Top 80s Movies

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The Boat Poster

The Boat

It is 1942 and the German submarine fleet is heavily engaged in the so-called "Battle of the Atlantic" to harass and destroy British shipping. With better escorts of the destroyer class, however, German U-boats have begun to take heavy losses. "Das Boot" is the story of the crew of one such U-Boat, with the film examining how these submariners maintained their professionalism as soldiers and attempted to accomplish impossible missions, all the while attempting to understand and obey the ideology of the government under which they served.

280K votes
4. 8 imdb
% 85 metacritic
% 98 tomato meter
Fanny and Alexander Poster

Fanny and Alexander

Two young Swedish children in the 1900s experience the many comedies and tragedies of their lively and affectionate theatrical family, the Ekdahls.

69,843 votes
1. 8 imdb
% 100 metacritic
% 100 tomato meter
Ran Poster

Ran

Japanese warlord Hidetori Ichimonji decides the time has come to retire and divide his fiefdom among his three sons. His eldest and middle sons - Taro and Jiro - agree with his decision and promise to support him for his remaining days. The youngest son Saburo disagrees with all of them arguing that there is little likelihood the three brothers will remain united. Insulted by his son's brashness, the warlord banishes Saburo. As the warlord begins his retirement, he quickly realizes that his two eldest sons selfish and have no intention of keeping their promises. It leads to war and only banished Saburo can possibly save him.

145K votes
2. 8 imdb
% 97 metacritic
% 96 tomato meter
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Poster

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

An art collector appeals to Indiana Jones to embark on a search for the Holy Grail. He learns that another archaeologist has disappeared while searching for the precious goblet, and the missing man is his own father, Dr. Henry Jones. The artifact is much harder to find than they expected, and its powers are too much for those impure of heart.

844K votes
2. 8 imdb
% 65 metacritic
% 84 tomato meter
Platoon Poster

Platoon

1986 Drama War R

Chris Taylor is a young, naive American who gives up college and volunteers for combat in Vietnam. Upon arrival, he quickly discovers that his presence is quite nonessential, and is considered insignificant to the other soldiers, as he has not fought for as long as the rest of them and felt the effects of combat. Chris has two non-commissioned officers, the ill-tempered and indestructible Staff Sergeant Robert Barnes and the more pleasant and cooperative Sergeant Elias Grodin. A line is drawn between the two NCOs and a number of men in the platoon when an illegal killing occurs during a village raid. As the war continues, Chris himself draws towards psychological meltdown. And as he struggles for survival, he soon realizes he is fighting two battles, the conflict with the enemy and the conflict between the men within his platoon.

459K votes
1. 8 imdb
% 92 metacritic
% 89 tomato meter
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Poster

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.

457K votes
9. 7 imdb
% 92 metacritic
% 99 tomato meter
Big Poster

Big

Josh Baskin would do anything to be big to hang out with his crush at the carnival. He finds a Zoltar machine, and he wishes to be big. After Zoltar tells him, "his wish is granted", Josh notices the machine is unplugged. He wakes up the next morning in an adult's body but he still has the same personality. With the help of his best friend, Billy, Josh learns how to act like a grown up. But as he gets a girlfriend and a fun job, he doesn't want to be a kid again. Will Josh stay big or become a 13 year old boy again?

251K votes
3. 7 imdb
% 73 metacritic
% 98 tomato meter
My Left Foot Poster

My Left Foot

Christy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot.

83,104 votes
8. 7 imdb
% 97 metacritic
% 98 tomato meter
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Poster

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Warrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet.

192K votes
8 imdb
% 86 metacritic
% 90 tomato meter
RoboCop Poster

RoboCop

In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.

299K votes
6. 7 imdb
% 70 metacritic
% 92 tomato meter
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