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101 Essential Movies of the 1980s

This list features 101 essential movies of the 1980s ranked in order of release date.................
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Airplane! (1980)
Airplane! (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
2
Caddyshack (1980)
Caddyshack (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
3
Raging Bull (1980)
Raging Bull (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
4
The Blues Brothers (1980)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
5
The Elephant Man (1980)
The Elephant Man (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
6
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
7
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
8
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
9
Blow Out (1981)
Blow Out (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
10
Das Boot (1981)
Das Boot (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
11
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
12
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
13
The Evil Dead (1981)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
14
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
15
Thief (1981)
Thief (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
16
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
17
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
18
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
19
First Blood (1982)
First Blood (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
20
Gandhi (1982)
Gandhi (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
21
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
22
Poltergeist (1982)
Poltergeist (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
23
The King of Comedy (1982)
The King of Comedy (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
24
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
25
Tron (1982)
Tron (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
26
A Christmas Story (1983)
A Christmas Story (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
27
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
28
Risky Business (1983)
Risky Business (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
29
Scarface (1983)
Scarface (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
30
The Dead Zone (1983)
The Dead Zone (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
31
Videodrome (1983)
Videodrome (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
32
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
33
Amadeus (1984)
Amadeus (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
34
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
35
Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
36
Gremlins (1984)
Gremlins (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
37
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
38
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
39
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
40
The Karate Kid (1984)
The Karate Kid (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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