (1984)
Cobra (1986)
Commando (1985)
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Conan the Destroyer (1984)
Cyborg (1989)
Die Hard (1988)
Escape from New York (1981)
First Blood (1982)
Gotcha! (1985)
Gymkata (1985)
Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Invasion U.S.A. (1985)
Iron Eagle (1986)
Iron Eagle II (1988)
Johnny Dangerously (1984)
Kickboxer (1989)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Leviathan (1989)
Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)
Masters of the Universe (1987)
Never Cry Wolf (1983)
No Way Out (1987)
North Shore (1987)
Over the Top (1987)
Platoon (1986)
Predator (1987)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Rambo III (1988)
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Red Dawn (1984)
Red Heat (1988)
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
Remo Williams: The Prophecy (1988)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Road House (1989)
RoboCop (1987)
Romancing the Stone (1984)
Silverado (1985)
Speed Zone (1989)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Starman (1984)
Stripes (1981)
Tango & Cash (1989)
The Abyss (1989)
The Beastmaster (1982)
The Bounty (1984)
The Emerald Forest (1985)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Ice Pirates (1984)
The Karate Kid, Part II (1986)
The Last Starfighter (1984)
The Monster Squad (1987)
The Running Man (1987)
The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)
The Terminator (1984)
They Live (1988)
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
Top Gun (1986)
Tron (1982)
Turner & Hooch (1989)
Willow (1988)
Young Guns (1988)
Adventure
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future 2 (1989)
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Excalibur (1981)
Explorers (1985)
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
Labyrinth (1986)
Lonesome Dove (1989)
National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
Spies Like Us (1985)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
The Goonies (1985)
The Karate Kid, Part III (1989)
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Wizard (1989)
Time Bandits (1981)
White Water Summer (1987)
Animation
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Comedy
A Christmas Story (1983)
Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
After Hours (1985)
Airplane! (1980)
Annie (1982)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Better Off Dead (1985)
Big (1988)
Bull Durham (1988)
Caddyshack (1980)
Caddyshack II (1988)
Can't Buy Me Love (1987)
Cat's Eye (1985)
Clue (1985)
Cocoon (1985)
Coming to America (1988)
Continental Divide (1981)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
Evil Dead II (1987)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Ferris Beuller's Day Off (1986)
Fletch (1985)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghostbusters II (1989)
Gremlins (1984)
Hardbodies (1984)
Hardbodies 2 (1986)
Heathers (1988)
Honkytonk Man (1982)
Hot Dog The Movie (1984)
Johnny Be Good (1988)
Just One of the Guys (1985)
License to Drive (1988)
Local Hero (1983)
Major League (1989)
My Science Project (1985)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
Neighbors (1981)
Night of the Comet (1984)
Overboard (1987)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
Police Academy (1984)
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach (1988)
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989)
Porky's (1981)
Porky's 3: Revenge (1985)
Porky's II: The Next Day (1983)
Pretty in Pink (1986)
Raising Arizona (1987)
Real Genius (1985)
Repo Man (1984)
Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987)
Say Anything (1989)
Scrooged (1988)
See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
Short Circuit (1986)
Short Circuit 2 (1988)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Spaceballs (1987)
Summer Rental (1985)
Summer School (1987)
Teen Wolf (1985)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
The 'Burbs (1989)
The Cannonball Run (1981)
The Great Outdoors (1988)
The Last American Virgin (1982)
The Lost Boys (1987)
The Man with Two Brains (1983)
The Sure Thing (1985)
Three Amigos! (1986)
Three O'Clock High (1987)
Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
Top Secret! (1984)
Trading Places (1983)
Twins (1988)
UHF (1989)
Uncle Buck (1989)
Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
Weird Science (1985)
When Harry Met Sally (1989)
Crime
Less Than Zero (1987)
Stand By Me (1986)
The Outsiders (1983)
The Untouchables (1987)
Wall Street (1987)
Drama
American Flyers (1985)
Blade Runner (1982)
Cocktail (1988)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Enemy Mine (1985)
Field of Dreams (1989)
Footloose (1984)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Rad (1986)
Raging Bull (1980)
Rain Man (1988)
Rocky III (1982)
Rocky IV (1985)
Taps (1981)
The Day After (1983)
The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
The Karate Kid (1984)
The Right Stuff (1983)
The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
Vision Quest (1985)
Wolfen (1981)
Fantasy
The Dark Crystal (1982)
Horror
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
April Fool's Day (1986)
Children of the Corn (1984)
Christine (1983)
Friday the 13th (1980)
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
Fright Night (1985)
Invaders from Mars (1986)
Poltergeist (1982)
Puppet Master (1989)
The Evil Dead (1981)
The Thing (1982)
Science Fiction
Looker (1981)
Miracle Mile (1989)
V: The Final Battle (1984)
WarGames (1983)
Western
Pale Rider (1985)
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Red Dawn
Footloose
Lethal Weapon
Conan the Barbarian
The Breakfast Club
Silverado
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There are going to be some long lists....

