Top 100 80's Movies!

You voted for your favorites, now here are the results!

The people have spoken. I asked you what your favorite movies from the 80's were. You gave me big lists, and I had a hard time putting it all together. This is going to be a very long list, so I'm going to keep it short and just list the movies without really talking about them or anything. Sorry if that sounds amateurish, but that's how I'm gonna do it. Also, just so you guys won't complain like little kids, I'm going to include pictures. Well, without further ado, here is the list you helped me put together. These are...

THE TOP 100 80'S MOVIES!

#100 - The Karate Kid (1984)

#99 - Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)

#98 - Electric Dreams (1984)

#97 - Earth Girls Are Easy (1989)

#96 - Cloak & Dagger (1984)

#95 - Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)

#94 - Night of the Comet (1984)

#93 - Silver Bullet (1985)

#92 - Ruthless People (1986)

#91 - The Burbs (1989)

#90 - Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdrome (1985)

#89 - War Games (1983)

#88 - Heathers (1989)

#87 - Fright Night (1985)

#86 - Red Dawn (1984)

#85 - Popeye (1980)

#84 - Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

#83 - Mommie Dearest (1981)

#82 - Legend (1985)

#81 - Airplane 2: The Sequel (1982)

#80 - Clash of the Titans (1981)

#79 - Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)

#78 - The Last Dragon (1985)

#77 - Highlander (1986)

#76 - Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)

#75 - The Dark Crystal (1981)

#74 - Tootsie (1982)

#73 - Sixteen Candles (1984)

#72 - Maximum Overdrive (1986)

#71 - Who's That Girl (1987)

#70 - Aliens (1986)

#69 - Short Circuit (1986)

#68 - The Three Amigos (1986)

#67 - Scarface (1983)

#66 - Adventures in Babysitting (1987)

#65 - Uncle Buck (1989)

#64 - Scrooged (1988)

#63 - They Live (1988)

#62 - Blade Runner (1982)

#61 - Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)

#60 - The Man With Two Brains (1983)

#59 - Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)

#58 - Top Gun (1986)

#57 - Predator (1987)

#56 - The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)

#55 - Flashdance (1983)

#54 - Robocop (1987)

#53 - Footloose (1983)

#52 - Transformers: The Movie (1986)

#51 - Full Metal Jacket (1987)

#50 - Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

#49 - The Running Man (1987)

#48 - The Secret of NIMH (1982)

#47 - First Blood (1982)

#46 - Tron (1982)

#45 - The Untouchables (1987)

#44 - The Princess Bride (1987)

#43 - The Breakfast Club (1985)

#42 - The Golden Child (1986)

#41 - Mannequin (1987)

#40 - An American Werewolf in London (1981)

#39 - National Lampoons Christmas Vacation (1989)

#38 - The Terminator (1982)

#37 - Rocky III (1983)

#36 - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

#35 - Coming to America (1988)

#34 - Die Hard (1987)

#33 - Blues Brothers (1980)

#32 - Friday the 13th (1980)

#31 - Lethal Weapon (1987)

#30 - Big (1988)

#29 - Raging Bull (1980)

#28 - Airplane! (1980)

#27 - Caddyshack (1980)

#26 - A Christmas Story (1983)

#25 - Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

#24 - The Great Outdoors (1988)

#23 - The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)

#22 - The Shining (1980)

#21 - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

#20 - A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

#19 - Pee Wee's Big Adventure (1985)

#18 - Batman (1989)

#17 - Clue (1985)

#16 - Return of the Jedi (1983)

#15 - The Little Mermaid (1989)

#14 - Gremlins (1984)

#13 - Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

#12 - The Money Pit (1986)

#11 - National Lampoons Vacation (1983)

#10 - UHF (1989)

#9 - Labyrinth (1986)

#8 - Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

#7 - Back to the Future (1985)

#6 - Ghostbusters (1984)

#5 - Beetlejuice (1988)

#4 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)

#3 - E.T. (1982)

#2 - Poltergeist (1982)

and now...

(drum roll)

the #1 movie of the 80's is...

(drum roll gets more intense, then stops)

#1 - The Goonies (1985)

Well, there you have it. That is the official list of Top 100 80's movies that you guys all helped me put together. Some of you might wonder about a movie or two that got left off, but don't worry, I'm sure that one is listed in the honorable mentions. I would have listed the honorable mentions (movies that were nominated but didn't make the list), but that would just make the article too long, boring and repetitive (not that it's long enough already). I know that a lot of you are getting sick of all these list articles (namely velcrohead), and I know it may not look like it's very constructive, but I was elected to do this, and I did it. For those of you who enjoy these list articles, I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it turned out good.

