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Best Adventure Movies of the 1980s
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
PGAction, Adventure, Fantasy2h04After the Rebels are brutally overpowered by the Empire on the ice planet Hoth, Luke Skywalker begins Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued by Darth Vader and a bounty hunter named Boba Fett all over the galaxy.
Back to the Future (1985)
PGAdventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi1h56Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent thirty years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the eccentric scientist Doc Brown.
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
PGAction, Adventure1h55In 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before Adolf Hitler's Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.
Aliens (1986)
RAction, Adventure, Sci-Fi2h17Fifty-seven years after surviving an apocalyptic attack aboard her space vessel by merciless space creatures, Officer Ripley awakens from hyper-sleep and tries to warn anyone who will listen about the predators.
Das Boot (1981)
RAdventure, Drama, Thriller2h29The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth and sheer terror.
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
PGAction, Adventure, Fantasy2h11After a daring mission to rescue Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebels dispatch to Endor to destroy the second Death Star. Meanwhile, Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side without falling into the Emperor's trap.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
PG-13Action, Adventure2h07In 1938, after his father Professor Henry Jones, Sr. goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, Professor Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. finds himself up against Adolf Hitler's Nazis again to stop them from obtaining its powers.
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
PGAnimation, Adventure, Fantasy1h57Warrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet.
Stand by Me (1986)
RAdventure, Drama1h29After the death of one of his friends, a writer recounts a childhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy.
Castle in the Sky (1986)
PGAnimation, Adventure, Drama2h05A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.
The Princess Bride (1987)
PGAdventure, Family, Fantasy1h38While home sick in bed, a young boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.
The Blues Brothers (1980)
RAction, Adventure, Comedy2h13Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts together his old band to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
PGAdventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi1h48After visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985...without interfering with his first trip.
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
GAnimation, Adventure, Drama1h43A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.
Predator (1987)
RAction, Adventure, Sci-Fi1h47A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.
The Goonies (1985)
PGAdventure, Comedy, Family1h54A group of young misfits called The Goonies discover an ancient map and set out on an adventure to find a legendary pirate's long-lost treasure.
The Right Stuff (1983)
PGAdventure, Biography, Drama3h13The story of the original Mercury 7 astronauts and their macho, seat-of-the-pants approach to the space program.
First Blood (1982)
RAction, Adventure1h33A veteran Green Beret is forced by a cruel Sheriff and his deputies to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
PGAction, Adventure, Sci-Fi1h53With the assistance of the Enterprise crew, Admiral Kirk must stop an old nemesis, Khan Noonien Singh, from using the life-generating Genesis Device as the ultimate weapon.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
PGAnimation, Adventure, Comedy1h44A toon-hating detective is a cartoon rabbit's only hope to prove his innocence when he is accused of murder.
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
RAction, Adventure, Sci-Fi1h36In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community escape a horde of bandits.
Batman (1989)
PG-13Action, Adventure2h06The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being Jack Napier, a criminal who becomes the clownishly homicidal Joker.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
PGAction, Adventure1h58In 1935, Indiana Jones arrives in India, still part of the British Empire, and is asked to find a mystical stone. He then stumbles upon a secret cult committing enslavement and human sacrifices in the catacombs of an ancient palace.
The Abyss (1989)
PG-13Adventure, Drama, Mystery2h20A civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger while encountering an alien aquatic species.
Excalibur (1981)
PGAdventure, Drama, Fantasy2h20Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart.
Labyrinth (1986)
PGAdventure, Family, Fantasy1h41Sixteen-year-old Sarah is given thirteen hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue her baby brother Toby when her wish for him to be taken away is granted by the Goblin King Jareth.
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
RAdventure, Comedy1h38The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated.
The Land Before Time (1988)
GAnimation, Adventure, Drama1h09An orphaned brontosaurus teams up with other young dinosaurs in order to reunite with their families in a valley.
The Mission (1986)
PGAdventure, Drama, History2h05Eighteenth-century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal.
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
PGAdventure, Drama, Family1h42A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book.
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
PG-13Action, Adventure, Comedy1h39A rough-and-tumble trucker helps rescue his friend's fiancée from an ancient sorcerer in a supernatural battle beneath Chinatown.
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
PGAction, Adventure, Comedy1h59To save Earth from an alien probe, Admiral James T. Kirk and his fugitive crew go back in time to San Francisco in 1986 to retrieve the only beings who can communicate with it: humpback whales.
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
GAnimation, Adventure, Drama1h23A little fox named Tod, and Copper, a hound puppy, vow to be best buddies forever. But as Copper grows into a hunting dog, their unlikely friendship faces the ultimate test.
The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
PGAdventure, Comedy1h49A comic allegory about a traveling Bushman who encounters modern civilization and its stranger aspects, including a clumsy scientist and a band of revolutionaries.
Willow (1988)
PGAction, Adventure, Drama2h06A young farmer is chosen to undertake a perilous journey in order to protect a special baby from an evil queen.
Escape from New York (1981)
RAction, Adventure, Sci-Fi1h39In 1997, when the U.S. president crashes into Manhattan, now a giant maximum security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in to rescue him.
The Dark Crystal (1982)
PGAdventure, Family, Fantasy1h33On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal, and so restore order to his world.
The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
GAnimation, Adventure, Family1h14Basil, the rodent Sherlock Holmes, investigates the kidnapping of a toy maker and uncovers its link to his archenemy, Professor Ratigan.
Highlander (1986)
RAction, Adventure, Fantasy1h56An immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his immortal opponent, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled "Prize".
Spaceballs (1987)
PGAdventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi1h36A star-pilot for hire and his trusty sidekick must come to the rescue of a princess and save Planet Druidia from the clutches of the evil Spaceballs.