Deeply touching and truly a pinnacle in both Cruise’s and Hoffman’s careers, Rain Man has stand the test of time and can be considered one of the classics of the eighties.
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#314 Near Dark (1987)
The another one of 1987’s great vampire movies, Near Dark is loaded with mood, thrills and style and was an apparent influence to Rodriguez’s From Dusk Till Dawn (1996).
#313 The Wraith (1986)
The Wraith is hilariously unplausible, over the edge and packed with an amazing poster and soundtrack – and basically outright destroys our eighties-o-meter.
#312 Coming to America (1988)
Coming to America, fish out of water immigration story of different cultures clashing but managing to live in the same country is still topical and as American as apple pie.
#311 Red Scorpion (1988)
Red Scorpion beats the odds and manages to find originality in the clichéd action genre. The cinematography is flawless and Lundgren proofs he has plenty of star quality.
#310 Back to the Beach (1987)
Parodising the beach party movies of 1960s, Back to the Beach is one of those movies with no plot, but just music, parties, loose jokes and fun. And boy, it surely is fun!
#309 The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
Despite some clumsy special effects The Philadelphia Experiment is a solid scifi thriller taking place five years the very similar Quantum Leap tv-series.
#308 8 Million Ways to Die (1986)
Jeff Bridges portrays a recovering alcoholist cop convincingly, but everything else from Garcia’s cartoonish antagonist to the lackluster story kills this movie in 8 million ways.
#307 License to Drive (1988)
Shot in the height of Haim’s and Feldman’s movie careers, License to Drive is great fun and has is all what is takes to be one of the those defining teenage comedies of the 80s.
#306 Outland (1981)
Probably the only british movie to make it to this blog, Outland is not only one of the best 80s movies to come out of the isle, but one of the best scifi movies ever.
#305 Raw Deal (1986)
Arnold doubles his robotic and performance from The Terminator in a B-class action movie that feels like a Schwarzenegger movie on training wheels.