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.
1984 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 566 votes
When a happily married family man, who would never consider an affair, meets a beautiful woman in red, he is totally infatuated and desperate to make her acquaintance. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1988 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 961 votes
Dirty Harry Callahan returns for his final film adventure. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1980 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 1,115 votes
A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1985 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 514 votes
Middle schooler Ben spends his free time watching sci-fi films, playing video games and reading comic books. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1984 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 1,505 votes
A successful businessman falls in love with the girl of his dreams. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1985 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 2,235 votes
A newly-developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive the electromagnetic radiation caused by a nuclear explosion has landed in the hands of the KGB. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1982 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 542 votes
Paul Kersey is again a vigilante trying to find five punks who murdered his housekeeper and daughter in Los Angeles. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1984 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 778 votes
Charlene "Charlie" McGee has the amazing ability to start fires with just a glance. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1985 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 1,410 votes
Set in a timeless mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns and mortals, this fantastic story follows a mystical forest dweller, chosen by fate, to undertake a heroic quest. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1980 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 1,903 votes
A New York University professor returns from a rescue mission to the Amazon rainforest with the footage shot by a lost team of documentarians who were making a film about the area's local cannibal tribes. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1984 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 670 votes
A gang of thugs devise a cruel hoax that goes horribly wrong as Melvin, a nerdy emaciated janitor at the local health club, is cast through a third story window into a vat of hazardous toxic waste. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1988 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 532 votes
Three bounty hunters from space fly back to the town of Grovers Bend, hoping to save local residents from a new batch of Critter eggs. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1987 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 660 votes
Three macabre tales from the latest issue of a boy's favorite comic book, dealing with a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and an undying hitchhiker. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1988 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 666 votes
Robot Johnny 5 moves to the city to help his friend Ben Jahrvi with his toy manufacturing enterprise, only to be manipulated by criminals who want to use him for their own nefarious purposes. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1985 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 747 votes
A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, commencing an apocalyptic descent into chaos. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1989 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 677 votes
The spirit of a recently deceased expert pilot mentors a newer pilot while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend that he left behind. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1985 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 3,310 votes
Mad Max becomes a pawn in a decadent oasis of a technological society, and when exiled, becomes the deliverer of a colony of children. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1983 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 565 votes
Los Angeles, California. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1988 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 1,642 votes
A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1985 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 1,309 votes
Joan Wilder is thrust back into a world of murder, chases, foreign intrigue... This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.