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The Essential 80s Movies

This is a ultimate list of all of the essential movies to see from the 1980s. These are the defining films from the decade.
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The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
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Airplane! (1980)
Airplane! (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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Caddyshack (1980)
Caddyshack (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
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The Blues Brothers (1980)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
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Raging Bull (1980)
Raging Bull (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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The Elephant Man (1980)
The Elephant Man (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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Flash Gordon (1980)
Flash Gordon (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
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Friday the 13th (1980)
Friday the 13th (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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An American Werewolf in London (1981)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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Escape From New York (1981)
Escape From New York (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
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The Evil Dead (1981)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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Chariots of Fire (1981)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
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Arthur (1981)
Arthur (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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Time Bandits (1981)
Time Bandits (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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Stripes (1981)
Stripes (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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The Fox and the Hound (1981)
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
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Das Boot (1981)
Das Boot (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
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Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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Poltergeist (1982)
Poltergeist (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
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The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
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Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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Annie (1982)
Annie (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   53%
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Tron (1982)
Tron (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
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An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
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First Blood (1982)
First Blood (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
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Tootsie (1982)
Tootsie (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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Rocky III (1982)
Rocky III (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   65%
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Gandhi (1982)
Gandhi (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
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48 Hrs. (1982)
48 Hrs. (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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The Dark Crystal (1982)
The Dark Crystal (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
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Return of the Jedi (1983)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
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Flashdance (1983)
Flashdance (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   38%
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Wargames (1983)
Wargames (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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