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The Definitive Movies of the 80s

I was a child of the 80s. Here are the movies that defined the decade. Not the best movies. But the ones that made the 80s the 80s.
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Aliens (1986)
Aliens (1986)
1
97%8.3
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
2
89%8.1
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
3
84%8.4
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
4
96%8.5
The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator (1984)
5
100%8.0
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
6
95%8.4
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
7
94%8.7
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
8
88%8.2
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
9
99%7.8
Predator (1987)
Predator (1987)
10
81%7.8
Die Hard (1988)
Die Hard (1988)
11
94%8.2
Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghostbusters (1984)
12
97%7.8
Scarface (1983)
Scarface (1983)
13
81%8.3
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
14
84%7.5
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
15
82%8.1
First Blood (1982)
First Blood (1982)
16
85%7.7
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
17
91%8.3
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
18
87%8.3
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
19
97%7.7
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
20
85%8.1
Batman (1989)
Batman (1989)
21
72%7.5
Rocky IV (1985)
Rocky IV (1985)
22
38%6.9
Gremlins (1984)
Gremlins (1984)
23
85%7.3
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
24
94%8.2
The Neverending Story (1984)
The Neverending Story (1984)
25
80%7.4
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
26
82%8.3
The Evil Dead (1981)
The Evil Dead (1981)
27
95%7.5
Child's Play (1988)
Child's Play (1988)
28
71%6.6
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
29
94%7.6
Top Gun (1986)
Top Gun (1986)
30
59%6.9
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
31
80%6.3
Akira (1988)
Akira (1988)
32
90%8.0
Beetlejuice (1988)
Beetlejuice (1988)
33
85%7.5
Poltergeist (1982)
Poltergeist (1982)
34
87%7.3
The Goonies (1985)
The Goonies (1985)
35
77%7.8
The Untouchables (1987)
The Untouchables (1987)
36
83%7.9
Platoon (1986)
Platoon (1986)
37
87%8.1
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
38
67%7.6
Escape From New York (1981)
Escape From New York (1981)
39
87%7.2
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
40
74%7.3
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