Best Satire Movies & TV Series of the 1980s

Looking for the best satire movies and TV series of the 1980s? These 37 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

The Simpsons 1989 ★ 8.0

Yes, Prime Minister 1986 ★ 8.4

Yes Minister 1980 ★ 8.3

Blackadder 1983 ★ 8.0

Police Squad! 1982 ★ 7.9

Brazil 1985 ★ 7.7

Sledge Hammer! 1986 ★ 8.0

The Young Ones 1982 ★ 7.9

Roque Santeiro 1985 ★ 8.8

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! 1988 ★ 7.3

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover 1989 ★ 7.3

Trading Places 1983 ★ 7.2

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1981 ★ 8.0

Raising Arizona 1987 ★ 7.1

The New Statesman 1987 ★ 7.5

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 1988 ★ 7.0

The News Puppets 1988 ★ 8.0

Polyester 1981 ★ 7.0

Spaceballs 1987 ★ 6.9

Lost in America 1985 ★ 6.9

Spitting Image 1984 ★ 7.2

Repo Man 1984 ★ 6.7

UHF 1989 ★ 6.7

Time Bandits 1981 ★ 6.6