Recommend me an 80s movie

Big Trouble in Little China

The Lost Boys is a great movie if you haven’t seen it yet.

Real Genius (1985)

WarGames

The Thing

Escape From New York

The Burbs

The Thing

*After Hours*, Martin Scorsese (1985)

Heathers

Repo Man They Live

Three O'clock High

The Last Starfighter is sadly missing here.

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension

Better off Dead, Breakfast Club, Ferris Buellers Day Off, Sixteen Candles, Some Kind of Wonderful, Pretty in Pink, Weird Science Yes I have a type. Yes I like John Hughes.

Witness (1985) was a great thriller

Goonies The Money Pit Short Circuit Police Academy Mannequin The Secret of My Success

The Canonball Run (1981)

Goonies

* RAD (1986) * Midnight Run (1988) * Real Genius (1985) * Stealing Home (1988) * The Great Outdoors (1988) * Hiding Out (1987) * American Anthem (1986) * Night Shift (1982) * Real Men (1987) * The Money Pit (1986) * The Secret of My Success (1987) * Stakeout (1987) * Mannequin (1987) * F/X (1986) * American Ninja (1985) * Teachers (1984) * The Manhattan Project (1986)

Body Double (1984) To Live and Die in LA (1985) Manhunter (1986)

Clue

Top Secret

After Hours To Live and Die in LA Cobra

Short Circuit

I'm throwing in 2 Cocoon Splash

Manhunter

Working Girl (1988)

Ruthless People

War Games with Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy

Commando

Breakfast Club

The Explorers

Miracle mile

Clue

The Last Dragon (1985) Streets of Fire (1984)

Mannequin. Sure it is terrible and oh so lame but at the same time it's such an '80s movie and the best part is Hollywood, rip to the actor.

My 5 recs - The Thing (1982) - Stand By Me - Glory - Major League 1 - Platoon

Desperately Seeking Susan Breakfast Club Mannequin The Pickup Artist The Legend of Billie Jean

Blind Date (1987)

Paris texas

The Empire Strikes Back

Last American Virgin (1982) or Porkys (1981) or Hollywood Knights (1980)

Pee Wee’s Big Adventure

Not a fan of the guy himself, but I have a huge soft spot for John Landis’ 80s movies. What I find interesting is that he’s not afraid to show the uglier side of Reagan-era America, and its a side you rarely see presented in big studio films. Trading Places and Coming to America are good examples of this (as well as showing an astoundingly charismatic and hilarious young Eddie Murphy in his prime). An American Werewolf in London similarly is a wonderful time capsule of early 80s London, as well as being a showcase for the absolute peak of the practical vfx era. You can’t really go wrong with Rob Reiner’s 80s films. His run of films from This Is Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride, The Sure Thing, Stand By Me and When Harry Met Sally are all timeless classics of their respective genres that all hold up amazingly well. Ditto John Hughes. I’m personally more of a fan of his more adult-oriented comedies vs his teen movies but anything he touched in the 80s is well worth seeking out. Uncle Buck, Planes Trains and Automobiles and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off are personal favourites and are all perfect movies in my mind. I had a chance to see John Carpenter’s They Live at my local cinema recently, and I was amazed at how relevant and fresh that film still feels despite very much being a product of its time. A biting satire of post-industrial America disguised as a pulpy, goofy action comedy. I also very recently watched Johnathon Demme’s 1986 film Something Wild for the first time and really enjoyed it. Another time capsule of mid 80s NYC alternative cool. It kinda feels like a precursor to the wave of manic pixie dream girl indie romance movies of the 2000s, and its fascinating seeing baby-faced Jeff Daniels, Ray Liotta (pre-Goodfellas!) and Melanie Griffiths doing their thing.

Buckaroo Banzai.

I present to you. The Wraith. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ucxMGRm5PiM

Princess Bride

Breakfast Club Robocop Buckaroo Bonzai Legend 48 Hours Wargames Labyrinth Nightmare on Elm Street Little Shop of Horrors Quick Change Cadillac Man Porkys Hellraiser Blood of Heroes Talk Radio Clash of the Titans

Full metal jacket Rain man Stand by me The thing

Mannequin

Chopping Mall (1986) + Night of the Comet (1984) for an awesome double-feature!

For a new movie set in the 80s, maybe We Summon the Darkness. It's a fun horror film. Super 8 is wonderful thriller, and set in 1979. I'd recommend going in ignorant of anything.

Maniac (1980). Captures 80s NYC perfectly.

Remo

Armed and Dangerous

For a movie made in the 80s I’d recommend Blue Velvet (mystery). For one made post-80s but does the 80s justice I’d recommend Love Lies Bleeding (thriller).

Black Rain

Less than Zero. Quintessential 80s

If you're willing to venture in to the early 90's, I'd recommend Sneakers.

Clue

Manhunter (1986). To Live and Die in LA.

Twins

"9 to 5" holds up really well!

Tootsie. Seriously, it’s a really funny film with an incredible cast and is a time capsule of 80’s vibes on male/female romantic and workplace relations. Make it a double-feature with 9 to 5 and get two times the Dabney Coleman!

How about an animated movie. Little nemo adventures in slumberland

ghostbusters

Coming to America

Terminator

Tango and Cash

Roadhouse.

