Top 20 films of the 1980's POLL

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What are your favorite films from the 1980s? Only lists with twenty choices will be taken to account for the poll.

EVERYONE, assign point values, if none are assigned, we will assume an even spread of ten points for each choice.

The Results:



1: Blade Runner 698
2: Raiders of the Lost Ark 695
3: The Empire Strikes Back 645
4: The Shining 532
5: Raging Bull 456
6: Die Hard 441
7: Aliens 438
8: Back to the Future 381
9: Blue Velvet 286
10: The Terminator 274
11: Full Metal Jacket 263
12: The Thing 261
13: Brazil 236
14: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 233
15: Amadeus 220
16: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 197
17: Do the Right Thing 196
18: Predator 190
19: Ferris Beullers Day Off 187
19: Ghostbusters 187

The Rest:

[Show spoiler]
21: RoboCop 180
21: Scarface 180
23: Once Upon a Time in America 179
23: The Return of the Jedi 179
25: Ran 178
26: Fanny and Alexander 172
27: The Road Warrior 158
28: Stand By Me 147
29: To Live and Die in LA 144
30: Paris, Texas 134
31: The King of Comedy 131
32: Grave of the Fireflies 118
33: A Nightmare on Elm Street 114
34: The Elephant Man 112
35: First Blood 108
36: Gremlins 106
37: Platoon 105
38: Batman 104
39: This Is Spinal Tap 101
40: Glory 100
40: The Right Stuff 100
42: The Princess Bride 99
43: The Last Temptation of Christ 97
43: Videodrome 97
45: Conan the Barbarian 92
46: Wings of Desire 90
47: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 89
48: The Untouchables 86
49: The Breakfast Club 85
49: Witness 85
51: Dekalog 84
52: Airplane! 83
53: The Fly 82
54: Das Boot 79
55: Hannah and Her Sisters 77
55: My Neighbor Totoro 77
57: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 74
57: Top Gun 74
59: Come and See 72
60: Blood Simple 71
60: Blow Out 71
62: The Abyss 70
62: National Lampoons Vacation 70
64: A Christmas Story 67
65: National Lampoons Christmas Vacation 66
65: After Hours 66
67: The Evil Dead 65
67: The Goonies 65
69: An American Werewolf in London 61
69: Big Trouble in Little China 61
69: Possession 61
72: The Killer 58
72: Planes, Trains & Automobiles 58
74: Cinema Paradiso 57
74: Crimes and Misdemeanors 57
74: Evil Dead II 57
74: Raising Arizona 57
78: The Blues Brothers 56
78: Born on the Fourth of July 56
78: Coming to America 56
81: Mississippi Burning 55
81: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 55
83: Body Heat 54
83: Thief 54
83: Tootsie 54
86: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind 53
87: Akira 52
87: Fast Times at Ridgemont High 52
89: Down by Law 48
90: Dead Poets Society 47
90: The Thin Blue Line 47
92: Big 46
93: Heaven's Gate 45
94: Beverly Hills Cop 44
94: Poltergeist 44
96: Kagemusha 43
96: Rain Man 43
96: Trading Places 43
99: Au Revoir, Les Enfants 42
99: Manhunter 42
The Naked Gun 41
Field of Dreams 40
Labyrinth 40
Lethal Weapon II 40
The Purple Rose of Cairo 40
The Terrorizers 40
Santa Sangre 39
Back to the Future II 38
Caddyshack 38
The Vanishing 38
Time Bandits 37
Wall Street 37
Broadway Danny Rose 36
Koyaanisqatsi 36
Lethal Weapon 36
The Mission 36
Rocky IV 36
Commando 35
Friday The 13th Part IV 35
The Karate Kid 35
Nostalghia 34
Where is the Friend's Home? 34
Excalibur 32
Pink Floyd: the Wall 32
The Sacrifice 32
Say Anything... 32
When Harry Met Sally 32
Kiki's Delivery Service 31
The Name of the Rose 31
Repo Man 31
Can't Buy Me Love 30
The Land Before Time 30
