Top 100 80's Movies!

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

YoJoe83Posted: 04/14/2008

"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...

LizardbitchPosted: 04/16/2008

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

pluto63116Posted: 05/15/2008

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

riddle84Posted: 06/07/2008

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.

riddle84Posted: 06/07/2008

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.

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