Oh, and just so you'd know, these are not my Top 100. I didn't choose all these and put them in my deceding order, and I also didn't just randomly pick all these movies. These are listed in order based on the nominated 80's movies I got from some of you fellow Retrojunkies (which I thank, of course, for your participation as well as your generosity and support), and they are listed by popularity and number of votes.

Alright, I'm gonna take a break for a while, but I assure you that my next couple of articles are going to be worth reading!

Comments

I love Mannequin! It's definitely in my top 5 80s movies, Labyrinth too.
I've never seen The Goonies though. The trailers never interested me.

I have to say I totally support this list!Maybe some hit movies are missing but this has to be the best 80s list i have seen so far (on the internet) ... man i have to see goonies again

(after some 20 years)

They can place a fucking piece of garbage like "First Blood" but not "Gandhi" which is one of the greatest biographic drama movies that i have ever seen.How could a first blood over Gandhi The story of first blood is fucking rubbish. There is no plot .A post Vietnam warrior came to meet his friend but he is arrested by a arrogant cop Then he escape from the jail and ran away to the jungle the whole fucking movie is about the encounter between him and cops is that what you called a great movie but the Gandhi is a great screenplay and direction which won 8 oscar awards and excellent plot which reveal the whole biography of "Mahatma Gandhi"that how could he through out of the 1st class train in South Africa, then came to India and began a revolution How could a commercial piece of shit like "John Rambo " over this masterpiece. i have seen many 80s list "Gandhi ' is overlooked by the critics . i think critics are trying to prove themselves smarter than AMPAS and BAFTA but they are not

I mean 43 even worse.

I am shocked that The Breakfast Club comes in at number 42. Great list though thanks for putting it together. I see some movies I have never seen.

HOW THE HELL CAN DIRTY DANCING BE NOT ON THIS LIST?? That was a HUGE hit for the 80's. Also, Fast times at Ridgemont High. Stand by me also!!!

I like the list all of the movies are pretty much where they should be, expecially the goonies..it's the best. there are a few that I don't agree with but oh well. the only complaint that I have is that PORKY'S didn,t even make the list. that is super crazy to me. I love that movie.

Umm, so you think Roger Rabbit is overrated yet you put it at number four. Wow...just wow

UHF and Full Metal Jacket are two of my all time favorites. I'm also a big fan of all the John Hughes movies you have listed(with the exception of Sixteen Candles). Red Dawn is probably the most violent PG-13 rated movie of all time. THUMBS UP!!!

THIS is the most pointless article I've ever 'read' here.

Also, you should've had Trading Places on the list as well as Superman II. "Come to me, Superman! I defy you! Come and kneel before Zod! Zod!" "General, would you care to step outside?" I watched that movie so many times growing up and it was how I was first introduced to Superman, the granddaddy of all superheroes.

Sweet Jesus! My favorite movie actually made it to #1! Whoo-hoo! Eat that, E.T.! I agree totally with pluto63116 when he says that movies were made right back in the 80s. Movies today lack a certain magic that they used to have back in the 80s.

The 80's was when movies were made right.... as far as I am concerned.

W0W! I love allot of those! ^_^ The goonies, breakfast club, 16 candles, back to the future, gremlins, american werewolf in london!!!
great article!!!

"Also, just so you guys won't complain like little kids, I'm going to include pictures."

Well don't strain your fucking self, you've already done so much for us already...

WOOH! I own 35 of the movies on that list. and then some. Not too bad, not too bad.

I don't mean to complain but I was wondering why Raiders of the Lost Ark and Temple of Doom on there but no Last Crusade?, The Last Crusade is way better than Temple of Doom, I'd say Temple of Doom is the worst of the three.

Of all of those movies I have like 15 at home.
Who framed Roger Rabbit
E.T
Friday the 13th
The goonies
Beetlejuice
Three amigos
Christmas vacation
Sixteen candles
Rocky 3
Gremlins
Karate kid
Pee wee
Back to the future
Ferris Buellers day off
Muppets take manhattan
Airplane
Airplane the sequel
The breakfest club

KARATE KID!!! TOP 5 DEAD OR ALIVE.

youngers. (smh)

Roger Rabbit higher than Ghostbusters? Really?

