After the groundbreaking cinema of the 1970s, the 1980s often seem like a minor disappointment. Compared to the serious, fearless films of the decades before the 1980s, it's not hard to see why. But the periods should not be compared too much. "Blockbusters" or movie hits began to take shape in the late 1970s, and in the 1980s they were created like on an assembly line and achieved success both from a commercial and critical point of view. Here are 25 '80s movies to watch as soon as you can.
Top 25: The Best Movies of the Eighties:
Airplane! (Is there a pilot in the plane?, 1980)
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Raging Bull (1980)
The Shining (1980)
Riders Of The Lost Ark (Indiana Jones and the Hunt for the Lost Treasure, 1981)
Blade Runner (1982)
ET the Extra-Terrestrial (ET, 1982)
Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)
The Thing (Stvor, 1982)
Scarface (1983)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Once Upon A Time In America (1984)
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