Think You Can Name These 80s Movies?

Uncle Buck was a 1989 comedy film written, produced and directed by John Hughes. The film stars John Candy and Amy Madigan. It follows Bob and Cindy Russell and their three kids, 15-year-old Tia, 8-year-old Miles, and 6-year-old Maizy, who have recently moved from Indianapolis to the Chicago suburbs because of Bob’s promotion.

Labyrinth was a 1986 musical fantasy film directed by Jim Henson. The film revolves around 15-year-old Sarah’s (Jennifer Connelly) quest to reach the center of an enormous otherworldly maze to rescue her infant brother Toby, whom Sarah wished away to Jareth, the Goblin King (David Bowie).

The Color Purple was a 1985 coming-of-age period drama film directed by Steven Spielberg. The film starred Danny Glover, Desreta Jackson, Margaret Avery, Oprah Winfrey, Adolph Caesar, and Rae Dawn Chong. The film tells the story of a young African American girl named Celie Harris and shows the problems African American women faced during the early 20th century, including domestic violence, incest, pedophilia, poverty, racism, and sexism.

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off was a 1986 teen comedy film written and directed by John Hughes. The film stars Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller, a high-school slacker who spends a day off from school, with Mia Sara and Alan Ruck. Ferris regularly “breaks the fourth wall” to explain techniques and inner thoughts.

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior was a 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic action film directed by George Miller. The film’s tale of a community of settlers who moved to defend themselves against a roving band of marauders follows an archetypical “Western” frontier movie motif.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit was a 1988 live-action/animated fantasy film directed by Robert Zemeckis. Combining live-action and animation, the film is set in Hollywood during the late 1940s, where animated characters and people co-exist. The story follows Eddie Valiant, a private detective who must exonerate “Toon” Roger Rabbit, who is accused of murdering a wealthy businessman.

Amadeus was a 1984 period drama film directed by Milo≈° Forman. The story, set in Vienna, Austria, during the latter half of the 18th century, is a fictionalized biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart’s music is heard extensively in the soundtrack of the movie. The film follows Italian composer Antonio Salieri’s rivalry with Mozart at the court of Emperor Joseph II.

Willow was a 1988 high fantasy film directed by Ron Howard and starring Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Jean Marsh, and Billy Barty. Davis plays the eponymous lead character and hero: a reluctant farmer who plays a critical role in protecting a special baby from a tyrannical queen who vows to destroy her and take over the world in a high fantasy setting.

The Terminator was a 1984 science-fiction action film directed by James Cameron. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, a cyborg assassin sent back in time from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), whose son will one day become a savior against machines in a post-apocalyptic future.

Raiders of the Lost Ark was a 1981 action adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. It stars Harrison Ford as archaeologist Indiana Jones, who battles a group of Nazis searching for the Ark of the Covenant.

When Harry Met Sally… was a 1989 romantic comedy film written by Nora Ephron and directed by Rob Reiner. It stars Billy Crystal as Harry and Meg Ryan as Sally. The story follows the title characters from the time they meet just before sharing a cross-country drive, through twelve years of chance encounters in New York City.

Rain Man was a 1988 road comedy-drama film directed by Barry Levinson. It tells the story of an abrasive, selfish young wheeler-dealer Charlie Babbitt, who discovers that his estranged father has died and bequeathed all of his multimillion-dollar estate to his other son, Raymond, an autistic savant, of whose existence Charlie was unaware.

Scarface was a 1983 crime film directed by Brian De Palma and written by Oliver Stone, a remake of the 1932 film of the same name. The film tells the story of Cuban refugee Tony Montana (Al Pacino) who arrives in 1980s Miami with nothing and rises to become a powerful drug kingpin.

Pretty in Pink was a 1986 romantic comedy film about love and social cliques in American high schools in the 1980s. It was directed by Howard Deutch and written by John Hughes, who also served as co-executive producer. It was named after the song by The Psychedelic Furs.