Beetlejuice 29
The Killing Fields 29
Missing 29
The Verdict 29
Gandhi 28
The Long Good Friday 28
Ordinary People 28
Dead Ringers 27
Diva 27
The Mosquito Coast 27
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 26
Fitzcarraldo 26
The Lost Boys 26
The NeverEnding Story 26
The Night of the Shooting Stars 26
On Golden Pond 25
Atlantic City 24
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 24
Stop Making Sense 24
Vampire's Kiss 24
War Games 24
Fright Night 23
Gallipoli 23
Inferno 23
The Year of Living Dangerously 23
The Color Purple 22
The Meaning of Life 22
Midnight Run 22
The Natural 22
Something Wild 22
Southern Comfort 22
Stardust Memories 22
Threads 22
48 Hrs. 21
Chariots of Fire 21
Friday the 13th 21
Babette's Feast 20
Berlin Alexanderplatz 20
A Better Tomorrow 20
Black Rain (Ridley Scott) 20
Black Rain (Shōhei Imamura) 20
The Dark Crystal 20
Flash Gordon 20
The Fog 20
For Your Eyes Only 20
Henry V 20
Kaos 20
Landscape in the Mist 20
Laputa: Castle in the Sky 20
Legend 20
Mauvais Sang 20
Mommie Dearest 20
Radio Days 20
Road House 20
Rocky III 20
Room With a View 20
Sex, Lies, and Videotape 20
SpaceCamp 20
The Stunt Man 20
Tampopo 20
Transformers: The Movie 20
At Close Range 19
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid 19
Driving Miss Daisy 19
The Man Who Planted Trees 19
Maurice 19
My Dinner with Andre 19
Out of Africa 19
A Short Film About Killing 19
Tenebrae 19
They Live 19
Yellow Earth 19
Dust in the Wind 18
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On 18
Empire of the Sun 18
The Great Outdoors 18
Heathers 18
A Passage to India 18
La Pont du Nord 18
Shogun Assassin 18
Windwalker 18
1984 17
Angst 17
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure 17
Dangerous Liaisons 17
Fandango 17
Friday the 13th part III 17
Mask 17
Streets of Fire 17
The Time to Live and the Time to Die 17
2010: The Year We Make Contact 16
Better Off Dead 16
Comrades 16
The Dead 16
Highlander 16
Lonesome Dove 16
Michael Jackson's Thriller 16
Purple Rain 16
Resurrection 16
Risky Business 16
Sans Soleil 16
The Seventh Continent 16
American Dreams: Lost and Found 15
American Gigolo 15
A City of Sadness 15
Damnation 15
A Fish Called Wanda 15
High Hopes 15
Near Dark 15
An Officer and a Gentleman 15
Rambo: First Blood Part II 15
Red Sorghum 15
Vice Squad 15
The World According to Garp 15
Child's Play 14
Clash of the Titans 14
Death Watch 14
Nighthawks 14
El Norte 14
Weird Science 14
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain 13
The Adventures of Milo and Otis 13
Arthur 13
Bring on The Night 13
Chronos 13
The Draughtsman's Contract 13
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters 13
Mystery Train 13
Scrooged 13
Spaceballs 13
Withnail and I 13
Young Einstein 13
28 Up 12
L'Argent 12
The Big Red One 12
City of Pirates 12
The Company of Wolves 12
Friday the 13th Part II 12
The Green Ray 12
Halloween II 12
My Life as a Dog 12
Police Story II 12
Project A 12
Salvador 12
Silverado 12
A Tale of the Wind 12
A Zed & Two Noughts 12
The Exterminator 11
Jean De Florette 11
The Last Emperor 11
My Left Foot 11
Pauline at the Beach 11
A Short Film About Love 11
Splash 11
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 11
The Stepfather 11
Vagabond 11
Wild Style 11
Yol 11
9 ½ Weeks 10
About Last Night 10
An American Tail 10
Apartment Zero 10
Bagdad Café 10
*batteries not included 10
Beverly Hills Cop II 10
The Beyond 10
The Big Chill 10
Bloodsport 10
Breakin' 10
