Dive into the nostalgic world of the 1980’s with this curated list of ten iconic films. From sci-fi adventures to coming-of-age stories and action-packed thrillers, these movies define a generation and continue to captivate audiences today.
Back to the Future (1985)
Michael J. Fox is Marty McFly, a high school student, accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time travelling DeLorean invented by his eccentric friend, the scientist Doc Brown.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
A young boy and his siblings meet a friendly alien, and later help him escape Earth to return to his home planet.
Ghostbusters (1984)
Three parapsychologists forced out of their university funding decide to set up a ghost removal business in New York, attracting fright and skepticism alike.
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
It’s 1936, Indiana Jones, part time archaeology professor, full on adventurer is tasked by Army Intelligence to help locate the Ark of Covenant, a relic that allegedly holds an ancient power, before the Nazis get to it first.
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
High schooler Ferris Bueller decides to take a day off from school. He forms an intricate plan to pull it off. Who better to spend the perfect off day with? His girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron of course.
Batman (1989)
Michael Keaton is the titular character as he begins his war on crime, starting with Jack Napier, played by a devilish Jack Nicholson, who through happenstance becomes the clownish, murderous Joker.
Rainman (1988)
Tom Cruise is Charlie Babbit, a self centred entrepreneur, learns that his estranged father has passed away and left a significant amount of money to Raymond (Dustin Hoffman), an autistic savant, a brother he didn’t know he had. So he kidnaps him and sets off on a road trip in the hope of getting the money for himself.
Die Hard (1988)
Bruce Willis is John McClane, a New York cop who finds himself in a tricky situation when his estranged wife and others are taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza building in Los Angeles. He has to try to save them, barefooted.
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Five high school students meet in Saturday detention. Despite their outward differences, they discover that they have more in common than they realised.
Top Gun (1986)
Tom Cruise is Maverick, a talented pilot who has been accepted into Top Gun, an elite Naval Fighter Weapons School. He now must overcome his ego and reckless attitude to prove that he is the best.
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