The Breakfast Club was a 1985 comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by John Hughes. It stars Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy as teenagers from different high school cliques who spend a Saturday in detention with their strict assistant principal.

Weird Science was a 1985 teen comic science fiction film written and directed by John Hughes and starring Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, and Kelly LeBrock. The story follows nerdy social outcasts Gary Wallace and Wyatt Donnelly who are humiliated by Ian and Max for swooning over their girlfriends Deb and Hilly.

Pet Sematary was a 1989 horror film adaptation of Stephen King’s novel. Directed by Mary Lambert and written by King, the film features Dale Midkiff as Louis Creed, Denise Crosby as Rachel Creed, Blaze Berdahl as Ellie Creed, Miko Hughes as Gage Creed, and Fred Gwynne as Jud Crandall.

Beetlejuice was a 1988 comedy-fantasy film directed by Tim Burton. The plot revolves around a recently deceased young couple who become ghosts haunting their former home, and an obnoxious, devious ghost named Betelgeuse from the Netherworld who tries to scare away the new inhabitants permanently.

Steel Magnolias was a 1989 comedy-drama film directed by Herbert Ross. It is a film adaptation of Robert Harling’s 1987 play of the same name. The play and film are about the bond a group of women share in a small-town Southern community, and how they cope with the death of one of their own.

Gremlins was a 1984 comedy horror film directed by Joe Dante and released by Warner Bros. The film is about a young man who receives a strange creature called a mogwai as a pet, which then spawns other creatures who transform into small, destructive, evil monsters.

European Vacation was a 1985 comedy film directed by Amy Heckerling and written by John Hughes and Robert Klane based on a story by Hughes. The second film in National Lampoon’s Vacation film series, it stars Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo.

The Lost Boys was a 1987 horror comedy film directed by Joel Schumacher. The film is about two brothers who move to California and end up fighting a gang of young vampires. The title is a reference to the Lost Boys in J. M. Barrie’s stories about Peter Pan and Neverland, who, like the vampires, never grow up.

Planes, Trains and Automobiles was a 1987 comedy film written, produced, and directed by John Hughes. The film stars Steve Martin as Neal Page, a high-strung marketing executive, who meets Del Griffith, played by John Candy, an eternally optimistic, outgoing, overly talkative, and clumsy shower curtain ring salesman. They share a three-day odyssey of misadventures trying to get Neal home to Chicago from New York City in time for Thanksgiving with his family.

Sixteen Candles was a 1984 coming-of-age comedy film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling, and Anthony Michael Hall. It was written and directed by John Hughes. The story follows High school sophomore Samantha “Sam” Baker and her teenage struggles.

Return of the Jedi was a 1983 epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand. It is the third and final installment in the original Star Wars trilogy and the first film to use THX technology. The film is set one year after The Empire Strikes Back.

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation was a 1989 Christmas comedy film directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik. It is the third installment in National Lampoon’s Vacation film series, and was written by John Hughes, based on his short story in National Lampoon magazine, “Christmas ’59”.

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids is a 1989 American comic science fiction film. It tells the story of an inventor who accidentally shrinks his and his neighbor’s kids to a quarter of an inch with his electromagnetic shrinking machine and accidentally throws them out with the trash, where they must venture into their backyard to return home while fending off insects and other obstacles.

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan was a 1982 science fiction film directed by Nicholas Meyer. The plot features Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and the crew of the starship USS Enterprise facing off against the genetically engineered tyrant Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalb√°n).

Airplane! was a 1980 satirical disaster film written and directed by David and Jerry Zucker and Jim Abrahams. The film is a parody of the disaster film genre, particularly the 1957 Paramount film Zero Hour!, from which it borrows the plot and the central characters, as well as many elements from Airport 1975.

The Karate Kid was a 1984 martial arts drama film produced by Jerry Weintraub, directed by John G. Avildsen stars Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita and Elisabeth Shue. The film features the Gōjū-ryū, Gōjū Kai style of karate.