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo 10
Broadcast News 10
Cannibal Holocaust 10
The Changeling 10
Cobra 10
Cocktail 10
The Color of Money 10
Critters 10
The Dead Zone 10
Escape from new york 10
Explorers 10
Fatal Attraction 10
Flesh and Blood 10
Flight of the Navigator 10
Footloose 10
Friday the 13th Part VI 10
Ghostbusters II 10
Godzilla (1985) 10
Halloween IV 10
Heartbeeps 10
Heimat 10
The Hitcher 10
Hope and Glory 10
House of Games 10
Howard: A New Breed of Hero 10
In a Glass Cage 10
k9 10
Krush Groove 10
Lady in White 10
The Legend of Billie Jean 10
Less Than Zero 10
The Living Daylights 10
The Long Riders 10
The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie 10
Love Streams 10
Matewan 10
Miracle Mile 10
Mon Oncle D'Amerique 10
Moonstruck 10
Mystic Pizza 10
A Nightmare on Elm Street II 10
Nightmare on elm st III 10
Night of the Comet 10
Polyester 10
Prince of the City 10
The Private Eyes 10
Psycho II 10
Rad 10
Real Genius 10
Return to Oz 10
River's Edge 10
'Round Midnight 10
Running Man 10
Sea of Love 10
Shanghai Surprise 10
Shoah 10
Some Kind of Wonderful 10
Speaking Parts 10
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 10
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 10
Staying Alive 10
St. Elmo's Fire 10
Stripes 10
Tango & Cash 10
Taps 10
Tetsuo, the Iron Man 10
Tron 10
Tucker: The Man and His Dream 10
Twice in a Lifetime 10
Two of a Kind 10
The Unbearable Lightness of Being 10
Willow 10
The Woman Next Door 10
Xanadu 10
Young Blood 10
Young Guns 10
Zelig 10
Dead and Buried 9
Final Score 9
Full Moon in Blue Water 9
Himala 9
Liquid Sky 9
The Outsiders 9
Sophie's Choice 9
Violent Cop 9
Water and Power 9
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover 8
Halloween III 8
Hellraiser 8
Law of Desire 8
Made in Britain 8
Malcolm 8
Ms. 45 8
Noisy Requiem 8
Parents 8
Rikyu 8
Rumble Fish 8
Sweetie 8
Terms of Endearment 8
Used Cars 8
Above the Law 7
Bashu: The Little Stranger 7
Body Double 7
Dressed to Kill 7
Evil Dead Trap 7
Full moon in Paris 7
Ladyhawke 7
Major League 7
Starman 7
Strange Brew 7
Typhoon Club 7
Boy Meets Girl 6
Brain Damage 6
Eating Raoul 6
The Fox and the Hound 6
The Gods Must Be Crazy 6
Good Morning, Vietnam 6
Hoosiers 6
Howard the Duck 6
The Little Mermaid 6
Over the Top 6
The Quiet Earth 6
Sixteen Candles 6
Under the Volcano 6
Yeelen 6
Distant Voices, Still Lives 5
Friday the 13th part VII 5
Ofelas 5
Porky's II: The Next Day 5
The Return of the Living Dead 5
Superman II 5
Time of the Gypsies 5
What Have I Done to Deserve This? 5
Bad Boys (Rick Rosenthal) 4
The 'Burbs 4
The Great Mouse Detective 4
The Last Metro 4
The Money Pit 4
Out of the Blue 4
Porky's 4
Suave Qui Peut 4
The Toxic Avenger 4
When The Raven Flies 4
Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown... 3
Castle in the Sky 3
Day of the Dead 3
Hotel Terminus 3
Lifeforce 3
Local Hero 3
Pee Wee's Big Adventure 3
Preppies 3
The Stuff 3
Tightrope 3
The Times of Harvey Milk 3
All Dogs go to Heaven 2
As Tears Go By 2
Casualties of War 2
Confidentially yours 2
Cyborg 2
Harry and the Hendersons 2
Lola 2
Mona Lisa 2
My Friend Ivan Lapshin 2
Pelle the Conqueror 2
Running on Empty 2
Altered States 1
Bad Taste 1
Christiane F. 1
Dune 1
Eddie Murphy: Raw 1
Harlem Nights 1
Henry: portrait of a serial killer 1
History of the World Part I 1
License to Kill 1
Nightmare on Elm Street IV 1
The Octagon 1
A Pool Without Water 1
Stagefright (Aquarius) 1
El Sur 1
Three O'Clock High 1

