100 Films That Defined the 80's
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A list of films that defined or were defined by the decade they were made in.
Factors include: popularity & box office; cult value; memorable scenes, characters, and quotes; significant actors of the time; as representations of a genre (thriller, comedy, horror, etc); themes and issues important to the decade; as examples of special effects, and filmmaking techniques and styles of the time; as example of trends in fashion, technology, and use of language.
As this list is about films about the decade, historical films are generally omitted, with a few exceptions.
List is in reverse-date order, then alphabetical for convenience.
List is tentative, but close to final form.
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48 Hrs.
1982, in 3 top lists Check -
30 new
About Last Night...
1986, in 0 top lists Check -
95 new
Airplane!
1980, in 14 top lists Check -
9 new
Akira
1988, in 22 top lists Check -
31 new
Aliens
1986, in 24 top lists Check -
32 new
An American Tail
1986, in 1 top list Check -
45 new
Back to the Future
1985, in 25 top lists Check -
1 new
Batman
1989, in 9 top lists Check -
46 new
Better Off Dead...
1985, in 1 top list Check -
57 new
Beverly Hills Cop
1984, in 7 top lists Check -
2 new
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
1989, in 2 top lists Check -
79 new
Blade Runner
1982, in 36 top lists Check -
47 new
The Breakfast Club
1985, in 10 top lists Check -
96 new
Caddyshack
1980, in 5 top lists Check -
10 new
Child's Play
1988, in 2 top lists Check -
90 new
Clash of the Titans
1981, in 3 top lists Check -
48 new
Clue
1985, in 2 top lists Check -
11 new
Coming to America
1988, in 3 top lists Check -
80 new
Conan the Barbarian
1982, in 4 top lists Check -
33 new
Crocodile Dundee
1986, in 5 top lists Check -
81 new
The Dark Crystal
1982, in 1 top list Check -
3 new
Dead Poets Society
1989, in 12 top lists Check -
12 new
Die Hard
1988, in 21 top lists Check -
18 new
Dirty Dancing
1987, in 10 top lists Check -
4 new
Do the Right Thing
1989, in 25 top lists Check -
82 new
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982, in 31 top lists Check -
91 new
The Evil Dead
1981, in 8 top lists Check -
19 new
Evil Dead II
1987, in 9 top lists Check -
83 new
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1982, in 8 top lists Check -
20 new
Fatal Attraction
1987, in 11 top lists Check -
34 new
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986, in 11 top lists Check -
70 new
Flashdance
1983, in 2 top lists Check -
49 new
Fletch
1985, in 1 top list Check -
35 new
Flight of the Navigator
1986, in 0 top lists Check -
36 new
The Fly
1986, in 11 top lists Check -
58 new
Footloose
1984, in 2 top lists Check -
92 new
Friday the 13th Part 2
1981, in 1 top list Check -
59 new
Ghostbusters
1984, in 13 top lists Check -
50 new
The Goonies
1985, in 5 top lists Check -
60 new
Gremlins
1984, in 4 top lists Check -
13 new
Heathers
1988, in 7 top lists Check -
37 new
Highlander
1986, in 2 top lists Check -
62 new
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984, in 11 top lists Check -
51 new
Jagged Edge
1985, in 1 top list Check -
61 new
The Karate Kid
1984, in 3 top lists Check -
38 new
Labyrinth
1986, in 4 top lists Check -
21 new
Lethal Weapon
1987, in 5 top lists Check -
5 new
The Little Mermaid
1989, in 8 top lists Check -
39 new
Little Shop of Horrors
1986, in 3 top lists Check -
22 new
The Lost Boys
1987, in 3 top lists Check
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