Fantozzi Against the Wind
1980 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 556 votes
The third film in the saga of the unlucky clerk Ugo Fantozzi, played by its creator, Paolo Villaggio. 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.
Parenthood
1989 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 733 votes
The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Repo Man
1984 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 685 votes
A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA, and a most wanted '64 Chevy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 4,387 votes
John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Real Genius
1985 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 510 votes
When teenage geniuses Mitch Taylor and Chris Knight, working on an advanced laser project, learn that the military wants to use it as a weapon, they decide to thwart the plan. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Hunger
1983 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 660 votes
Five-thousand-year-old vampire Miriam promises her lovers the gift of eternal life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Silver Bullet
1985 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 711 votes
The small city of Tarker's Mills is startled by a series of sadistic murders. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2010
1984 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 1,090 votes
While planet Earth poises on the brink of nuclear self-destruction, a team of Russian and American scientists aboard the Leonov hurtles to a rendezvous with the still-orbiting Discovery spacecraft and its sole known survivor, the homicidal computer HAL. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Pet Sematary
1989 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 2,418 votes
After the Creed family's cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a mysterious nearby cemetery. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Final Countdown
1980 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 681 votes
During routine manoeuvres near Hawaii in 1980, the aircraft-carrier USS Nimitz is caught in a strange vortex-like storm, throwing the ship back in time to 1941—mere hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Short Circuit
1986 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 1,646 votes
After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he's human and escapes the lab. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Inferno
1980 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 682 votes
A young man returns from Rome to his sister's satanic New York apartment house. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
1988 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 1,192 votes
Aliens disguised as clowns crash land on Earth in a rural town to capture unsuspecting victims in cotton candy cocoons for later consumption. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Quiet Earth
1985 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 641 votes
After a top-secret experiment misfires, a scientist may be the only man left alive in the world. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Bull Durham
1988 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 686 votes
Veteran catcher Crash Davis is brought to the minor league Durham Bulls to help their up and coming pitching prospect, "Nuke" Laloosh. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Cocoon
1985 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 1,431 votes
When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Time Bandits
1981 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 1,172 votes
Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Demons
1985 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 648 votes
A group of people are trapped in a West Berlin movie theater infested with ravenous demons who proceed to kill and possess the humans one-by-one, thereby multiplying their numbers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Vampire Hunter D
1985 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 544 votes
In a far-future time ruled by the supernatural, a young girl requests the help of a vampire hunter to kill the vampire who has bitten her and thus prevent her from becoming a vampire herself. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Tron
1982 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 2,802 votes
When brilliant video game maker Flynn hacks the mainframe of his ex-employer, he is beamed inside an astonishing digital world and becomes part of the very game he is designing. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.