Best Helicopter Movies & TV Series of the 1980s

3eyedraven's 18 top-rated helicopter 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.

Full Metal Jacket 1987 ★ 8.1

The Thing 1982 ★ 8.1

Platoon 1986 ★ 7.8

Airwolf 1984 ★ 7.6

Magnum, P.I. 1980 ★ 7.3

Miracle Mile 1989 ★ 6.9

Blue Thunder 1984 ★ 6.9

Godzilla 1985 1985 ★ 6.8

Rambo: First Blood Part II 1985 ★ 6.7

A View to a Kill 1985 ★ 6.2

Short Circuit 2 1988 ★ 6.2

K-9 1989 ★ 6.2

Airwolf: The Movie 1984 ★ 5.8

Off Limits 1988 ★ 5.6

P.O.W. The Escape 1986 ★ 4.6

Nightmare at Noon 1988 ★ 4.7

Malibu Express 1985 ★ 4.7

Picasso Trigger 1988 ★ 4.3