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1980s in Film - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The decade of the 1980s in film involved many significant films.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s_in_film
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Film History of the 1980s - Filmsite
The decade of the 1980s tended to consolidate the gains made in the seventies rather than to initiate any new trends equal to the large number of disaster movies, buddy movies, or "rogue cop" movies that characterized the previous decade. Designed and packaged for mass audience appeal, few 80s films became what could be called 'classics'.
http://www.filmsite.org/80sintro.html
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Most Popular Feature Films Released 1980 to 1989 - IMDb
A list of the best movies from the 1980s.
http://www.imdb.com/search/title/?release_date=1980,1989
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50 Best Horror Movies of the 1980s - Esquire
From The Fly to The Fog, the '80s were a great time for horror fanatics.
http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a35169/the-50-best-horror-films-from-the-1980s/
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The 30 Most Underappreciated American Movies of The 1980s
There's really nothing that can be said about the 1980's that hasn't already been said. In short, it was a fun, vapid, poppy, shallow, optimistic, and overwhelmingly materialistic decade that was reflected in both popular consumer and popular entertainment products.
http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2015/the-30-most-underappreciated-american-movies-of-the-1980s/
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10 Forgotten Secrets of Great Movie-making From The 80s
Everybody wants to recapture the glory days of 80s movies these days. Everywhere you look, they're remaking 80s classics or paying homage to the motifs of the Reagan era. But there's still something about the 80s that remains unique and special. Here are 10 things movies were good at in the 80s that they struggle at today.
http://io9.gizmodo.com/10-forgotten-secrets-of-great-movie-making-from-the-80s-1520715008
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Readers' Poll: The 25 Greatest Movies of the 1980s Pictures - Rolling Stone
Picking the greatest movies of the 1980s is no easy task. It was a decade that gave the world everything from The Shining to The Goonies to three Indiana Jones movies and no less than five Nightmare on Elm Street flicks.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/readers-poll-the-25-greatest-movies-of-the-1980s-20140219
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30 Best '80s Movies from Ghostbusters to Breakfast Club Ranked
Synth-scored, plastic and rocking their upturned collars, the best '80s movies have become moments for nostalgia and self-mocking humor. Action movies, sci-fi thrillers and horror classics all emerge from this decade, as does a corporate slickness that marks the era's entertainments (often charmingly).
http://www.timeout.com/newyork/movies/the-30-best-80s-movies
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The Best Movies of the 1980s - Movie Mezzanine
The staff and friends of Movie Mezzanine list the best movies of the 1980s
http://moviemezzanine.com/history-of-film-the-best-movies-of-the-1980s/
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Hadley Freeman: Why I Owe It All to 1980s Movies
What can Ghostbusters and Dirty Dancing teach you about life? Everything - from the joy of sex to the importance of Bill Murray (plus how to carry a watermelon). Here's what I learned from three 1980s classics
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/may/09/dirty-dancing-ghostbusters-80s-films-hadley-freeman