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Favorite 80s Movies

Miscellany · January 23, 2013

As Mandy will readily attest, I am a movie junkie. One of my favorite leisure activities is to watch a movie (especially on the big screen in the theater). I can watch almost anything and enjoy it. From action/adventure to drama to a romantic comedy (yes, even those), I am a big fan of the silver screen.

While streaming License to Drive on Netflix, I had the urge to make a list of my favorite movies from the 80s, which can be found below. I saw many (if not most) of these movies when they came to my local video rental store (remember those–we did not even have a Blockbuster where I grew up) or, better yet, when they made it to network TV.

I have listed my favorite movies by year with my top pick for each year listed first. The remaining movies are listed in alphabetical order.

1980

  • Top Pick: The Empire Strikes Back
  • Caddyshack
  • Superman II

1981

  • Top Pick: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

1982

  • Top Pick: E.T.
  • Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

1983

  • Top Pick: Return of the Jedi
  • A Christmas Story
  • All the Right Moves
  • National Lampoons Vacation
  • Risky Business
  • Trading Places

1984

  • Top Pick: The Karate Kid
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
  • Romancing the Stone

1985

  • Top Pick: Back to the Future
  • The Breakfast Club
  • The Goonies
  • Weird Science

1986

  • Top Pick: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (Perhaps the greatest 80s movie ever)
  • Crocodile Dundee
  • Lucas
  • One Crazy Summer
  • Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
  • The Money Pit

1987

  • Top Pick: The Secret of My Success
  • Adventures in Babysitting
  • Can’t Buy Me Love
  • Some Kind of Wonderful
  • The Princess Bride (also a great book to read to your kids)

1988

  • Top Pick: Coming to America
  • Big
  • Cocktail
  • License to Drive
  • The Great Outdoors

1989

  • Top Pick: National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
  • Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
  • Major League
  • Say Anything
  • Uncle Buck
  • Weekend at Bernie’s

Do you agree with my list, think I should have listed a different movie as my top pick, or think I left a key movie off? Comment below or contact me.

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Zach Evans

Zach Evans is currently the Chief Technology Officer at XSOLIS, which helps healthcare organization manage revenue risk through a real-time predictive analytics platform. He is also an adjunct professor in the College of Business at Lipscomb University.

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