Top Gun was a 1986 action drama film directed by Tony Scott. The screenplay was inspired by an article titled “Top Guns” published in California magazine three years earlier. The film stars Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, and Tom Skerritt. Cruise plays Lieutenant Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, a young naval aviator aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise.

Field of Dreams was a 1989 fantasy-drama sports film directed by Phil Alden Robinson, who also wrote the screenplay, adapting W. P. Kinsella’s novel Shoeless Joe. It stars Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta and Burt Lancaster in his final role.

Trading Places was a 1983 comedy film directed by John Landis and starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy. It tells the story of an upper-class commodities broker and a homeless street hustler whose lives cross paths when they are unknowingly made part of an elaborate bet.

The Untouchables was a 1987 gangster film directed by Brian De Palma based on the book The Untouchables (1957). The film stars Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia, Robert De Niro, and Sean Connery, and follows Eliot Ness as he forms the Untouchables team to bring Al Capone to justice during Prohibition.

Revenge of the Nerds was a 1984 comedy film directed by Jeff Kanew. The film’s plot chronicles a group of nerds at the fictional Adams College trying to stop the ongoing harassment by the jock fraternity, the Alpha Betas, in addition to the latter’s sister sorority, Pi Delta Pi.

Planes, Trains and Automobiles was a 1987 comedy film written, produced, and directed by John Hughes. The film stars Steve Martin as Neal Page, a high-strung marketing executive, who meets Del Griffith, played by John Candy, an eternally optimistic, outgoing, overly talkative, and clumsy shower curtain ring salesman. They share a three-day odyssey of misadventures trying to get Neal home to Chicago from New York City in time for Thanksgiving with his family.

Glory was a 1989 war film directed by Edward Zwick, starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes and Morgan Freeman. The film is about one of the first military units of the Union Army, during the American Civil War, to consist entirely of African-American men (except for its officers), as told from the point of view of Colonel Shaw, its white commanding officer.

Tootsie was a 1982 comedy film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Dustin Hoffman. The film tells the story of a talented but volatile actor whose reputation for being difficult forces him to adopt a new identity as a woman in order to land a job.

Overboard was a 1987 romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall, written by Leslie Dixon, starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell. It follows Heiress Joanna Stayton who is accustomed to a wealthy life with her husband, Grant Stayton III.

The Witches of Eastwick was a 1987 comedy-dark fantasy film based on John Updike’s novel The Witches of Eastwick (1984). Directed by George Miller, the film stars Jack Nicholson as Daryl Van Horne, alongside Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer and Susan Sarandon as the eponymous witches.

Platoon was a 1986 anti-war film written and directed by Oliver Stone, starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, and Charlie Sheen. It is the first film of a trilogy of Vietnam War films directed by Stone, followed by Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and Heaven & Earth (1993).

Full Metal Jacket was a 1987 war film directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick. Its storyline follows a platoon of U.S. Marines through their training, primarily focusing on two privates, Joker and Pyle, who struggle to get through boot camp under their abusive drill instructor, Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, and the experiences of two of the platoon’s Marines in the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War.

Fatal Attraction was a 1987 psychological erotic thriller film directed by Adrian Lyne and written by James Dearden. The film centers on a married man who has a weekend affair with a woman who refuses to allow it to end and becomes obsessed with him.

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! was a 1988 comedy film. The film stars Leslie Nielsen as the bumbling police lieutenant Frank Drebin. It features fast-paced slapstick comedy, including many visual and verbal puns and gags.

Spaceballs was a 1987 comic science fiction film co-written, produced and directed by Mel Brooks. Starring Brooks, Bill Pullman, John Candy, and Rick Moranis. The film’s setting and characters parody the original Star Wars trilogy, as well as other sci-fi franchises including Star Trek, Alien, and the Planet of the Apes films.

