Movies of the Awesome80s

We have pages for over 1000 movies of the 1980s! We have just finished 1985 (August 1, 2004) and only have 1986 and 1987 to go. Hey! We always add new pages!

New! Check out our new "Random" movie link on the far left. Just keep clicking it to randomly flip through over 1000 movies!

We have all the Oscar winners listed now with brief stories about that year's ceremonies. Start with 1980 and use the drop-down list on the far left to jump between years.

In the meantime, Here is the American Film Institute's list of the 100 best movies of the 20th century with movies from the Awesome80s in bold (we also have their 100 best comedies list).

Movies released in July:
Airplane! in 1980
Caddyshack in 1980
Hangar 18 in 1980
Prom Night in 1980
Used Cars in 1980
Blue Lagoon in 1980
Arthur in 1981
Blow Out in 1981
Decline of Western Civilization in 1981
Endless Love in 1981
Escape From New York in 1981
Eye of the Needle in 1981
The Fox and the Hound in 1981
S.O.B. in 1981
Victory in 1981
Wolfen in 1981
Zorro Gay Blade in 1981
Nice Dreams in 1981
O'Hara's Wife in 1982
Night Shift in 1982
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas in 1982
Challenge in 1982
The Last American Virgin in 1982
Six Pack in 1982
Tex in 1982
Tron in 1982
Waltz Across Texas in 1982
The Weavers - Wasn't That a Time! in 1982
The World According to Garp in 1982
Young Doctors in Love in 1982
The Secret of NIMH in 1982
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy in 1982
Jaws 3 in 1983
Zelig in 1983
Staying Alive in 1983
Private School in 1983
National Lampoon's Vacation in 1983
Mr. Mom in 1983
Krull in 1983
Evil Dead in 1983
Class in 1983
Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers in 1984
The Last Starfighter in 1984
The Muppets Take Manhattan in 1984
The NeverEnding Story in 1984
Revenge of the Nerds in 1984
Purple Rain in 1984
Back To The Future in 1985
Under the Cherry Moon in 1986
Midnight Run in 1988
Big Top Pee Wee in 1988
A Soldier's Tale in 1988
Short Circuit 2 in 1988
Phantasm 2 in 1988
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking in 1988
Mr. North in 1988
Monkey Shines in 1988
A Fish Called Wanda in 1988
Dead Pool in 1988
Die Hard in 1988
Caddyshack II in 1988
Arthur 2 in 1988
Aria in 1988
Cocktail in 1988
License to Kill in 1989
When Harry Met Sally in 1989
Weekend at Bernies in 1989
UHF in 1989
Turner Hootch in 1989
Shag in 1989
Lethal Weapon 2 in 1989
Eat a Bowl of Tea in 1989
Friday the 13th Part VIII in 1989
Best Defense in 1989
These are movies released to theatres in July of each year.