Highest Rated Movies of the 1980s
Every movie below is scored by averaging its rating on every platform that carries it — IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, Letterboxd, Google and more — into one number out of 100. Only titles rated by at least three platforms are ranked.
301
Ghostbusters II
C
65
302
The Witches of Eastwick
C
65
303
Footloose
C
65
304
Return to Oz
C
65
305
Young Guns
C
65
306
The Entity
C
65
307
Police Academy
C
65
308
For Your Eyes Only
C
65
309
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
C
65
310
From Beyond
C
65
311
Psycho II
C
64
312
Moonwalker
C
64
313
Roxanne
C
64
314
The Postman Always Rings Twice
C
64
315
Prince of Darkness
C
64
316
Scrooged
C
64
317
The Blob
C
64
318
The Running Man
C
64
319
Bloodsport
C
64
320
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
C
64
321
Child's Play
C
64
322
The Quiet Earth
C
64
323
Night of the Creeps
C
63
324
Weird Science
C
63
325
Bad Taste
C
63
326
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
C
63
327
Mystic Pizza
C
63
328
Annie
C
63
329
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
C
63
330
Turner & Hooch
C
63
331
Can't Buy Me Love
C
63
332
Black Rain
C
63
333
Revenge of the Nerds
C
62
334
Sudden Impact
C
62
335
Gorky Park
C
62
336
American Gigolo
C
62
337
The Secret of My Success
C
62
338
Sleepaway Camp
C
62
339
Lock Up
C
62
340
Kickboxer
C
62
341
The Final Countdown
C
62
342
Always
C
62
343
Demons
C
62
344
Beverly Hills Cop II
C
62
345
The Dream Team
C
61
346
Cat's Eye
C
61
347
The Money Pit
C
61
348
The Toxic Avenger
C
61
349
¡Three Amigos!
C
61
350
The Serpent and the Rainbow
C
61
351
We're No Angels
C
60
352
The Karate Kid Part II
C
60
353
Weekend at Bernie's
C
60
354
Twilight Zone: The Movie
C
60
355
Octopussy
C
60
356
Cruising
C
60
357
Outland
C
60
358
Harry and the Hendersons
D
59
359
Flashdance
D
59
360
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
D
59
361
Never Say Never Again
D
59
362
Red Heat
D
59
363
Look Who's Talking
D
59
364
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
D
59
365
Society
D
59
366
Double Trouble
D
58
367
Cujo
D
58
368
Tango & Cash
D
58
369
Pet Sematary
D
58
370
Throw Momma from the Train
D
58
371
Short Circuit 2
D
58
372
Halloween II
D
58
373
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
D
58
374
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
D
58
375
Lifeforce
D
58
376
Rambo: First Blood Part II
D
58
377
Tequila Sunrise
D
58
378
Silver Bullet
D
58
379
St. Elmo's Fire
D
57
380
Twins
D
57
381
The Great Outdoors
D
57
382
Bachelor Party
D
57
383
The Bedroom Window
D
57
384
The Dead Pool
D
57
385
Friday the 13th
D
57
386
A View to a Kill
D
56
387
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
D
56
388
Over the Top
D
56
389
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
D
56
390
Brewster's Millions
D
56
391
The Cannonball Run
D
56
392
Skin Deep
D
55
393
Raw Deal
D
55
394
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
D
55
395
Critters
D
55
396
Porky's
D
54
397
Against All Odds
D
54
398
Mannequin
D
54
399
Rambo III
D
54
400
The Blue Lagoon
D
54
Ghostbusters II
C
65
302
The Witches of Eastwick
C
65
303
Footloose
C
65
304
Return to Oz
C
65
305
Young Guns
C
65
306
The Entity
C
65
307
Police Academy
C
65
308
For Your Eyes Only
C
65
309
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
C
65
310
From Beyond
C
65
311
Psycho II
C
64
312
Moonwalker
C
64
313
Roxanne
C
64
314
The Postman Always Rings Twice
C
64
315
Prince of Darkness
C
64
316
Scrooged
C
64
317
The Blob
C
64
318
The Running Man
C
64
319
Bloodsport
C
64
320
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
C
64
321
Child's Play
C
64
322
The Quiet Earth
C
64
323
Night of the Creeps
C
63
324
Weird Science
C
63
325
Bad Taste
C
63
326
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
C
63
327
Mystic Pizza
C
63
328
Annie
C
63
329
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
C
63
330
Turner & Hooch
C
63
331
Can't Buy Me Love
C
63
332
Black Rain
C
63
333
Revenge of the Nerds
C
62
334
Sudden Impact
C
62
335
Gorky Park
C
62
336
American Gigolo
C
62
337
The Secret of My Success
C
62
338
Sleepaway Camp
C
62
339
Lock Up
C
62
340
Kickboxer
C
62
341
The Final Countdown
C
62
342
Always
C
62
343
Demons
C
62
344
Beverly Hills Cop II
C
62
345
The Dream Team
C
61
346
Cat's Eye
C
61
347
The Money Pit
C
61
348
The Toxic Avenger
C
61
349
¡Three Amigos!
C
61
350
The Serpent and the Rainbow
C
61
351
We're No Angels
C
60
352
The Karate Kid Part II
C
60
353
Weekend at Bernie's
C
60
354
Twilight Zone: The Movie
C
60
355
Octopussy
C
60
356
Cruising
C
60
357
Outland
C
60
358
Harry and the Hendersons
D
59
359
Flashdance
D
59
360
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
D
59
361
Never Say Never Again
D
59
362
Red Heat
D
59
363
Look Who's Talking
D
59
364
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
D
59
365
Society
D
59
366
Double Trouble
D
58
367
Cujo
D
58
368
Tango & Cash
D
58
369
Pet Sematary
D
58
370
Throw Momma from the Train
D
58
371
Short Circuit 2
D
58
372
Halloween II
D
58
373
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
D
58
374
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
D
58
375
Lifeforce
D
58
376
Rambo: First Blood Part II
D
58
377
Tequila Sunrise
D
58
378
Silver Bullet
D
58
379
St. Elmo's Fire
D
57
380
Twins
D
57
381
The Great Outdoors
D
57
382
Bachelor Party
D
57
383
The Bedroom Window
D
57
384
The Dead Pool
D
57
385
Friday the 13th
D
57
386
A View to a Kill
D
56
387
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
D
56
388
Over the Top
D
56
389
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
D
56
390
Brewster's Millions
D
56
391
The Cannonball Run
D
56
392
Skin Deep
D
55
393
Raw Deal
D
55
394
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
D
55
395
Critters
D
55
396
Porky's
D
54
397
Against All Odds
D
54
398
Mannequin
D
54
399
Rambo III
D
54
400
The Blue Lagoon
D
54