Top 80s Movies

468 Titles
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! Poster

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

Incompetent police Detective Frank Drebin must foil an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.

201K votes
6. 7 imdb
% 76 metacritic
% 86 tomato meter
Hannah and Her Sisters Poster

Hannah and Her Sisters

Between two Thanksgivings two years apart, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.

71,349 votes
9. 7 imdb
% 90 metacritic
% 91 tomato meter
The NeverEnding Story Poster

The NeverEnding Story

Bastian is a young boy who lives a dreary life being tormented by school bullies. On one such occasion he escapes into a book shop where the old proprieter reveals an ancient story-book to him, which he is warned can be dangerous. Shortly after, he "borrows" the book and begins to read it in the school attic where he is drawn into the mythical land of Fantasia, which desperately needs a hero to save it from destruction.

165K votes
3. 7 imdb
% 49 metacritic
% 83 tomato meter
Asterix in Britain Poster

Asterix in Britain

The diminutive Asterix and his rather larger companion Obelix, warriors of the last village in Gaul still free after the Roman invasion, set out on a mission to deliver a barrel of their druid's famous magic potion to help Asterix's cousin in Britain fight off the invading Roman army.

11,646 votes
1. 7 imdb
% metacritic
% tomato meter
A Nightmare on Elm Street Poster

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Teenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which if they die, it kills them in real life.

280K votes
4. 7 imdb
% 76 metacritic
% 95 tomato meter
Mississippi Burning Poster

Mississippi Burning

Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the small town ways of his former Sheriff partner.

122K votes
8. 7 imdb
% 65 metacritic
% 85 tomato meter
Down by Law Poster

Down by Law

DJ Zack and pimp Jack end up in prison for being too laid-back to avoid being framed for crimes they didn't commit. They end up sharing a cell with eccentric Italian optimist Roberto, whose limited command of the English language is both entertaining and infuriating. More useful to them is the fact that Roberto knows an escape route.

51,514 votes
7. 7 imdb
% 75 metacritic
% 87 tomato meter
The Color of Money Poster

The Color of Money

1986 Drama Sport R

Pool hustler Fast Eddie Felson finds the young, promising pool player Vincent in a local bar and he sees in him a younger version of himself. To try and make it as in the old days, Eddie offers to teach Vincent how to be a hustler. After some hesitations Vincent accepts and Eddie takes him and Vincent's girlfriend Carmen on a tour through the country to work the pool halls. However, Vincent's tendency to show off his talent and by doing so warning off the players and losing money, soon leads to a confrontation with Eddie.

83,842 votes
7 imdb
% 77 metacritic
% 87 tomato meter
Midnight Run Poster

Midnight Run

Bounty hunter Jack Walsh (Robert De Niro) is sent to find and return bail jumper and former Mafia accountant, Jonathan "The Duke" Mardukas (Charles Grodin). The FBI has had no success in locating The Duke, so when Jack finds him in next to no time, they are a little embarrassed. In order to collect his $100,000 fee, Jack must take The Duke from New York to Los Angeles. However, the Mafia and the FBI have other ideas, as does Marvin Dorfler (John Ashton), a rival bounty hunter. On their long cross-country trip to LA, the two get to know each other and they build up a strange friendship.

100K votes
5. 7 imdb
% 78 metacritic
% 95 tomato meter
Angel Heart Poster

Angel Heart

A private investigator is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cyphre to track down a singer named Johnny Favorite. But the investigation takes an unexpected and somber turn.

100K votes
2. 7 imdb
% 61 metacritic
% 82 tomato meter
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