Horror / Science Fiction / Mystery / Ghost
1980
The Watcher in the Woods
The Watcher in the Woods: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1980 movie still matters.
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Science Fiction movies from the 80s
Rewatching the science fiction movies that helped make the decade unforgettable.
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Science Fiction movies
Horror / Zombie / Science Fiction / Mystery
1981
Dead & Buried
Dead & Buried: mortality and fear, and why this 1981 movie still matters.
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Horror / Science Fiction
1982
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Halloween III: Season of the Witch: family and freedom, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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Action / Science Fiction
1982
Megaforce
Megaforce: fear and friendship, and why this 1982 movie still matters.
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Neo-noir / Science Fiction / Fantasy / Science Fiction Comedy / Comedy / Christmas / Dystopian / Retrofuturism / Arthouse Science Fiction
1985
Brazil
Brazil: loss and authority, and why this 1985 movie still matters.
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Science Fiction / Science Fiction Comedy / Musical / Comedy Horror / Horror / Comedy
1986
Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors: freedom and greed, and why this 1986 movie still matters.
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Science Fiction / Teen / Comedy / Time-travel / Dystopian
1989
Back to the Future Part II
Back to the Future Part II: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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Comedy / Science Fiction / Science Fiction Comedy / Buddy / Teen / Time-travel
1989
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure: friendship and family, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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Fantasy / Science Fiction Comedy / Comedy Horror / Monster / Science Fiction / Comedy / Ghost
1989
Ghostbusters II
Ghostbusters II: parents protecting their children and belief in the supernatural, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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Science Fiction Comedy / Science Fiction / Comedy
1989
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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Science Fiction / Adventure / Drama / Mystery
1989
The Abyss
The Abyss: peer pressure and mortality, and why this 1989 movie still matters.
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