Best movies of 1980s

Nightbreed(1990)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 18

A troubled young man is drawn to a mythical place called Midian where a variety of monsters are hiding from humanity.



State of Grace(1990)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 16

A New York cop is recruited to return to his hometown and infiltrate the mob ran by his best friend's brother.



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.



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 ...



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.



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.



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.



Salvador(1986)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 17

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



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.



The Great Outdoors(1988)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 12

A Chicago man's hope for a peaceful family vacation in the woods is shattered when the annoying in-laws drop in.



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.



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.



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.



Problem Child(1990)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 14

A young boy is just short of a monster. He is adopted by a loving man and his wacky wife. The laughs keep coming as the boy pushes them to the limits.



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 ...



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?




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