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

Roxanne (1987) disc cover
Roxanne
1987 · Fred Schepisi
eBay from $22
4K Swamp Thing (1982) disc cover
Swamp Thing
1982 · Wes Craven
eBay from $60
King Solomon's Mines (1985) disc cover
King Solomon's Mines
1985 · J. Lee Thompson
eBay from $31
Any Which Way You Can (1980) disc cover
Any Which Way You Can
1980 · Buddy Van Horn
eBay from $38
Shanghai Surprise (1986) disc cover
Shanghai Surprise
1986 · Jim Goddard
eBay from $767
Yeelen 1987
Yeelen
1987 · Souleymane Cissé
The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1984) disc cover
The Hills Have Eyes Part II
1984 · Wes Craven
eBay from $33
Maximum Overdrive (1986) disc cover
Maximum Overdrive
1986 · Stephen King
eBay from $27
Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure 1984
Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure
1984 · John Korty
Firewalker (1986) disc cover
Firewalker
1986 · J. Lee Thompson
eBay from $32
4K Cat People (1982) disc cover
Cat People
1982 · Paul Schrader
eBay from $70
National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) disc cover
National Lampoon's European Vacation
1985 · Amy Heckerling
eBay from $25
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986) disc cover
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
1986 · Gary Nelson
eBay from $77
Piranha II: The Spawning (1981) disc cover
Piranha II: The Spawning
1981 · Ovidio G. Assonitis
eBay from $37
Le Bal 1983
Le Bal
1983 · Ettore Scola
King Kong Lives (1986) disc cover
King Kong Lives
1986 · John Guillermin
eBay from $42
Harry and the Hendersons (1987) disc cover
Harry and the Hendersons
1987 · William Dear
eBay from $29
4K Matador (1986) disc cover
Matador
1986 · Pedro Almodóvar
eBay from $92
The Big Red One (1980) disc cover
The Big Red One
1980 · Samuel Fuller
eBay from $26
Police Story 2 (1988) disc cover
Police Story 2
1988 · Jackie Chan
eBay from $77
Near Dark (1987) disc cover
Near Dark
1987 · Kathryn Bigelow
eBay from $47
The Fly II (1989) disc cover
The Fly II
1989 · Chris Walas
eBay from $64
Appointment with Death (1988) disc cover
Appointment with Death
1988 · Michael Winner
eBay from $55
Jesus (1980) disc cover
Jesus
1980 · Peter Sykes
eBay from $21
Return to Oz (1985) disc cover
Return to Oz
1985 · Walter Murch
eBay from $199
The Seventh Continent 1989
The Seventh Continent
1989 · Michael Haneke
Cannonball Run II (1984) disc cover
Cannonball Run II
1984 · Hal Needham
eBay from $20
Youngblood (1986) disc cover
Youngblood
1986 · Peter Markle
eBay from $29
Dangerous Moves 1984
Dangerous Moves
1984 · Richard Dembo
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor 1985
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
1985 · Ken Wheat
Confidentially Yours 1983
Confidentially Yours
1983 · François Truffaut
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak 1988
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
1988 · Mansoor Khan
4K Pretty in Pink (1986) disc cover
Pretty in Pink
1986 · Howard Deutch
eBay from $35
Blue Steel (1989) disc cover
Blue Steel
1989 · Kathryn Bigelow
eBay from $55
Colonel Redl (1985) disc cover
Colonel Redl
1985 · István Szabó
eBay from $12
Bad Taste (1987) disc cover
Bad Taste
1987 · Peter Jackson
eBay from $39
Gloria (1980) disc cover
Gloria
1980 · John Cassavetes
eBay from $30
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) disc cover
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984 · W. D. Richter
eBay from $77
Inferno (1980) disc cover
Inferno
1980 · Dario Argento
eBay from $33
Teen Wolf (1985) disc cover
Teen Wolf
1985 · Rod Daniel
eBay from $30
Rhinestone (1984) disc cover
Rhinestone
1984 · Bob Clark
eBay from $33
The Man with One Red Shoe 1985
The Man with One Red Shoe
1985 · Stan Dragoti
Altered States (1980) disc cover
Altered States
1980 · Ken Russell
eBay from $28
Trail of the Pink Panther 1982
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982 · Blake Edwards
Drugstore Cowboy (1989) disc cover
Drugstore Cowboy
1989 · Gus Van Sant
eBay from $30
Porky's (1981) disc cover
Porky's
1981 · Bob Clark
eBay from $69
A Cruel Romance 1984
A Cruel Romance
1984 · Eldar Ryazanov
My Sweet Little Village 1985
My Sweet Little Village
1985 · Jiří Menzel