Favorite Movies 1980s
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Favorite Movies 1980s

Tom Cruise. Oliver Stone. Eddie Murphy. They were all staples of '80s Hollywood. How would you rank these classics from that decade?

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1 Raiders of the Lost Ark
In the first film of the franchise, Indiana Jones seeks out the Ark of the Convenant, battling Nazi scum along the way. 414 794
2 Back to the Future
Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) cruises through time in a DeLorean outfitted by mad scientist Doc (Christopher Lloyd). 377 759
3 Ghostbusters
When New York City becomes infested with ghosts, Bill Murray and his ghoul-exterminating entourage come to the rescue. 293 779
4 Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Matthew Broderick plans a perfect day of hooky, though his sister (Jennifer Grey) and principal are onto him. 200 764
5 The Breakfast Club
Put five high school stereotypes in detention and you get this quintessential John Hughes movie, with Ally Sheedy and Molly Ringwald. 182 752
6 Caddyshack
Harold Ramis' debut comedy captures life at a country club, specifically among the golf caddies. Chevy Chase and Bill Murray star. 170 736
7 E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
When two kids (Henry Thomas and a young Drew Barrymore) find E.T. in the forest, they help him get back to his mothership. 156 724
8 Scarface
In one of his best-known movies, Al Pacino plays a Miami gangster who rises to the top of the crime world, only to take a tragic fall. 84 678
9 Platoon
Oliver Stone's first Vietnam War film stars Charlie Sheen as a young soldier who watches his platoon lose its sanity -- and morality. 77 673
10 Blade Runner
Ridley Scott and Harrison Ford team up in this dystopian sci-fi movie about a cop battling a renegade group of humanoids in L.A. 77 685
11 Beverly Hills Cop
A Detroit cop (Eddie Murphy) heads to Beverly Hills to track down a friend's killer. He quickly learns that Tinseltown cops do things differently. 55 661
12 Big
When a kid wishes he could be a grown-up, he wakes up the next morning in Tom Hanks' body. But he's still a child at heart. 44 688
13 Top Gun
Maverick (Tom Cruise) has a lot to prove at Top Gun school, where adrenaline and testosterone abound. 44 644
14 Trading Places
A rich businessman (Dan Ackroyd) and a poor street hustler (Eddie Murphy) unwittingly swap lives. Life lessons are learned. 35 619
15 48 Hrs.
A loose-cannon cop (Nick Nolte) enlists the help of a convict (Eddie Murphy) to solve a crime in two days' time. -18 526
16 Raging Bull
Martin Scorsese directs Robert De Niro in this violent flick about a prize-winning boxer who can't contain his rage to the ring. -32 598
17 Risky Business
In his breakout movie, Tom Cruise plays a bookish high school student who learns to let loose when his parents go on vacation. -65 593
18 Tootsie
A waning actor (Dustin Hoffman) is so desperate for work, he disguises himself as a woman and snags a major female role. -89 589
19 Fatal Attraction
A family man (Michael Douglas) is terrorized when a "weekend fling" turns out to be a mentally unstable stalker (Glenn Close). -90 578
20 An Officer and a Gentleman
A loner Navy brat (Richard Gere) wants to become an ace aviator. First step? Impress his tough training officer (Louis Gossett Jr.). -91 579
21 Wall Street
Oliver Stone targets corporate greed in this movie about a budding stockbroker (Charlie Sheen) who compromises his morals. -95 561
22 Bull Durham
A minor league baseball vet (Kevin Costner) trains a rookie (Tim Robbins). A flirtatious fan (Susan Sarandon) throws them a curveball. -98 554
23 Arthur
A wealthy playboy (Dudley Moore) falls for a poor working girl (Liza Minnelli), much to his parents' chagrin. -156 550
24 The Big Chill
Glenn Close stars in this ensemble reunion movie about 30-something friends who recall their lost idealism. -186 554
25 Moonstruck
Cher stars in this romantic comedy about a woman who falls for her fiance's moody brother (Nicolas Cage). -189 577