The Last Starfighter, Angel Heart, Tron, The 'Burbs and more - the film scores of the 80s that deserve more love. This article originally ran on Den of Geek UK. Blockbusters and populist cinema So, without further ado, here are the 55 best horror films from the '80s. Courtesy IMDb. 55. Silver Bullet (1985) Max. In Silver Bullet, a quiet town is disrupted by a series of murders that no Lists that rank the top movies, TV series, and other media about and featuring Black characters and culture. Over 900 filmgoers have voted on the 50+ films on Best Black Movies Of The 1980s. Current Top 3: Coming to America, The Color Purple, Lean on Me. Star Wars: Episode V–The Empire Strikes Back (1980) For older Star Wars fans, Empire is the pinnacle of all of George Lucas' and now Disney’s epic space saga. But it also happens to be among one of the best films of all time. All of the adventure of the first (fourth) movie is added on, along with the menacing tone of the Empire and Darth The 1980s were a time when production budgets got bigger, the stars became more famous, violence became mainstream, and practically overnight audiences of every age could enjoy the same movies Space Adventure Cobra. Osamu Dezaki. Shigeru Matsuzaki (voice), Ryoko Sakakibara (voice), Akiko Nakamura (voice), Toshiko Fujita (voice) Japan. Anime film. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Nicholas Meyer. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Ricardo Montalbán. The '80s were jam-packed with celebrated science fiction action movies and increasingly over-the-top sci-fi action. In the wake of films like "Terminator," "Aliens," and "RoboCop," director Joe Madonna and Michael Jackson reigned supreme in the '80s music world, and the Brat Pack hit the film scene in the 80s. John Hughes made plenty of movies set in the '80s, but many great films about the 80s were released in the 1990s and 2000s as well. The unique culture and setting of the eighties, makes for a great movie backdrop, and some of Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor. Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Pierce Brosnan, Sarah Jessica Parker, Annette Bening. Votes: 240,614 | Gross: $37.77M. Must Watch Movies 80s/90s. Probably the most indie film on this list that screams the do-it-yourself mentality and against the system out of UCLA film school, Anders, Lent, and Voss created this film of the lost 1980s. Utilizing real locations and actors they knew, it didn’t hold them back from making a highly unique and visualized film of the post-rock scene of 1980s mlweZ.