As requested (already submitted to Tim): 1. Aliens 2. The Thing 3. Die Hard 4. Empire Strikes Back 5. Predator 6. Blade Runner 7. Raiders of the Lost Ark 8. Big Trouble In Little China 9. The Right Stuff 10. The Terminator 11. The Elephant Man 12. Lethal Weapon 13. The Fly 14. Paris, Texas 15. Ghostbusters 16. RoboCop 17. Once Upon A Time In America 18. Das Boot 19. Gremlins 20. Akira 21. American Werewolf in London 22. This Is Spinal Tap 23. Mad Max 2 24. Southern Comfort 25. The Abyss

The Blob, Night of the Comet, Nightmare on Elm Street and Back to the Future would all be in my top 10 movies of all time

Really great list! I'd have a wildly different list, but judging by your taste I'm really surprised not to see "They Live!" on this list. Great story, great direction, amazing action and fight scenes, and the dialogue is just chef's kiss.

I thought I was the only one that loved Action Jackson!! That movie rules!!!!

I loved your list. I was really glad to see Halloween 4 and The Fog get some love.

You won me over right outta the gate with Nigh Shift.

Fright Night is my favorite vampire movie

1. Raging Bull 2. The Shining 3. Koyaanisqatsi 4. Amadeus 5. Come and See 6. Do the Right Thing 7. Fanny and Alexander 8. The Empire Strikes Back 9. Blade Runner 10. Tampopo 11. When Harry Met Sally 12. Nostalgia 13. E.T. 14. Fast Times at Ridgemont High 15. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters 16. The Elephant Man 17. ‘Round Midnight 18. 1984 19. Poltergeist 20. Bull Durham 21. A Nightmare on Elm Street 22. Distant Voices, Still Lives 23. The Sacrifice 24. Lost in America 25. A Room with a View

Growing up in the 80s, great list!!! There were so many movies that came out back then. I still haven't seen them all. The slasher films alone seem umlimited. New subscriber for sure 👍

1. Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2.Moonstruck 3.The Princess Bride 4.Victor/Victoria 5.The Brave Little Toaster 6.Crimes And Misdeamnors 7.The Little Meremaid 8.Evil Under The Sun 9.9 to 5 10.Ghostbusters 11.A Room With A View 12. The Burbs 13.Annie 14. Baby Boom 15.The Untochables 16.The Black Cauldron 17.Beetlejuice 18.Little Shop of Horrors 19.Ailens 20.Clue 21.Ruthless People 22.Hope and Glory 23.To Be or Not To Be 24.The Empire Srikes Back 25. Suspect.

The Fog is an underrated classic.

Your a man after my own heart, love all these movies as well. Really enjoying your content, bringing back wonderful memories of my youth. 👍

hi guys. Love making lists. in the 1990s a friend asked for my top 100. I ended up with a list of 2000 films which i whittled down to 600 then arbitrarily picked 100 from that. More or less in chronological order 1981 On Golden Pond - The 4 seasons - Gallipoli - American Werewolf in London - The Great muppet Caper - Quest for Fire (Annaud, Cavemen, anthropological) - Das Boot (Petersen) - 1982 - E.T. - Tootsie - Star Trek 2 (wrath of Khan) - Poltergeist - Annie (Huston) - The Gods Must be Crazy (Uys, South Africa) - Gandhi (Attenborough) - Fanny & Alexander (Bergman, my #1 Ghost film) - Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (Allen) - Deathtrap (Lumet) - Eating Raoul (Bartel) - The World According to Garp (Hill) - The Year Of Living Dangerously (Weir, Hunt, Gibson) - Koyaanisqatsi (Reggio, Glass) 1988 Powaqqatsi (Reggio, Glass) 1983 Terms of Endearment - And The Ship Sails on (Fellini) - Danton (Wajda). Well I got to 25 films 1981-3 (I estimate if I kept looking there would be around 100 in total) Sorry there aren't so many horror films. They often give me nightmares. Even the few I did include (American Werewolf, Fanny & Alexander do give me a few bad evenings) It took me til the 90s to watch Nt of the Living Dead. And then only ONCE. Thanks. I will be checking out your milder reviews. the old frankenstein is harmless hehehe Jim Mexico

Really good choices like Action Jackson and Road House. Propably the most interesting top 25 of 80s I’ve seen for Tim Talks Talkies challenge.