Streets of Fire (1984) Ninja III: The Domination (seeing Enter the Ninja and Revenge of the Ninja first are absolutely not required) A lot of people have mentioned others that would be on my list, but these two really could only exist in that decade.

Miracle Mile

Tango and Cash Manhunter

Ir mystery/thriller? Body Heat.

Caracortada, cinema Paradiso, Rein man, el color púrpura, quisiera ser grande, laberinto, Willow, memoria de África,.cuenta conmigo, un experto en diversión, la chica de rosa, ufff es que amo las pelis de esa epocaaaaaa

[My Science Project (1985)](https://manapop.com/film/my-science-project-1985-review/)

Thief with James Caan. Soundtrack by Tangerine Dream. Gritty, gripping movie.

Gregory’s Girl

Traci, I love you (1987)

The Holcroft Covenant. 1985 Michael Caine mystery thriller

* The Colour of Money (Cruise/Newman) '86 * American Flyers (Costner) '85

check out "Blue Velvet" if you haven't seen it yet. it's got that eerie 80s vibe and is a wild ride in the mystery/thriller department.

Fast Times

Scarface

Krull

Summer of 84

Weird Science

Weird Science

To live and die in L.A

Robot Jox (1989)

> I love movies that are or look like they’re are from the American 1980s Adventureland sounds like it would be right up your alley.

I always recommend **Band of the Hand (1986)** for this. Perfect 80s vibe. We probably watched it fifty times on HBO back in the day. I also strongly agree with To Live and Die in L.A.

No Way Out. Young Kevin Costner and great twist.

Twins

Everybody Wants Some directed by Richer Linklater

*Commando* op. Or anything Schwarzenegger.

Hot Dog...The Movie

Commando 1985

I got one After Hours. It's set in New York and is totally 80's.

Try these if you want a tour of the absolute majesty that is [80's action](https://www.ruthlessreviews.com/the-ruthless-guide-to-80s-action/).

Thief. Body Heat. No Way Out.

Body Double by Brian De Palma - total 80s thriller energy, voyeurism, murder, sleazy LA atmosphere, feels like it was soaked in that decade

“The Band of the Hand” is quite possibly the most 80s movie ever made But for fun watch “The Pirate Movie”. Also “Tuff Turf”

Blame it on Rio

Sea of Love with Al Pacino

*Three O'Clock High*

I'll go with a twofer: Trading Places and Coming to America. And another favorite from around that time: Moonstruck. All three are endlessly rewatchable.

Flight of the Navigator is a fantastic movie. Probably the first movie that deals with the real world ramifications of time dialation.

Short Circuit

My Science Project Midnight Run Blow Out

Last action hero Encompasses that whole era

Trouble in Mind. (1985) It's a very strange alternative world neo noir with some of the weirdest alternative fashions and a not-in-drag Divine as a mafia gangster. Scored with dream-like 80s synth blues music by Marianne Faithfull. I guarantee you will have never seen a film quite like it.

Trading Places Coming to America Brewster's Millions

Predator! It’s *kind* of a mystery

Weird science is peak 80s IMO

Human Centipede - Larva stage.

Porkys

Slam Dance, Out of Bounds, Gleaming the Cube, The Hitcher, Gloria (1980)

Teen witch

Last American Virgin Spring Break Private Lessons Porky's Hot Dog!

Romancing the Stone.

Maximum Overdrive

Hell Comes to Frogtown. Street Trash.

Best Seller (1987)

the last starfighter is a good one

To Live and Die in LA

RAD

Big with Tom Hanks 

Tron Back to the Future 2010: The Year We Make Contact Ghostbusters

robocop, as someone else posted about it

Throw Momma from the Train

Something Wild River's Edge Repo Man

Who’s that girl? Starring Madonna.

Weird Science

The Sure Thing 16 Candles Breakfast Club Just One of the Guys Gotcha Risky Business War Games

It's technically 1990, but Total Recall feels like the last of the great 80s-style action films of the era. If you haven't seen it, it's a f****** blast. It's funny that it feels like a quintessential 80s American action movie, despite being 1. Released in 1990 2. Starring an Austrian and 3. From a Dutch Director. But they all understand the assignment, so it fits.

Here's one that has been unfairly forgotten, but it is SO 1980s: "Mixed Blood" directed by Paul Morrissey, a terrific indie film that is only available on DVD but is well worth checking out.

Beastmaster

Better off Dead Or to better suit your preference: The Man with one Red Shoe

I swear I saw this same post 5 hours ago. BTiLC was the top answer on that one, too.

"Innerspace" Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan and Martin Short very funny and well paced sci-fi.

Last American Virgin, Northshore, Better Off Dead, Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Commando

Pump Up the Volume. But if you want a thriller: "FX"

Timecop (1994)

To Live and Die in LA

Red Dawn

Desperately Seeking Susan Body Double (if you don't mind a very seedy Brian DePalma thriller) Trading Places Wall Street Paris, Texas Blood Simple Risky Business Footloose WarGames Do the Right Thing Ordinary People After Hours To Live and Die in LA

Bullies (1986)

Commando Total recall Running man

The Legend of Billie Jean - lower class vs upper class, teens vs adults, 80s fashion, 80s music. Fair is fair!

Short Circuit.

Better off dead UHF American Psycho

Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Valley Girl. Beautifully 80s and great movies

Easy Money. Greatest comedy of all time