20 Movies of the 1980s

[bob]

this... this was extraordinarily hard for me
....

so I made my list 30 movies long --- in no real order

1 The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
2 The Shining (1980)
3 Ghostbusters (1984)
4 Return of the Jedi (1983)
5 Airplane! (1980)
6 The Princess Bride (1987)
7 Full Metal Jacket (1987)
8 Predator (1987)
9 Die Hard (1988)
10 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
11 This is Spinal Tap (1984)
12 Back to the Future (1985)
13 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
14 Aliens (1986)
15 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
16 Never Say Never Again (1983)
17 Scarface (1983)
18 Fanny and Alexander (1982)
19 Heaven's Gate (1980)
20 Scanners (1981)
21 Ragging Bull (1980)
22 Caddyshack (1980)
23 Friday the 13th (1980)
24 My Dinner with Andre (1981)
25 Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
26 The Thing (1982)
27 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
28 The Terminator (1984)
29 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
30 Highlander (1986)

honorable mentions:

Leathal Weapon (1987)
Major League (1989)
Brazil (1985)
Bad Taste (1987)
Hellraiser (1987)
Stand by Me (1986)

[Alex]

1) The Dark Crystal.
2) Return of the Jedi.
3) Spinal Tap.
4) Ghostbusters.
5) The Terminator.
6) Predator.
7) Beetlejuice.
8) Blade Runner.
9) Die Hard.
10) Stand By Me.
11) Airplane.
12) Raiders of the Lost Ark.
13) The Neverending Story.
14) Labyrinth.
15) Batman.
16) Re-Animator.
17) The Unnamable Returns.
18) Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
19) The Princess Bride.
20) The Boogans.
21) The Thing.
22) The Fog.
23) Aliens.
24) An American Werewolf In London.
25) The Howling.
26) Bad Taste.
27) The Hitcher.
28) Prince of Darkness.
29) Hellraiser.
30) Near Dark.

[RCMerchant]

1. RAGING BULL
2. the THING
3. FULL METAL JACKET
4. the LIVING DEAD GIRL
5. DAY OF THE DEAD
6. BURIAL GROUND: NIGHTS OF TERROR
7. BASKET CASE
8. the SHINING
9. AIRPLANE!
10. COMBAT SHOCK
11. DEMONS
12. CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD (aka the GATES OF HELL)
13. BRAIN DAMAGE
14. PHENOMENA
15. FATAL ATTRACTION
16. HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER
17. RETURN OF THE ALIENS DEADLY SPAWN
18. TRUTH OR DARE (not the Madonna movie!)
19. RE-ANIMATOR
20. DEADBEAT AT DAWN

[VenomX73]

Imo the best year for movies and cartoons 

[RCMerchant]

Imo the best year for movies and cartoons 

Oh s**t! I forgot the RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD!

[Ticonderoga 64]

In no particular order:

1) Raiders Of the Lost Ark(1981)
2) The Breakfast Club(1985)
3) Day Of the Dead(1985)
4) Re-Animator(1985)
5) The Terminator(1984)
6) Full Metal Jacket(1987)
7) Batman(1989)
9) The Fly(1986)
10) The Fog(1980)
11) The Dead Pool(1988)
12) Aliens(1986)
13) Evil Dead II(1987)
14) From Beyond(1986)
15) Ghostbusters(1984)
16) Hellraiser(1987)
17) They Live(1988)
18) Pale Rider(1985)
19) A Nightmare On Elm Street(1984)
20) The Howling(1981)

[ralfy]

Ran

The Official Story

Fanny and Alexander

Ju Dou

Oro, Plata, Mata

Red Sorghum

A Passage to India

Shoah

Coup de Torchon

Wings of Desire

The Assault

The Kiss of the Spiderwoman

Henry V

Entre Nous

Chariots of Fire

Babette's Feast

A Room with a View

Camille Claudel

Fitzcarraldo

Au Revoir, Les Enfants