Best movies of 1980s

Urban Cowboy(1980)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 45

Bud is a young man from the country who learns about life and love in a Houston bar.



The Blue Lagoon(1980)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 32

In the Victorian period, two children are shipwrecked on a tropical island in the South Pacific. With no adults to guide them, the two make a simple life together, unaware that sexual maturity will eventually intervene.



Bronco Billy(1980)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 46

An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest.



Weekend at Bernie's(1989)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 32

Two losers try to pretend that their murdered employer is really alive, leading the hitman to attempt to track him down to finish him off.



Jumpin' Jack Flash(1986)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 41

Terry works for a bank, and uses computers to communicate with clients all over the world. One day she gets a coded message from an unknown source. After decoding the message, Terry becomes...



Harry and the Hendersons(1987)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 36

The Henderson family adopt a friendly Sasquatch but have a hard time trying to keep the legend of 'Bigfoot' a secret.



Once Upon a Time in America(1984)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 26

A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.



Teen Wolf(1985)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 32

An ordinary high school student discovers that his family has an unusual pedigree when he finds himself turning into a werewolf.



The Cannonball Run(1981)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 34

A wide variety of eccentric competitors participate in a wild and illegal cross-country road race. However, the eccentric entrants will do anything to win the road race, including low-down, dirty tricks.



Day of the Dead(1985)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 30

A small group of military officers and scientists dwell in an underground bunker as the world above is overrun by zombies.



Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment(1985)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 32

When a new gang moves into town it's up to the screwball police team to stop them.



Brubaker(1980)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 42

The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.



Gremlins 2: The New Batch(1990)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 29

The Gremlins are back, and this time, they've taken total control over the building of a media mogul.



Cocktail(1988)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 30

A talented New York City bartender takes a job at a bar in Jamaica and falls in love.



Thief(1981)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 39

Coming closer to his dream of leading a normal life, a professional safecracker agrees to do a job for the Mafia, who have other plans for him.



The Long Riders(1980)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 49

The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the Jesse James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge.



Red Heat(1988)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 31

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.



Ghost(1990)

Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 26

After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.



Another 48 Hrs.(1990)

Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 32

Jack Cates once again enlists the aid of ex-con Reggie Hammond--this time, to take down The Iceman, a ruthless drug lord operating in the San Francisco bay area.



Tales from the Darkside: The Movie(1990)

Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 41

A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him.




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