SCI-FI MOVIES OF THE 1980s

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

"Steven Spielberg and George Lucas have changed the way stories are told for the first time since Homer. They're told now like amusement park rides." - John Milius (film director)

1980

The Empire Strikes Back

1981

Time Bandits
Mad Max 2 (The Road Warrior)

1982

Blade Runner
E.T. the Extra-terrestrial
 

1983

The Dead Zone
Return of the Jedi

1984

The Terminator
Repo Man

1985

Brazil

1986

Aliens

1987

Predator
Robocop

1988

Earth Girls Are Easy
 

1989

Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure
Batman
The Abyss
Back to the Future II