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The Best Chick Flicks Of The '80s

Updated November 27, 2019 798 votes 84 voters 6.0k views38 items

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The decade that gave us slap bracelets and walkmans also put out some good chick flicks. This list of the best '80s chick flick movies has got both comedies and dramas, some of them could even be considered dramedies like Terms of Endearment or The Breakfast Club. Or if you feel like laughing check out another John Hughes classic like Sixteen Candles. You'll find a few celebrities on this list who stepped into the spotlight in the eighties as well such as Julia Roberts, John Cusack, Patrick Swayze, and Winona Ryder.

Along with big-name actors and actresses, there are definitely some classics on this list like When Harry Met Sally, Grease, and Steel Magnolias. Basically, there is an '80s chick flick on this list for whatever mood you're in but which one of these girl movies is the best of the 1980s?

What are your favorite chick flicks from the nineteen-eighties? The truth is, you don't really have to decide on just one. You can vote up all your favorite 1980s chick flicks and vote down any of the ones you never want to watch again.

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The Breakfast Club
Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald
Released: 1985
Directed by: John Hughes
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Sixteen Candles
John Cusack, Molly Ringwald
Released: 1984
Directed by: John Hughes
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Dirty Dancing
Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey
Released: 1987
Directed by: Emile Ardolino
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Pretty in Pink
James Spader, Gina Gershon
Released: 1986
Directed by: Howard Deutch
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Can't Buy Me Love
Paula Abdul, Patrick Dempsey
Released: 1987
Directed by: Steve Rash
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Grease
John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John
Released: 1978
Directed by: Randal Kleiser
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Steel Magnolias
Sally Field, Dolly Parton
Released: 1989
Directed by: Herbert Ross
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Heathers
Winona Ryder, Shannen Doherty
Released: 1988
Directed by: Michael Lehmann
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Footloose
Sarah Jessica Parker, Kevin Bacon
Released: 1984
Directed by: Herbert Ross
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Mystic Pizza
Julia Roberts, Matt Damon
Released: 1988
Directed by: Donald Petrie
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Flashdance
Jennifer Beals, Lee Ving
Released: 1983
Directed by: Adrian Lyne
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Say Anything...
John Cusack, Jeremy Piven
Released: 1989
Directed by: Cameron Crowe
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The Princess Bride
Billy Crystal, Robin Wright
Released: 1987
Directed by: Rob Reiner
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Splash
Tom Hanks, John Candy
Released: 1984
Directed by: Ron Howard
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Overboard
Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell
Released: 1987
Directed by: Garry Marshall
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Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Sarah Jessica Parker, Helen Hunt
Released: 1985
Directed by: Alan Metter
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Some Kind of Wonderful
Lea Thompson, Candace Cameron-Bure
Released: 1987
Directed by: Howard Deutch
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On Golden Pond
Jane Fonda, Katharine Hepburn
Released: 1981
Directed by: Mark Rydell
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When Harry Met Sally...
Meg Ryan, Billy Crystal
Released: 1989
Directed by: Rob Reiner
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Teen Witch
Robyn Lively, Zelda Rubinstein
Released: 1989
Directed by: Dorian Walker
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The Jewel of the Nile
Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito
Released: 1985
Directed by: Lewis Teague, David Teague
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Times Square
Tim Curry, Miguel Piñero
Released: 1980
Directed by: Allan Moyle
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An Officer and a Gentleman
Richard Gere, Debra Winger
Released: 1982
Directed by: Taylor Hackford
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St. Elmo's Fire
Demi Moore, Rob Lowe
Released: 1985
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
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Terms of Endearment
Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito
Released: 1983
Directed by: James L. Brooks
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