Moviebuff's Top 15 Defining Movies Between 1980-89

Honorary Mentions:
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Poltergeist (1982)
The Land Before Time (1988)
The Untouchables (1987)
Airplane! (1980)
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Gremlins (1984)
All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
Predator (1987)
Risky Business (1983)
The Lost Boys (1987)
Stand By Me (1986)
Heathers (1988)
Beetlejuice (1986)
Weird Science (1985)
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Labyrinth (1986)
9 to 5 (1980)
Batman (1989)
The Dark Crystal (1982)
The Evil Dead (1981)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
The Goonies (1985)
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Pretty in Pink (1986)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Heavy Metal (1981)
Top Gun (1986)
Raging Bull (1980)
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Scarface (1983)
Robocop (1987)
American Pop (1981)
The Karate Kid (1984)

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