Best Desert Movies & TV Series of the 1980s

The 17 best-rated desert 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.

Paris, Texas 1984 ★ 8.1
Return of the Jedi 1983 ★ 7.9
The Gods Must Be Crazy 1980 ★ 7.3
Born on the Fourth of July 1989 ★ 7.0
The Hitcher 1986 ★ 7.0
Desert Hearts 1985 ★ 7.1
Dragon's Heaven 1988 ★ 6.8
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome 1985 ★ 6.2
The Jewel of the Nile 1985 ★ 6.2
Dune 1984 ★ 6.2
Paradise 1982 ★ 6.0
The Border 1982 ★ 6.0
White of the Eye 1987 ★ 5.8
The Blood of Heroes 1989 ★ 5.9
Far from Home 1989 ★ 5.5
The Stuff 1985 ★ 6.0
Smokey and the Bandit II 1980 ★ 5.5