Best 1980s Adventure Movies

Looking for the best 1980s Adventure movies? These are the 35 highest-rated 1980s Adventure titles in our catalogue, led by Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Back to the Future Part II and The Princess Bride. The list is ranked by audience score; open any title for its cast, trailer and legal places to watch.

1. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

★ 7.8/10

In 1938, an art collector appeals to eminent archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones to embark on a search for the Holy Grail. Indy learns that a medieval historian has vanished while searching for it, and the missing man is…
2. Back to the Future Part II (1989)

★ 7.8/10

Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch attempt to set…
3. The Princess Bride (1987)

★ 7.7/10

In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of…
4. Predator (1987)

★ 7.5/10

A team of elite commandos on a secret mission in a Central American jungle come to find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.
5. The Big Blue (1988)

★ 7.5/10

Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, and who share a passion for the dangerous sport of free diving…
6. Ölüm Yolu (1985)

★ 7.5/10

The film tells the love story between an escaped convict and the daughter of a famous businessman. Zeynep is the daughter of a well-known businessman. She is returning from vacation with her fiancé Tarık. A prison…
7. A Case of Honor (1988)

★ 7.5/10

A Case of Honor is a 1991 film directed by Eddie Romero. After escaping from a Vietnamese pow camp where they had suffered for five years, five American soldiers attempt to get out of the country before being spotted…
8. Lethal Weapon (1987)

★ 7.3/10

A veteran cop and an unstable detective become partners who must put their differences aside in order to bring down a heroin-smuggling ring run by ex-Special Forces.
9. The Abyss (1989)

★ 7.3/10

A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where…
10. The Land Before Time (1988)

★ 7.2/10

An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley. A land of lush vegetation where the dinosaurs can thrive and live in peace. Along the way he meets four other young dinosaurs…
11. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)

★ 7.0/10

Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.
12. Willow (1988)

★ 7.0/10

The evil Queen Bavmorda hunts the newborn princess Elora Danan, a child prophesied to bring about her downfall. When the royal infant is found by Willow, a timid farmer and aspiring sorcerer, he's entrusted with…
13. Ambitious Kung Fu Girl (1981)

★ 7.0/10

Spoiled Yuen Si Si, the naive daughter of an affluent merchant, lives her cosseted life dreaming of meeting her idol, the heroic Qin Ge. When her father decides to marry her off, she runs away in search of Qin Ge, with…
14. Young Guns (1988)

★ 6.7/10

A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted.
15. Enchanted Journey (1981)

★ 6.7/10

Enthralled with tales of the Great North Forest conveyed to him by friendly carrier pigeon Pippo, young chipmunk Glikko leaves the safety of his comfortable cage to explore the world.
16. Iron Angels (1987)

★ 6.6/10

Yeung’s poppy fields are torched by a law enforcement task force, she retaliates by ordering police officials assassinated. The Angels break into Yeung’s corporate offices, eventually tracing her headquarters. After…
17. The Living Daylights (1987)

★ 6.5/10

After a defecting Russian general reveals a plot to assassinate foreign spies, James Bond is assigned a secret mission to dispatch the new head of the KGB to prevent an escalation of tensions between the Soviet Union…
18. Licence to Kill (1989)

★ 6.4/10

After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered. Bond goes rogue and seeks vengeance on those responsible, as he…
19. Rambo III (1988)

★ 6.2/10

Combat has taken its toll on Rambo, but he's finally begun to find inner peace in a monastery. When Rambo's friend and mentor Col. Trautman asks for his help on a top secret mission to Afghanistan, Rambo declines but…
20. Iron Angels 2 (1988)

★ 6.2/10

Mona, Billy and Elaine are a tough trio known as the "Angels." While they are on vacation in Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), they find out that one of Billy's school-chums is now a gun-runner plotting a revolution in Malaysia…
21. Kid Colter (1984)

★ 6.0/10

A Boston boy escapes from spies and survives in the wild with tricks from his mountain-man father.
22. The Karate Kid Part III (1989)

★ 5.9/10

Despondent over the closing of his karate school, Cobra Kai teacher John Kreese joins a ruthless businessman and martial artist to get revenge on Daniel and Mr. Miyagi.
23. Crocodile Dundee II (1988)

★ 5.8/10

Australian outback expert protects his New York love from gangsters who've followed her down under.
24. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)

★ 5.7/10

A renegade Vulcan with a startling secret hijacks the U.S.S. Enterprise in order to find a mythical planet.
25. Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans (1987)

★ 5.7/10

Deathstalker helps Reena the Seer out of a few jams, and she solicits his help for a bigger task. She reveals that she is actually Princess Evie, but the evil sorcerer had her abducted and cloned in order to seize…
26. Perils of the Sentimental Swordsman (1982)

★ 5.6/10

Failing to kill the eight Prince, Chu decides to seek refuge in the Phantom's mountain Manor. But it's actually Chu's and the Prince's plan to eliminate the Phantom men.
27. Robin Hood (1985)

★ 5.6/10

With good King Richard away at war, the greedy Sheriff has forced the residents of Nottingham to pay all their money to him. But Robin Hood, with the help of his friend Maid Marion, a spy in the Sheriff's castle, is…
28. The Hunters of the Golden Cobra (1982)

★ 5.3/10

An American soldier and a British intelligence agent try to track down an ancient relic called the Golden Cobra, rumored to have supernatural powers. An early Raiders rip-off directed Antonio Margheriti.
29. Champagne Charlie (1989)

★ 5.3/10

This is the story of the Charles Heidsieck who opened the market for Champagne sales in America just prior to the American Civil War. He is a reluctant French spy and is captured and spends time in a Union prison…
30. The Devil's Sword (1984)

★ 5.1/10

A legendary warrior embarks on a deadly quest to retrieve the cursed Devil’s Sword, a mystical weapon with dark powers capable of unleashing unimaginable destruction. When the sword falls into the wrong hands, chaos…
31. Death Stone (1987)

★ 5.0/10

Kumar Cunningham loses his fiancee in Sri Lanka during a festival, only to discover her dead from a drugs overdose. Mad with grief, he kills the two dealers and is arrested for murder. He manages to escape and is bent…
32. The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent (1984)

★ 4.7/10

An international intrigue with terrorists threatening to blow up the presidents of the most powerful countries.
33. Escape from Hell (1980)

★ 4.7/10

A women's prison camp is located deep in the tropical rain forest. Sadistic guards and a warden from hell make life almost unbearable for the inmates, and any infraction of the rules is dealt with swiftly and savagely…
34. Transmutations (1985)

★ 3.9/10

When high class hooker Nicole is kidnapped from her brothel, Rich businessman Hugo Motherskille hires her ex love Roy Bain to find her. Investigating the disappearance, he eventually finds traces that lead to Dr…
35. Night of Horror (1989)

★ 0.0/10

The police question Cemile, a young girl who was taken to the hospital with injuries and found to have alcohol and drugs in her blood, as well as evidence of rape, but they do not believe her. There is insufficient…