Can You Guess These 1980s Movies From an Image?

By: Gavin Thagard
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
Can You Guess These 1980s Movies From an Image?
Image: Paramount Pictures

About This Quiz

If you grew up in the 1980s, you probably believe the decade produced the greatest assortment of movies, beating out other decades by a long shot. It's hard to argue against that point, too. After all, the '80s gave us everything from witty teen dramas to terrifying horror films to action-packed thrillers. It was definitely a good time for moviegoers. 

The 1980s also launched the careers of some of the biggest stars in Hollywood. Actors and actresses whose popularity rose significantly throughout the '80s include Tom Hanks, Harrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Molly Ringwald, Winona Ryder and many others. These performers helped to define cinema in the 1980s through their brilliant performances. 

Of course, directors also played a part in making '80s movies so great. Star directors like Steven Spielberg, Wes Craven, Amy Heckerling, John Hughes and Clint Eastwood all produced outstanding films throughout the decade, and most of their films still appeal to audiences today. 

How well do you know all of these movies from the '80s, though? If we give you an image, can you name the movies in this quiz? Here's your chance to find out. When you're ready, get started and go down memory lane with this '80s movies quiz! 

Stand By Me
Columbia Pictures
This '80s coming-of-age story follows four boys looking for a dead body. What movie is it?
Sixteen Candles
Return to Oz
Steel Magnolias
Stand by Me
The Breakfast Club
Universal Pictures
Added to the U.S. National Film Registry in 2016, which '80s movie is this?
Highlander
Spaceballs
The Breakfast Club
Revenge of the Nerds
Back to the Future
Universal Pictures
Starring Michael J. Fox, which movie is this from the 1980s?
Back to the Future
Willow
Real Genius
Mystic Pizza

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The Terminator
Hemdale
The famous line "I'll be back" comes from this '80s movie. What movie is it?
The Last Starfighter
The Terminator
Better Off Dead
The Untouchables
The Goonies
Warner Bros.
In an '80s comedy about kids trying to find a lost pirate treasure, what movie is this?
The Goonies
Scanners
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
Baby Boom
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Universal Pictures
Directed by Steven Spielberg, what 1980s science fiction movie is this?
Adventures in Babysitting
UHF
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
Scanners

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The Empire Strikes Back
Lucasfilm
Part two of an iconic trilogy that eventually expanded into a franchise, which movie is this from the 1980s?
Highlander
Tron
Flight of the Navigator
The Empire Strikes Back
Ghostbusters
Columbia Pictures
A comedy about the supernatural, what '80s movie is this?
Stripes
Ghostbusters
Labyrinth
Commando
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Paramount Pictures
The lead character speaks directly to his audience in this '80s classic. What movie is it?
Field of Dreams
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The Karate Kid
Tootsie

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Scarface
Universal Pictures
Al Pacino plays a drug lord in this crime drama. What movie is it?
Time Bandits
My Life as a Dog
Scarface
WarGames
Pale Rider
The Malpaso Company
Clint Eastwood both starred in and directed this '80s western. What is it?
Pale Rider
Silverado
Young Guns
Tom Horn
Top Gun
Paramount Pictures
A film that won an Academy Award for Best Original Song, which '80s movie is this?
WarGames
Moonstruck
A Fish Called Wanda
Top Gun

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Raiders of the Lost Ark
Paramount Pictures
Following an archaeologist who battles Nazis, what movie is this from the 1980s?
Das Boot
Lost in America
Ran
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Shining
Warner Bros.
This '80s horror film stars Jack Nicholson. What film is it?
Hellraiser
The Evil Dead
The Shining
The Fly
Sixteen Candles
Universal Pictures
A comedy film released in 1984, what movie is this?
Sixteen Candles
Body Heat
Blue Velvet
After Hours

