Best movies of 1980s that are award winners or nominees

Actors : Cher, Susan Sarandon, Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer,
Directors : George Miller,

Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted - at a cost - when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.

Actors : Jason Robards, Dianne Wiest, Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen,
Directors : Ron Howard,

The Buckmans are a midwestern family all dealing with their lives: estranged relatives, raising children, pressures of the job, and learning to be a good parent and spouse.

Actors : Cynthia Rhodes, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach, Patrick Swayze,
Directors : Emile Ardolino,

Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.

Actors : Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio,
Directors : Brian De Palma,

In Miami in 1980, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed.

Actors : Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Annie McEnroe, Alec Baldwin,
Directors : Tim Burton,

When a recently-deceased ghost couple find their now-vacant home invaded by an obnoxious family, they hire a sleazy ghost who gets rid of humans to help them.

Actors : Rick Moranis, Vincent Gardenia, Ellen Greene, Levi Stubbs,
Directors : Frank Oz,

A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.

Actors : Trey Wilson, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Kevin Costner,
Directors : Ron Shelton,

A fan who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him.

Actors : John Ashton, Charles Grodin, Robert De Niro, Yaphet Kotto,
Directors : Martin Brest,

An accountant is chased by bounty hunters, the FBI, and the Mafia after jumping bail.

Actors : Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones,
Directors : John Hughes,

A high school wise guy is determined to have a day off from school, despite what the Principal thinks of that.

Actors : Sharon Stone, Rachel Ticotin, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Ironside,
Directors : Paul Verhoeven,

When a man goes for virtual vacation memories of the planet Mars, an unexpected and harrowing series of events forces him to go to the planet for real - or does he?

Actors : John Wood, Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, Dabney Coleman,
Directors : John Badham,

A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.

Actors : Tom Cruise, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava, Josh Evans,
Directors : Oliver Stone,

The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.

Actors : Jonathan Ke Quan, Kate Capshaw, Harrison Ford, Amrish Puri,
Directors : Steven Spielberg,

After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees, and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.

Actors : Daniel Stern, Macaulay Culkin, John Heard, Joe Pesci,
Directors : Chris Columbus,

An eight-year-old troublemaker must protect his house from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas vacation.

Actors : Rebecca De Mornay, Tom Cruise, Richard Masur, Joe Pantoliano,
Directors : Paul Brickman,

A Chicago teenager is looking for fun at home while his parents are away, but the situation quickly gets out of hand.

Actors : Tom Cruise, Paul Newman, Helen Shaver, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio,
Directors : Martin Scorsese,

Fast Eddie Felson teaches a cocky but immensely talented protégé the ropes of pool hustling, which in turn inspires him to make an unlikely comeback.

Actors : Bill Bernstein, Woody Allen, Martin Landau, Claire Bloom,
Directors : Woody Allen,

An ophthalmologist's mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife while a married documentary filmmaker is infatuated with another woman.

Actors : Mitchell Ryan, Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey,
Directors : Richard Donner,

A veteran policeman, Murtaugh, is partnered with a younger, suicidal officer, Riggs. They both have one thing in common: hating working in pairs. Now they must learn to work with one another to stop a gang of drug smugglers.

Actors : Sean Connery, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill, Alec Baldwin,
Directors : John McTiernan,

In November 1984, the Soviet Union's best submarine captain in their newest sub violates orders and heads for the USA. Is he trying to defect or to start a war?

Actors : Joe Pesci, Patsy Kensit, Mel Gibson, Danny Glover,
Directors : Richard Donner,

Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats who are using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.