Best Parent Child Relationship Movies & TV Series of the 1980s

3eyedraven's 27 top-rated parent child relationship 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.

Cinema Paradiso 1988 ★ 8.4
The Big Blue 1988 ★ 7.4
On Golden Pond 1981 ★ 7.3
Poltergeist 1982 ★ 7.2
Terms of Endearment 1983 ★ 7.1
The Lost Boys 1987 ★ 7.1
Hoosiers 1986 ★ 7.0
'night, Mother 1986 ★ 7.4
Death of a Salesman 1985 ★ 6.9
The Prodigal Daughter 1981 ★ 7.0
Pet Sematary 1989 ★ 6.7
Parenthood 1989 ★ 6.7
The Party 1980 ★ 6.6
Lone Wolf McQuade 1983 ★ 6.5
Dad 1989 ★ 6.4
The Party 2 1982 ★ 6.4
Cloak & Dagger 1984 ★ 6.4
The Miser 1980 ★ 6.3
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids 1989 ★ 6.3
Grandview, U.S.A. 1984 ★ 5.8
Memories of Me 1988 ★ 5.4
Nightmare at Shadow Woods 1987 ★ 5.8
Light of Day 1987 ★ 5.5
The Ewok Adventure 1984 ★ 5.9