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The 1980s on disc

The films of the 1980s worth owning, ranked by standing.

Back to the Future (1985) disc cover
Back to the Future
1985 · Robert Zemeckis
eBay from $12
The Terminator (1984) disc cover
The Terminator
1984 · James Cameron
eBay from $17
Dead Poets Society (1989) disc cover
Dead Poets Society
1989 · Peter Weir
eBay from $37
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980) disc cover
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Irvin Kershner
eBay from $17
4K Blade Runner (1982) disc cover
Blade Runner
1982 · Ridley Scott
eBay from $33
4K Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983) disc cover
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi
1983 · Richard Marquand
eBay from $25
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) disc cover
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981 · Steven Spielberg
eBay from $18
Die Hard (1988) disc cover
Die Hard
1988 · John McTiernan
eBay from $13
The Shining (1980) disc cover
The Shining
1980 · Stanley Kubrick
eBay from $12
Rain Man (1988) disc cover
Rain Man
1988 · Barry Levinson
eBay from $14
Scarface (1983) disc cover
Scarface
1983 · Brian De Palma
eBay from $13
Back to the Future Part II (1989) disc cover
Back to the Future Part II
1989 · Robert Zemeckis
eBay from $9
Amadeus (1984) disc cover
Amadeus
1984 · Miloš Forman
eBay from $30
My Neighbor Totoro (1988) disc cover
My Neighbor Totoro
1988 · Hayao Miyazaki
eBay from $38
4K Aliens (1986) disc cover
Aliens
1986 · James Cameron
eBay from $41
4K Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) disc cover
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984 · Steven Spielberg
eBay from $35
4K E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) disc cover
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Steven Spielberg
eBay from $40
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) disc cover
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989 · Steven Spielberg
eBay from $15
Gandhi (1982) disc cover
Gandhi
1982 · Richard Attenborough
eBay from $25
Platoon (1986) disc cover
Platoon
1986 · Oliver Stone
eBay from $19
Predator (1987) disc cover
Predator
1987 · John McTiernan
eBay from $17
4K Batman (1989) disc cover
Batman
1989 · Tim Burton
eBay from $75
The Last Emperor (1987) disc cover
The Last Emperor
1987 · Bernardo Bertolucci
eBay from $10
Once Upon a Time in America (1984) disc cover
Once Upon a Time in America
1984 · Sergio Leone
eBay from $35
Full Metal Jacket (1987) disc cover
Full Metal Jacket
1987 · Stanley Kubrick
eBay from $10
Top Gun (1986) disc cover
Top Gun
1986 · Tony Scott
eBay from $10
Out of Africa (1985) disc cover
Out of Africa
1985 · Sydney Pollack
eBay from $25
First Blood (1982) disc cover
First Blood
1982 · Ted Kotcheff
eBay from $27
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) disc cover
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988 · Robert Zemeckis
eBay from $19
Ghostbusters (1984) disc cover
Ghostbusters
1984 · Ivan Reitman
eBay from $22
Dune (1984) disc cover
Dune
1984 · David Lynch
eBay from $37
Chariots of Fire (1981) disc cover
Chariots of Fire
1981 · Hugh Hudson
eBay from $13
Raging Bull (1980) disc cover
Raging Bull
1980 · Martin Scorsese
eBay from $19
Tootsie (1982) disc cover
Tootsie
1982 · Sydney Pollack
eBay from $18
4K Blue Velvet (1986) disc cover
Blue Velvet
1986 · David Lynch
eBay from $80
The Living Daylights (1987) disc cover
The Living Daylights
1987 · John Glen
eBay from $14
RoboCop (1987) disc cover
RoboCop
1987 · Paul Verhoeven
eBay from $40
Octopussy (1983) disc cover
Octopussy
1983 · John Glen
eBay from $14
4K The Name of the Rose (1986) disc cover
The Name of the Rose
1986 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
eBay from $66
4K The Thing (1982) disc cover
The Thing
1982 · John Carpenter
eBay from $30
4K The Elephant Man (1980) disc cover
The Elephant Man
1980 · David Lynch
eBay from $30
A View to a Kill (1985) disc cover
A View to a Kill
1985 · John Glen
eBay from $13
Cinema Paradiso (1988) disc cover
Cinema Paradiso
1988 · Giuseppe Tornatore
eBay from $60
The Untouchables (1987) disc cover
The Untouchables
1987 · Brian De Palma
eBay from $14
Licence to Kill (1989) disc cover
Licence to Kill
1989 · John Glen
eBay from $20
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) disc cover
Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985 · George P. Cosmatos
eBay from $11
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears 1980
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
1980 · Vladimir Menshov
Driving Miss Daisy (1989) disc cover
Driving Miss Daisy
1989 · Bruce Beresford
eBay from $20