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100 Defining Movies of the 1980s

A list of one hundred movies released in the 1980s that have had a noteworthy impact on culture and/or the entertainment industry.
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Airplane! (1980)
Airplane! (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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Atlantic City (1980)
Atlantic City (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
3
Caddyshack (1980)
Caddyshack (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
4
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
5
Friday the 13th (1980)
Friday the 13th (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
6
Raging Bull (1980)
Raging Bull (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
7
The Blues Brothers (1980)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
8
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
9
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
10
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
11
Arthur (1981)
Arthur (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
12
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
13
On Golden Pond (1981)
On Golden Pond (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
14
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
15
The Evil Dead (1981)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
16
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
17
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
18
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
19
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
20
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
21
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
22
First Blood (1982)
First Blood (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
23
Gandhi (1982)
Gandhi (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
24
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
25
Poltergeist (1982)
Poltergeist (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
26
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
27
The Dark Crystal (1982)
The Dark Crystal (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
28
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
29
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
30
Tootsie (1982)
Tootsie (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
31
Tron (1982)
Tron (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
32
A Christmas Story (1983)
A Christmas Story (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
33
Flashdance (1983)
Flashdance (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   38%
34
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
35
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
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Scarface (1983)
Scarface (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
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Terms of Endearment (1983)
Terms of Endearment (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
38
The Day After (1983)
The Day After (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
39
The Outsiders (1983)
The Outsiders (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
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The Right Stuff (1983)
The Right Stuff (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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