Best Absurd Movies & TV Series of the 1980s

The 39 best-rated absurd movies and TV series of the 1980s on 3eyedraven, ranked by a weighted audience score so the genuinely great rises above one-off perfect ratings. Every title has cast, ratings, trailers and where to watch.

Blackadder 1983 ★ 8.0
Die Hard 1988 ★ 7.8
Evil Dead II 1987 ★ 7.5
First Blood 1982 ★ 7.5
An American Werewolf in London 1981 ★ 7.4
They Live 1988 ★ 7.3
Trading Places 1983 ★ 7.2
Beverly Hills Cop 1984 ★ 7.2
Gremlins 1984 ★ 7.1
Raising Arizona 1987 ★ 7.1
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 1988 ★ 7.0
Coming to America 1988 ★ 6.9
Creepshow 1982 ★ 6.9
The 'Burbs 1989 ★ 6.8
Young Guns 1988 ★ 6.7
Repo Man 1984 ★ 6.7
48 Hrs. 1982 ★ 6.7
Ghostbusters II 1989 ★ 6.6
The Money Pit 1986 ★ 6.5
Weird Science 1985 ★ 6.5
Over the Top 1987 ★ 6.5
Crocodile Dundee 1986 ★ 6.4
The Ninth Configuration 1980 ★ 6.4
Dead & Buried 1981 ★ 6.4