various movies from the 80s are regarded
as some of the best of all time these
are not those movies although maybe they
should be it’s time to pay the fiddler
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
underrated movies of the 1980s for this
list we’re looking at movies released
between 1980 and 1989 that remain
mysteriously overlooked or forgotten
over the years and often suffered from a
modest box office performance or general
lack of acknowledgement
despite their quality I’ve had a rough
couple of days number 10 to live and die
in LA this is day 3 January 11th 2200
hours reports of agents Vukovich and
chance
based on the novel written by former
Secret Service agent gerald pet ovitch
this film was among the 80s most
exciting
the story centers on a Secret Service
agent who vows revenge against a
counterfeiter who killed his partner now
you’re gonna help me out come on asshole
ascribe morale it sounds cliche but the
car chases and shootouts throughout the
movie are so exciting and the LA setting
is so beautifully shot with such style
that it stands apart from other
thrillers of the time that along with
William Peterson’s and Willem Dafoe’s
intense performances makes this film an
underrated gem is this my package number
nine Lucas okay a true 80s treasure this
film stars Corey Haim a young Charlie
Sheen and marks Winona Ryder’s
big-screen debut we watch as Lucas
experiences heartbreak for the first
time when his two best friends including
the one he has a crush on fall in love
with each other go to bed with them
that’s not fair yeah a lot of things
aren’t fair sure it sounds a little
corny but the cast plays their
characters so well that we can’t help
but feel for them it’s a movie about
real teenage experiences not just sex
and drugs and therefore is both
realistic and poignant you can tell the
Stags in a warm chair upon whose gods as
long strong look your seems to be
growing even now hell it is it is look
look if there’s a hard-on
number eight the dead zone I don’t know
it was like a blank spot dead zone
depending on who you ask
proper adaptations of Stephen King’s
works are few and far between but the
dead zone definitely qualifies as a
proper adaptation what do you want to
know do you wanna you want to know the
future you want to know if you’re gonna
die is that it released four years after
Kings novel the story follows a teacher
who wakes from a coma to discover he has
psychic abilities you mean I’m gonna die
Christopher Walken gives one of his most
underrated performances in this film as
he’s both relatable and sympathetic in
the main role would you call this a
psychic experience no I would not the
story like most of Kings is intense
emotional and characteristically eerie
proving to be one of the best movies of
the year I always thought this power of
mine was a curse but
now I can see it’s a gift number 7 local
hero also I could grow to love this
place
local hero a film about an American oil
Representative who travels to Scotland
to purchase land for his company may not
sound very exciting but it packs a hell
of a punch she look cute Gouda
temperature part of my job right the
characters of this film are fascinating
human and hilarious with performances
that definitely carry the weight of
their complexity I like this place there
is good clear writer and director Bill
Forsyth evokes both emotion and laughs
and his efforts one amma BAFTA for Best
Direction see if they’re still laughing
it’s a small film but one that
encompasses more quality than some of
Hollywood’s best you do need to put on
this reception this is just an informal
visit number 6 they live where’d you get
those glasses – 7 if this movie were
released today with the horror comedy
hybrid genre booming it would definitely
be more popular you see I take these
glasses off she looks like a regular
person doesn’t she huh put him back on
from maldehyde face that’s what we got
not bother you the film follows Roddy
Piper’s character yes that Roddy Piper
as he discovers a pair of sunglasses
that let him see the truth about
consumerism advertising and that the
ruling class is concealed aliens it’s
like a drug here these glasses meet you
hi oh you come down hard not only is the
movie scary and fantastically absurd it
also provides thoughtful commentary on
the rich the economic status of America
and the influence of mass media on the
general population you’re fighting the
forces of evil that none of us can see
without sunglasses not bad for a silly
sci-fi movie starring a wrestler I have
come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass
and I’m all out of bubble number five
see
notable for being director Michael
Mann’s major film directorial debut
thief is just as powerful and exciting
as any of his other movies you see oh
man
no cuz it was no man next up a walk
there was 12 story window adapted from a
novel written by real thief John Seybold
it tells the story of a thief performing
a job for the Mafia I come here to
discuss a piece of business with you
what are you gonna do you want to tell
me fairytales
the film stars James Caan and like usual
he is terrific in the role embodying a
professional thief perfectly these is
heart-stopping at its best moments
proving to be an exciting and
intelligent film that broke boundaries
of what a thriller could accomplish my
money 24 hours or you will wear your ass
for a head number for near dark about it
it’s dark a great merger of Western and
vampire films near dark perfectly blends
the two genres together but never loses
the unique touch that makes each one
memorable Jesus hey I’m scared the movie
is directed by Kathryn Bigelow now a big
name a Lister and received favorable
reviews and later a cult following there
you stood by the side of that room
and I just knew you two however it was
released too soon after more successful
vampire movies being overshadowed by
their success daily even so as a young
man becomes involved with a group of
nomadic vampires the audience is treated
to a tour de force of beautifully shot
sequences lots of blood and even some
genuine emotion you’re the old man Jes
number 3 something wild action comedies
