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The Greatest Guilty Pleasure '80s Movies

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Indulge your love of big hair, terrible fashion, and neon colors with this collection of guilty pleasure 80s movies. Whether you had the joy of living through the 80s or not, the era is one of the tackiest decades of all time. Therefore, cheesy movies are par for the course.

Corny 80s films range from intentionally campy to downright dumb, but that doesn't stop the public from loving them anyway. Even if you consider yourself someone with discriminating tastes, sometimes you just want something that's easy. The best guilty pleasure 80s movies take you on an exciting ride without making you think all that much. Not to mention, they're sometimes so bad it's funny. Browse this list below to fill your guilty pleasure needs!

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Ghostbusters
Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver
Released: 1984
Directed by: Ivan Reitman
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Back to the Future
Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd
Released: 1985
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
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The Princess Bride
Billy Crystal, Robin Wright
Released: 1987
Directed by: Rob Reiner
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The Goonies
Corey Feldman, Josh Brolin
Released: 1985
Directed by: Richard Donner
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Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Harrison Ford, Alfred Molina
Released: 1981
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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The Breakfast Club
Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald
Released: 1985
Directed by: John Hughes
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Beetlejuice
Alec Baldwin, Winona Ryder
Released: 1988
Directed by: Tim Burton
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Charlie Sheen, Matthew Broderick
Released: 1986
Directed by: John Hughes
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Big
Tom Hanks, Jon Lovitz
Released: 1988
Directed by: Penny Marshall
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Die Hard
Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman
Released: 1988
Directed by: John McTiernan
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The Lost Boys
Kiefer Sutherland, Corey Feldman
Released: 1987
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
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Sixteen Candles
John Cusack, Molly Ringwald
Released: 1984
Directed by: John Hughes
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Gremlins
Steven Spielberg, Corey Feldman
Released: 1984
Directed by: Joe Dante
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Weird Science
Robert Downey Jr., Kelly LeBrock
Released: 1985
Directed by: John Hughes
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Police Academy
Kim Cattrall, Steve Guttenberg
Released: 1984
Directed by: Hugh Wilson
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Mannequin
Kim Cattrall, James Spader
Released: 1987
Directed by: Michael Gottlieb
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Revenge of the Nerds
John Goodman, James Cromwell
Released: 1984
Directed by: Jeff Kanew
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9 to 5
Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton
Released: 1980
Directed by: Colin Higgins
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Back to the Future Part II
Clint Eastwood, Michael J. Fox
Released: 1989
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
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Footloose
Sarah Jessica Parker, Kevin Bacon
Released: 1984
Directed by: Herbert Ross
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Short Circuit
Steve Guttenberg, Ally Sheedy
Released: 1986
Directed by: John Badham
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Teen Wolf
Michael J. Fox, Doug Savant
Released: 1985
Directed by: Rod Daniel
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Kathleen Turner, Christopher Lloyd
Released: 1988
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
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Pretty in Pink
James Spader, Gina Gershon
Released: 1986
Directed by: Howard Deutch
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Big Trouble in Little China
Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall
Released: 1986
Directed by: John Carpenter
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