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The 1980s on disc

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

The Karate Kid (1984) disc cover

1984 · John G. Avildsen

The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) disc cover

The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985 · Woody Allen

Airplane! (1980) disc cover

1980 · Jerry Zucker

Crocodile Dundee (1986) disc cover

Crocodile Dundee

1986 · Peter Faiman

Big (1988) disc cover

1988 · Penny Marshall

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) disc cover

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

1989 · William Shatner

Gremlins (1984) disc cover

1984 · Joe Dante

Ghostbusters II (1989) disc cover

Ghostbusters II

1989 · Ivan Reitman

Coming to America (1988) disc cover

Coming to America

1988 · John Landis

Police Academy (1984) disc cover

1984 · Hugh Wilson

The King of Comedy (1982) disc cover

The King of Comedy

1982 · Martin Scorsese

Romancing the Stone (1984) disc cover

Romancing the Stone

1984 · Robert Zemeckis

Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) disc cover

Lethal Weapon 2

1989 · Richard Donner

Superman III (1983) disc cover

1983 · Richard Lester

Come and See (1985) disc cover

1985 · Elem Klimov

The Right Stuff (1983) disc cover

The Right Stuff

1983 · Philip Kaufman

Mad Max 2 (1981) disc cover

1981 · George Miller

Escape from New York (1981) disc cover

Escape from New York

1981 · John Carpenter

The Sacrifice (1986) disc cover

1986 · Andrei Tarkovsky

Trading Places (1983) disc cover

1983 · John Landis

Conan the Destroyer (1984) disc cover

Conan the Destroyer

1984 · Richard Fleischer

Twins (1988) disc cover

1988 · Ivan Reitman

Nostalghia (1983) disc cover

1983 · Andrei Tarkovsky

Dangerous Liaisons (1988) disc cover

Dangerous Liaisons

1988 · Stephen Frears

Pink Floyd – The Wall (1982) disc cover

Pink Floyd – The Wall

1982 · Alan Parker

The Running Man (1987) disc cover

The Running Man

1987 · Paul Michael Glaser

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) disc cover

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

1985 · George Miller

They Live (1988) disc cover

1988 · John Carpenter

Working Girl (1988) disc cover

1988 · Mike Nichols

Sophie's Choice (1982) disc cover

Sophie's Choice

1982 · Alan J. Pakula

The Goonies (1985) disc cover

1985 · Richard Donner

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) disc cover

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

1986 · John Hughes

48 Hrs. (1982) disc cover

1982 · Walter Hill

Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) disc cover

Peggy Sue Got Married

1986 · Francis Ford Coppola

Child's Play (1988) disc cover

1988 · Tom Holland

Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) disc cover

Friday the 13th Part 2

1981 · Steve Miner

Friday the 13th Part III (1982) disc cover

Friday the 13th Part III

1982 · Steve Miner

Blood Simple (1984) disc cover

1984 · Joel Coen

An American Werewolf in London (1981) disc cover

An American Werewolf in London

1981 · John Landis

The Color of Money (1986) disc cover

The Color of Money

1986 · Martin Scorsese

Paris, Texas (1984) disc cover

1984 · Wim Wenders

The Killing Fields (1984) disc cover

The Killing Fields

1984 · Roland Joffé

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors 1987

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Poltergeist (1982) disc cover

1982 · Tobe Hooper

Fatal Attraction (1987) disc cover

Fatal Attraction

1987 · Adrian Lyne

Red Heat (1988) disc cover

1988 · Walter Hill

Field of Dreams (1989) disc cover

Field of Dreams

1989 · Phil Alden Robinson

Tango & Cash (1989) disc cover

1989 · Andrei Konchalovsky