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40. Poltergeist
Director – Tobe Hooper
Cast – Jobeth Williams, Craig T Nelson
IMDB Rating – 7.4
Rotten Tomatoes – 86%
Release Date – 4 June 1982
Box Office – $121.7 Million
Genre – Horror, Thriller
Awards – Nominated for Best Score, Sound editing, Best Visual effects
Plot – A family move into a new home which unknown to them is haunted by an evil spirit.
39. First Blood
Director – Ted Kotcheff
Cast –
IMDB Rating – 7.7
Rotten Tomatoes – 88%
Release Date – 18 December 1982
Box Office – $125.2 Million
Genre – Action
Awards – None
Plot – A War veteran gets angry because sherrif asks him to leave the town. The result is that he clean the whole town.
38. Lethal weapon
Director – Richard Donner
Cast – Mel Gibson, Danny Glover
IMDB Rating – 7.6
Rotten Tomatoes – 83%
Release Date – 6 March 1987
Box Office – $120.2 Million
Genre – Action, Comedy
Awards – Nominated for Oscar for Best Sound Mixing
Plot – A short tempered cop is appointed as the partner of an old cop who is about to retire peacefully.
37. This is Spinal Tap
Director – Rob Reiner
Cast – Christopher Guest, Michael Mckean, Rob Reiner, Harry Shearer
IMDB Rating – 8
Rotten Tomatoes – 95%
Release Date – 2 March 1984
Box Office – $4.7 Million
Genre – Music, Comedy
Awards – None
Plot – A Mockumentary about England’s most successful band.
36. Top Gun
Director – Tony Scott
Cast – Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, Kelly McGillis
IMDB Rating – 6.9
Rotten Tomatoes – 54%
Release Date – 12 May 1986
Box Office – $356.8 Million
Genre – Action, Romance
Awards – Oscar for Best Original Song
Plot – A Pilot trainee learns more about life in the Navy and Aviation Academy.
35. Das Boot
Director – Wolfgang Petersen
Cast – Jurgen Prochnow, Herbert Gronemeyer
IMDB Rating – 8.4
Rotten Tomatoes – 98%
Release Date – 17 September 1981
Box Office – $84.9 Million
Genre – Adventure, Thriller
Awards – Nominated for 6 Academy Awards
Plot – Life of People on a Boat during World war 2.
34. Once upon a Time in America
Director – Sergio Leone
Cast – Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern
IMDB Rating – 8.4
Rotten Tomatoes – 86%
Release Date – 17 February 1984
Box Office – $5.3 Million
Genre – Crime, Drama
Awards – None
Plot – A crime lord tries to mend his old ways and become a good man but evil haunts him on every turn.
33. Stand By Me
Director – Rob Reiner
Cast – Will Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman
IMDB Rating – 8.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 91%
Release Date – 22 august 1986
Box Office – $52.3 Million
Genre – Adventure, Family
Awards – Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay
Plot – A Man recounts his younger days where he met his best friends for the first time.
32. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Director – Steven Spielberg
Cast – Harrison Ford, Amrish Puri, Roshan Seth
IMDB Rating – 7.6
Rotten Tomatoes – 85%
Release Date – 23 May 1984
Box Office – $333.1 Million
Genre – Adventure, Action
Awards – Academy Award for Visual Effects
Plot – Indian Jones comes to India in search of a Mystical stone but uncovers a scary truth.
31. Back to the Future II
Director – Robert Zemeckis
Cast – Michael J Fox, Christopher lloyd
IMDB Rating – 7.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 64%
Release Date – 22 November 1989
Box Office – $332 Million
Genre – Adventure, Sci Fi, Comedy
Awards – Academy awards for Best Visual Effects
Plot – Marty Mcfly travels time again.
30. Raising Arizona
Director – Coen Brothers
Cast – Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter
IMDB Rating – 7.4
Rotten Tomatoes – 91%
Release Date – 6 March 1987
Box Office – $29.2 Million
Genre – Comedy, Crime
Awards – None
Plot – A couple of ex con and ex cop decides to raise a child.
29. When Harry Met Sally…
Director – Rob Reiner
Cast – Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher
IMDB Rating – 7.6
Rotten Tomatoes – 90%
Release Date – 12 July 1989
Box Office – $92.8 Million
Genre – Romance, Comedy
Awards – Nominated for Best Original Screenplay
Plot – A Man and woman become good friends but try their best to avoid sex.
28. Labyrinth
Director – Jim Henson
Cast – David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly
IMDB Rating – 7.4
Rotten Tomatoes – 69%
Release Date – 2 December 1986
Box Office – $12.9 Million
Genre – Fantasy, Adventure
Awards – None
Plot – A Young girl has to save her younger brother from a labyrinth.
27. The Untouchables
Director – Brian De Palma
Cast – Kevin Costner, Robert Deniro, Sean Connery, Andy Garcia
IMDB Rating – 7.9
Rotten Tomatoes – 81%
Release Date – 2 June 1987
Box Office – $106.2 Million
Genre – Crime, Thriller
Awards – Oscar for Best Supporting Actor
Plot – The rise of Al Capone in 1930s and how he was caught.
26. Airplane
Director – Zucker, Abrahams, Zucker
Cast – Peret Graves, Leslie Nielsen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
IMDB Rating – 7.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 97%
Release Date – 2 July 1980
Box Office – $130 Million
Genre – Comedy
Awards – None
Plot – Comedy ensues in a flight after few mishappenings.
25. The Breakfast Club
Director – John Hughes
Cast – Emilio Estevez, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy
IMDB Rating – 7.9
Rotten Tomatoes – 88%
Release Date – 3 May 1986
Box Office – $51.5 Million
Genre – Comedy, Drama
Awards – None
Plot – Five students are sent to detention where they learn the best lesson of their lives.
24. The Goonies
Director – Richard Donner
Cast – Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman
IMDB Rating – 7.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 70%
Release Date – 7 June 1985
Box Office – $61.5 Million
Genre – Family, Adventure, Comedy
Awards – None
Plot – A group of friends find an ancient map and decides find the hidden treasure using it.
23. The Lost Boys
Director – Joel Schumacher
Cast – Corey Feldman, Corey Haim
IMDB Rating – 7.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 74%
Release Date – 31 July 1987
Box Office – $32.2 Million
Genre – Horror, Comedy
Awards – None
Plot – Two Brothers that moves to new town discover that it is haunted by vampires.
22. Raging Bull
Director – Martin Scorsese
Cast – Robert De Niro
IMDB Rating – 8.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 95%
Release Date – 14 November 1980
Box Office – $23.4 Million
Genre – Sports, Biographys
Awards – Won 2 Oscars for Best Actor, Best Film Editing
Plot – Biographical film about the life of legendary boxer Jake Lamotta.
21. Batman
Director – Tim Burton
Cast –
IMDB Rating – 7.6
Rotten Tomatoes – 70%
Release Date – 23 June 1989
Box Office – $411.3 Million
Genre – Action, Adventure
Awards – Academy Award for Best Art Direction
Plot – Batman faces his arch nemesis Joker.