My List:

Say Anything... - 20
Raging Bull - 19
The Last Temptation of Christ - 18
Blade Runner -17
Blow Out - 16
Once Upon a Time in America - 15
Purple Rain - 14
Blue Velvet - 13
Grave of the Fireflies - 12
Stop Making Sense - 11
Heaven's Gate - 10
This is Spinal Tap - 9
Born on the Fourth of July - 8
My Left Foot - 7
Thief - 6
Wings of Desire - 5
Ran - 4
Vagabond - 3
Fitzcarraldo - 2
The Right Stuff - 1

[SilentDawn]

1. Raging Bull- 20
2. Blade Runner- 19
3. Cinema Paradiso- 18
4. Paris, Texas- 17
5. The Shining- 16
4. Empire Strikes Back- 15
5. Grave of the Fireflies- 14
6. The Thing- 13
7. Heaven's Gate- 12
8. To Live and Die in LA- 11
9. Raiders of the Lost Ark- 10
10. Gremlins- 9
11. Thief- 8
12. ET- 7
13. The Terminator- 6
14. Akira- 5
15. Ghostbusters- 4
16. The Right Stuff- 3
17. Ran- 2
18. Return of the Jedi- 1
19. Christmas Vacation- 1
20. Do The Right Thing- 1


Edit: Forgot about Akira, I put it in place of Full Metal Jacket.

[Chrysagon]

My favorite films of the 1980s

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark --20
2. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back -- 19
3. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade --18
4. Witness -- 17
5. Blade Runner --16
6. Conan the Barbarian --15
7. The Name of the Rose --14
8. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi-- 13
9. Predator --12
10. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan --11
11. Moonstruck -- 10
12. My Dinner with Andre --9
13.The Terminator --8
14. Die Hard --7
15. Planes, Trains and Automobiles --6
16. A Christmas Story --5
17. Hannah and Her Sisters --4
18. Blue Velvet --3
19. Raging Bull --2
20. First Blood --1

[The Great Owl]

The Great Owl's Top 20 Films of the 1980s

1. Stand By Me
2. Paris, Texas
3. Raiders of the Lost Ark
4. For Your Eyes Only
5. Blade Runner
6. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
7. The Vanishing (Spoorloos)
8. The Right Stuff
9. The Shining
10. Planes, Trains and Automobiles
11. Some Kind of Wonderful
12. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
13. Chariots of Fire
14. To Live and Die in L.A.
15. The Living Daylights
16. Real Genius
17. Southern Comfort
18. Once Upon a Time in America
19. Witness
20. Fanny and Alexander


No values assigned, because I want 10 points to go to all.

[PsychoWalrus]

1. Ran
2. The Shinning
3. Fanny and Alexander
4. Blue Velvet
5. Raging Bull
6. My Neighbor Totoro
7. Raiders of the Lost Ark
8. Nostalghia
9. Amadeus
10. The Thing
11. The Empire Strikes Back
12. Dekalog
13. Au Revoir, Les Enfants
14. Evil Dead 2
15. The Purple Rose of Cairo
16. Do the Right Thing
17. Videodrome
18. Love Streams
19. Come and See
20. Fitzcarraldo

Please assign ten points to all.

[Dr. Feelgood]

1. Once Upon a Time in America - 20
2. Blade Runner - 19
3. Hannah and Her Sisters - 18
4. Full Metal Jacket - 17
5. Raging Bull - 16
6. Platoon - 15
7. Broadway Danny Rose - 14
8. The Shining - 13
9. The Untouchables - 12
10. The Last Temptation of Christ - 11
11. Amadeus - 10
12. Back to the Future - 9
13. Rumble Fish - 8
14. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid - 7
15. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - 6
16. Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark - 5
17. The Last Metro - 4
18. Christmas Vacation - 3
19. Risky Business - 2
20. Radio Days - 1

[cinemaphile]

Could easily list 100 favorites from the 80's. Finally cut it down to 20, and then listed another 20 or so that almost made the cut. Exact positions constantly in flux, so this will probably keep changing right up until the deadline.