Aside from the pics, this virtual video store add, not to mention poor excuse for an article, couldn't be in the forums, why? Sad, sad, sad.

Yeah, its not exactly the most accurate, considering how most of us are rather displeased, and are scratching our heads from the confusion of finding this mystery thread. What if the TV ratings people only looked at what five people watched versus all of America (which, according to my dad, is what they apparently did in the old days. He still doesn't belive me when I tell him its been digital for years....)? That'd hardly constitute what all of Americans watch.

I can't fathom that Spaceballs and The Last Starfighter didn't make it in here. Also, I would have put Star Wars on there as well because it came out on VHS during the 80s and made my life 46 times better.

That doesn't seem like a very fair poll, then. You should have called this "The Top 100 80s Movies According to Five Members of RetroJunk". Also, I'm on the forums all the time and I didn't even see the thread. Are you sure you posted it in the right section?

You mean people actually like The Wizard? That 90 minute boring and poorly written Nintendo commercial???

If people like The Wizard more then Super Mario Bros. I'm going to TURN EMO!!!111ONE*

*Not really. But still pretty dissapointed.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High?????????

You guys all had your chance. I announced this in the forums weeks ago. Only like four or five people sent in any nominations, but luckily, they all sent me huge lists.

So wait... nobody agrees with me about Fred Savage's 'The Wizard?' Huh! I guess that movie wasn't as well liked as I thought.

The karate kid should of been at least in the the top 20 not #100.

besides that i love the list.

great job!

I can't believe Aliens didn't rank higher! That's like, the quintessential 80s sci-fi action flick! I'm also surprised that Poltergeist came in at #2. I love that movie, but nobody else seems to like it, so I wouldn't have expected it to rank so high.

One detail I wish you'd have included was how many votes each movie got. Also, how did you conduct this poll, anyway? Were people allowed to only vote for one movie? Were people allowed to vote more than once?

A few good movies are missing here:
-Plague Dogs
-The Wizard Of Speed And Time
-Scared Stiff AKA Masterson Curse

Breakfast Club rules, though!

Why does the poster for "Tron" look suspiciously similar to the poster for the first Star Wars movie?

hey "moran"! its "moron"!

Empire > Jedi

get it right you morans

this is a cool list! who gives a damn about the particular order?

cool list! i dont agree w/ everything, but its a democratic thing! i didnt know it was goin on or i wouldve voted!

dont listen to all the nay-sayers, good stuff...

Very good list!

I just joined. Your time on this has to be appreciated. I wish I would have joined sooner. This list is about 75% "correct." I've seen all of these movies except about 10. I seen about 15 movies off the top of my head that shouldnt be on the list. Sixteen Candles and maybe Spaceballs missing is def messed up. But, am I the ONLY one furious that The Monster Squad didn't make it?!?! Please tell me I just keep over looking it.

The above comment is mine. I don't know what happened.~Jango52577

MtLaStella, I agree with you there too. Spaceballs is one of the funniest parodys I've ever seen. How it, along with An American Tail, could not be listed just boggles my mind.

Great list! True.. alot of movies were left out, and I think you might as well have listed the honorable mentions...
but Good job... 100 is no joke, and tons of these evoke childhood memories.

Awesome list, but The Breakfast Club was 43? Behind UHF, seriously... That isn't right, and The Money Pit ranked way higher than the Burbs. Also no Stand By Me or Pretty in Pink. Great list, but nowhere near how mine would look if I did the same thing.

Real Genius and REvenge of the Nerds aren't even ON this list? List has no merit to me.

Where's "Child's Play"!

Nice list, just wished Police Academy was on it.

Do my eyes deceive me or is "Spaceballs" (probably the best movie from the 1980's excluding "The Goonies"

not included on this list?

And who voted for these anyway?

I think this is the longest article in retro junk
And its cool

Not a complainer here. Besides its a list of 100 movies that appears to have been picked by the youngest demographic that makes up this site.
Not much real thought put into the list IMO. I'll find 3 examples now.

#90 - Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdrome (1985)
#81 - Airplane 2: The Sequel (1982)
#76 - Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
#56 - The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)
#52 - Transformers: The Movie (1986)
#23 - The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
#15 - The Little Mermaid (1989)

oops sorry, that appears to be 7.
I even like the Chipmunks, Transformers, and the Muppets.

I admit, I have some personal favorites that didn't make this list either.

I'm not annoyed by lists!

