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Best Movie of the 1980s

Best Movie of the 1980s

  • Back to the Future

    Votes: 3 7.9%
  • Breakfast Club

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Empire Strikes Back

    Votes: 3 7.9%
  • The Shining

    Votes: 1 2.6%
  • Terminator

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Raging Bull

    Votes: 2 5.3%
  • Stand By Me

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Fast Times at Ridgemont High

    Votes: 3 7.9%
  • Aliens

    Votes: 3 7.9%
  • Caddyshack

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Platoon

    Votes: 2 5.3%
  • Nightmare on Elm St.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Full Metal Jacket

    Votes: 3 7.9%
  • Evil Dead

    Votes: 1 2.6%
  • The Blues Brothers

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Poltergeist

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Trading Places

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Big

    Votes: 1 2.6%
  • This is Spinal Tap

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • E.T

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark

    Votes: 3 7.9%
  • The Elephant Man

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Airplane

    Votes: 5 13.2%
  • Raising Arizona

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • The Big Chill

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Rain Man

    Votes: 1 2.6%
  • Mustard Potato Salad with a lot of Pepper

    Votes: 1 2.6%
  • Other

    Votes: 4 10.5%
  • 48 Hours

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • First Blood

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Major League

    Votes: 2 5.3%
  • Friday the 13th

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    38

Sgt Brutus

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FMJ for me Kubrick was a national treasure
 

DonMan

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here are a few of my favorites that I didn't see on the list:

Scarface (1983)
Used Cars (1980)
Blade Runner (1982)

and a few more lesser known:

Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
Blood Simple (1985)
Night Crossing (1981)
 

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Back to the Future not winning = poll fail. Start a new one.
 

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I voted other.....

How can this list be complette without a Tony Montana selection.....

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Are you serious Clark?



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here are a few of my favorites that I didn't see on the list:

Scarface (1983)
Used Cars (1980)
Blade Runner (1982)
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
Blood Simple (1985)
Night Crossing (1981)

I was just gonna post that!!!!!!!!! I love that movie.
 

Schmoopy1000

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not sure how Top Gun didnt even make the list.

but man looking down the list.
The 80's were good for making movies.
 

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Lots of good films on the poll/list, here are my 5 favorites from the poll/list:

Back to the Future
Terminator
Aliens
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Airplane



Here are some other very good '80s movies not on the poll/list:

Predator
The Karate Kid
The Thing
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Field of Dreams
Arthur
Excalibur
Untouchables
Lethal Weapon
Starman
Robocop
The Right Stuff
Star Trek - The Wrath of Khan
Die Hard
Glory
Hoosiers
Mad Max - The Road Warrior
Used Cars
Ghostbusters
The Princess Bride
History of the World Part 1
The Natural
Beetlejuice



The '80s boasted lots of very good films!
 

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You don’t have Weird Science listed, dunce.
 
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