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark - 20 pts.
2. Die Hard - 19 pts.
3. The Empire Strikes Back - 18 pts.
4. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - 17 pts.
5. Ghostbusters - 16 pts.
6. Back to the Future -15 pts.
7. The Goonies - 14 pts.
8. When Harry Met Sally... - 13 pts.
9. Ferris Bueller's Day Off - 12 pts.
10. The Princess Bride - 11 pts.
11. Aliens - 10 pts.
12. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - 9 pts.
13. Return of the Jedi - 8 pts.
14. Strange Brew - 7 pts.
15. Top Gun - 6 pts.
16. Lethal Weapon - 5 pts.
17. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - 4 pts.
18. A Christmas Story - 3 pts.
19. The Terminator - 2 pts.
20. Eddie Murphy: Raw

- 1 pt.
The Runners-Up (in no particular order):

[Show spoiler]
Heathers
The Blues Brothers
Fish Called Wanda
Gremlins
Back to the Future II
Annie
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
First Blood
Superman II
Vacation
Some Kind of Wonderful
Adventures in Babysitting
Scrooged
Always
Raising Arizona
Footloose
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Nightmare on Elm St
Breakfast Club
Better Off Dead
Stand By Me
Little Mermaid
Say Anything...

[Scottie]

This was very difficult for me, especially because I have not seen some of these films in many years. I'm strictly going based off of my initial reaction to the film (which was very, very positive).

Please assume that my number one film of the 1980s has a point value of 20, while my number twenty film has a point value of 1.

01. Tootsie (1982)
02. Back To The Future (1985)
03. Indiana Jones And The Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
04. Blade Runner (1982)
05. Die Hard (1988)
06. Big (1988)
07. Gremlins (1984)
08. Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (1989)
09. Down By Law (1986)
10. Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)
11. Atlantic City (1980)
12. The Purple Rose Of Cairo (1985)
13. Stand By Me (1986)
14. Babette's Feast (1987)
15. The Shining (1980)
16. Blow Out (1981)
17. Aliens (1986)
18. Back To The Future, Part II (1989)
19. The Right Stuff (1983)
20. Amadeus (1984)

[mastadge]

Something like this. Distribute points as you see fit.

Tampopo
Amadeus
Ran
Come and See
Ghostbusters
My Neighbor Totoro
The Right Stuff
Matewan
RoboCop
Grave of the Fireflies
Aliens
The Elephant Man
The Terminator
Brazil
The Killing Fields
My Life as a Dog
Back to the Future
Diva
Cinema Paradiso
The Princess Bride

[joie]

Blade Runner
Raging Bull
Blue Velvet
Zelig
'Round Midnight
The Terminator
The Shining
Body Heat
After Hours
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Cinema Paradiso
Tampopo
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Time Bandits
Full Metal Jacket
Aliens
The King of Comedy
Broadway Danny Rose

No particular order - 10 to each, unless 100 each to Blade Runner & Raging Bull is possible

edits: Change Scarface to Tampopo - note preferred cut of Brazil - Replace Spinal Tap with Zelig - Replace To Live & Die in L.A. with Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (very good send-up of old, B&W pictures) - Replace Brazil with Broadway Danny Rose -

[Tiberius]

1. The Terrorizers (1986) - 20
2. Fanny and Alexander (1982) - 19
3. Dust in the Wind (1987) - 18
4. Blade Runner (1982) - 17
5. Grave of the Fireflies (1988) - 16
6. Damnation (1988) - 15
7. Fitzcarraldo (1982) - 14
8. The Draughtsman's Contract (1982) - 12.5
8. A Zed & Two Noughts (1985) - 12.5
10. Blue Velvet (1986) - 11
11. La Pont du Nord (1981) - 10
12. Ran (1985) - 9
13. Rikyu (1989) - 8
14. Akira (1988) - 7
15. Under the Volcano (1984) - 6
16. Brazil (1985) - 5
17. Thief (1981) - 4
18. The Green Ray (1986) - 3
19. The Long Good Friday (1980) - 2
20. The Shining (1980) - 1

[tylerdurden10]

Originally Posted by cinemaphile

this is gonna take some work... I could list 100+

page one spot reserved

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I'll just reserve my spot here as well.

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Ok here is my temporary list of films that need to be narrowed down to 20 & placed in order.