are a winning combination and this is
certainly the case with something wild
an underrated gem starring the always
fantastic Jeff Daniels as a man who’s
taken on an adventure by a free-spirited
woman so here we are while it certainly
isn’t as popular as it deserves to be
due to its quirkiness it has obtained a
cult following and has been hailed as
one of Daniels funniest most overlooked
roles thank you thank you very much it
also has plenty of tonal shifts to keep
the movie interesting and it makes for
one unpredictable ride number two
blowout
one of Brian DePalma’s masterpieces
Blowout sees the director at the top of
his game and features an a-list cast
including the outstanding John Travolta
and John Lithgow I’m calling from a
secured public phone booth sir I suggest
you call me back on same negative
word-of-mouth spread after the movie
premiered due to its dreary story about
a sound effects technician who
discovered audio evidence of an
assassination
what does everything have to be a
conspiracy huh a man has a couple of too
many drinks he drives off the road falls
into a creek accident plain and simple
accident an accident as such it
performed poorly at the box office and
never reached an audience the ending
only adds to the film’s depravity and
makes for an emotional yet unforgettable
movie experience let me tell you
something
all right I know what I heard what I saw
and I’m not gonna stop until everyone
this country hears and sees the same
thing before we look at our most
underrated film of the 80s here are some
honorable mentions the best friends
anyone’s ever had I’ve got to go back
yuss belongs to me
I can process words accounting to in my
pixel screen displays for you computer
graphics sucked into your memory memory
level you can unlock any door if you
only have the key oh thank you but no
the Horned King has discovered it we
must make sure he never uses it to find
the Black Cauldron number one
after-hours you just scream out
Surrender Dorothy when we say comedy the
gritty Martin Scorsese is probably not
the first person to pop into your head
but his funny bone shines in this film
about a man who runs into misadventures
as he makes his way home different rules
apply when he gets his leg you know what
I mean this light go after hours
Scorsese had successfully dabbled in
comedy prior to this with the king of
comedy will you please give your warmest
welcome to the newest King of Comedy
Rupert Pupkin
but after hours outrageous fun and
relatively simple premise makes it a
true gem if you know what I’ve been
through tonight you know that the last
thing I want to do is steal from
somebody I really just want to get home
Scorsese even won himself the Best
Director award at the Cannes Film
Festival and the movie remains darkly
hilarious yet sadly overlooked to this
day
my god
there’s no word processor do you agree
with our list we should have a draft
agreement by tonight what movie from the
80s do you consider underrated I’m
trying to save you your family’s life
for more quality top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com to go
as some of the best of all time these
are not those movies although maybe they
should be it’s time to pay the fiddler
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
underrated movies of the 1980s for this
list we’re looking at movies released
between 1980 and 1989 that remain
mysteriously overlooked or forgotten
over the years and often suffered from a
modest box office performance or general
lack of acknowledgement
despite their quality I’ve had a rough
couple of days number 10 to live and die
in LA this is day 3 January 11th 2200
hours reports of agents Vukovich and
chance
based on the novel written by former
Secret Service agent gerald pet ovitch
this film was among the 80s most
exciting
the story centers on a Secret Service
agent who vows revenge against a
counterfeiter who killed his partner now
you’re gonna help me out come on asshole
ascribe morale it sounds cliche but the
car chases and shootouts throughout the
movie are so exciting and the LA setting
is so beautifully shot with such style
that it stands apart from other
thrillers of the time that along with
William Peterson’s and Willem Dafoe’s
intense performances makes this film an
underrated gem is this my package number
nine Lucas okay a true 80s treasure this
film stars Corey Haim a young Charlie
Sheen and marks Winona Ryder’s
big-screen debut we watch as Lucas
experiences heartbreak for the first
time when his two best friends including
the one he has a crush on fall in love
with each other go to bed with them
that’s not fair yeah a lot of things
aren’t fair sure it sounds a little
corny but the cast plays their
characters so well that we can’t help
but feel for them it’s a movie about
real teenage experiences not just sex
and drugs and therefore is both
realistic and poignant you can tell the
Stags in a warm chair upon whose gods as
long strong look your seems to be
growing even now hell it is it is look
look if there’s a hard-on
number eight the dead zone I don’t know
it was like a blank spot dead zone
depending on who you ask
proper adaptations of Stephen King’s
works are few and far between but the
dead zone definitely qualifies as a
proper adaptation what do you want to
know do you wanna you want to know the
future you want to know if you’re gonna
die is that it released four years after
Kings novel the story follows a teacher
who wakes from a coma to discover he has
psychic abilities you mean I’m gonna die
Christopher Walken gives one of his most
underrated performances in this film as
he’s both relatable and sympathetic in
the main role would you call this a
psychic experience no I would not the
story like most of Kings is intense
emotional and characteristically eerie
proving to be one of the best movies of
the year I always thought this power of
mine was a curse but
now I can see it’s a gift number 7 local
hero also I could grow to love this
place
local hero a film about an American oil
Representative who travels to Scotland
to purchase land for his company may not
sound very exciting but it packs a hell
of a punch she look cute Gouda
temperature part of my job right the
