Best Vietnam War Movies & TV Series of the 1980s

3eyedraven's 25 top-rated vietnam war 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

Tour of Duty 1987 ★ 8.1

Platoon 1986 ★ 7.8

Airwolf 1984 ★ 7.6

First Blood 1982 ★ 7.5

Running on Empty 1988 ★ 7.5

Good Morning, Vietnam 1987 ★ 7.3

Casualties of War 1989 ★ 7.2

Birdy 1984 ★ 7.1

Born on the Fourth of July 1989 ★ 7.0

China Beach 1988 ★ 7.5

Rambo: First Blood Part II 1985 ★ 6.7

Hamburger Hill 1987 ★ 6.6

Blind Fury 1989 ★ 6.5

A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon 1989 ★ 6.4

The Ninth Configuration 1980 ★ 6.4

84 Charlie Mopic 1989 ★ 6.2

Bat★21 1988 ★ 6.3

Uncommon Valor 1983 ★ 6.3

House 1985 ★ 6.2

The Hanoi Hilton 1987 ★ 5.4

The Last Hunter 1980 ★ 5.5

Missing in Action 1984 ★ 5.9

Missing in Action 2: The Beginning 1985 ★ 5.8