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What are your must see '80s movies?

109 replies

BananaOatmeal · 27/08/2021 15:48

I've been craving '80s movies lately for some reason. I'd appreciate any recommendations.

TIA

OP posts:
MrsBungle · 27/08/2021 15:50

Lost boys!

Dozycuntlaters · 27/08/2021 15:52

Depends what sort of films you like but my favourites are things like

Lost Boys
Back to the Future
Pretty in Pink
Dirty Dancing
Sleeping with the Enemy (that might be a 90's one, not sure)

Dozycuntlaters · 27/08/2021 15:52

Breakfast Club!

WTFUterus · 27/08/2021 15:52

Mannequin

Emanchego · 27/08/2021 15:53

Mannequin
Midnight Run
Romancing The Stone
Overboard
Throw Momma From The Train
The Breakfast Club

KittenKong · 27/08/2021 15:54

Jaws
The shining
Untouchables
Godfather
Aliens
1984
They live
Escape from NY
Indiana Jones
Flash dance
Mississippi burning
Clue
Full metal jacket/hamburger hill /platoon etc
Born on the 4th of July

AuntieJoyce · 27/08/2021 15:55

Was watching Michael douglas film career on sky last night and was reminded of the following classics

Fatal attraction - I jumped so much at this film I grabbed the head of the man in front of me in the cinema Grin

Wall Street

PhoboPhobia · 27/08/2021 15:57

The Outsiders

BettyAndFrank · 27/08/2021 16:00

Gremlins
Ghostbusters
Desperately seeking Susan
Throw momma from the train
The money Pitt
Lost boys

BettyAndFrank · 27/08/2021 16:00

Bettlejuice

ISpyCobraKai · 27/08/2021 16:07

Cocktail.

TheYearOfSmallThings · 27/08/2021 16:09

Working Girl!

larkstar · 27/08/2021 16:09

Children of a Lesser God - William Hurt's acting in the part where he has to convey to a deaf student what the sound of the Bach Double Violin concerto does to him is pure acting - something you could never script.

The 90's had some better films IMHO.

tellmetologoffIamaMNaddict · 27/08/2021 16:10

Parenthood!

FindingMeno · 27/08/2021 16:12

An officer and a gentleman
Baghdad Hotel
War games
Fame

marmaladehound · 27/08/2021 16:13

Breakfast club for sure!
Top Gun.
St Elmos fire
Pretty in pink.
Ferris Bullers day off.

Too many more I cannot think!

TheYearOfSmallThings · 27/08/2021 16:15

Oh and Trading Places.

FindingMeno · 27/08/2021 16:16

What am I on about?... I meant Bagdad Cafe.

Threads.
The day after tomorrow
Merry Christmas Mr lawrence

TheYearOfSmallThings · 27/08/2021 16:16

And Mystic Pizza.

Sparklingbrook · 27/08/2021 16:16

About Last Night

FindingMeno · 27/08/2021 16:18

Letter to Brezhnev

TheYearOfSmallThings · 27/08/2021 16:19

I was about to add Letter to Brezhnev, thinking nobody else would!

peoplearepeople · 27/08/2021 16:20

Staying Alive
The Goonies
Weird Science.
Stand by me.
Romancing the stone/jewel of the nile.
War of the roses
Batman
Grease 2
Splash
Rocky 4
Teen wolf
Robocop
Terminator
The Princess Bride
She devil

teaandcrumpets35 · 27/08/2021 16:21

Stand By Me
The Breakfast Club
The Goonies
Heathers

NettleMania · 27/08/2021 16:21

Yanks (Richard Gere) is one of my favourites.