Best movies of 1980s

The Two Jakes(1990)

Combined Rating:
48
Combined Critics Rating: 44

The sequel to Chinatown (1974) finds Jake Gittes investigating adultery and murder... and the money that comes from oil.



Xanadu(1980)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 40

The story of a girl who makes dreams come true.



Rocky III(1982)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 23

After winning the ultimate title and being the world champion, Rocky falls into a hole and finds himself picked up by a former enemy.



The Secret of NIMH(1982)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 29

To save her ill son, a field mouse must seek the aid of a colony of rats, with whom she has a deeper link than she ever suspected.



Rambo: First Blood Part II(1985)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 24

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.



A Chorus Line(1985)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 43

Hopefuls try out before a demanding director for a part in a new musical.



¡Three Amigos!(1986)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 26

Three actors accept an invitation to a Mexican village to perform their onscreen bandit fighter roles, unaware that it is the real thing.



Good Morning, Vietnam(1987)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 23

In 1965, an unorthodox and irreverent DJ named Adrian Cronauer begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the U.S. Armed Services radio station in Vietnam.



Beverly Hills Cop II(1987)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 24

Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills to help Taggart and Rosewood investigate Chief Bogomil's near-fatal shooting and the series of "alphabet crimes" associated with it.



Creepshow 2(1987)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 35

Three more bone-chilling tales that include a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and a hitchhiker who wants revenge and will not die.



Child's Play(1988)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 25

A single mother gives her son a much sought after doll for his birthday, only to discover that it is possessed by the soul of a serial killer.



Colors(1988)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 33

An experienced cop and his rookie partner patrol the streets of East Los Angeles while trying to keep the gang violence under control.



Tango & Cash(1989)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 25

Two cops are framed and must clear their names.



Cry-Baby(1990)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 27

In 1950s Baltimore, a bad boy with a heart of gold wins the love of a good girl, whose boyfriend sets out for revenge.



I Love You to Death(1990)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 39

Joey owns a pizza parlor, and is married to Rosalie. He's also a serial womanizer. Rosalie goes to extremes when she finds he has been cheating.



The Right Stuff(1983)

Combined Rating:
46
Combined Critics Rating: 25

The story of the original Mercury 7 astronauts and their macho, seat-of-the-pants approach to the space program.



Bachelor Party(1984)

Combined Rating:
46
Combined Critics Rating: 28

A soon-to-be-married man's friends throw him the ultimate bachelor party.



Johnny Dangerously(1984)

Combined Rating:
46
Combined Critics Rating: 38

Set in the 1930's, an honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.



Paris, Texas(1984)

Combined Rating:
46
Combined Critics Rating: 25

Travis Henderson, an aimless drifter who has been missing for four years, wanders out of the desert and must reconnect with society, himself, his life, and his family.



Weird Science(1985)

Combined Rating:
46
Combined Critics Rating: 23

Two high school nerds attempt to create the perfect woman, but she turns out to be more than that.




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