Critically acclaimed movies of 1980s on amazon prime

Actors : James Larkin, Simon Shepherd, Derek Jacobi, Kenneth Branagh,
Directors : Kenneth Branagh,

In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.

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 : Denise Crosby, Fred Gwynne, Dale Midkiff, Brad Greenquist,
Directors : Mary Lambert,

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.

Actors : Kurt Russell, Donald Pleasence, Ernest Borgnine, Lee Van Cleef,
Directors : John Carpenter,

In 1997, when the U.S. president crashes into Manhattan, now a giant maximum security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in to rescue him.

Actors : David Keith, Robert Loggia, Debra Winger, Richard Gere,
Directors : Taylor Hackford,

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.

Actors : Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd, Madeline Kahn,
Directors : Jonathan Lynn,

Six guests are invited to a strange house and must cooperate with the staff to solve a murder mystery.

Actors : Lukas Haas, Josef Sommer, Kelly McGillis, Harrison Ford,
Directors : Peter Weir,

A young Amish boy is sole witness to a murder; policeman John Book goes into hiding in Amish country to protect him until the trial.

Actors : George Kennedy, Domenick John, Tom Savini, Lois Chiles,
Directors : Michael Gornick,

Three more bone-chilling tales that include a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and a hitchhiker who wants revenge and will not die.

Actors : Sean Connery, Mark Harmon, Jack Warden, Meg Ryan,
Directors : Peter Hyams,

A San Francisco civilian police detective is forced to work on a series of murders with his former enemy commanding officer while dating his daughter.

Actors : Karen Austin, Richard Crenna, John Candy, Rip Torn,
Directors : Carl Reiner,

An overworked air-traffic controller takes his family on a beach vacation but is soon beset by series of mishaps.

Actors : JoBeth Williams, Oliver Robins, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O'Rourke,
Directors : Brian Gibson,

The Freeling family have a new house, but their troubles with supernatural forces don't seem to be over.

Actors : Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Sean Chapman, Andrew Robinson,
Directors : Clive Barker,

An unfaithful wife encounters the zombie of her dead lover; demons are pursuing him after he escaped their sadomasochistic underworld.

Actors : Carl Weathers, Burt Young, Talia Shire, Sylvester Stallone,
Directors : Sylvester Stallone,

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

Actors : Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton, John Franklin, R.G. Armstrong,
Directors : Fritz Kiersch,

A young couple is trapped in a remote town where a dangerous religious cult of children believe everyone over the age of 18 must be killed.

Actors : John Glover, Mario Machado, Leeza Gibbons, Peter Weller,
Directors : Irvin Kershner,

Cyborg law enforcer RoboCop returns to protect the citizens of old Detroit but faces a deadly challenge when a rogue OCP member secretly creates a new, evil RoboCop 2.

Actors : Rip Torn, Marc Singer, John Amos, Tanya Roberts,
Directors : Don Coscarelli,

A sword-and-sorcery fantasy about a young man's search for revenge. Armed with supernatural powers, the handsome hero and his animal allies wage war against marauding forces.

Actors : John Harkins, Matthew Modine, Sandy Baron, Nicolas Cage,
Directors : Alan Parker,

After two friends return home from the Vietnam War one becomes mentally unstable and obsesses with becoming a bird.

Actors : Mike Nussbaum, Lindsay Crouse, Joe Mantegna, Lilia Skala,
Directors : David Mamet,

A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.

Actors : Vincent Gardenia, Joel Brooks, John Ritter, Alyson Reed,
Directors : Blake Edwards,

A womanizing, drunken, allelic writer, whose life seems to be falling apart at the seams, repeatedly finds himself in trouble of one sort or another with the law, ex-girlfriends, and jealous boyfriends.

Actors : Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson, Grant Cramer, John Vernon,
Directors : Stephen Chiodo,

Aliens who look like clowns come from outer space and terrorize a small town.