Hello. I just watched your top 25 80’s movies. I’m doing my top 100 80’s movies on FB. I thought I would share my top 25 80’s movies. 25. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 24. Cocktail 23. The Naked Gun 22. Superman 3. Yes, Superman lol. I loved all Superman movies growing up. Also, I’m a big Richard Pryor fan. 21. Tango and Cash 20. The Heaven Kid 19. Less than Zero 18. Porky’s 2 17. Lethal Weapon 2 16. BeetleJuice 15. Police Academy 14. Bloodsport 13. Vacation 12. Friday the 13th 4 11. Rambo 2 10. Caddyshack 9. Christmas Vacation 8. Planes, Trains and Automobiles 7. Back to the Future 2 6. Superman 2 5. Rocky 4 4. Back to the Future 3. First Blood 2. Porky’s 1. Rocky 3

1. Beetlejuice 2. Empire Strikes Back 3. Creepshow 4. The Little Mermaid 5. Who Framed Roger Rabbit 6. Little Shop of Horrors 7. Fright Night 8. Adventures in Babysitting 9. My Neighbor Totoro 10. Kiki’s Delivery Service 11. Blow Out 12. Sleepaway Camp 13. The Brave Little Toaster 14.This is Spinal Tap 15.Blood Simple 16.Night of the Creeps 17. Atomic Cafe 18. A Christmas Story 19. The Elephant Man 20. The Gate 21. Honey I Shrunk the Kids 22. They Live 23. Funhouse 24. The Great Outdoors 25. E.T.

My dog LOVED the opening song of ‘An American Werewolf in London’ (‘Blue Moon’) he would watch and listen to the entire movie-but that song…. he would go nuts!!! Lost him suddenly last October… I will never be able to watch that movie again and it was one of my favorites 💔💔💔

My God, Pet Semetery scared the living piss out of me...had nightmares for weeks after first viewing in 1989 (at at 13). Still can't watch it, mainly because of Zelda. Couldn't agree more about Halloween 4, though! And Ted White will ALWAYS be the best Jason! My top 10 '80's movies: 10. Wall Street 9. Three Amigos 8. Fletch 7. Empire Strikes Back 6. The Fog 5. The Thing 4. National Lampoon's Vacation 3. Glory 2. Raiders of the Lost Ark 1. Back to the Future (your wife has good taste!)

The '80s are your sweetspot! Great list, appreciate all the work that goes into a list this long - the top tens were hard enough for me! 🤣 What I like about these lists (including the lists of fellow commenters) is it reminds us of old friends we need ro rewatch, and also introduces us movies we have somehow missed and need to check out immediately! for me: Old friend: Night Shift Missed classic: Night of the Comet Won't have time for my own top 25 this weekend, but will throw in a couple: _After Hours_ - Griffin Dunne got thisclose to being a big star in the '80s, but somehow lost momentum - here and American Werewolves we can see him at his charming best _Beetlejuice_ I love Michael Keaton and so glad to see him having a late career renaissance these days! this was a pre-Batman star turn for him

1. Wings of Desire 2. Blade Runner 3. Landscape In The Mist 4. Tetsuo: The Iron Man 5. Heavy Metal 6. Paris, Texas 7. Ran 8. Do The Right Thing 9. Shoah 10. Come and See 11. Down By Law 12. Stranger Than Paradise 13. The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover 14. Akira 15. My Friend Ivan Lapshin 16. The Last Battle (Le Dernier Combat) 17. Full Metal Jacket 18. Stand By Me 19. She's Gotta Have It 20. Castle In The Sky 21. The Quiet Earth 22. Breakfast Club 23. Alice (Neco Z Alenky) 24. Scarface 25. Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters

