Highest grossing movies of 1980s

Who Framed Roger Rabbit(1988)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 72

A toon-hating detective is a cartoon rabbit's only hope to prove his innocence when he is accused of murder.



Beverly Hills Cop II(1987)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 24

Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills to help Taggart and Rosewood investigate Chief Bogomil's near-fatal shooting and the series of "alphabet crimes" associated with it.



Rambo: First Blood Part II(1985)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 24

John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam.



Gremlins(1984)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 66

A boy inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.



Lethal Weapon 2(1989)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 58

Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats who are using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.



Look Who's Talking(1989)

Combined Rating:
62
Combined Critics Rating: 47

After a single, career-minded woman is left on her own to give birth to the child of a married man, she finds a new romantic chance in a cab driver. Meanwhile, the point-of-view of the newborn boy is narrated through voice-over.



Platoon(1986)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 76

A young recruit in Viet Nam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.



Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(1990)

Combined Rating:
31
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Four teenage mutant ninja turtles emerge from the shadows to protect New York City from a gang of criminal ninjas.



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.



An Officer and a Gentleman(1982)

Combined Rating:
54
Combined Critics Rating: 38

A young man must complete his work at a Navy Flight school to become an aviator, with the help of a tough gunnery sergeant and his new girlfriend.



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.



Rocky IV(1985)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 46

After iron man Drago, a highly intimidating 6-foot-5, 261-pound Soviet athlete, kills Apollo Creed in an exhibition match, Rocky comes to the heart of Russia for 15 pile-driving boxing rounds of revenge.



Good Morning, Vietnam(1987)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 23

In 1965, an unorthodox and irreverent DJ named Adrian Cronauer begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the U.S. Armed Services radio station in Vietnam.



Rocky III(1982)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 23

After winning the ultimate title and being the world champion, Rocky falls into a hole and finds himself picked up by a former enemy.



The Hunt for Red October(1990)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 59

In November 1984, the Soviet Union's best submarine captain in their newest sub violates orders and heads for the USA. Is he trying to defect or to start a war?



On Golden Pond(1981)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 23

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.



Total Recall(1990)

Combined Rating:
72
Combined Critics Rating: 59

When a man goes for virtual vacation memories of the planet Mars, an unexpected and harrowing series of events forces him to go to the planet for real - or does he?



Back to the Future Part II(1989)

Combined Rating:
52
Combined Critics Rating: 29

After visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985...without interfering with his first trip.



Die Hard 2(1990)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 62

John McClane attempts to avert disaster as rogue military operatives seize control of Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.



The Karate Kid Part II(1986)

Combined Rating:
30
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Daniel accompanies his mentor, Mr. Miyagi, to Miyagi's childhood home in Okinawa. Miyagi visits his dying father and confronts his old rival, while Daniel falls in love and inadvertently makes a new rival of his own.




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