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Pretty in Pink
Paramount Pictures
A story following the ins and outs of high school, what '80s movie is this?
Krush Groove
Pretty in Pink
Weird Science
Short Circuit
Beetlejuice
The Geffen Film Company
You can summon the ghost from this 1980s movie by saying his name three times. What movie is it?
Friday the 13th
Highlander
Beetlejuice
Spaceballs
Die Hard
Twentieth Century Fox
In this '80s action movie, a policeman must save hostages from a group of terrorists on Chrismas Eve. What's the movie?
Willow
Die Hard
Real Genius
The Last Starfighter

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The Karate Kid
Columbia Pictures
This film emphasizes the importance of catching a fly. What movie is it?
Adventures in Babysitting
Baby Boom
Scanners
The Karate Kid
Rain Man
United Artists
This 1988 film won Best Picture at the Academy Awards. What move is it?
The Untouchables
Rain Man
Lost in America
Ran
Blade Runner
Warner Bros.
A science fiction film from 1982 starring Harrison Ford, which movie is this?
Blade Runner
Escape from New York
Body Heat
Repo Man

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Beverly Hills Cop
Paramount Pictures
The first in a series of comedy films, what '80s movie is this?
Lethal Weapon
After Hours
National Lampoon's Vacation
Beverly Hills Cop
The Lost Boys
Warner Bros.
Two brothers fight a gang of vampires in which of these '80s movies?
Gremlins
Grave of the Fireflies
The Lost Boys
Blue Velvet
My Left Foot
Ferndale Films
Daniel Day-Lewis won an Oscar for his performance in this movie. Which movie is it?
My Left Foot
Ran
Goodbye, Children
Risky Business

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The Thing
Universal Pictures
Based on a novel from 1938, which '80s horror movie is this?
Heathers
The Neverending Story
Predator
The Thing
Dirty Dancing
Vestron Pictures
Dance brings two lovers together in this film. What is it?
Flashdance
Breakin'
Dirty Dancing
Fame
Aliens
Twentieth Century Fox
An '80s action horror film directed by James Cameron, what movie is this?
Predator
Aliens
Raging Bull
Tron

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Sophie's Choice
Incorporated Television Company
Meryl Streep made viewers cry on her way to an Oscar in this film. What is it?
The Color Purple
Wall Street
Working Girl
Sophie's Choice
Coming to America
Paramount Pictures
Eddie Murphy plays an African prince in this '80s comedy. What is it?
Coming to America
Stripes
Field of Dreams
Time Bandits
A Christmas Story
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
A classic '80s comedy to watch during the holidays, what movie is this?
Scrooged
A Christmas Story
Santa Claus: The Movie
Prancer

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Poltergeist
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
A television talks in which of these '80s films?
Dragonslayer
Ran
Poltergeist
A Fish Called Wanda
Big
Twentieth Century Fox
A kid wakes up as an adult in this film. What is it?
When Harry Met Sally
Terms of Endearment
Big
Field of Dreams
Ordinary People
Paramount Pictures
The first film directed by Robert Redford, what '80s movie is this?
Ran
Time Bandits
Paris, Texas
Ordinary People

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Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Touchstone Pictures
A film that forges real with fantasy, what movie is this from the 1980s?
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Moonstruck
WarGames
My Life as a Dog
Caddyshack
Orion Pictures
Comedy legends Bill Murray and Chevy Chase played in which of these '80s films together?
Airplane!
Caddyshack
Revenge of the Nerds
Heathers
Footloose
Paramount Pictures
Rock music and dancing disturb a small town in which of these movies from the 1980s?
Fame
Footloose
White Nights
Tap

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The Princess Bride
Act III Communications
This '80s film features the legendary wrestler Andre the Giant. What movie is it?
Krush Groove
Short Circuit
Highlander
The Princess Bride
The Last Emperor
Recorded Picture Company
Bernardo Bertolucci won an Academy Award for Best Director on this '80s movie. What is it?
The Last Emperor
The Toxic Avenger
Willow
The Last Starfighter
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Universal Pictures
Based on a book by the same title, what '80s comedy movie is this?
Weird Science
Spaceballs
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Porky's

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