Best Movies of the 1980s
The 1980s gave us time-traveling DeLoreans, whip-cracking archaeologists, karate tournaments, killer robots, ghost hunters, talking mogwais, and at least three movies you swear are masterpieces because you first saw them on VHS at age 11. Draft the best movies of the 1980s. Pick the films that defined the decade, shaped pop culture, or simply remain endlessly rewatchable. Comedy, action, sci-fi, drama, horror, animation, cult classics, and Oscar winners are all fair game. One rule: don't draft a movie that's already been selected (this is a type-in draft vs. picking from a set board). Nobody wants to spend their pick triumphantly announcing *Back to the Future* only to discover someone chose it three rounds ago.
Tags: Movies, Pop Culture, 1980s, Nostalgia, Cinema
VOTE FOR THE WINNER
- 1.When Harry met Sally
- 2.Aliens
- 3.The Princess Bride
- 4.Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure
- 5.Airplane
- 6.Batman
- 7.Fast Times at Ridgemont High
- 8.Planes, Trains, and automobiles
- 9.Raging Bull
- 10.Weird Science
- 1.RAD
- 2.Spaceballs
- 3.The Goonies
- 4.Top Gun
- 5.National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
- 6.The Three Amigos
- 7.Beverly Hills Cop
- 8.Gremlins
- 9.Honey I Shrunk The Kids
- 10.Flight of the Navigator
- 1.The empire strikes back
- 2.Ghostbusters
- 3.Terminator
- 4.Who framed Roger rabbit
- 5.Lethal weapon
- 6.Trading places
- 7.Cocktail
- 8.Beetlejuice
- 9.Purple rain
- 10.Blue velvet
- 1.Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
- 2.Die Hard
- 3.Back to the Future
- 4.Rocky IV
- 5.E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- 6.Clue
- 7.Robocop
- 8.Highlander
- 9.The Untouchables
- 10.Akira
- 1.Predator
- 2.Raiders of the Lost Ark
- 3.Blade Runner
- 4.Big
- 5.Labyrinth
- 6.Spinal Tap
- 7.Ghostbusters
- 8.Raising Arizona
- 9.Dead Poets Society
- 10.My Neighbor Totoro
DRAFT STATS
AVG TIME PER PICK BY PLAYER
COMMISSIONER
FINAL RESULTS
| # | PLAYER | PICK |
|---|---|---|
| ROUND 1 | ||
| 1 | TU Turd Ferguson | When Harry met Sally |
| 2 | JD jd | RAD |
| 3 | MC McBane | The empire strikes back |
| 4 | RY ry | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off |
| 5 | GR Grant | Predator |
| ROUND 2 | ||
| 6 | GR Grant | Raiders of the Lost Ark |
| 7 | RY ry | Die Hard |
| 8 | MC McBane | Ghostbusters |
| 9 | JD jd | Spaceballs |
| 10 | TU Turd Ferguson | Aliens |
| ROUND 3 | ||
| 11 | TU Turd Ferguson | The Princess Bride |
| 12 | JD jd | The Goonies |
| 13 | MC McBane | Terminator |
| 14 | RY ry | Back to the Future |
| 15 | GR Grant | Blade Runner |
| ROUND 4 | ||
| 16 | GR Grant | Big |
| 17 | RY ry | Rocky IV |
| 18 | MC McBane | Who framed Roger rabbit |
| 19 | JD jd | Top Gun |
| 20 | TU Turd Ferguson | Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure |
| ROUND 5 | ||
| 21 | TU Turd Ferguson | Airplane |
| 22 | JD jd | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation |
| 23 | MC McBane | Lethal weapon |
| 24 | RY ry | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial |
| 25 | GR Grant | Labyrinth |
| ROUND 6 | ||
| 26 | GR Grant | Spinal Tap |
| 27 | RY ry | Clue |
| 28 | MC McBane | Trading places |
| 29 | JD jd | The Three Amigos |
| 30 | TU Turd Ferguson | Batman |
| ROUND 7 | ||
| 31 | TU Turd Ferguson | Fast Times at Ridgemont High |
| 32 | JD jd | Beverly Hills Cop |
| 33 | MC McBane | Cocktail |
| 34 | RY ry | Robocop |
| 35 | GR Grant | Ghostbusters🚨 REPEAT DETECTED! 🚨 |
| ROUND 8 | ||
| 36 | GR Grant | Raising Arizona |
| 37 | RY ry | Highlander |
| 38 | MC McBane | Beetlejuice |
| 39 | JD jd | Gremlins |
| 40 | TU Turd Ferguson | Planes, Trains, and automobiles |
| ROUND 9 | ||
| 41 | TU Turd Ferguson | Raging Bull |
| 42 | JD jd | Honey I Shrunk The Kids |
| 43 | MC McBane | Purple rain |
| 44 | RY ry | The Untouchables |
| 45 | GR Grant | Dead Poets Society |
| ROUND 10 | ||
| 46 | GR Grant | My Neighbor Totoro |
| 47 | RY ry | Akira |
| 48 | MC McBane | Blue velvet |
| 49 | JD jd | Flight of the Navigator |
| 50 | TU Turd Ferguson | Weird Science |
More Like This
Best Movies of the 1980s
5EWe're taking the results of the "Best Movies of the 1980s" draft and making our choices face off in a bracket showdown. Which movie will come out on top? We'll see...
All-Time Best Comedy Movies: Bracket Edition
4EThe draft board picks are in--now they must face off against each other!
All-Time Best Comedy Movies
4PThe funniest shit you ever saw
Best Soda Draft
12PWelcome to the Best Soda Draft: a carbonated struggle to determine the greatest soft drink of all time. Competitors will build rosters from an elite pool of gas station icons, regional legends, fast food exclusives, mall-food-court staples, and deeply questionable 1990s flavor experiments. Draft carefully: because once someone takes Cherry Coke or Mountain Dew Baja Blast off the board, panic tends to set in.