We all love watching movies, and some movies are so good that they mean something to us personally. Some films made us cry, and some made us laugh; movies have always been integral to our lives. Now watching movies has also become easy due to technological advancements, especially on Netflix. The 80s has been an excellent year for film. We have the best of 80s movies on Netflix.
Many movies on Netflix were released in the year 1980 or were released during the 80s. In this article, we will share with you the best films from the 80s, which are available on Netflix.
25. Uncle Buck (1989)
- Directors: John Hughes
- Writer(s): John Hughes
- Cast: John Candy, Amy Madigan, Jean Louisa Kelly, Macaulay Culkin, Laurie Metcalf
- IMDb Rating: 7.1/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 62%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
In a long line of the great John Candy portraying good-hearted movie oafs, Buck Russell stands out as possibly his best performance. Buck, an unrepentant lazy slob with a good heart, is an illustration of the kind of Midwestern non-exceptionalism that writer-director John Hughes thought Ferris Bueller might become if he never got around to maturing up.
It should go without saying that Buck is finally forced into a position of responsibility when he must step in and take care of his brothers’ rowdy children while they are out of town.
This acting role introduced the majority of Americans to the delights of an adorable precocious Macaulay Culkin and undoubtedly earned him the part in the upcoming Home Alone.
24. Steel Magnolias (1989)
- Directors: Herbert Ross
- Writer(s): Robert Harling
- Cast: Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, Julia Roberts, Tom Skerritt, Sam Shepard
- IMDb Rating: 7.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 67%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
The story of “Steel Magnolias” centers on the tight friendships between six typical Southern women who live in a small Louisiana hamlet. Like “Fried Green Tomatoes,” the movie has a homey, unassuming feel to it. M’Lynn worries that she might not deliver her daughter safely.
She therefore looks to her friends for support, encouragement, and encouragement to celebrate the wonder of life.
23. Rocky III (1982)
- Directors: Sylvester Stallone
- Writer(s): Sylvester Stallone
- Cast: Sylvester StalloneTalia ShireBurt Young
- IMDb Rating: 6.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 65%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
Rocky III picks up right where Rocky II left off, with both Rocky and Apollo Creed appearing knocked out on the mat. Rocky, on the other hand, begins to stir as the referee continues his countdown to 10 – and loss.
Balboa staggers to his feet and wins the heavyweight belt as the crowd and music reach fever pitch. Rocky is the victor!
22. Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack (1988)
- Directors: Yoshiyuki Tomino, Hiroyuki Hayashi
- Writer(s): Yoshiyuki Tomino
- Cast: Toru Furuya, Shuichi Ikeda, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Maria Kawamura, Nozomu Sasaki, Koichi Yamadera
- IMDb Rating: 7.3/10
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
Char’s Counterattack is the conclusion of the original saga, which began with Mobile Suit Gundam and continued with Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ and marks the end of the fourteen-year rivalry between the protagonists Amuro Ray and Char Aznable.
As the only available pilot for a groundbreaking new huge battle robot, a teenage lad must fight in an interstellar conflict. As the only available pilot for a groundbreaking new huge battle robot, a teenage lad must fight in an interstellar conflict.
21. Road House (1989)
- Directors: Rowdy Herrington
- Writer(s): R. Lance Hill, Hilary Henkin
- Cast: Patrick Swayze, Ben Gazzara, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliott
- IMDb Rating: 6.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 41%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
Dalton (Patrick Swayze) has been hired to clean up the Double Deuce, which is the meanest, loudest, and rowdiest bar south of the Mason-Dixon Line. He may not appear to be much, but the Ph.D.-educated bouncer proves himself to be more than adept, cracking the heads of troublemakers and transforming the roadhouse into a leaping hotspot.
However, Dalton’s affair with the stunning Dr. Clay (Kelly Lynch) puts him at odds with cutthroat local big shot Brad Wesley (Ben Gazzara).
20. The Breakfast Club (1985)
- Directors: John Hughes
- Writer(s): John Hughes
- Cast: Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Anthony Michael Hall
- IMDb Rating: 7.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
THE BREAKFAST CLUB is the story of five high school students who are popular in different ways and are forced to spend nine hours together in Saturday detention. Without the rest of the school watching, Brian “The Brain”, Claire “The Princess”, Andy “The Jock”, Allison “The Basket Case”, and Bender “The Misfit” put aside their differences and talk about what brought them to detention.
They gradually find that the challenges they encounter are more comparable than they realize beneath the trappings of the high school social scene. Brian is under intense parental pressure to maintain a perfect grade point average. Claire maintains that being wealthy and the most popular girl in school has drawbacks.
Andy simply wants to satisfy his father, even if it means breaking his moral code. Allison uses unusual conduct to attract her father’s attention. And, in response to physical and verbal abuse at home, Bender defies authorities, commits minor theft, and damages school property.
