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Everything That Inspired Stranger Things

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Decade: Rating: List Type:

6550

7.2

7.8

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Mike hides Eleven at his house. Like she is E.T.

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3459

7.9

8.4

Aliens (1986)

Eleven even has Ripley hair in season 2.

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2135

7.3

7.6

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

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1291

6.7

6.8

IT (1990)

In season one the group of friends are called Losers from the bullies.

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1818

6.9

Super 8 (2011)

Stranger Things is also a tribute to Spielberg, like this movie.

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2602

7.4

7.8

The Goonies (1985)

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4677

7.4

8.1

Jaws

The Mayor is season 3 has a big carnival on the 4th of July. When there’s monsters on the loose.
So you could compare him to the idiot in this movie.

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2886

7.2

7.5

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

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4789

8.1

8.4

Alien (1979)

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6529

8.2

8.4

The Shining

Joyce swinging an ax at her wall in season 1. Is compared to this movie.

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5435

7.2

7.8

Ghostbusters (1984)

The kids dress like Ghostbusters in season 2. Dustin keeps a baby Demogorgon in a toy containment unit.

jim222001's rating:

2013

7.3

Poltergeist (1982)

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7525

7.8

8.5

Back to the Future (1985)

Dustin leaves Steve and Robin watching it in season 3.

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1077

8.1

8.8

Freaks and Geeks (1999)

1960

6.8

6.9

Mad Max (1979)

Max’s arcade nickname is Mad Max. She also drives Billy’s car pretty reckless in season 2.

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4107

7.5

8.1

The Exorcist (1973)

Will is possessed in season 2.

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1747

6.9

7.3

The Lost Boys (1987)

jim222001's rating:

496

6.1

Firestarter (1984)

Eleven has powers.

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2760

7.2

7.4

Carrie

Eleven has similar powers.

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7.8

Nancy Drew... Reporter

Nancy is constantly called Nancy Drew in season 3.

2689

7.8

8.1

Stand by Me (1986)

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570

6.8

6.9

Altered States

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5455

7.4

8.1

The Terminator

Hopper’s arch enemy is season 3 is Terminator like. Carey Elwes even calls him the Terminator to be a wise ass.

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2603

7.9

8.1

The Thing (1982)

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1642

7.8

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

The possessed group in season 3 are like zombies. The season also takes place in a mall.
The kids even sneak in to see this movie at the beginning end the season.

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366

6.4

7.4

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Hopper’s shirt in season 3.

2396

7.1

7.3

The NeverEnding Story

Season 3 has a Neverending Story sing along scene.

jim222001's rating:

2070

7.8

Akira

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2843

6.6

7.2

The Karate Kid (1984)

Bullies like Billy or Steve “in season 1” feel like they would fit right in this movie.

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2498

7.4

7.7

Halloween (1978)

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332

6.6

6.9

Fletch (1985)

A lot of the Hopper and Joyce antics in season 3. Are compared to Fletch.

jim222001's rating:

751

7.6

7.7

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

Season 3

469

6.4

6.6

The Blob

The monster in season 3 becomes a blob. From human flesh.

jim222001's rating:

778

6.8

Scanners (1981)

2132

7.3

7.4

The Evil Dead

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3147

6.8

7.3

Gremlins (1984)

Dustin gets a dangerous pet in season 2.

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1070

7.1

7.3

They Live (1988)

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6.1

The Manhattan Project

219

6.1

The Gate (1987)

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5.2

5.4

Watchers (1988)

Einstein is a very smart dog who escapes a lab. He is followed by a monster who also escaped the lab.
The book is way better.
You could compare season 1 to this.