Best movies of 1980s

Stripes(1981)

Combined Rating:
67
Combined Critics Rating: 56

Two friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the army for a bit of fun.



Dangerous Liaisons(1988)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 55

A scheming widow and her manipulative ex-lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman.



National Lampoon's Vacation(1983)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 54

The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated.



For Your Eyes Only(1981)

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Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 53

Agent 007 is assigned to hunt for a lost British encryption device and prevent it from falling into enemy hands.



Sixteen Candles(1984)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 53

A girl's "sweet" sixteenth birthday becomes anything but special, as she suffers from every embarrassment possible.



Innerspace(1987)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 56

A hapless store clerk must foil criminals to save the life of the man who, miniaturized in a secret experiment, was accidentally injected into him.



The Fog(1980)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 55

Legend says that Antonio Bay was built in 1880 with blood money obtained from shipwrecked lepers, which no one believes. On the eve of the town's centennial, many plan to attend the celebrations, including the murdered lepers.



Honey, I Shrunk the Kids(1989)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 52

The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fight diminutive dangers as the father searches for them.



Kindergarten Cop(1990)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 52

A tough cop must pose as a kindergarten teacher in order to locate a dangerous criminal's ex-wife, who may hold the key to putting him behind bars.



Labyrinth(1986)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 50

A 16-year-old girl is given 13 hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue her baby brother when her wish for him to be taken away is granted by the Goblin King.



Sophie's Choice(1982)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 56

After spending time with his new neighbors, an aspiring writer realizes they are harboring deep secrets that will forever change him.



Pump Up the Volume(1990)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 59

Mark runs a pirate radio station and causes an uproar when he speaks his mind and enthralls fellow teens.



Wild at Heart(1990)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 52

Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor.



Coming to America(1988)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 50

An extremely pampered African Prince travels to Queens, New York, and goes undercover to find a wife whom he can respect for her intelligence and will.



Major League(1989)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 53

The new owner of the Cleveland Indians puts together a purposely horrible team so they'll lose and she can move the team. But when the plot is uncovered, they start winning just to spite her.



Star Trek III: The Search for Spock(1984)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 52

Admiral Kirk and his bridge crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis planet to recover Spock's body.



Willow(1988)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 51

A reluctant dwarf must play a critical role in protecting a special baby from an evil queen.



Starman(1984)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 55

An alien takes the form of a young widow's husband and asks her to drive him from Wisconsin to Arizona. The government tries to stop them.



Drugstore Cowboy(1989)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 58

A pharmacy-robbing dope fiend and his crew pop pills and evade the law.



The Land Before Time(1988)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 52

An orphaned brontosaurus teams up with other young dinosaurs in order to reunite with their families in a valley.




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