Top 20 Most Popular Movies Of The 1980’s
What was your favorite movie from the ’80’s? There are so many to choose from. Each genre was available, and for some movie franchises, it was just the beginning. According…

NEW YORK – JUNE 20: A man shops for DVDs June 20, 2003 in New York City. For the first time last week, weekly rentals of DVDs surpassed VHS videos. According to the trade association’s VidTrac, a point-of-sale tracking technology, 28.2 million DVDs were rented in the week ended June 15 compared with 27.3 million VHS cassettes. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesWhat was your favorite movie from the '80's? There are so many to choose from.
Each genre was available, and for some movie franchises, it was just the beginning.
According to IMDb.com, here are the top movies of the 1980's based on "popularity":
20. Sixteen Candles
19. Raiders of the Lost Ark
18. Ferris Bueller's Day OFf
17. Aliens
16. The Karate Kid
15. Batman
14. Airplane!
13. Road House
12. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
11. Full Metal Jacket
10. National Lampoon's Vacation
9. Ghostbusters
8. Top Gun
7. The Shining
6. Back to the Future
5. Blade Runner
4. The Breakfast Club
3. The Goonies
2. Police Academy
1. The Princess Bride