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50 Classic 80s Comedy Movies

A list of fifty classic comedy movies released during the 1980s that are worth checking out, assuming you haven't seen them already. If you have, watch them again.
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The Blues Brothers (1980)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
1
73%7.9
Airplane! (1980)
Airplane! (1980)
2
97%7.7
Caddyshack (1980)
Caddyshack (1980)
3
73%7.3
Caveman (1981)
Caveman (1981)
4
32%5.8
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
5
74%7.2
Arthur (1981)
Arthur (1981)
6
88%6.9
My Dinner With André (1981)
My Dinner With André (1981)
7
92%7.8
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
8
78%7.2
Tootsie (1982)
Tootsie (1982)
9
90%7.4
The King of Comedy (1982)
The King of Comedy (1982)
10
89%7.8
Local Hero (1983)
Local Hero (1983)
11
100%7.4
The Meaning of Life (1983)
The Meaning of Life (1983)
12
86%7.5
Trading Places (1983)
Trading Places (1983)
13
88%7.5
Risky Business (1983)
Risky Business (1983)
14
92%6.8
A Christmas Story (1983)
A Christmas Story (1983)
15
90%7.9
Romancing the Stone (1984)
Romancing the Stone (1984)
16
85%6.9
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
17
95%7.9
Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghostbusters (1984)
18
97%7.8
Gremlins (1984)
Gremlins (1984)
19
85%7.3
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
20
83%7.3
The Breakfast Club (1985)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
21
89%7.8
Brazil (1985)
Brazil (1985)
22
98%7.9
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
23
92%7.7
The Goonies (1985)
The Goonies (1985)
24
77%7.8
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
25
96%8.5
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
26
87%7.0
After Hours (1985)
After Hours (1985)
27
91%7.7
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
28
91%7.9
Ferris Bueller's Day off (1986)
Ferris Bueller's Day off (1986)
29
80%7.8
Ruthless People (1986)
Ruthless People (1986)
30
93%6.9
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
31
90%7.1
Withnail & I (1987)
Withnail & I (1987)
32
94%7.6
Raising Arizona (1987)
Raising Arizona (1987)
33
91%7.3
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
34
80%7.6
Roxanne (1987)
Roxanne (1987)
35
88%6.6
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987)
36
97%8.1
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
37
92%7.6
Moonstruck (1987)
Moonstruck (1987)
38
94%7.1
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
39
91%7.3
Beetlejuice (1988)
Beetlejuice (1988)
40
85%7.5
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