Caddyshack was a 1980 comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Ramis, and Douglas Kenney, and starring Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O’Keefe and Bill Murray. The film was dedicated to producer Douglas Kenney, who died shortly after the film’s release.

Beverly Hills Cop was a 1984 action comedy film directed by Martin Brest, written by Daniel Petrie Jr. and starring Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit cop who visits Beverly Hills, California to solve the murder of his best friend.

Blade Runner was a 1982 American–Hong Kong neo-noir science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos. The film is set in a dystopian future Los Angeles of 2019, in which synthetic humans known as replicants are bio-engineered by the powerful Tyrell Corporation to work on off-world colonies.

Police Academy was a 1984 comedy film directed by Hugh Wilson, and starring Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall, and G.W. Bailey. It grossed approximately $146 million worldwide, and spawned six more films in the Police Academy series.

The Little Mermaid was a 1989 animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. Based on the Danish fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid tells the story of Ariel, a mermaid princess who dreams of becoming human.

Friday the 13th was a 1980 slasher film produced and directed by Sean S. Cunningham and written by Victor Miller. The film tells the story of a group of teenagers who are murdered one by one by an unknown killer while attempting to re-open an abandoned campground.

Dead Poets Society was a 1989 drama film directed by Peter Weir, written by Tom Schulman, and starring Robin Williams. Set in 1959 at the fictional elite conservative Vermont boarding school Welton Academy, it tells the story of an English teacher who inspires his students through his teaching of poetry.

A Nightmare on Elm Street was a 1984 slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven. The film stars Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia, Robert Englund and Johnny Depp in his film debut. The plot revolves around four teenagers who are stalked and killed in their dreams (and thus killed in reality) by Freddy Krueger.

Batman was a 1989 superhero film directed by Tim Burton based on the DC Comics character. The film stars Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Jack Nicholson as the Joker. The film takes place early in the title character’s war on crime, and depicts a battle with his nemesis the Joker.

Romancing the Stone was a 1984 romantic comedy-adventure film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Diane Thomas. The film stars Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito, and was followed by a 1985 sequel titled The Jewel of the Nile.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was a 1984 action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. After arriving in North India, Indiana Jones is asked by desperate villagers to find a mystical stone and rescue their children from a Thuggee cult practicing child slavery, black magic and ritual human sacrifice in honor of the goddess Kali.

Coming to America was a 1988 romantic comedy film directed by John Landis. The film was released in the United States on June 29, 1988. Eddie Murphy plays Akeem Joffer, the crown prince of the fictional African nation of Zamunda, who comes to the United States in the hopes of finding a woman he can marry.

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure was a 1989 science fiction comedy film directed by Stephen Herek. It stars Alex Winter, Keanu Reeves, and George Carlin. The plot follows slackers Bill and Ted, who travel through time to assemble historical figures for their high school history presentation.

Poltergeist was a 1982 supernatural horror film directed by Tobe Hooper. Set in a California suburb, the plot focuses on a family whose home is invaded by malevolent ghosts that abduct the family’s younger daughter. Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on June 4, 1982, the film was a major critical and commercial success, achieving in being the eighth-highest-grossing film of 1982.

Predator was a 1987 science fiction action horror film directed by John McTiernan. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the leader of an elite paramilitary rescue team on a mission to save hostages in a guerrilla-held territory in an unspecified country in Central America.

Conan the Barbarian was a 1982 fantasy adventure film directed and co-written by John Milius. It is based on stories by Robert E. Howard, a pulp-fiction writer of the 1930s, about the adventures of the eponymous character in a fictional prehistoric world of dark magic and savagery.

Superman II was a 1980 superhero film directed by Richard Lester, based on the DC Comics character Superman. It is a sequel to the 1978 film Superman and stars Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder, and Jack O’Halloran.

Die Hard was a 1988 action film directed by John McTiernan and written by Steven E. de Souza and Jeb Stuart. The film follows off-duty New York City Police Department officer John McClane (Bruce Willis) who is caught in a Los Angeles skyscraper during a Christmas Eve heist led by Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman).

