Best movies of 1980s on amazon prime

Bad Boys(1983)

Combined Rating:
21
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Chicago crime kid Mick O'Brien is sent to reform school after accidentally killing a rival's kid brother.



American Ninja(1985)

Combined Rating:
21
Combined Critics Rating: 0

American soldier, obviously very skilled in martial arts, single-handedly takes on mercenaries in the Philippines.



Teen Witch(1989)

Combined Rating:
21
Combined Critics Rating: 7

High school misfit Louise, at a loss for romance, discovers magical abilities, but the teenage witch finds that she cannot conjure herself true love, so what?



Transylvania 6-5000(1985)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 9

Tabloid reporters Jack Harrison and Gil Turner are sent to Transylvania with two choices: find the Frankenstein monster or find new jobs. But before the jumpy journalists can dig up their ...



Vibes(1988)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 16

Psychics hired to find lost temple...



The Prowler(1981)

Combined Rating:
17
Combined Critics Rating: 0

An unknown killer, clad in World War II U.S. Army fatigues, stalks a small New Jersey town bent on reliving a 35 year-old double murder by focusing on a group of college kids holding an annual Spring Dance.



Nadine(1987)

Combined Rating:
17
Combined Critics Rating: 10

In 1950s Texas, a woman trying to recover sexy photos of herself and divorce her husband witnesses a murder and uncovers corrupt land dealings.



The Couch Trip(1988)

Combined Rating:
17
Combined Critics Rating: 7

The escaped delinquent John W. Burns, Jr. replaces Dr. Maitlin on a radio show, saying he's the psychiatrist Lawrence Baird. His tactless radio show is a hit, and he becomes very popular. ...



Racing with the Moon(1984)

Combined Rating:
16
Combined Critics Rating: 8

In 1942 California, two young men await induction into the U.S. Marines and say goodbye to their girlfriends.



American Ninja 2: The Confrontation(1987)

Combined Rating:
16
Combined Critics Rating: 0

On a remote Caribbean island, Army Ranger Joe Armstrong investigates the disappearance of several marines, which leads him to The Lion, a super-criminal who has kidnapped a local scientist and mass-produced an army of mutant Ninja warriors.



Cousins(1989)

Combined Rating:
16
Combined Critics Rating: 7

Two couples go to a mutual friend's wedding and end up swapping partners.



Agneepath(1990)

Combined Rating:
16
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A young boy's quest for revenge leads him to become a gangster as an adult, and with each day he becomes more and more like his enemies. Can he find vengeance and redemption?



Gleaming the Cube(1989)

Combined Rating:
15
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Brian's adopted brother is killed when he discovers that the shop he works in sends weapons to Vietnam instead of medications. To the police it looks like suicide, but Brian knows better so...



Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland(1989)

Combined Rating:
15
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A young boy whose dreams transcend reality is sucked into his own fantasy, which is everything he has dreamed of until he unleashes a century old secret that may not only destroy this ...



Tuff Turf(1985)

Combined Rating:
14
Combined Critics Rating: 5

The new kid in school must battle a gang of street toughs after stealing the gang leader's girl.



Death Ship(1980)

Combined Rating:
13
Combined Critics Rating: 6

A mysterious ghostly freighter rams and sinks a modern day cruise ship whose survivors climb aboard the freighter and discover that it is a WW2 Nazi torture vessel.



Some Girls(1988)

Combined Rating:
12
Combined Critics Rating: 5

Michael, a college student, visits his girlfriend Gabriella and her family for Christmas in Canada. When he gets there, she tells him that she doesn't love him any more. Michael attempts to...



The Competition(1980)

Combined Rating:
11
Combined Critics Rating: 7

The movie centers on a piano competition whose winner is assured of success. It is Paul's last chance to compete, but newcomer Heidi may be a better pianist. Can romance be far away? Will ...



Hercules(1983)

Combined Rating:
10
Combined Critics Rating: 0

The story of the Greek mythological figure, updated in this 80's version.



Thrashin'(1986)

Combined Rating:
10
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Two skateboarding gangs battle each other for supremacy, and a member of one gang falls in love with the sister of his rival.




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