Best movies of 1980s

Memphis Belle(1990)

Combined Rating:
36
Combined Critics Rating: 15

In 1943, the crew of a B-17 based in UK prepares for its 25th and last bombing mission over Germany before returning home to the USA.



The Long Good Friday(1980)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 17

Harold, a prosperous English gangster, is about to close a lucrative new deal when bombs start showing up in very inconvenient places. A mysterious syndicate is trying to muscle in on his ...



Swamp Thing(1982)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 22

After a violent incident with a special chemical, a research scientist is turned into a swamp plant monster.



Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid(1982)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 16

Film noir parody with a detective uncovering a sinister plot. Characters from real noirs appear as scenes from various films are intercut.



Sleepaway Camp(1983)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 16

Angela Baker, a traumatized and very shy young girl, is sent to summer camp with her cousin. Shortly after her arrival, anyone with sinister or less than honorable intentions gets their comeuppance.



Night of the Comet(1984)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 19

A comet wipes out most of life on Earth, leaving two Valley Girls fighting against cannibal zombies and a sinister group of scientists.



Explorers(1985)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 18

A boy obsessed with 50s sci-fi movies about aliens has a recurring dream about a blueprint of some kind, which he draws for his inventor friend. With the help of a third kid, they follow it and build themselves a spaceship. Now what?



Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters(1985)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 29

A fictionalized account in four chapters of the life of celebrated Japanese writer Yukio Mishima.



Children of a Lesser God(1986)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 20

A new speech teacher at a school for the deaf falls in love with the janitor, a deaf woman speechless by choice.



Salvador(1986)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 17

An American photojournalist gets caught in a political struggle at El Salvador in 1980.



Jean de Florette(1986)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 15

A greedy landowner and his backward nephew conspire to block the only water source for an adjoining property in order to bankrupt the owner and force him to sell.



Less Than Zero(1987)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 17

A college freshman returns to L.A. for the holidays at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.



House of Games(1987)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 17

A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.



Swimming to Cambodia(1987)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 42

Spalding Gray discusses his participation in the film The Killing Fields (1984) and the background story about the troubles of Cambodia.



Above the Law(1988)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 13

A former Special Operations Vietnam vet works as a Chicago cop, and uncovers C.I.A. wrongdoing.



My Stepmother Is an Alien(1988)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 14

An alien is sent on a secret mission to Earth, where she appears as a gorgeous, attractive, and single lady. Her mission is to make contact with a rather nerdy young scientist, who's quite ...



She's Having a Baby(1988)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 23

Jake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the full reality of marriage and all that it (and their parents) expect from them. Do they want ...



Cyborg(1989)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 13

A martial artist hunts a killer in a plague-infested urban dump of the future.



Lord of the Flies(1990)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 14

Stranded on an island, a group of schoolboys degenerate into savagery.



Child's Play 2(1990)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 11

While Andy's mother is admitted to a psychiatric hospital, the young boy is placed in foster care, and Chucky, determined to claim Andy's soul, is not far behind.




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