The Thing was a 1982 science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter and written by Bill Lancaster, based on the 1938 John W. Campbell Jr. novella Who Goes There? It tells the story of a group of American researchers in Antarctica who encounter the eponymous “Thing”, a parasitic extraterrestrial life form that assimilates and then imitates other organisms.

Dirty Dancing was a 1987 romantic drama dance film written by Eleanor Bergstein, directed by Emile Ardolino and starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. Originally a low-budget film by a new studio, Vestron Pictures, Dirty Dancing became a box office hit. As of 2009, it has earned over $214 million worldwide.

Raising Arizona was a 1987 crime comedy film directed by Joel Coen, produced by Ethan Coen, and written by Joel and Ethan. It stars Nicolas Cage as H.I. “Hi” McDunnough, an ex-convict, and Holly Hunter as Edwina “Ed” McDunnough, a former police officer and Hi’s wife.

First Blood was a 1982 action film directed by Ted Kotcheff. It was co-written by and starred Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo, a troubled and misunderstood Vietnam veteran who must rely on his combat and survival senses against the abusive law enforcement of a small town.

Stripes was a 1981 buddy military comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, P. J. Soles, Sean Young, and John Candy. The film follows John Winger, a cab driver who, in the span of a few hours, loses his job, his apartment, his car, and his girlfriend.

Good Morning, Vietnam was a 1987 comedy-drama war film written by Mitch Markowitz and directed by Barry Levinson. Set in Saigon in 1965, during the Vietnam War, the film stars Robin Williams as a radio DJ on Armed Forces Radio Service, who proves hugely popular with the troops, but infuriates his superiors with what they call his “irreverent tendency”.

Stand by Me was a 1986 coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Rob Reiner and starring Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O’Connell. The film tells the story of four boys in a small town in Oregon who go on a hike to find the dead body of a missing child.

The Shining was a 1980 horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and co-written with novelist Diane Johnson. The film is based on Stephen King’s 1977 novel The Shining. The Shining is about Jack Torrance, an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic, who accepts a position as the off-season caretaker of the isolated historic Overlook Hotel in the Colorado Rockies.

Lethal Weapon was a 1987 buddy cop action film directed by Richard Donner. It stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover. It is about a pair of mismatched LAPD detectives – Martin Riggs, a former Green Beret who has become suicidal following the death of his wife, and Roger Murtaugh, a 50-year-old veteran of the force – work together as partners.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was a 1989 action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, from a story co-written by executive producer George Lucas. It is the third installment in the Indiana Jones franchise. In the film, set largely in 1938, Indiana searches for his father, a Holy Grail scholar, who has been kidnapped by Nazis.

The Empire Strikes Back was a 1980 epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner. The film is set three years after Star Wars. The Galactic Empire, under the leadership of the villainous Darth Vader and the Emperor, is in pursuit of Luke Skywalker and the rest of the Rebel Alliance.

Beverly Hills Cop II was a 1987 action comedy film directed by Tony Scott. It is the sequel to the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop. The film follows police detective Axel Foley, who reunites with Beverly Hills detectives Billy Rosewood and John Taggart to stop a robbery/gun-running gang after Captain Andrew Bogomil is shot and seriously wounded.

The Goonies was a 1985 adventure comedy film directed by Richard Donner, who produced with Harvey Bernhard. A band of kids who live in the “Goon Docks” neighborhood of Astoria, Oregon, attempt to save their homes from demolition, and, in doing so, discover an old Spanish map that leads them on an adventure to unearth the long-lost fortune of One-Eyed Willy, a legendary 17th-century pirate.

The NeverEnding Story was a 1984 English-language West German epic fantasy film based on the novel of the same name by Michael Ende, about a boy who reads a magical book that tells a story of a young warrior whose task is to stop a dark force called the Nothing from engulfing a mystical world.

