The 1980s produced many significant films both in Hollywood and worldwide. The decade saw the continued rise of the blockbuster, and the increasing emphasis in the American industry on film franchises, especially in the action, science fiction, and horror genres. Much of the reliance on these effect-driven blockbusters is due in part to the Star Wars films at the advent of this decade and the new cinematic effects it helped to pioneer alongside it. Another genre that saw popularity during this decade was the teen comedy; some notable films are Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Breakfast Club, and Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

A

• Abyss, The (1989)
• The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)
• After Hours (1985)
• Against All Odds (1984)
• Airplane! (1980)
• Aliens (1986)
• Amadeus (1984)
• An American Werewolf in London (1981)
• Annie (1982)
• As Tears Go By (1988)
• Au Revoir les Enfants (1988)

B

• Back to the Future (1985)
• Back to the Future Part II (1989)
• Bad Boys (1983)
• Batman (1989)
• *batteries not included (1987)
• Beaches
• Beetlejuice (1989)
• Beverly Hills Cop
• Big
• Big Business
• The Big Red One (1980)
• Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
• Blade Runner
• Blue Velvet (1986)
• The Blues Brothers (1980)
• Brazil (film) (1985)
• 'Breaker' Morant (1980)
• Breakfast Club, The

C

• Caddyshack (1980)
• Cat's Eye (1985)
• Cat People (1982)
• Chariots of Fire (1981)
• Children of a Lesser God
• Clash of the Titans, The (1981)
• Cobra (1986)
• Cocoon (1985)
• The Return (1988)
• Colors
• Coming to America
• Commando (1985)
• Crocodile Dundee (1986)

D

• Dangerous Curves
• The Dark Crystal (1982)
• Das Boot (1981)
• Delta Force, The
• Desperately Seeking Susan
• Die Hard
• Dirty Dancing
• Driving Miss Daisy

E

• The Elephant Man (1980)
• The Emerald Forest (1985)
• Empire of the Sun
• Escape from New York
• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1983)
• Excalibur (1981)

F

• Fame
• Ferris Bueller's Day Off
• Field of Dreams (1989)
• Final Countdown, The
• Firestarter
• First Blood
• Fitzcarraldo (1982)
• Flashdance
• Fright Night
• Full Metal Jacket
• Footloose
• For Your Eyes Only

G

• Gandhi
• Ghostbusters
• Glory (1989)
• Goonies, The
• Gorillas in the Mist (1988)
• Gregory's Girl (1980)
• Gremlins (1983)

H

• Hamburger Hill
• Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
• Heat and Dust (1982)
• Heimat (1984)
• Hellraiser
• Hope and Glory (1987)
• Hoosiers
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982)

I

• Indiana Jones series:
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
• Inferno (1980)

J

• Jagged Edge (1985)
• Jean de Florette (1986)
• Jesus of Montreal (1989)

K

• Karate Kid, The
• The Killing Fields (1984)

L

• La Bamba
• Last Emperor, The
• Last Temptation of Christ, The
• Lethal Weapon
• Licence to Kill
• Living Daylights, The
• Local Hero (1983)
• The Long Good Friday (1980)
• Lost Boys, The
• Lo que le Pasó a Santiago

M

• The Road Warrior (1981)
• Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
• Manon des Sources (1986)
• Masters of the Universe
• The Mission (1986)
• Mr. Nice Guy (1987 movie with Jan Smithers, as opposed to 1997 movie of the same name)
• Mona Lisa (film) (1986)
• My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

N

• Naked Gun, The: From the Files of Police Squad!
• Never Say Never Again (1983)
• Nightmare On Elm Street, A

O

• Once Upon a Time in America
• Ordinary People (1980)
• Out of Africa

P

• Pale Rider
• A Passage to India (1984)
• Pee-wee's Big Adventure
• Platoon
• Poltergeist movies
• Porky's
• Pretty in Pink
• Prizzi's Honor
• Purple Rain

R

• Radio Days (1987)
• Raging Bull
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
• Real Genius
• Red Sonja
• The Return of Godzilla (1984)
• Revenge of the Nerds
• Risky Business
• RoboCop
• A Room with a View (1986)

S

• Scanners
• Scarface (1983)
• Sex, Lies and Videotape
• Shock Treatment
• Sixteen Candles
• Some Kind of Wonderful
• Space Camp
• Stand and Deliver
• Stand By Me
• Starman
• The Empire Strikes Back
• Return of the Jedi
• Stir Crazy
• Student Bodies
• Supergirl

T

• Tender Mercies (1983)
• Terms of Endearment (1983)
• Time Bandits (1981)
• Tootsie
• The Toy
• Trading Places
• Tron
• The Movie

U

• Under Fire (1983)
• The Untouchables (1987)

V

• Vice Versa
• View To A Kill, A
• Vacation (1983)

W

• WarGames (1983)
• Who Framed Roger Rabbit
• Who's That Girl?
• Wish You Were Here (1987)
• The Witches of Eastwick
• Witness (1985)
• The Woman in Red

Z

• Zelig (1983)

Other lists of movies

• List of 'years in film' in the 1980s
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• Decades in Film
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• List of movies

See also

• Film
• History of cinema

1980s | Films by decade

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