Best movies of 1980s

Spies Like Us(1985)

Combined Rating:
46
Combined Critics Rating: 27

Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for Nuclear War.



Short Circuit(1986)

Combined Rating:
46
Combined Critics Rating: 25

Number 5 of a group of experimental robots in a lab is electrocuted, suddenly becomes intelligent, and escapes.



Sid and Nancy(1986)

Combined Rating:
46
Combined Critics Rating: 29

The relationship between Sid Vicious, bassist for British punk group The Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen is portrayed.



One Crazy Summer(1986)

Combined Rating:
46
Combined Critics Rating: 37

An aspiring teenage cartoonist and his friends come to the aid of a singer trying to save her family property from developers.



Nothing in Common(1986)

Combined Rating:
46
Combined Critics Rating: 47

A highly successful advertising executive decides to put his job on hold after getting an update from his father that he and his wife are divorced and decides to extend his break after revealing that his father is a diabetic.



Hollywood Shuffle(1987)

Combined Rating:
46
Combined Critics Rating: 54

An actor limited to stereotypical roles because of his ethnicity, dreams of making it big as a highly respected performer. As he makes his rounds, the film takes a satiric look at African American actors in Hollywood.



Hotaru no haka(1988)

Combined Rating:
46
Combined Critics Rating: 22

A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.



License to Drive(1988)

Combined Rating:
46
Combined Critics Rating: 34

A teen decides to go for a night on the town with his friends despite flunking his driver's test.



UHF(1989)

Combined Rating:
46
Combined Critics Rating: 31

An unemployed visionary becomes the manager of a local public station. The station becomes a success, with all sorts of hilarious sight gags and wacky humor.



Life Is Sweet(1990)

Combined Rating:
46
Combined Critics Rating: 44

A waitress, her cook husband, & their twin daughters ponder their lives over a few weeks in a working-class suburb north of London.



Nine to Five(1980)

Combined Rating:
45
Combined Critics Rating: 29

Three female employees of a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot find a way to turn the tables on him.



Somewhere in Time(1980)

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Combined Rating:
45
Combined Critics Rating: 29

A Chicago playwright uses self-hypnosis to travel back in time and meet the actress whose vintage portrait hangs in a grand hotel.



Any Which Way You Can(1980)

Combined Rating:
45
Combined Critics Rating: 33

A trucker turned prize fighter, his brother and their pet orangutan have a series of misadventures involving the mob, corrupt cops, motorcycle gangs and pretty dames.



Seems Like Old Times(1980)

Combined Rating:
45
Combined Critics Rating: 42

Wrongfully accused of a bank robbery, a writer seeks the help of his ex-wife, who is now married to the soon-to-be D.A. of California.



Friday the 13th Part 2(1981)

Combined Rating:
45
Combined Critics Rating: 24

Mrs. Voorhees is dead, and Camp Crystal Lake is shut down, but a camp next to the infamous place is stalked by an unknown assailant.



One from the Heart(1981)

Combined Rating:
45
Combined Critics Rating: 49

Hank and Frannie don't seem to be able to live together anymore. After a five-year relationship, lustful and dreamy Fanny leaves down-to-earth Hank on the anniversary of their relationship....



The Dark Crystal(1982)

Combined Rating:
45
Combined Critics Rating: 24

On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal, and so restore order to his world.



Deathtrap(1982)

Combined Rating:
45
Combined Critics Rating: 39

A Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's script.



Airplane II: The Sequel(1982)

Combined Rating:
45
Combined Critics Rating: 24

A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the Sun. Can Ted Striker save the day and get the shuttle back on track - again?



Better Off Dead...(1985)

Combined Rating:
45
Combined Critics Rating: 26

A teenager has to deal with his girlfriend dumping him among family crises, homicidal paper boys, and a rival skier.




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