Best Movies of the 80s

Synths, practical effects and heroes with one-liners. The best-loved films of the 1980s for a properly nostalgic evening.

Grave of the Fireflies (1988) poster

Grave of the Fireflies

Cinema Paradiso (1988) poster

Cinema Paradiso

The Empire Strikes Back (1980) poster

The Empire Strikes Back

Once Upon a Time in America (1984) poster

Once Upon a Time in America

Back to the Future (1985) poster

Back to the Future

Dead Poets Society (1989) poster

Dead Poets Society

The Shining (1980) poster

The Shining

Scarface (1983) poster

Scarface

Full Metal Jacket (1987) poster

Full Metal Jacket

The Thing (1982) poster

The Thing

My Neighbor Totoro (1988) poster

My Neighbor Totoro

The Elephant Man (1980) poster

The Elephant Man

Amadeus (1984) poster

Amadeus

Castle in the Sky (1986) poster

Castle in the Sky

Aliens (1986) poster

Aliens

Warriors of the Wind (1984) poster

Warriors of the Wind

Akira (1988) poster

Akira

Blade Runner (1982) poster

Blade Runner

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) poster

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Return of the Jedi (1983) poster

Return of the Jedi

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