Top Movies By Decade
"Hey, it's the 80's!" –Ralph Machio as Daniel Larusso in The Karate Kid
Whether you're looking for a recent recording or a seasoned show, check out our movie reviews categorized by decade. We've got classic black and white talkies, the most recent hits, and everything in between. Find the movies that were big when you were a kid, or better yet, check the ones your parents saw on the big screen.
| 1 |  | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) |  4.0000 74 reviews | PG | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Romance |
$13.07
| In 1936, as WWII looms near, Indiana Jones is hired by the Government to find the Ark of the ...more about Raiders of the Lost Ark starring Harrison Ford and Karen Allen |
| 2 |  | Time Bandits (1981) |  3.5353 43 reviews | PG | Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Family |
$5.40
| A curious boy named Kevin is whisked away from his dreary English home by six mischievous dwarfs ...more about Time Bandits starring John Cleese and Sean Connery |
| 3 |  | Reds (1981) |  3.2128 18 reviews | PG | Drama, Biography, Romance |
$12.74
| The film recounts a particularly eventful period in the life of notorious American communist John ...more about Reds starring Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton |
| 4 |  | Evil Dead, The (1981) | 3.1565 93 reviews | NC-17 | Thriller, Fantasy, Horror |
$7.68
| Five college friends are forced to spend the night in a remote abandoned cabin. There they find the ...more about Evil Dead starring Bruce Campbell and Ellen Sandweiss |
| 5 |  | Body Heat (1981) | 3.1264 23 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$7.99
| Ned Racine is a seedy small town lawyer in Florida. During a searing heatwave he's picked up by ...more about Body Heat starring William Hurt and Kathleen Turner |
| 6 |  | American Werewolf in London, An (1981) | 3.0983 68 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Romance, Comedy |
$5.99
| A Werewolf attacks two American students on tour of England. The surviving student begins to have ...more about American Werewolf in London starring David Naughton and Jenny Agutter |
| 7 |  | Excalibur (1981) | 3.0939 41 reviews | NA | Adventure, Fantasy |
$5.79
| The myth of King Arthur brought once again to the screen. Uthur Pendragon is given the mystical ...more about Excalibur starring Nigel Terry and Helen Mirren |
| 8 |  | Chariots of Fire (1981) | 3.0684 44 reviews | PG | Drama, History, Biography, Sports |
$20.23
| A Scotsman and Jew each sprinting in the 1924 Olympics for Great Britain. One runs for God the ...more about Chariots of Fire starring Nicholas Farrell and Nigel Havers |
| 9 |  | Escape from New York (1981) | 3.0659 7 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
$5.37
| In 1997 the island of Manhattan has been converted into a maximum security prison. When Air Force ...more about Escape from New York starring Kurt Russell and Lee Van Cleef |
| 10 |  | Howling, The (1981) | 3.0552 36 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror |
$3.63
| After a traumatizing incident with a serial killer and a series of nightmares, Karen checks herself ...more about Howling starring Patrick Macnee and Dennis Dugan |
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