Most popular movies of 1980s

Predator(1987)

Combined Rating:
64
Combined Critics Rating: 47

A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.



Heathers(1988)

Combined Rating:
72
Combined Critics Rating: 63

In order to get out of the snobby clique that is destroying her good-girl reputation, an intelligent teen teams up with a dark sociopath in a plot to kill the cool kids.



Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade(1989)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 64

When Dr. Henry Jones, Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. must follow in his father's footsteps to stop the Nazis from getting their hands on the Holy Grail first.



The Godfather: Part III(1990)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 58

In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in New York and Italy in 1979, aging Mafia don Michael Corleone seeks to avow for his sins while taking his nephew Vincent Mancini under his wing.



Friday the 13th(1980)

Combined Rating:
37
Combined Critics Rating: 10

A group of camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp which, years before, was the site of a child's drowning.



Excalibur(1981)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 62

Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the round table of Camelot even as forces conspire to tear it apart



E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial(1982)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 46

A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home world.



Jaws 3-D(1983)

Combined Rating:
36
Combined Critics Rating: 14

The sons of police chief Brody must protect civilians at a SeaWorld theme park after a 35-foot shark becomes trapped in the park with them.



The Terminator(1984)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 71

A seemingly indestructible humanoid cyborg is sent from 2029 to 1984 to assassinate a waitress, whose unborn son will lead humanity in a war against the machines, while a soldier from that war is sent to protect her at all costs.



Legend(1985)

Combined Rating:
55
Combined Critics Rating: 39

A young man must stop the Lord of Darkness from both destroying daylight and marrying the woman he loves.



Lucas(1986)

Combined Rating:
31
Combined Critics Rating: 15

A socially inept fourteen year old experiences heartbreak for the first time when his two best friends -- Cappie, an older-brother figure, and Maggie, the new girl with whom he is in love -- fall for each other.



The Lost Boys(1987)

Combined Rating:
72
Combined Critics Rating: 61

After moving to a new town, two brothers discover that the area is a haven for vampires.



Rain Man(1988)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 71

Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country.



Pet Sematary(1989)

Combined Rating:
57
Combined Critics Rating: 40

Behind a young family's home in Maine is a terrible secret that holds the power of life after death. When tragedy strikes, the threat of that power soon becomes undeniable.



Pretty Woman(1990)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 56

A man in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort for some social events, and hires a beautiful prostitute he meets... only to fall in love.



The Elephant Man(1980)

Combined Rating:
32
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous facade, there is revealed a person of intelligence and sensitivity.



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.



Poltergeist(1982)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 69

A family's home is haunted by a host of ghosts.



Christine(1983)

Combined Rating:
61
Combined Critics Rating: 47

A nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it.



Ghostbusters(1984)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 66

Three former parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service.




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