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Top 100 80s Teen Movies

Thanks in part to John Hughes' prolific output in the 80s, movies about teenagers in high school is essentially its own genre. Here are 100 of the best films about those formative years most of us spend a lifetime trying to forget.
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Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
2
Stand by Me (1986)
Stand by Me (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
3
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
4
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
5
The Breakfast Club (1985)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
6
The Goonies (1985)
The Goonies (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
7
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
8
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
9
Beetlejuice (1988)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
10
Lean on Me (1989)
Lean on Me (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   65%
11
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
12
Labyrinth (1986)
Labyrinth (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
13
The Neverending Story (1984)
The Neverending Story (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
14
Say Anything... (1989)
Say Anything... (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
15
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
16
Gremlins (1984)
Gremlins (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
17
The Karate Kid (1984)
The Karate Kid (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
18
The Lost Boys (1987)
The Lost Boys (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
19
Willow (1988)
Willow (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   52%
20
Heathers (1988)
Heathers (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
21
Eight Men Out (1988)
Eight Men Out (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
22
Rumble Fish (1983)
Rumble Fish (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
23
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
24
Diner (1982)
Diner (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
25
Wargames (1983)
Wargames (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
26
Fright Night (1985)
Fright Night (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
27
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
28
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
29
Crossroads (1986)
Crossroads (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
30
Better off Dead... (1985)
Better off Dead... (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
31
The Outsiders (1983)
The Outsiders (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
32
The Sure Thing (1985)
The Sure Thing (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
33
River's Edge (1987)
River's Edge (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
34
Real Genius (1985)
Real Genius (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
35
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
36
Ladyhawke (1985)
Ladyhawke (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
37
Uncle Buck (1989)
Uncle Buck (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
38
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
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Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
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Lucas (1986)
Lucas (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
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