19. The Karate Kid (1984)
- Directors: John G. Avildsen
- Writer(s): Robert Mark Kamen
- Cast: Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue, William Zabka
- IMDb Rating: 7.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 66%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
Daniel (Ralph Macchio) travels to Southern California with his mother, Lucille (Randee Heller), but soon finds himself the target of a gang of bullies who attend the Cobra Kai dojo to learn karate. Fortunately, Daniel meets Mr. Miyagi (Noriyuki “Pat” Morita), a quiet repairman who also happens to be a martial arts teacher.
Miyagi takes Daniel under his wing, teaching him a gentler type of karate and preparing him to face the savage Cobra Kai.
18. Rocky IV (1985)
- Directors: Sylvester Stallone
- Writer(s): Sylvester Stallone
- Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers, Burt Young, Tony Burton, Brigitte Nielsen
- IMDb Rating: 6.9/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 38%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) intends to retire and live with his wife, Adrian (Talia Shire), after reclaiming the boxing championship title. Rocky’s comrade Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) gets savagely battered to death during an exhibition battle by massive Russian newcomer Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren).
Rocky vows vengeance on Drago and travels to Russia to prepare for a Christmas Day bout. Despite their disparities in training methods, Rocky and Drago compete in a long and furious match.
17. Conan the Barbarian (1982)
- Directors: John Milius
- Writer(s): Robert E. Howard, John Milius, Oliver Stone
- Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Sandahl Bergman, Max von Sydow, Mako, Ben Davidson
- IMDb Rating: 6.9/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 67%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
The movie, which stars James Earl Jones and Arnold Schwarzenegger and is based on Robert E. Howard’s Conan, is about a barbarian warrior named Conan who seeks retribution for the murder of his parents by Thulsa Doom (Jones), the head of a serpent cult.
The script was based on a collection of tales by Conan’s originator, Robert E. Howard, but it also drew inspiration from tales written after Howard Conan, including The Thing in the Crypt by Lin Carter and L. Sprague de Camp.
16. Coming To America (1988)
- Directors: John Landis
- Writer(s): Eddie Murphy, David Sheffield, Barry W. Blaustein
- Cast: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, John Amos, James Earl Jones, Shari Headley, Madge Sinclair, Eriq La Salle, Allison Dean, Louie Anderson
- IMDb Rating: 7.1/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 73%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
Coming To America follows pampered African prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy), heir to the throne and fabulous fortune. He has reached marriageable age, and his parents have found him a suitable spouse. But Akeem wants a lady who loves him for who he is, not what he has, so he flies to America with his valet Semmi.
15. She has to Have It (1986)
- Directors: Spike Lee
- Writer(s): Spike Lee
- Cast: Redmond Hicks, Spike Lee, Tracy Camilla Johns, John Canada Terrell
- IMDb Rating: 6.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
The story of the movie SHashas to Has revolves around Nola Darling, who is very beautiful but cannot decide the kind of man she wants to date and as a result, she starts dating three men at once. The first one was a rich guy who was a narcissist.
The second one was a pure alpha male and the third one had a golden heart. Anyways in the end she cannot make up her mind. So she has to have as is a young boy kind of movie.
14. Blade Runner (1982)
- Directors: Ridley Scott
- Writer(s): David Peoples
- Cast: Harrison Ford, Sean Young, Rutger Hauer
- IMDb Rating: 8.1/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
The story of the movie revolves around an ex-policeman named Rick Deckard who becomes a special agent for the completion of a mission to remove a group of violent androids. While he starts getting deep into the assignment he starts questioning his own identity.
All the actors did great acting in the movie Blade Runner, released in 1982. This Blade Runner image was also amazing. This movie also showed synthetic humans.
13. Eddie Murphy Raw (1987)
- Directors: Robert Townsend
- Writer(s): Robert Townsend
- Cast: Eddie Murphy, Deon Richmond, and Samuel L. Jackson
- IMDb Rating: 7.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 77%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
Eddie Murphy is a very well-established comedian from America who performs hilarious stand-up acts and the topics are mainly focused on relationships,ip, and ethnic stereotypes. The movie is amazing and has a great storyline. You all can watch this movie on Netflix, so don’t be late and watch this movie.
12. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- Directors: Steven Spielberg
- Writer(s): Jeffrey Boam
- Cast: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery
- IMDb Rating: 8.2/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 88%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
The story of the movie Indiana Jones revolves around an archaeologist who comes to know that his father Dr. Henry Jones has gone missing while finding the Holy Grail, then he goes on a journey to find him before the Nazis. The movie is amazing and the story is also outstanding. The film is fantastic and should be watched once in a lifetime.