[Show spoiler]Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi
Back To The Future
The Goonies
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade
Gremlins
Ghostbusters
National Lampoon’s Vacation
The Terminator
Blade Runner
Mannequin (personal favorite )
Police Academy
The Naked Gun
Robocop
Airplane!
Coming To America
Trading Places
Blue Velvet
Big Trouble In Little China
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Caddyshack
Raging Bull
The Shining

[JavaJulien]

Been waiting for this.

1. Raging Bull - 20
2. Blade Runner - 19
3. Raiders of the Lost Ark - 18
4. Do The Right Thing - 17
5. Back to the Future - 16
6. Amadeus - 15
7. The Empire Strikes Back - 14
8. Akira - 13
9. Aliens - 12
10. Glory - 11
11. Dead Poets Society - 10
12. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind - 9
13. Brazil - 8
14. Batman - 7
15. The Last Crusade - 6
16. Coming to America - 5
17. The Terminator - 4
18. Ghostbusters - 3
19. Wall Street - 2
20. History of the World Pt. 1 - 1

Raging Bull and Blade Runner are literally inner-changeable for me.

[Scholer]

1. Blade Runner -20
2. Grave of the Fireflies -19
3. Empire of the Sun -18
4. Brazil -17
5. My Neighbour Totoro -16
6. Raging Bull -15
7. Back to the Future -14
8. Kiki's Delivery Service- 13
9. L'Argent -12
10. The Elephant Man -11
11. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind -10
12. The Mosquito Coast -9
13. E.T: The Extraterrestrial -8
14. Bashu: The Little Stranger -7
15. Where is the Friends House? -6
16. Glory -5
17. My Left Foot -4
18. Castle in the Sky -3
19. As Tears Go By -2
20. Chariots of Fire -1

More Random Choices

Gandhi
The Last Emperor
The Shining
Cinema Paradiso
A Passage to India
Kagemusha
The Sacrifice
Blue Velvet
Time Bandits
The Empire Strikes Back
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Au Revoir, Les Enfants
The Mission
Amadeus
Nostalghia
Man of Iron
Akira
Pelle the Conqueror
Rain Man
The Killing Fields
Dead Poets Society
Bad Taste
Platoon
Out of Africa
Ordinary People
Reds
Das Boot
Places in the Heart
Witness
Hamburger Hill
The Untouchables
The Road Warrior
Children of a Lesser God
The Terminator
Gallipoli
The Right Stuff
Sophie's Choice
Pale Rider
Return of the Jedi
The Thing
Big
Tess
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Back to the Future II
Back to the Future III
Missisipi Burning
A Room with a View
Indian Jones and the Last Crusade
Stranger than Paradise
The Big Red One
Bad Timing
Full Metal Jacket
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Aliens
The Neverending Story
Predator
A Better Tomorrow
Conan the Barbarian
Ran
Silverado

I'm pretty sure that in the coming few days my random choices list is going to get bigger.

[Darth Marcus]

1. The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - 20
2. Blade Runner (1982) - 19
3. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - 18
4. Raging Bull (1980) - 17
5. Paris, Texas (1984) - 16
6. The Road Warrior (1982) - 15
7. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - 14
8. The Thing (1982) - 13
9. Aliens (1986) - 12
10. Das Boot (1982) - 11
11. The Shining (1980) - 10
12. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) - 9
13. Witness (1985) - 8
14. Glory (1989) - 7
15. Die Hard (1988) - 6
16. Robocop (1987) - 5
17. Full Metal Jacket (1987) - 4
18. Back to the Future (1985) - 3
19. The Terminator (1984) - 2
20. The Untouchables (1987) - 1

That was a tough list to make. I could over-analyze it, and those last five or six could be switched out with other films or even just switched around, but I won't do that. I'll stick by this list.

There's also still a few 80's classics that I have never seen, so I need to get on that.

