Curated by SceneIt · United States
Revisit standout releases from 1980 through 1989, selected for viewers who want a strong starting point instead of an exhaustive catalog.
Updated 2026-08-04 · Ratings from TMDB
Titles are ranked by TMDB audience rating with a minimum vote threshold, then checked for relevance to the release decade.
1986 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 525 votes
Packard Walsh and his motorized gang control and terrorize an Arizona desert town where they force drivers to drag-race so they can 'win' their vehicles. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1980 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 508 votes
A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, kills and mutilates young women and local models on the streets of New York City. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1984 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 504 votes
A shipping disaster in the 19th Century has stranded a man and woman in the wilds of Africa. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1983 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 2,253 votes
James Bond is sent to investigate after a fellow “00” agent is found dead with a priceless Indian Fabergé egg. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1988 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 696 votes
A group of kids discover one of the drums containing a rotting corpse and release the 2-4-5 Trioxin gas into the air, causing the dead to once again rise from the grave and seek out brains. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1986 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 538 votes
An inventor spurns his city life and moves his family into the jungles of Central America to make a utopia. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1986 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 2,525 votes
Summoned by his dying father, Miyagi returns to his homeland of Okinawa, with Daniel, after a 40-year exile. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1986 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 505 votes
Self-made millionaire Thornton Melon decides to get a better education and enrolls at his son Jason's college. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1986 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 1,183 votes
A trio of unemployed silent film actors are mistaken for real heroes by a small Mexican village in search of someone to stop a malevolent bandit. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1989 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 3,380 votes
The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1989 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 1,453 votes
Detective Scott Turner has three days left in the local police department before he moves to a bigger city to get some 'real' cases—not just misdemeanors. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1986 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 645 votes
The mob is trying to strongarm local martial arts schools, forcing young Jason Stillwell and his family to move after his father is injured defending their dojo. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1984 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 722 votes
On the eve of his wedding to his longtime girlfriend, unassuming nice guy Rick is dragged out for a night of debauchery by his friends. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1989 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 679 votes
Due to an unfortunate accident involving Obelix throwing a menhir, Getafix the druid not only loses his memory, but goes completely mad. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1984 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 900 votes
It is the dawn of World War III. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1988 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 589 votes
Three teenage girls come of age while working at a pizza parlor in Mystic, Connecticut. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1987 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 938 votes
A team from the intergalactic fast food chain Crumb's Crunchy Delights descends on Earth, planning to make human flesh the newest taste sensation. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1989 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 2,492 votes
After a single, career-minded woman is left on her own to give birth to the child of a married man, she finds a new romantic chance in a cab driver. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1986 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 1,382 votes
Tommy Jarvis, tormented by the fear that maybe Jason isn't really dead, unwittingly resurrects the mass murderer for another bloody rampage. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1983 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 808 votes
Years after a terrible boating accident, Angela is sent to Camp Arawak where a series of bizarre and violent "accidents" begin to claim the lives of various campers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.