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The Empire Strikes Back
1980· 2h 4m· Adventure, Action, Science Fiction· en
8.418.7K
Best Science Fiction Movies of the 1980s
This collection ranks 1,357 science fiction movies released in the 1980s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. The #1 film is The Empire Strikes Back.
1,357 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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Back to the Future
1985· 1h 56m· Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction· en
8.322.3K - 3
Aliens
1986· 2h 17m· Action, Thriller, Science Fiction· en
8.011.1K - 4
The Thing
1982· 1h 49m· Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction· en
8.18.2K - 5
Blade Runner
1982· 1h 58m· Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller· en
7.915.3K - 6
Return of the Jedi
1983· 2h 12m· Adventure, Action, Science Fiction· en
7.917.2K - 7
The Terminator
1984· 1h 48m· Action, Thriller, Science Fiction· en
7.715.0K - 8
Akira
1988· 2h 4m· Animation, Science Fiction, Action· ja
7.94.9K - 9
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982· 1h 55m· Adventure, Science Fiction, Family· en
7.512.2K - 10
Predator
1987· 1h 47m· Science Fiction, Action, Adventure· en
7.69.4K - 11
Back to the Future Part II
1989· 1h 48m· Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction· en
7.814.1K - 12
The Fly
1986· 1h 36m· Horror, Science Fiction· en
7.45.1K - 13
Brazil
1985· 2h 23m· Comedy, Science Fiction· en
7.73.8K - 14
RoboCop
1987· 1h 42m· Action, Thriller, Science Fiction· en
7.45.9K - 15
The Abyss
1989· 2h 20m· Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction· en
7.43.5K - 16
Mad Max 2
1981· 1h 36m· Action, Thriller, Science Fiction· en
7.44.3K - 17
They Live
1988· 1h 33m· Science Fiction, Action, Thriller· en
7.33.6K - 18
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982· 1h 53m· Action, Adventure, Science Fiction· en
7.42.2K - 19
Angel's Egg
1985· 1h 11m· Animation, Fantasy, Mystery· ja
7.7608 - 20
Escape from New York
1981· 1h 39m· Action, Thriller, Science Fiction· en
7.03.6K - 21
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986· 1h 58m· Science Fiction, Adventure· en
7.21.7K - 22
Videodrome
1983· 1h 28m· Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery· en
7.32.5K - 23
Threads
1984· 1h 57m· War, Drama, Science Fiction· en
7.6432 - 24
The Secret of NIMH
1982· 1h 23m· Adventure, Animation, Drama· en
7.4960 - 25
The Return of the Living Dead
1985· 1h 31m· Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction· en
7.22.3K - 26
Spaceballs
1987· 1h 36m· Comedy, Science Fiction· en
6.93.5K - 27
Heart of a Dog
1988· 2h 16m· Drama, Comedy, Science Fiction· ru
7.9198 - 28
The Dead Zone
1983· 1h 43m· Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction· en
7.01.9K - 29
The Transformers: The Movie
1986· 1h 25m· Animation, Science Fiction, Action· en
7.1618 - 30
Re-Animator
1985· 1h 26m· Science Fiction, Comedy, Horror· en
7.11.7K - 31
WarGames
1983· 1h 54m· Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller· en
7.12.2K - 32
Sexmission
1984· 1h 57m· Science Fiction, Adventure, Comedy· pl
7.2343 - 33
Kin-dza-dza!
1986· 2h 15m· Comedy, Science Fiction, Adventure· ru
7.7290 - 34
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1984· 1h 53m· Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller· en
6.81.7K - 35
The Blob
1988· 1h 35m· Horror, Science Fiction· en
6.91.1K - 36
Innerspace
1987· 2h 0m· Action, Comedy, Science Fiction· en
6.81.4K - 37
Flight of the Navigator
1986· 1h 30m· Family, Science Fiction, Adventure· en
7.0970 - 38
On the Silver Globe
1989· 2h 45m· Science Fiction, Drama· pl
7.7180 - 39
2010
1984· 1h 56m· Thriller, Science Fiction· en
6.71.1K - 40
Superman II
1980· 2h 7m· Science Fiction, Action, Adventure· en
6.82.6K - 41
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
1989· 1h 7m· Horror, Science Fiction· ja
7.0727 - 42
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
1989· 1h 33m· Adventure, Comedy, Family· en
6.33.4K - 43
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
1989· 1h 30m· Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction· en
6.82.2K - 44
Godzilla vs. Biollante
1989· 1h 45m· Action, Horror, Science Fiction· ja
7.4309 - 45
Weird Science
1985· 1h 33m· Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction· en
6.51.6K - 46
The Running Man
1987· 1h 41m· Action, Thriller, Science Fiction· en
6.52.9K - 47
Dune
1984· 2h 16m· Action, Science Fiction, Adventure· en
6.23.5K - 48
The Hidden
1987· 1h 37m· Action, Science Fiction, Horror· en
6.9508 - 49
Short Circuit
1986· 1h 38m· Science Fiction, Comedy, Family· en
6.61.7K - 50
The Day After
1983· 2h 7m· Science Fiction, Drama, TV Movie· en
6.8453
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Frequently asked questions
How many science fiction movies came out in the 1980s?
1,357 science fiction movies from the 1980s carry real rating data.
How are these science fiction films ranked?
By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.
What is the highest-rated science fiction movie of the 1980s?
The Empire Strikes Back holds the top position in this collection.