Best Teenager movies of 1980s

Actors : Lea Thompson, Tom Cruise, Craig T. Nelson, Charles Cioffi,
Directors : Michael Chapman,

A high school football player desperate for a scholarship and his headstrong coach clash in a dying Pennsylvania steel town.

Actors : Kay E. Kuter, Lance Guest, Dan Mason, Robert Preston,
Directors : Nick Castle,

Video game expert Alex Rogan finds himself transported to another planet after conquering The Last Starfighter video game only to find out it was just a test. He was recruited to join the team of best starfighters to defend their world from the attack.

Actors : Michael J. Fox, Jerry Levine, Susan Ursitti, James Hampton,
Directors : Rod Daniel,

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

Actors : Courtney Gains, Patrick Dempsey, Amanda Peterson, Tina Caspary,
Directors : Steve Rash,

A nerdy outcast secretly pays the most popular girl in school one thousand dollars to be his girlfriend.

Actors : Matthew Lawrence, David Forrester, Debbie Harry, Christian Slater,
Directors : John Harrison,

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

Actors : Johnny Depp, Ricki Lake, Amy Locane, Susan Tyrrell,
Directors : John Waters,

In 1950s Baltimore, a bad boy with a heart of gold wins the love of a good girl, whose boyfriend sets out for revenge.

Actors : Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Kelly LeBrock, Bill Paxton,
Directors : John Hughes,

Two high school nerds attempt to create the perfect woman, but she turns out to be more than that.

Actors : John Cusack, Linda Warren, Demi Moore, Joel Murray,
Directors : Savage Steve Holland,

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

Actors : Lorna Luft, Maxwell Caulfield, Maureen Teefy, Michelle Pfeiffer,
Directors : Patricia Birch,

An English student at a 1960s American high school has to prove himself to the leader of a girls' gang whose members can only date greasers.

Actors : Grace Jones, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Olivia d'Abo, Wilt Chamberlain,
Directors : Richard Fleischer,

Conan leads a ragtag group of adventurers on a quest for a princess.

Actors : Dabney Coleman, Henry Thomas, Christina Nigra, Michael Murphy,
Directors : Richard Franklin,

A young boy and his imaginary friend end up on the run while in possession of a top-secret spy gadget.

Actors : Julia Roberts, Shirley MacLaine, Sally Field, Olympia Dukakis,
Directors : Herbert Ross,

A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold.

Actors : Anjelica Huston, Jasen Fisher, Mai Zetterling, Rowan Atkinson,
Directors : Nicolas Roeg,

A young boy stumbles onto a witch convention and must stop them, even after he has been turned into a mouse.

Actors : Bruce Willis, Tom Hanks, Kim Cattrall, Melanie Griffith,
Directors : Brian De Palma,

After his mistress runs over a young teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight, and attracting the interest of a down and out reporter.

Actors : Doug McKeon, Henry Fonda, Katharine Hepburn, Jane Fonda,
Directors : Mark Rydell,

Norman is a curmudgeon with an estranged relationship with his daughter Chelsea. At Golden Pond, he and his wife nevertheless agree to care for Billy, the son of Chelsea's new boyfriend, and a most unexpected relationship blooms.

Actors : Erich Anderson, Judie Aronson, Kimberly Beck, Peter Barton,
Directors : Joseph Zito,

After being mortally wounded and taken to the morgue, murderer Jason Voorhees spontaneously revives and embarks on a killing spree as he makes his way back to his home at Camp Crystal Lake.

Actors : Cliff De Young, Paul Reubens, Veronica Cartwright, Joey Cramer,
Directors : Randal Kleiser,

In 1978, a boy travels 8 years into the future and has an adventure with an intelligent, wisecracking alien ship.

Actors : Estelle Harris, Virginia Paris, Mark Phelan, Edward James Olmos,
Directors : Ramón Menéndez,

The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout prone students to learn calculus.

Actors : Michelle Meyrink, William Atherton, Val Kilmer, Gabriel Jarret,
Directors : Martha Coolidge,

Teenage geniuses deal with their abilities while developing a high-powered laser for a university project. When their professor intends to turn their work into a military weapon, they decide to ruin his plans.

Actors : Mia Farrow, Paul Herman, Dianne Wiest, Mike Starr,
Directors : Woody Allen,

A nostalgic look at radio's golden age focusing on one ordinary family and the various performers in the medium.