11. Stand by Me (1986)
- Directors: Rob Reiner
- Writer(s): Bruce A. Evans
- Cast: River Phoenix, Will Wheaton, Kiefer Sutherland, Corey Feldman
- IMDb Rating: 8.1/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
This movie is a cult classic based on Stephen King’s novella. The story of the film revolves around four friends who decide to find out the dead body of Ray Browner a teenager who was local and was hit by a train while he was in the wild plucking out the blueberries. The movie is all about their humanity.
10. When Harry Met Sally…(1989)
- Directors: Rob Reiner
- Writer(s): Nora Ephron
- Cast: Meg Ryan, Billy Crystal
- IMDb Rating: 7.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
The movie’s story is about two graduates and the short-term culmination of their friendship. But luck brought them back together after five years and they were forced to feel about each other the story also showed how they dealt with each other. It is a romantic comedy movie with a never-ending story.
9. Caddyshack (1980)
- Directors: Harold Ramis
- Writer(s): Harold Ramis
- Cast: Rodney Dangerfield, Chevy Chase, Red Knight, Bill Murray
- IMDb Rating: 7.2/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 73%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
This one is one of the best 80s movies on Netflix and the story of the movie is all about a caddie who is young and wants to get a scholarship to tan elite country club so that he can get admission to a good college. However, to make his dreams come true, he needs to get good books of Judge Smails and win a tournament.
8. Rain Man (1988)
- Directors: Barry Levinson
- Writer(s): Barry Morrow
- Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Valeria Golino, Tom Cruise
- IMDb Rating: 8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
The story revolves around an automobile dealer called Charlie Babbitt who kidnaps his brother Raymond who is autistic he tries to manipulate his brother because he wants him to give up his inheritance from their father who was dead.
The movie has a great storyline. The movie is amazing. You all should watch this movie at least once in a lifetime.
7. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
- Directors: John Hughes
- Writer(s): John Hughes
- Cast: Alan Ruck, Matthew Broderick, Jennifer Grey
- IMDb Rating: 7.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 81%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
The movie’s story is about Ferris Bueller, who fakes his sickness just for the sake of staying at home and then spends the rest of the day with his girlfriend and best friend. The story of the movie is really good and it was released in the year 1986. It is an awesome movie.
6. Mystic Pizza (1988)
- Directors: Donald Petrie
- Writer(s): Amy jones
- Cast: Julia Roberts, Annabeth Gish, Adam Storke
- IMDb Rating: 6.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 78%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
The movie revolves around the lives of Kat, J, Ojo, and Daisy who work in a pizza outlet and face many complications in their love lives until they find someone perfect for them.
The movie is amazing and you all can watch it on Netflix. The movie had a total of 14 million dollars in box office collection. This is one of the best 80s movies on Netflix.
5. The Blue Lagoon (1980)
- Directors: Randal Kleiser
- Writer(s): Douglas Day Stewart
- Cast: Christopher Atkins, Leo McKern, Brooke Shields
- IMDb Rating: 5.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 8%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
This is a one-of-a-kind film where the story revolves around a boy and a girl who get shipwrecked on a South Pacific tropical island. In this movie,e we see how teenagers survive without the guidance of adults. They soon get attracted to each other when they get attracted to each other.
4. Purple Rain (1984)
- Directors: Albert Magnoli Writer(s): Albert Magnoli
- Cast: Apollonia Kotera, Prince, Olga Karlatos
- IMDb Rating: 6.5/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 70%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
The story of the movie revolves around a talented kid but also a troubled musician and he also struggles to search for his career. The film also shows the relationship between his parents and his girlfriend, a singer, er and a new rival. This is one of the best 80s movies on Netflix.
3. Top Gun (1986)
- Directors: Tony Scott
- Writer(s): Jim Cash
- Cast: Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, Tom Skerritt
- IMDb Rating: 6.9/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 58%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
This one is undoubtedly one of the best 80s movies on Netflix. The story of the movie revolves around Maverick who was the top pilot and someone who lost his friend and got a second chance to redeem himself. Top Gun is also one of the best movies of Tom Cruise.
2. Strange Voices (1987)
- Directors: Arthur Allan Seidelman
- Writer(s): Donna Powers
- Cast: Valerie Harper, Nancy McKeon
- IMDb Rating: 6.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: N.A.
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
The story of the movie revolves around a daughter who is a college student who hears some voices and starts growing paranoid. Then, she was treated for schizophrenia. You all can watch this movie on Netflix.
1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
- Directors: Steven Spielberg
- Writer(s): Melissa Mathison
- Cast: Peter Coyote, Dee Wallace, Henry Thomas
- IMDb Rating: 6.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: N.A.
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
E.T. is an amazing movie and was probably very much ahead of its time. The story revolves around an alien who was left on the planet Earth and was saved by Elliot, who was young and decided to keep him hidden. This is one of the best 80s movies on Netflix.
Above all the lists, these were the best 80s movies ever sorted for you all on Netflix. Enjoy a binge-watch.
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