25.) Buckaroo Bonsai Across the 8th Dimension 24.) Project A 23.) Friday the 13th Part 6 22.) The Last Starfight 21.) Fright Night 20.) Robocop 19.) Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 18.) Return of the Living Dead 17.) Spinal Tap 16.) The Fly 15.) Beverly Hills Cop 14.) Caddyshack 13.) The Blues Brothers 12.) UHF 11.) Raiders of the Lost Arc 10.) A Nightmare on Elm Street 9.) The Terminator 8.) Back to the Future 7.) A Fish Called Wanda 6.) Lethal Weapon 5.) The Thing 4.) Die Hard 3.) An American Werewolf in London 2.) Batman 1989 1.) Clue

We seem to disagree on just about everything, still I find your videos entertaining. My Top 25 80s movies: 1 - To live and Die in L.A. 2 - Blue Velvet 3 - Gremlins 4 - Body heat 5 - An American Werewolf in London 6 - The Mission 7 - Zelig 8 - Night of the Creeps 9 - The return of the living dead 10 - Re-animator 11 - The Cook, the thief, his Wife and her Lover 12 - Escape from New York 13 - After hours 14 - Near dark 15 - Amadeus 16 - Heathers 17 - Evil dead 2 18 - Raging bull 19 - Big trouble in little China 20 - The monster squad 21 - Halloween III: Season of the witch 22 - The howling 23 - The hitcher 24 - A nightmare on Elm Street 25 - The beyond

25. The Hidden 24. Escape From New York 23. To Live and Die in LA 22. The Fly 21. Beverly Hills Cop 20. They Live 19. Platoon 18. Once Upon a Time in America 17. Road Warrior 16. Wrath of Khan 15. Flash Gordon 14. Thief 13. Krull 12. Ghostbusters 11. Lifeforce 10. Return of the Jedi 9. Scarface 8. Temple of Doom 7. Robocop 6. Dune 5. Terminator 4. The Thing 3. The Shining 2. Raiders of the Lost Ark 1. Aliens

Totally agree Wrath of Khan is Star Trek Genius

I really dig your videos lately. You are doing a good job, especially at being just a regular guy. I like what you have to say, usually, about movies, but even when I don't agree it's still cool because you're so unpretentious about everything. You seem to be having a lot of fun, and that's rare these days. Folks get so serious all the time. That's all, I guess. One more thing, though. I'm gonna have to give Halloween 4 another view after hearing what you had to say about it. I never much cared for it previously, but it's been so long since I've watched it at all, so maybe I'll see it differently this time. Great video!

A+ video! Awesome list!

Great list, however the only one I would not put in my top 500 movies is Halloween 4.

x I was born on the date that the first Star Trek film was released (December 7, 1979) x I was going to write a lot of those down but some people I know would be very angry with me if I did not watch those films with them first (films they have been talking about a long time, like Night Of The Comet, Night Shift, Pet Sementary, etc.) x I added Something Wild and The Fog to my March Watchlist. x For some of my favorites...Supergirl, Batman, Indiana Jones Trilogy, Heathers, The Goonies, The Land Before Time, National Lampoons Vacation, Funny Farm, Ghost Busters, The Return To Oz, The Secret Of NIMH, E.T., Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Labyrinth, The Karate Kid Trilogy, and Gremlins. Note: x I didn't include The Empire Strikes Back because I always watch the Star Wars Trilogy as basically one long film (and the first one was released in 1977). x I do the same thing with The Evil Dead Trilogy, the last one being released in 1992.

Great list, boi! You reminded me of a lot of choices that I need to either see or add to my 25. There's too many good films here 😅

Hi,Daniel.Recently saw The Blog with my daughter(23),I hadn't seen it for about 30 years.Still holds up very well,with tense moments,s ome humour and Fantastic practical effects.My Daughter thought it was 'well hanging'and loved the practical effects(we double-billed it with Dolls)She made the point that practical fx blend into the films well,whereas CGI often draws attention to itself(and not in a good way)Thanks for a Great channel,hope you're well.PS have you ever considered an overview of Pete Walker or Norman J Warren?Here in England they seem to have gained a small cult following.

I may make a top 25 list later but in the meanwhile here are a few of my 80s favorites I haven't seen listed by anyone: Raising Arizona is definitely in my top 25 while Labyrinth and Return to Oz may make my top 25.

