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Movies: Best "80s throwback" Movies


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Hot Tub Time Machine(2010)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 41min | Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure
3.0/5 (with 1,090 votes)

Four pals are stuck in a rut in adulthood: Adam has just been dumped, Lou is a hopeless party animal, Craig is a henpecked husband, and Jacob does nothing but play video games in his basement. But they get a chance to brighten their future by changing their past after a night of heavy drinking in a ski-resort hot tub results in their waking up in 1986.

Billy Elliot(2000)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 50min | Drama, Comedy, Music
3.8/5 (with 1,721 votes)

County Durham England 1984 the miners strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green starting a class war with the lower classes suffering caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot who after leaving his boxing club for the day stubbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne the audition is for the royal Ballet school in London.

Milli Vanilli: El Mayor Escándalo en el Mundo de la Música(2023)

1h 45min | Documentary, Music
3.8/5 (with 5 votes)

The story of Robert Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan, who became fast friends during their youth in Germany. With Rob coming from a broken home and Fabrice having left an abusive household, they shared a similar upbringing, as well as a future goal: to become famous superstars. In a few short years, their dreams came true. Rob and Fab, better known as Milli Vanilli, became the world's most popular pop duo in 1990 and won the GRAMMY for Best New Artist. However, their ascension to success came with a devastating price that ultimately led to their infamous undoing.

Lucas(1986)

3.4/5 (with 93 votes)

A socially inept fourteen year old experiences heartbreak for the first time when his two best friends -- Cappie, an older-brother figure, and Maggie, the new girl with whom he is in love -- fall for each other.

She Came from the Woods(2023)

1h 41min | Horror
3.2/5 (with 15 votes)

In 1987, a group of counselors accidentally unleashes a decades' old evil on the last night of summer camp.

Vicious Fun(2021)

1h 43min | Comedy, Horror
3.3/5 (with 30 votes)

Joel, a caustic 1980s film critic for a national horror magazine, finds himself unwittingly trapped in a self-help group for serial killers. With no other choice, Joel attempts to blend in with his homicidal surroundings or risk becoming the next victim.

Directed by Cody Calahan

The Legend of The Five(2020)

2.8/5 (with 5 votes)

When a group of misfit teenagers encounter an ancient relic during a school trip, they find themselves caught up in a magical world, with elemental powers beyond their belief.

Live from the Space Stage: A HALYX Story(2020)

1h 27min | Documentary, Music
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A documentary about the short-lived '80s era Disneyland rock band 'Halyx.'.

Ten Minutes to Midnight(2020)

1h 13min | Horror
2.9/5 (with 8 votes)

A late night radio host is trapped inside the station by a violent storm after being bitten by a rabid bat.

Videoman(2018)

1h 33min | Thriller, Comedy, Drama
2.8/5 (with 10 votes)

A VHS collector with a drinking problem finds a valuable movie that could save his terrible economical situation. The film disappears. He suspects it is stolen and starts a hunt after a perpetrator.

Totally Awesome(2006)

1h 34min | Comedy, TV Movie
2.6/5 (with 11 votes)

Do you prefer to wax on or wax off? Preacher won't let you dance? Well then, put Baby in the corner and come on down, 'cause VH1 is bringing back more of the'80s you love in this feature-length film, Totally Awesome. The Gundersons have just moved across the country and the kids - Charlie, Lori, and Max - are trying their best to acclimate themselves into a new school and all kinds of dilemmas therein: the need to dance, the pitfalls of young love, the quest for popularity, scientific genius and of course the quirky but loveable Japanese gardener. Totally Awesome takes all your favorite '80s-flick mainstays and weaves them into the biggest and baddest plotline ever conceived. Tot say it is radical would be an understatement.

Falsettos(2017)

4.1/5 (with 11 votes)

The 2016 Broadway Revival of William Finn's Tony-winning musical. It tells the story of Marvin, a Jewish family man who leaves his wife and son for a male lover during the height of the AIDS crisis in 1980s New York City.

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Last American Horror Show(2018)

1h 22min | Horror, Comedy
2.3/5 (with 6 votes)

A trifecta of 80s throwback terror with mauling monsters, home invasions gone haywire and stomach-turning human sacrifice.