characters of this film are fascinating
human and hilarious with performances
that definitely carry the weight of
their complexity I like this place there
is good clear writer and director Bill
Forsyth evokes both emotion and laughs
and his efforts one amma BAFTA for Best
Direction see if they’re still laughing
it’s a small film but one that
encompasses more quality than some of
Hollywood’s best you do need to put on
this reception this is just an informal
visit number 6 they live where’d you get
those glasses – 7 if this movie were
released today with the horror comedy
hybrid genre booming it would definitely
be more popular you see I take these
glasses off she looks like a regular
person doesn’t she huh put him back on
from maldehyde face that’s what we got
not bother you the film follows Roddy
Piper’s character yes that Roddy Piper
as he discovers a pair of sunglasses
that let him see the truth about
consumerism advertising and that the
ruling class is concealed aliens it’s
like a drug here these glasses meet you
hi oh you come down hard not only is the
movie scary and fantastically absurd it
also provides thoughtful commentary on
the rich the economic status of America
and the influence of mass media on the
general population you’re fighting the
forces of evil that none of us can see
without sunglasses not bad for a silly
sci-fi movie starring a wrestler I have
come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass
and I’m all out of bubble number five
see
notable for being director Michael
Mann’s major film directorial debut
thief is just as powerful and exciting
as any of his other movies you see oh
man
no cuz it was no man next up a walk
there was 12 story window adapted from a
novel written by real thief John Seybold
it tells the story of a thief performing
a job for the Mafia I come here to
discuss a piece of business with you
what are you gonna do you want to tell
me fairytales
the film stars James Caan and like usual
he is terrific in the role embodying a
professional thief perfectly these is
heart-stopping at its best moments
proving to be an exciting and
intelligent film that broke boundaries
of what a thriller could accomplish my
money 24 hours or you will wear your ass
for a head number for near dark about it
it’s dark a great merger of Western and
vampire films near dark perfectly blends
the two genres together but never loses
the unique touch that makes each one
memorable Jesus hey I’m scared the movie
is directed by Kathryn Bigelow now a big
name a Lister and received favorable
reviews and later a cult following there
you stood by the side of that room
and I just knew you two however it was
released too soon after more successful
vampire movies being overshadowed by
their success daily even so as a young
man becomes involved with a group of
nomadic vampires the audience is treated
to a tour de force of beautifully shot
sequences lots of blood and even some
genuine emotion you’re the old man Jes
number 3 something wild action comedies
are a winning combination and this is
certainly the case with something wild
an underrated gem starring the always
fantastic Jeff Daniels as a man who’s
taken on an adventure by a free-spirited
woman so here we are while it certainly
isn’t as popular as it deserves to be
due to its quirkiness it has obtained a
cult following and has been hailed as
one of Daniels funniest most overlooked
roles thank you thank you very much it
also has plenty of tonal shifts to keep
the movie interesting and it makes for
one unpredictable ride number two
blowout
one of Brian DePalma’s masterpieces
Blowout sees the director at the top of
his game and features an a-list cast
including the outstanding John Travolta
and John Lithgow I’m calling from a
secured public phone booth sir I suggest
you call me back on same negative
word-of-mouth spread after the movie
premiered due to its dreary story about
a sound effects technician who
discovered audio evidence of an
assassination
what does everything have to be a
conspiracy huh a man has a couple of too
many drinks he drives off the road falls
into a creek accident plain and simple
accident an accident as such it
performed poorly at the box office and
never reached an audience the ending
only adds to the film’s depravity and
makes for an emotional yet unforgettable
movie experience let me tell you
something
all right I know what I heard what I saw
and I’m not gonna stop until everyone
this country hears and sees the same
thing before we look at our most
underrated film of the 80s here are some
honorable mentions the best friends
anyone’s ever had I’ve got to go back
yuss belongs to me
I can process words accounting to in my
pixel screen displays for you computer
graphics sucked into your memory memory
level you can unlock any door if you
only have the key oh thank you but no
the Horned King has discovered it we
must make sure he never uses it to find
the Black Cauldron number one
after-hours you just scream out
Surrender Dorothy when we say comedy the
gritty Martin Scorsese is probably not
the first person to pop into your head
but his funny bone shines in this film
about a man who runs into misadventures
as he makes his way home different rules
apply when he gets his leg you know what
I mean this light go after hours
Scorsese had successfully dabbled in
comedy prior to this with the king of
comedy will you please give your warmest
welcome to the newest King of Comedy
Rupert Pupkin
but after hours outrageous fun and
relatively simple premise makes it a
true gem if you know what I’ve been
through tonight you know that the last
thing I want to do is steal from
somebody I really just want to get home
Scorsese even won himself the Best
Director award at the Cannes Film
Festival and the movie remains darkly
hilarious yet sadly overlooked to this
day
my god
there’s no word processor do you agree
with our list we should have a draft
agreement by tonight what movie from the
80s do you consider underrated I’m
trying to save you your family’s life
for more quality top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com to go
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