Best Adventure Movies & TV Series of the 1980s

3eyedraven's 267 top-rated Adventure movies and TV series of the 1980s — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

The Empire Strikes Back 1980 ★ 8.4
Back to the Future 1985 ★ 8.3
Castle in the Sky 1986 ★ 8.0
Warriors of the Wind 1984 ★ 7.9
Return of the Jedi 1983 ★ 7.9
Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 ★ 7.9
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989 ★ 7.9
Back to the Future Part II 1989 ★ 7.8
Where Is The Friend's House? 1987 ★ 7.9
The Princess Bride 1987 ★ 7.7
The Plague Dogs 1982 ★ 7.8
Fitzcarraldo 1982 ★ 7.6
Predator 1987 ★ 7.6
The Goonies 1985 ★ 7.5
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982 ★ 7.5
The Snowman 1982 ★ 7.6
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 1982 ★ 7.4
The Big Blue 1988 ★ 7.4
The Secret of NIMH 1982 ★ 7.4
The Right Stuff 1983 ★ 7.4
The Mission 1986 ★ 7.4
The Abyss 1989 ★ 7.4
Treasure Island 1989 ★ 7.7
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984 ★ 7.3