Little Shop of Horrors
1986 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,659 votes
Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's; a flower shop in urban Skid Row. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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Best 1980s Movies
Revisit standout releases from 1980 through 1989, selected for viewers who want a strong starting point instead of an exhaustive catalog.
Updated 2026-08-03 · Ratings from TMDB
How we chose these titles
Titles are ranked by TMDB audience rating with a minimum vote threshold, then checked for relevance to the release decade.
Body Heat
1981 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 703 votes
During an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Florida woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder of her rich husband. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Enemy Mine
1985 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,095 votes
A soldier from Earth crashlands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Changeling
1980 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 736 votes
After a tragic event happens, composer John Russell moves to Seattle to try to overcome it and build a new and peaceful life in a lonely big house that has been uninhabited for many years. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Flight of the Navigator
1986 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 962 votes
12-year-old David is accidentally knocked out in the forest near his home, but when he awakens eight years have passed. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Rumble Fish
1983 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 771 votes
Absent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Runaway Train
1985 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 666 votes
A hardened convict and a younger prisoner escape from a brutal prison in the middle of winter only to find themselves on an out-of-control train with a female railway worker while being pursued by the vengeful head of security. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
1989 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 716 votes
A "metal fetishist", driven mad by the maggots wriggling in the wound he's made to embed metal into his flesh, runs out into the night and is accidentally run down by a Japanese businessman and his girlfriend. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Excalibur
1981 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,172 votes
Arthur fulfills his fate by bringing together the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot and unifying the country. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dressed to Kill
1980 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,131 votes
After witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, prostitute Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Hitcher
1986 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,082 votes
On a stormy night, young Jim, who transports a luxury car from Chicago to California to deliver it to its owner, feeling tired and sleepy, picks up a mysterious hitchhiker, who has appeared out of nowhere, thinking that a good conversation will help him not to fall asleep. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
A Room with a View
1986 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 850 votes
When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George step in to remedy the situation. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
sex, lies, and videotape
1989 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,053 votes
Ann, a frustrated wife, enters into counseling due to a troubled marriage. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Silverado
1985 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 836 votes
Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Nine to Five
1980 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 560 votes
Three female employees of a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot find a way to turn the tables on him. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Starman
1984 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 1,021 votes
When an alien takes the form of a young widow's husband and asks her to drive him from Wisconsin to Arizona, the government tries to stop them. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Natural
1984 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 680 votes
An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Clash of the Titans
1981 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 872 votes
To win the right to marry his love, the beautiful princess Andromeda, and fulfil his destiny, half-God-half-mortal Perseus must complete various tasks including taming Pegasus, capturing Medusa's head and battling the feared Kraken. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The War of the Roses
1989 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 1,267 votes
Barbara and Oliver Rose live happily as a married couple. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Rocky III
1982 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 4,559 votes
Following Rocky Balboa's intense battle with his most powerful adversary yet – the ferocious Clubber Lang – Rocky joins forces with former rival Apollo Creed in an effort to get back his fighting spirit. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.