A few days ago I asked Twitter “So, what are your favorite 80’s movies of all time?”. Here are the results in order by year:
Flash Gordon (1980) – My Review
Midnight Madness (1980)
Somewhere In Time (1980)
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
The Howling (1980)
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Blade Runner (1982)
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Creepshow (1982)
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Tron (1982)
White Dog (1982)
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983)
2010 (1984)
Ghostbusters (1984)
The Hit (1984)
The Terminator (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
Back to the Future (1985)
Brazil (1985)
Aliens (1986)
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
The Mosquito Coast (1986)
The Transformers: The Movie (Animated) (1986)
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Predator (1987)
RoboCop (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Raising Arizona (1987)
Spaceballs (1987)
The Running Man (1987)
Akira (1988)
Die Hard (1988)
Miracle Mile (1988)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
The ‘Burbs (1989)
Left off the list was Total Recall, which premiered in 1990.
I’m especially happy with this list because it includes movies I haven’t seen. I’m also taking a bit of an Internet break in September and the 1980’s were a time without Internet for most. My plan is to watch the movies in order by year and maybe I’ll post in a week or two (or three!) how the viewings went.
Update 10/9/13: Added Brazil (1985), The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension (1982), and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) suggested by Benjamin Wilson. Added Midnight Madness (1980) suggested by eight_76.
Update 10/26/13: Added Creepshow (1982), The Hit (1984), Miracle Mile (1988), White Dog (1982), Somewhere In Time (1980), The Howling (1980) suggested by @danofspiz.