Sci-Fi movies – 1980s

Genre: Sci-Fi. Period: 1980s. 16 movies, best first.

1. The Empire Strikes Back (1980) · Sci-Fi · ⭐ 8.7
   The rebels are forced to flee as the Empire strikes back with full force.
2. Back to the Future (1985) · Sci-Fi · ⭐ 8.5
   A teenager accidentally travels back in time and threatens his own existence.
3. Aliens (1986) · Sci-Fi · ⭐ 8.4
   A marine squad is sent to destroy an alien nest threatening a colony.
4. Return of the Jedi (1983) · Sci-Fi · ⭐ 8.3
   The final battle against the Empire culminates in a confrontation between a Jedi and his father.
5. Blade Runner (1982) · Sci-Fi · ⭐ 8.1
   A cop hunts runaway replicants in a dark future Los Angeles.
6. The Terminator (1984) · Sci-Fi · ⭐ 8.1
   A killer robot sent from the future hunts a woman whose son will change history.
7. Brazil (1985) · Sci-Fi · ⭐ 7.9
   A clerk in a bureaucratic dystopia escapes into dreams of a heroic flight.
8. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) · Sci-Fi · ⭐ 7.9
   A boy befriends an alien stranded on Earth and helps it get home.
9. Back to the Future Part II (1989) · Sci-Fi · ⭐ 7.8
   Marty and Doc travel to 2015 and tangle the timeline.
10. RoboCop (1987) · Sci-Fi · ⭐ 7.6
    A murdered cop is brought back to life as a cyborg.
11. The Abyss (1989) · Sci-Fi · ⭐ 7.6
    An underwater drilling crew meets a mysterious presence in the depths.
12. Escape from New York (1981) · Sci-Fi · ⭐ 7.1
    A convict must rescue the president from Manhattan turned prison.
13. Tron (1982) · Sci-Fi · ⭐ 6.7
    A programmer is pulled into a computer and must fight in digital games.
14. Dune (1984) · Sci-Fi · ⭐ 6.3
    Paul Atreides travels to the desert planet Arrakis to fight for his destiny.
15. Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) · Sci-Fi · ⭐ 6.3
    A scientist's mutated plant grows into a giant monster to face Godzilla.
16. The Return of Godzilla (1984) · Sci-Fi · ⭐ 6.1
    Godzilla returns to Japan as a nuclear threat once again.