3. Adventures in Babysitting (1987) Rotten Tomatoes® 69%. 4. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) Rotten Tomatoes® 68%. 5. Akira (1988) Rotten Tomatoes® 90%. 6 The Goonies (1985) Warner Bros. Richard Donner, Chris Columbus, and Steven Speilberg came together to produce one of the most adventurous and fun coming-of-age films of all time with The Goonies An American Tail (1986) Rated: G | Where to Watch: Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV. In this heartfelt adventure, a young mouse named Fievel and his family move from Russia to the United States by boat after their home is destroyed by cats. But Fievel is thrown from the ship by a fierce storm during the trip, separating him from his family. A movie that helped end the 1980s on a high note, Dead Poets Society is one of the best films that starred Robin Williams.Here, he plays a non-traditional English teacher who inspires his pupils Top 50 1980s Action Movies. 1. Aliens (1986) Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring. Three Amigos! Brought Comedy To The Old West. was a comedy Western released in 1986 that starred Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and Martin Short. It was directed by John Landis. The three actors play Genie Award Best Canadian Film Cheech & Chong's Next Movie: Tommy Chong: Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin, Paul Reubens, Evelyn Guerrero: Comedy: sequel to Up in Smoke: The Children: Max Kalmanowicz: Martin Shakar, Gil Rogers, Gale Garnett: Horror: Christmas Evil: Lewis Jackson: Brandon Maggart: Slasher: Circle of Two: Jules Dassin: Richard Burton The Best Films Of The ‘80s. 45. Forced to Work Together to Make Money. One subgenre which really took off in the 1980s was the buddy cop film. The formula follows two wildly different men forced S8kxHM.