Turner & Hooch was a 1989 buddy cop comedy film starring Tom Hanks and Beasley the Dog as the eponymous characters respectively. Touchstone Pictures acquired the screenplay for Turner & Hooch for $1 million, which was the highest price ever paid by Touchstone for any script at the time.

Ghostbusters was a 1984 comedy film directed and produced by Ivan Reitman. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd and Ramis as eccentric parapsychologists who start a ghost-catching business in New York City. Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis co-star as a client and her neighbor, and Ernie Hudson as the Ghostbusters’ first recruit.

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was a 1982 science fiction film co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg, and written by Melissa Mathison. It tells the story of Elliott (Thomas), a lonely boy who befriends an extraterrestrial, dubbed “E.T.”, who is stranded on Earth.

Crocodile Dundee was a 1986 Australian-American action comedy film set in the Australian Outback and in New York City. It stars Paul Hogan as the weathered Mick Dundee. Inspired by the true-life exploits of Rod Ansell, the film was made on a budget of under $10 million as a deliberate attempt to make a commercial Australian film that would appeal to a mainstream American audience, but proved to be a worldwide phenomenon.

Back to the Future was a 1985 science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale. It stars Michael J. Fox as teenager Marty McFly, who accidentally travels back in time to 1955, where he meets his future parents and becomes his mother’s romantic interest.

Big was a 1988 fantasy comedy film directed by Penny Marshall, and stars Tom Hanks as Josh Baskin, a young boy who makes a wish “to be big” and is then aged to adulthood overnight. The film also stars Elizabeth Perkins, David Moscow as small Josh, John Heard, and Robert Loggia.

WarGames was a 1983 Cold War science fiction film directed by John Badham. The film follows David Lightman, a young hacker who unwittingly accesses WOPR (War Operation Plan Response), a United States military supercomputer originally programmed to predict possible outcomes of nuclear war.

National Lampoon’s Vacation was a 1983 road comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Randy Quaid, Dana Barron, and Anthony Michael Hall. The screenplay was written by John Hughes, based on his short story “Vacation ’58” which appeared in National Lampoon.

Aliens was a 1986 science fiction action film written and directed by James Cameron. The film follows Weaver’s character Ellen Ripley as she returns to the moon where her crew encountered the hostile Alien creature, this time accompanied by a unit of space marines.

Driving Miss Daisy was a 1989 comedy-drama film directed by Bruce Beresford. The film stars Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman, and Dan Aykroyd. The story defines Daisy and her point of view through a network of relationships and emotions by focusing on her home life, synagogue, friends, family, fears, and concerns over a 25-year period.

Risky Business was a 1983 romantic comedy film written and directed by Paul Brickman. It stars Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay. The film launched Cruise to stardom. It covers themes including materialism, loss of innocence, coming of age and capitalism.

A Christmas Story was a 1983 Christmas comedy film directed by Bob Clark. It stars Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, and Peter Billingsley. A seasonal classic in North America, it is shown numerous times on television, usually on the networks owned by the Turner Broadcasting System.

RoboCop was a 1987 cyberpunk action film directed by Paul Verhoeven. Set in a crime-ridden Detroit, Michigan, in the near future, RoboCop centers on police officer Alex Murphy who is murdered by a gang of criminals and subsequently revived by the megacorporation Omni Consumer Products (OCP) as a superhuman cyborg law enforcer known as RoboCop.

Three Men and a Baby was a 1987 comedy film directed by Leonard Nimoy, and stars Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, Ted Danson and Nancy Travis. It follows the mishaps and adventures of three bachelors as they attempt to adapt their lives to pseudo-fatherhood with the arrival of the love child of one of them.

The Outsiders was a 1983 coming-of-age drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The film was released on March 25, 1983. Jo Ellen Misakian, a librarian at Lone Star Elementary School in Fresno, California, and her students were responsible for inspiring Coppola to make the film.