Best Movies of the 1980s

[Golden Spur]

.. my list, in no particular order:

Blade Runner
Blue Velvet
River's Edge
Brazil
Repo man
Angel Heart
Platoon
Drugstore Cowboy
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Raging Bull

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Die Hard
Indiana Jones...you pick
Rain Man
Scarface

 

[Golden Spur]

Die Hard
Indiana Jones...you pick
Rain Man
Scarface

Bold: Lol @ me for missing that one.

 

[Champ]

Back to the Future
Aliens
The Shining
The Untouchables
Full Metal Jacket
Do the Right Thing

 

[outofyourmind]

Most would agree with;
1) Back to the Future
2) Aliens
3) Ghostbusters
4) Terminator
5) War Games


Others off the beaten path;
1) Empire of the Sun
2) The Color Purple
3) Cocoon
4) The Right Stuff
5) The Last Emperor

 

[broncosmitty]

Stand By Me, Glory, E.T., Space Balls, Gremlins.

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Stand By Me, Glory, E.T., Space Balls, Gremlins.

lol all 5 of those were ones I was going to list but I didn't want to rattle off too many. Great movies.

 

[broncosmitty]

You'd already posted half of my top ten! (Never realized Scarface was80's though. I didn't see it till 97 at the earliest) More than half if you break up The Docta Jones movies. I'd like to add Major League.

 

[blindbaby]

To Live And Die In L.A.
Platoon
Full Metal Jacket
Police Squad

 

[navamind]

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

no particular order

Blade Runner
Aliens
Raging Bull
Platoon
The Last Emperor
Field of Dreams
Ran
Stranger Than Paradise
Die Hard
Glory
Witness
Do the Right Thing
Princess Bride
Runaway Train
Wings of Desire
A Fish Called Wanda
Midnight Run
Reds
A Christmas Story
Amadeus
The Right Stuff
Ferris Beuller's Day Off
The Breakfast Club

 

[GreenNickle]

 

[powerchord86]

Fast Times!

 

[RoboticDreams]

Ghostbusters?

 

[powerchord86]

 

[steveringo]

 

[steveringo]

 

[juliansteed]

2/3 of the original Star Wars trilogy is from the 80s and no mention on the 1st page? (Unless I missed it.) I know there are varying opinions on ROTJ (I personally love it), but I was really surprised not to see ESB mentioned.

Other than that lots of great movies already mentioned. The only other ones I can think of off the top of my head that I didn't see would be The Never Ending Story and Young Guns.

 

[olympicoscar]

Full Metal Jacket and Raging Bull would be my favorites.

 

[Champ]

What is this movie called? I remember watching it awhile back on tv but never got the name of it.