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80 Best Genre Films of the 80s

Taking a cue from IT and STRANGER THINGS, it's high time that we too paid tribute to the 1980s. In an undertaking only the STARBURST team are foolhardy enough to attempt, we decided to definitively rank the finest genre films produced during those ten years. Brace yourself for a nostalgia blast, as we countdown THE BEST SCI-FI, HORROR, AND FANTASY MOVIES OF THE EIGHTIES!
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The Quiet Earth (1985)
The Quiet Earth (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
2
Altered States (1980)
Altered States (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
3
The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
4
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
5
The Last Starfighter (1984)
The Last Starfighter (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
6
The Man With Two Brains (1983)
The Man With Two Brains (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
7
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
8
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
9
Galaxy of Terror (1981)
Galaxy of Terror (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   31%
10
Night of the Comet (1984)
Night of the Comet (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
11
The Dark Crystal (1982)
The Dark Crystal (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
12
Fright Night (1985)
Fright Night (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
13
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   41%
14
Short Circuit (1986)
Short Circuit (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   61%
15
Time Bandits (1981)
Time Bandits (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
16
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   58%
17
Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)
Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
18
Trancers (1984)
Trancers (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
19
Weird Science (1985)
Weird Science (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   56%
20
Somewhere in Time (1980)
Somewhere in Time (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   58%
21
The Black Cauldron (1985)
The Black Cauldron (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   55%
22
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   46%
23
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
24
Willow (1988)
Willow (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   52%
25
The Goonies (1985)
The Goonies (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
26
The Dead Zone (1983)
The Dead Zone (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
27
Bad Taste (1987)
Bad Taste (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
28
Masters of the Universe (1987)
Masters of the Universe (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   16%
29
Hellraiser (1987)
Hellraiser (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
30
Blue Velvet (1986)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
31
Day of the Dead (1985)
Day of the Dead (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
32
Return to Oz (1985)
Return to Oz (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   54%
33
The Fog (1980)
The Fog (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
34
The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   62%
35
Brazil (1985)
Brazil (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
36
Re-Animator (1985)
Re-Animator (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
37
Tron (1982)
Tron (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
38
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
39
The Running Man (1987)
The Running Man (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
40
Repo Man (1984)
Repo Man (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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