I also really like Pet Cemetery, Die hard, The Terminator, Raiders of the Lost Ark, An American Werewolf in London, The Thing, Back to the Future, Robocop, A Nightmare on Elmstreet, From Beyond & Fright Night. But my personal 80s choices would include (most of) the following: The Evil Dead (1 & 2), The Fly, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Gremlins, Romancing The Stone, Bad Taste, Aliens, The Shining, Amsterdamned, De Lift (The Elevator), Flodder, Re-Animator, Full Metal Jackett, Airplane/Flying High, The Breakfast Club, 'Plains, Trains & Automobils', Trading Places, Highlander, Demoni (Demons), Creepshow, The Hitcher, The Return of the Living Dead, The Toxic Avenger, Weird Science, The Goonies, Predator, The Running Man, The Naked Gun, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, Das Boot, 'Paris, Texas' & Amadeus.

Great list. My tops are: 25 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 24 Police Academy 6: City Under Siege 1989 23 Death Wish 3 1985 22 For Your Eyes Only 1981 21 A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984 20 Clockwise 1986 19 Star Trek 3: The Search for Spock 1984 18 Psycho 3 1986 17 Lethal Weapon 1987 16 The Dead Pool 1988 15 Death Wish 2 1982 14 48 Hours 1982 13 Octopussy 1983 12 Batman 1989 11 Police Academy 1984 10 Beverly Hills Cop 2 1987 9 Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers 1988 8 Halloween 2 1981 7 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors 1987 6 Ruthless People 1986 5 Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol 1987 4 Lethal Weapon 2 1989 3 Beverly Hills Cop 1984 2 A Fish Called Wanda 1988 1 Die Hard 1988

My 25 favorite 80s films, Lethal Weapon Return of the Jedi The breakfast club Heathers 5. The Empire strikes back The legend of the Lone Ranger Friday the 13th Jason lives The Goonies Pee Wee's big adventure 10. Rocky IV Fast times at Ridgemont High Raiders of the lost ark Cloak and dagger Walt Disney's the black cauldron 15. Die Hard Conan the barbarian Lethal Weapon 2 Transformers the movie Rocky III 20. Cobra Invasion USA Red dawn The lost boys The karate kid 25. Youngblood

Great list, Daniel! I don't know how this is my first time checking out your youtube channel. I'm a long time listener to the podcast. I hosted a podcast that unfortunately couldn't keep going called Semi-Cinematic and we had the pleasure of having you as a guest on the show. Enjoyed the video and subscribed to the channel. I'm checking out the favorite movie from each year in the 30s next!

Pouring one out for beetlejuice over here

Another decade with almost no overlap. Clearly, I'm not as much of a horror fan. 25. The Goonies 24. Back to the Future Part II 23. Top Gun 22. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial 21. Kiki's Delivery Service 20. Where is the Friend's House? 19. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure 18. Rain Man 17. The Sacrifice 16. Dead Poets Society 15. Raging Bull 14. The Elephant Man 13. Paris, Texas 12. The Little Mermaid 11. Aliens 10. Annie 9. Who Framed Roger Rabbit 8. The Shining 7. Spaceballs 6. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 5. Raiders of the Lost Ark 4. The Empire Strikes Back 3. Die Hard 2. Back to the Future 1. The Princess Bride

The Steve McQueen version of ‘The Blob’ ….. him as a ‘teenager’… takes me right out of it…. Come the f on 🤣🤣🤣

Once Bitten(1985) Beetlejuice(1988) Beverely Hills Cop(1984) Crocodile Dundee(1986) Girlfriend From Hell(1989) Dreamscape(1984) Shocker(1989) The Running Man(1987) The Wraith(1986) Halloween II(1981) The FunHouse(1981) Sleepaway Camp(1983) Children Of The Corn(1984) Evil Dead II(1987) Firestarter(1984) Poltergeist(1982) The Fog(1980) Hellraiser II: Hellbound(1988) Invitation To Hell(1984) Pet Semetary(1989) Halloween III: Season Of The Witch(1982) The Lamp(1987) The Serpent And The Rainbow(1988) The Monster Squad(1987) Enemy Mine(1985) These are mine ranked 1 - 25 :)

