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Best Thriller Movies of the 80s

The top 20 thriller films from the 80s, ranked by real audience scores.

1
The Shining
1980 - 18,695 votes
82%
2
Aliens
1986 - 10,661 votes
80%
3
Blade Runner
1982 - 14,784 votes
79%
4
Die Hard
1988 - 12,105 votes
78%
5
The Untouchables
1987 - 6,090 votes
78%
6
The Terminator
1984 - 14,369 votes
77%
7
Mississippi Burning
1988 - 1,894 votes
77%
8
Blue Velvet
1986 - 3,757 votes
76%
9
The Killer
1989 - 875 votes
76%
10
Predator
1987 - 8,923 votes
75%
11
First Blood
1982 - 6,788 votes
75%
12
The Name of the Rose
1986 - 3,271 votes
75%
13
After Hours
1985 - 1,697 votes
75%
14
Blood Simple
1985 - 1,592 votes
75%
15
RoboCop
1987 - 5,617 votes
74%
16
Mad Max 2
1981 - 4,101 votes
74%
17
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982 - 2,088 votes
74%
18
Blow Out
1981 - 1,638 votes
74%
19
The Vanishing
1988 - 785 votes
74%
20
Lethal Weapon
1987 - 4,950 votes
73%

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