[SimBelm]

20 POINT(S) 01. The Terrorizers (Edward Yang, 1986)
19 POINT(S) 02. Wings of Desire (Wim Wenders, 1987)
18 POINT(S) 03. The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
17 POINT(S) 04. Koyaanisqatsi (Godfrey Reggio, 1982)
16 POINT(S) 05. Sans Soleil (Chris Marker, 1983)
15 POINT(S) 06. American Dreams: Lost and Found (James Benning, 1984)
14 POINT(S) 07. Ran (Akira Kurosawa, 1985)
13 POINT(S) 08. Stop Making Sense (Jonathan Demme, 1984)
12 POINT(S) 09. Possession (Andrzej Zulawski, 1981)
11 POINT(S) 10. The King of Comedy (Martin Scorsese, 1982)
10 POINT(S) 11. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (Paul Schrader, 1985)
09 POINT(S) 12. Water and Power (Pat O'Neill, 1989)
08 POINT(S) 13. Law of Desire (Pedro Almodovar, 1987)
07 POINT(S) 14. Pauline at the Beach (Eric Rohmer, 1983)
06 POINT(S) 15. Brain Damage (Frank Henenlotter, 1988)
05 POINT(S) 16. What Have I Done to Deserve This? (Pedro Almodovar, 1984)
04 POINT(S) 17. Boy Meets Girl (Leos Carax, 1984)
03 POINT(S) 18. Mauvais Sang (Leos Carax, 1986)
02 POINT(S) 19. Lola (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1981)
01 POINT(S) 20. A Pool Without Water (Koji Wakamatsu, 1982)

[rodimus161980]

1. The empire strikes back
2. Return of the jedi
3. Raiders of the lost ark
4. Transformers:the movie
5. Batman
6. Back to the future
7. Indiana jones and the last crusade
8. Ferris bueller's day off
9. Aliens
10. Star trek ii:the wrath of khan
11. Rocky iv
12. Rocky iii
13. Rad
14. The great outdoors
15. Ghostbusters
16. Escape from new york
17. They live
18. Godzilla 1985
19. The breakfast club
20. Nightmare on elm st 3:the dream warriors

[Gerby]

1. Threads (Mick Jackson, 1984) - 20
2. Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986) - 19
3. Raging Bull (Martin Scorcese, 1980) - 18
4. Angst (Gerald Kargl, 1983) - 17
5. Raiders Of The Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981) - 16
6. Missing (Costa Gavras, 1982) - 15
7. The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980) - 14
8. After Hours (Martin Scorcese, 1985) - 13
9. Project A (Jackie Chan,Sammo Hung, 1983) - 12
10. The Thing (John Carpenter, 1982) - 11
11. Come & See (Elem Klimov, 1985) - 10
12. Final Score (Arizal, 1986) - 9
13. Malcolm (Nadia Tass, 1986) - 8
14. This Is Spinal Tap (Rob Reiner, 1984) - 7
15. Eating Raoul (Paul Bartel, 1982) - 6
16. Ofelas (Nils Gaup, 1987) - 5
17. When The Raven Flies (Hrafn Gunnlaugsson, 1984) - 4
18. The Stuff (Larry Cohen, 1985) - 3
19. Midnight Run (Martin Brest, 1986) - 2
20. Three O'Clock High (Phil Janou, 1987) - 1

Honourable Mentions

Crazy Love
Fade To Black
Spider Labyrinth
Vision Quest
Tuff Turf
Tough Guys Don't Dance
Joysticks
Miami Connection
The Lonely Guy
Tremors

[bwdowiak]

1. The Thin Blue Line 20
2. Once Upon A Time in America 19
3. Blood Simple 18
4. The Shining 17
5. Michael Jackson's Thriller 16
6. Field of Dreams 15
7. Stand By Me 14
8. Thief 13
9. Full Metal Jacket 12
10. Au Revoir, Les Enfants 11
11. The Vanishing 10
12. The Verdict 9
13. Blow Out 8
14. Heaven's Gate 7
15. Blade Runner 6
16. Raging Bull 5
17. Bad Boys 4
18. Back To The Future 3
19. Running on Empty 2
20. Major League 1

[chris_sc77]

Top 20 of the 1980's
1. Once Upon A Time in America
2. Brazil
3. Aliens
4. Midnight Run
5. Do The RIght Thing
6. The shining
7. Paris, Texas
8. The Empire Strikes Back
9. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
10. The Stunt Man
11. Ghostbusters
12. Born on the fourth of July
13. Time Bandits
14. The adventures of Baron Munchausen
15. Fanny and Alexander (5 hour version)
16. The Thing
17. Return of the Jedi
18. Santa Sangre
19. To live and die in L.A.
20. Scarface