Best Admiring Movies & TV Series of the 1980s

Looking for the best admiring movies and TV series of the 1980s? These 18 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Blade Runner 1982 ★ 7.9

Where Is The Friend's House? 1987 ★ 7.9

Brazil 1985 ★ 7.7

The Joy of Painting 1983 ★ 8.5

The Verdict 1982 ★ 7.5

The Secret of NIMH 1982 ★ 7.4

An American Werewolf in London 1981 ★ 7.4

Dust in the Wind 1986 ★ 7.6

V: The Final Battle 1984 ★ 7.4

Rocky III 1982 ★ 6.9

Conan the Barbarian 1982 ★ 6.8

Young Guns 1988 ★ 6.7

Wicked City 1987 ★ 6.7

Purple Rain 1984 ★ 6.7

Better Off Dead... 1985 ★ 6.6

Psycho II 1983 ★ 6.5

Creepshow 2 1987 ★ 6.2

Missing in Action 2: The Beginning 1985 ★ 5.8