These are my top 25 American and British films of the 1980s (not exactly in order): Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1982) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) Back to the Future (1985) Back to the Future Part II (1989) A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) The Terminator (1984) The Return of the Living Dead (1985) Fright Night (1985) The Empire Strikes Back (1980) The Return of the Jedi (1983) Clash of the Titans (1981) Dragonslayer (1981) Excalibur (1982) An American Werewolf in London (1981) The Howling (1981) The Thing (1982) E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Big Trouble in Little China (1986) Predator (1987) Aliens (1986) The Blob (1988) Ghostbusters (1984)

17:38 wife ? you blindsided me there bro !

The film 'Pet Sematary' was more frightening than the book.

My favourite Friday 13th (Part 6: Jason Lives) just missed out in my list.

Where’s Heathers😳‼️✌🏻

1. Bright Lights, Big City 2. The Princess Bride 3. Raiders of the Lost Ark 4. The Breakfast Club 5. The Lost Boys 6. Return of the Jedi 7. Aliens 8. Streets of Fire 9. Risky Business 10. The Little Mermaid 11. Clue 12. RoboCop 13. Hellraiser 14. Willow 15. Fast Times at Ridgemont High 16. Fright Night 17. The Blues Brothers 18. The Monster Squad 19. Foxes 20. After Hours 21. Valmont 22. Angel Heart 23. Something Wicked This Way Comes 24. Times Square 25. Less Than Zero We're starting and ending with movies about substance abuse. 😅 The Empire Strikes Back, Temple of Doom and Last Crusade would have been on here, but I'm sticking to one per franchise.

Great choices

Something Wild is Demme's best film. Ray Liota plays the best scumbag and Su Tissue for the New Wave fans.

Always wanted Shelley Long to make me scrambled eggs 🍳 terrific list, I had a hard time as well, check out my list

That's actually a pretty decent list.

1. When Harry Met Sally 2. Back to the Future 3. Moonstruck 4. Field of Dreams 5. The Brave Little Toaster 6. 9 to 5 7. Housekeeping 8. Desert Hearts 9. I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing 10. The Big Chill 11. A Room With a View 12. Modern Girls 13. Broadcast News 14. The Witches of Eastwick 15. Blade Runner 16. Mannequin 17. The Little Mermaid 18. Night of the Comet 19. Return of the Jedi 20. Honey I Shrunk the Kids 21. All Dogs Go to Heaven 22. Big 23. Mystic Pizza 24. Poltergeist 25. E.T.

The Goonies ?

Ever heard of John Hughes?

Where is Big Trouble in Little China

Where is the lost boys?

Transformers The Movie.

1. Back to the Future 2. Dead Poets society 3. The Goonies 4. The Dream Warriors 5. Zombie

1. Empire Strikes Back 2. Return of the Jedi 3. The Blues Brothers 4. The Terminator 5. Stand By Me 6. Big Trouble in Little China 7. Platoon 8. Aliens 9. The Untouchables 10. Lethal Weapon 11. When Harry Met Sally 12. Vacation 13. The NeverEnding Story 14. Raiders of the Lost Ark 15. ET 16. Ghostbusters 17. The Goonies 18. Child's Play 19. The Breakfast Club 20. Parenthood 21. Die Hard 22. The Karate Kid 23. Revenge of the Nerds 24. Good Morning Vietnam 25. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Too many silly comments..... Please dude... GROW UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1. Superman 2 2. Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan 3. The Empire Strikes Back 4. Poltergeist 5. Top Gun 6. Die Hard 7. Lethal Weapon 8. Raiders Of The Lost Ark 9. Ghostbusters 10. Licence To Kill 11. Halloween II 12. Friday The 13th Part III 13. A Nightmare On Elm Street 14. Slumber Party Massacre 15. Beverly Hills Cop 16. 48 Hrs. 17. Police Academy 18. The Breakfast Club 19. Fast Times At Ridgemont High 20. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 21. Blue Thunder 22. The Thing 23. The Terminator 24. Predator 25. Fright Night