A good starting point is all the John Hughes films
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Goonies
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maverick2076 said:

Red Dawn
Footloose
Lethal Weapon
Conan the Barbarian
The Breakfast Club
Silverado


Never seen any of these
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aggiegrad01 said:



Goonies


Can't count how many times I've seen this.
"Mama! You've been baaaad."
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The Indiana Jones movies
Top Gun
Aliens
Back to the Future
Transformers: The Movie
Ghostbusters
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Some folks will go with ET, Pretty in Pink, etc. I think this is a more realistic list of the typical 80's movie.

1. Over the Top- Sly Stallone in a touching story about an arm wrestling trucker reuniting with his son.

2. Cyborg - Firmly solidified VanDamme's acting career in a follow up to Bloodsport.

3. Gymkata - To heck with the Hunger Games, this was the real deal.

4. The Beastmaster - Sword & Sorcery was still hot, and none hotter than the Beastmaster.

5. Cannonball Run II - Various stars on the backsides of their careers race across America. Superior to I.

6. Iron Eagle. Kid flies fighter jet to rescue his Dad while listening to Walkman.

7. Invasion U.S.A.- Chuck Norris in a denim vest defeats Commies. (Spoiler - he wins)

8. Johnny Be Good - You'll learn that college recruiting has been crooked for a long time.

9. Ice Pirates - a forgotten gem of 80's low budget sci-fi.

10. Hardbodies - a great flick in an era where a little gratuitous nudity was expected (or perhaps demanded) by the discriminating movie goer. This movie screams 80s.




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ET
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Stand By Me
Die Hard
Terminator
Beverly Hills Cop
Platoon
Return of the Jedi
Rainman
Coming to America
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
Heathers
Sixteen Candles
The Emerald Forest
Willow
The Last Starfighter
Labyrinth
Road House
Better Off Dead
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Masters of the Universe
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WES2006AG said:

Masters of the Universe



We watched that with Benny a couple of weeks ago.
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Hell yeah. Keep em coming. You guys are filling up my Netflix queue.
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Batman
Dead Poets Society
Nightmare on Elm Street
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How far down the movie hole are we going?

Secret of NIMH
The Dark Crystal

Ghostbusters
Gremlins
ET
Princess Bride

and the greatest of all

Big Trouble in Little China
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Hagen95 said:

How far down the movie hole are we going?

Secret of NIMH
The Dark Crystal

Ghostbusters
Gremlins
ET
Princess Bride

and the greatest of all

Big Trouble in Little China




Escape from New York is better than Big Trouble in Little China.
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Blasphemy.
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Hagen95 said:

Blasphemy.



Nope.
You are just wrong.
I understand.
You are just a pup.
Hagen95
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Listen old lady
You are clearly wrong on this
Please stop arguing

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All of them
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I say this as a JCVD superfan....

Cyborg is the worst movie I've ever seen.
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Nice list. I am kicking myself for not including Road House.
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Night of the Comet
Miracle Mile
After Hours
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Hagen95 said:

Listen old lady
You are clearly wrong on this
Please stop arguing




I have dinner to finish.

You are simply wrong. Snake Plissken is an icon. Someday you will understand my superior way of thinking.
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ARNOLD
Conan The Barbarian
Commando
Predator
Red Heat
The Running Man
Twins

SLY
First Blood
Rambo
Cobra
Rocky 4
Tango & Cash
Over The Top

FIGHTING!
Bloodsport
Kickboxer
Best of the Best

"Kid" Movies
The Goonies
Karate Kid
The Princess Bride
Teen Wolf
Ghostbusters

The Costners
The Untouchables
Field of Dreams
Bull Durham
No Way Out

The Trilogies
Back to the Future
Indiana Jones

"Scary" Movies
The Lost Boys
Fright Night
Nightmare on Elm Street
April Fools Day
Cat's Eye

Badasses
Road House
Die Hard
Top Gun
Big Trouble In Little China
Escape from New York
Young Guns
Willow
Lethal Weapon

Cause they are funny so shut up
Top Secret
Real Genius
The 'burbs
Clue
Beetlejuice
Better Off Dead
Summer Rental
The Great Outdoors
Revenge of the Nerds
Weird Science
Raising Arizona
Caddyshack
Three Amingos

Holidays
A Christmas Story
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Christmas Vacation
Scrooged



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My Science Project
Explorers
Adventures in Babysitting
The Evil Dead
They Live (corny as he'll, but, c'mon - Roudy Roddy
Piper)
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Has Turner and Hooch made the list yet?

I just looked it up and apparently "What About Bob" came out in 1991. I recommend it when OP goes on his/her early 90s movies kick.
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This is a great thread.

Also: Weird Science

Best movie about a surfer from Arizona: Northshore
Tanya 93
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How could we forget Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
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The Man with Two Brains
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels!
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
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Spaceballs
Three Amigos
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MW03 did a pretty good list. I'll throw in Cocktail and Adventures in Babysitting
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