And for all you complainers about this list: You could have given me your favorites when you had the chance.

The Chipmunk Adventure is on this list but not An American Tail. THE. CHIPMUNK. ADVENTURE. I tried watching it recently and it was 90 minutes of agony my GOD the voices are annoying. And theres barely a story. Versus An American Tail. A heartfelt story. No squeaky voices. And lots of HEART.

Also you listed A Christmas Story wtf that movie only belongs on a top 100 suck list. Its two hours of the kid bitching for a BB Gun to the point were you wanna smack him repeatitly because by that point you feel he doesn't DESERVE it and he gets it anyways. And you watch it over and over again for another 22 hours what the hell.

And for someone who is annoyed of lists, you sure do make a lot of them. T_T

85% of the movies i agree should be in the top 100 - but the order is mixed up completely!

I know I'm already a bit biased, but Karate Kid.....100!?!?! You lost me on the very first one.
Such a shame. You almost saved yourself with Back to the Future and Ghostbusters. But not enough. No Wall Street? Come ON! Gekko IS the 80's. Take out Popeye(which is awful) and put in Rocky IV. Move up Aliens and Scarface....a lot. Take out Silver Bullet and put in either Teen Wolf (cheesy but fun) or Akira. Move down The Money Pit, but keep it in the the top 50. Where's Porky's and Bachelor Party? Replace Mannequin with Weekend at Bernie's, and for please oh please move down Labyrinth. That ruined the top 10 by itself.
That's all I got. (sorry, I really like 80s movies)

BEST LIST EVER

Seriously, another list? Even if you had a ton of movies I liked on here I was sort of hoping you'd write something that wasn't a list. Specially an interactive list.

But kudos for putting it together at least, by number eighty I would have given up on the listing bit.

where do you get the tally from?

Mommie Dearest is up there. Wow. I'm glad there were others who enjoyed that movie as much as I did.

Could of explained a little about the movies for the people who haven't seen these movies.

I'm glad Clue made it onto this list--I love that movie. And The Secret of NIMH, too.

no lost boys and childs play

oh well

Where's "The Wizard?" You'd think that that cult movie'd be on 'dis list.

Opps, sorry Heathers was on there.

Who voted for "The Great Outdoors" and "Mannequin" more times than "Aliens?"

"Return of the Jedi" is rated higher than "The Empire Strikes Back?"

And how is it that "The Road Warrior" didn't make the list, but "Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome" is sitting up there?

Wow. I have a hard time believing this list.

No Monster Squad = BOGUS! Plus no John Carpenter's version of The Thing or David Cronenberg's The Fly!

And also no Splash. Madison a million times the better mermaid over the ditsy Disney Princess Ariel.

Other films missing -
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Akira
Conan The Barbarian
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Pumpkinhead
The Abyss
The Evil Dead
Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn
Heavy Metal
Rock & Rule
NausicaÃ¤ of the Valley of the Wind
Laputa: Castle in the Sky
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
Escape from New York
And I'm probably missing some more too.

However while I don't agree 100% with this list (order and movies that should be in) it truly shows you the abundance of good quality and variety of films released in this decade.

i thank you for doin it but i kinda disagree with some of the order of the flicks but hey i did not vote so can't complain. thx for all the work.

Where's Pretty in Pink? In the honorable mentions!

where's Pretty in Pink?

I have seen 70 of them,
They are really good.

SquidMan: It's not my fault! More people voted for The Goonies then any other 80's movie.

I can't believe you put The Goonies ahead of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Die Hard, The Empire Strikes Back and especially Back to the Future. >

Just to correct a few of the years you have wrong

"The Terminator" is from 1984, not 1982

"Die Hard" is from 1988, not 1987

great list, though i wish you wrote a summary of each flick, but that would have made the list even longer, so i guess its ok as it is.

well done!
not exactly my top 100 list of 80's movies but I enjoyed all of the pictures. There are a few on that list I have never seen. A few exclusions IMO
My Bodyguard (1980)-http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081207/
Excalibur (1981)-http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082348/
48 Hrs. (1982)-http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083511/
Footloose (1984)-http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087277/
The Last American Virgin (1982)-http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084234/
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)-http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083929/
Heathers (1989)-Heathers (1989)
The Lost Boys (1987)-http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093437/

to name just a few.

Seen them all, every one a good movie.

This seems more suited for the forum instead of articles

i guess there's some sort of order. oh well. the people have spoken.