Lieutenant Jangles(2022)

2h 23min | Comedy, Crime, Action
5.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Australian renegade supercop Lieutenant Jangles goes on a mission to avenge his partner and save Brisbane from a sinister conspiracy involving kidnapped bodybuilders.

Seized(2021)

2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

April Douglas is trying to make her way in the world, but it's not proving easy. She struggles to break into the field of photojournalism, despite the disapproval of her father. When she discovers a strange object at the edge of a police investigation site, April is convinced this could be her big break. But is she in way over her head? This 1980s throwback started as a way to practice filmmaking while the creators were in quarantine during the Covid-19 lockdown. The project grew in ambition as it unfolded, despite the challenges inherent in being stuck at home.

Somewhere In Between(2023)

Two will-they-won't-they friends try to keep it simple on New Year's Eve– until their house is crashed by a man from the future who tells them that the fate of the universe rests in their hands.

Pseudo Mailman(2022)

20min | Comedy

In need of a job, 20 year old Marco Torres (Chris Gosine) wants to become a mailman. Only problem is, he needs a driver's license to apply for the actual postal service. Against the advice of his sister (Marina Yap), he decides to be one on his own terms.

Skeletons in the Closet(2018)

1h 22min | Horror
2.5/5 (with 4 votes)

Skeletons in the Closet is a late-night, horror anthology television series featuring The Widow and her dead husband, Charlie. Each episode finds them providing hilarious commentary on a variety of B-movie horror films - some of which are terrifying! Their number one fan, a precocious 11-year-old named Jamie, never misses an episode. With her parents out for the evening, Jamie sits down in front of the tube to devour the delectable terror, but her favorite Friday night freak show is constantly interrupted by her annoying new babysitter, Tina. If they can survive each other, they may be able to survive the night!

Maniac Farmer(2019)

1h 11min | Horror, Thriller, Comedy
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

A group of street punks led by the murderous Blasphemous Rex meet their match when they choose to terrorize a seemingly helpless farmer who ends up turning the tides on the group, and the hunters become the hunted.

And We Hear I Love You(2021)

6min | Crime

Ruby and Micky are at the head of Carl's cocaine business. But one afternoon Micky decides to kill Carl by sending his girlfriend as a gift.

Sullivan(2019)

21min | Comedy

An unlikely young man imagines himself as the greatest football player of all time, but in doing so, hides behind a false persona instead of being himself.

Damned Rites(2019)

1h 24min | Horror

Ellie, Harvey and Hollis are struggling paranormal investigators. who expect to find nothing out of the ordinary on their final case. They soon realize how unprepared they are when evil spirits show up to torment them and their friends. Can they stop the monsters set on destroying them or will they die trying? DAMNED RITES is an old school throwback horror film that takes inspiration from independent horrors of the 70’s & 80’s. Using practical effects, a small budget and a ragtag cast and crew, the film makers showcase their love of movies and horror in a film that is sure to entertain from the first frame to the last!

Night City(2015)

1h 45min | Thriller, Crime, Drama

The disturbed young loner Paul is looking for his place in life in the urban 80s metropolis Night City. When the sleazy city pushes him to the edge, he decides to strike back against the scum. David, a ruthless cop, is on Paul's trail. In the streets of Night City, where the line between morals and mania begin to blur, both antagonists enter collision course.

Night of the Axe(2019)

22min | Horror

A group of girls having one last get together are stalked one by one by a sadistic, masked killer.

Red Rabbit Lodge(2019)

1h 24min | Horror

Alongside Sydney's golden beaches stands one of the city's oldest and most mysterious houses - Red Rabbit Lodge, a sanctuary for foreign students during their final college years, including Abigail Mason, trying to put her traumatic past behind her. Unbeknownst to her and the other lodgers, the house has a history of blood and mayhem - and a sadistic killer who still hides within the walls.

The Lashman(2014)

1h 24min | Horror
1.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Follows a group of five teens heading off to a cabin for a "romantic" weekend. They are hunted down by The Lashman for being unruly teens and disturbing his peace.

The Bunny Man(2023)

A former sheriff's deputy hunts down a hatchet wielding serial killer in a bunny suit, known as The Bunny Man.