Comedy movies from the 80s

A small-town infestation, a doctor who can't stand spiders — and an oddly human lesson in courage.

They’ve saved the best trip for last... but this time, they may never get back.

A repaired Good Guy, a frightened boy and a very bad warranty.

Teenage rebellion, a single teardrop and a lot of 1950s cheek — Cry‑Baby remains a small, sharp wedge of John Waters mischief.

An eight-year-old left at home, a house full of traps and a film that still asks whether independence can coexist with forgiveness.

A man, a volcano and a very English-sized question about how to live.

A gun-toting cop, a glue stick and the slow undoing of a hard man.

Loyalty, lies and ledger books — Tom Reagan keeps the balance.

A corporate raider, a negotiated week, and a Cinderella story wrapped in Prada — but Edward Lewis is the reason the engine keeps running.

A catalogue of domestic mayhem, held together by one man’s stubborn attempt at fatherhood.

A seaside hotel, a grandmother on watch and a boy who discovers the grown-ups are hiding something terrible.

Handymen, Graboids and small‑town stubbornness — Tremors is a monster movie with a practical heart.

A playwright who wants to speak for the common man finds himself trapped between ideals and the Hollywood machine.

Bookish bravery, an enchanted rose and a ballroom everyone remembers.

Friendship, face-offs with Death and a very silly Battle of the Bands — Bill & Ted do the afterlife, and it’s gloriously daft.

Midlife, mates and a grizzled trailman: why City Slickers still hits where it counts.

A driven city doctor, a broken fence and a small town that won’t let him be in a rush.

A dead babysitter, a sudden promotion and a teenage girl who refuses to panic.

A grown-up woman, her childhood troublemaker and a jack‑in‑the‑box — childish chaos with oddly adult teeth.

A wedding film that’s really a one-man panic about letting go.

A road trip into Springwood, a therapist with secrets, and Freddy still finding new ways to get under your skin.

Friendship, stories and a cafe that will not stop gossiping.

A grown man who forgot how to fly — and the long, noisy, sentimental attempt to teach him again.

A coming‑of‑age about grief, friendship and a girl who refuses to be polite about death.

A killing machine learns to love, and the rest of the world tries very hard not to explode.

Morticia holds the family together — and that’s the secret weapon this film still has.

A messy, tender Grail quest about guilt, friendship and the peculiar power of one damaged man.

A bloke, a rocket pack and a stubborn refusal to grow up — The Rocketeer still flies on charm.

Two women, one road and a choice that still makes you hold your breath.

Baseball, sister fights and a catcher who quietly holds the whole thing together.

A chainsaw, a misplaced modern man and a very silly book — still terrifically watchable.

Valley-girl shopping trips meet vampire slaying — Buffy Summers learns adulthood arrives with fang marks.

Vanity, vengeance and a potion that refuses to behave.

A frozen caveman, a desperate wish to be cool — and one teenager trying not to lose his mates.

Kevin in the city: booby traps, pigeons and a very expensive hotel.

A nightclub singer in a habit who turns a sleepy convent into a choir — and makes you clap.

A lawyer's second act, a rag‑tag team and one very memorable penalty shot.

Scrooge, the Muppets and a surprisingly sombre Christmas tale — all in eighty-six minutes.

Fandom, friendship and the terrifying moment someone offers to make your hobby into a business.

A family that hates the idea of normality — and will ruin a Thanksgiving pageant to prove it.

A sprinter with Olympic-sized stubbornness, a disgraced coach, and a very unlikely dream.

A night of hazing, mixtapes and one senior's impossible promise — and yes, Pink is the hinge.

Three witches, one black flame candle and an alarmingly theatrical leader — Hocus Pocus is still Winifred’s show.

A child’s wish ticket, a self-aware action hero and enough meta mayhem to make the genre look at itself in the mirror.

A father who will do anything to be in his kids' lives — even become someone else.

Mel Brooks having a laugh at Robin Hood — loud, silly and anchored by one sensible outlaw.

A radio, a widower and a transatlantic crush — Nora Ephron’s rom-com still knows how to tug.

A stop‑motion holiday mash‑up about a restless skeleton who mistakes enthusiasm for understanding.

Wayne and Garth try to grow up — but they'd rather stage a rock festival.

An affectionate, oddly stubborn portrait of a man who refused to stop making movies.

A man on a bench who refuses to make history anything more complicated than a story worth telling.

Sisterhood, stubbornness and a pen — Jo leads the way.

Poker, polish and one hell of a riverboat hustle.

Crime, chatter and small moral choices — and one very persuasive suitcase of mystery.

A bright-eyed mailroom clerk, a fast-talking reporter and a corporate plot — all dressed up in old-Hollywood pastiche.

Spanky runs the club, Alfalfa falls in love, and a soapbox race sorts out growing up.

A storm, a library and a timid boy who has to learn to open a book — and himself.

A reluctant dad signs a literal contract and ends up signing up for fatherhood — with bells on.

A marriage of missile mayhem and domestic farce — and Harry Tasker holds the whole thing together.

A manic pet detective, a missing sacred bat and enough pratfalls to fill a jungle — Ace Ventura remains the engine.

A polite pig, a taciturn farmer and a farm that won't fit the rules — and somehow it all feels perfectly sensible.

Two cops, one friendship and a lot of noise — but Marcus keeps it real.

A man-child in a blazer, twelve grades to go and the very serious business of growing up — poorly.

A polite little ghost, a grieving girl and a 1990s effects trick that still feels like movie-magic.

Matchmaking, mall culture and a girl who thinks she has life nailed—until she doesn't.

A single chaotic day, a ragged crew of record-shop lifers, and one shop‑floor manager everyone quietly orbits.

A porch, a $200 problem and two mates who turn a day in the life into a small masterpiece.

A board game that cheats time — and a man who never stopped waiting for someone to roll the dice.

A movie about dudes, a mall and a game show — and Brodie Bruce keeps the whole thing fun.

A Disney musical about curiosity, conflict and a face-off between trees and treasure.

A road trip built on loyalty, pratfalls and an enormous, lovable scatterbrain.

A pull‑string cowboy, a deluded space ranger and a small, very particular war over being loved.

A stolen telly, a filthy misunderstanding and an X‑5 — the road trip that never learns.

A small-town detective, a bungled ransom and the stubborn decency that keeps everything human.

Outlaws, a stuck Winnebago, and then — suddenly — vampires. It's rude, giddy and still worth the bite.

A foul-mouthed hockey player who accidentally becomes golf's most disruptive hero.

A sports-agent rewrite of the rom-com — conscience, contracts and the courage to keep one client.

A gleefully terrible invasion — and a president who treats panic like press coverage.

A slasher that knows its own rules — and still makes Sidney Prescott fight them.

Michael Jordan, cartoon chaos and a very busy merch table.

Mates, missed chances and a lot of cheap confidence — Swingers is still about the friends who shove you back into life.

A friendship assembled from TV habits, awkwardness and one too many channels.

Guilt, ghosts and a conman who actually sees the dead — Peter Jackson's offbeat haunted-house caper that still refuses to be tidy.

A crowd-pleasing shape-shift: comedy, prosthetics and one very complicated personality.

A missing princess, a scavenged past and a heroine who refuses to be written for her.

A messy, funny, sometimes uncomfortable study of desire, friendship and what men assume about women.

A hitman’s midlife crisis, a high-school reunion and a soundtrack that remembers everything for him.

A big-hearted take on myth — loud choruses, louder hair, and a hero who learns that strength isn't the same as belonging.

A father who can't lie for one day — truth, chaos and a very determined five-year-old.

Taciturn mentors, neuralyzers and a very small galaxy.

A pop-opera of space, love and chaotic style — and Korben Dallas is the quiet heartbeat in the middle of it all.

A murderous road trip, a murderous marriage — and Tiffany makes the whole thing deliciously rotten.

A road trip into America’s cracked mirror — and Raoul Duke is driving.

Cocky cards, catastrophic debts and a terrible week to be small-time in East London.

A story about duty, disguise and a young woman who refuses to be what everyone expects.

A black‑and‑white town learns to blusher — and a teenager who knows the script is the only person trying to keep order.

A missing rug, a reluctant detective and a man who would rather drink a White Russian than argue about anything.

A loud, silly, affectionate underdog — and Bobby Boucher is still the loudest reason to watch.

A love story wrapped in 1980s pop — and carried by one very earnest wedding crooner.

Romantic obsession, awkward masculinity and a hair‑gel gag you can't unsee.

Anonymity, bookshops and a man who knows how to soften a problem with a smile.

Sibling rules, a rooftop serenade and one very stubborn Kat — Shakespeare in a school corridor.

Lester Burnham, suburban rot and a midlife argument that still stings.

A pact, prom and one painfully memorable pie.

A puppeteer, a secret door and the strangest fifteen minutes of celebrity voyeurism you’ll ever watch.

Angels with agendas, a loophole in doctrine and one very disgruntled celestial — religion has rarely been this rude.

A travel bookshop, a movie star and a very British wobble — Notting Hill still trades in ordinary people meeting impossible fame.

Cubicles, a red stapler and the bitingly funny bloke who stops pretending to care.

A coming-of-age in the canopy: family, belonging and a very particular kind of loyalty.

A boy teaches a giant to be human — and asks the rest of the world to behave like one.

Swashbuckling sand, a stubborn hero and a love that won't stay dead.

A rescue mission, a museum offer and a song that quietly breaks you — Toy Story 2 still knows how to tug at the chest.