The 30 best movies of 1985

Ranked by weighted audience rating: among 87 movies with at least 300 votes on TMDb, the formula balances the score with the vote count, so a barely-rated title cannot leap past a classic. De Volta para o Futuro leads, rated 8.3 (1985). The average release year on the list is 1985. The list is recalculated weekly; each title links to its full page, including where to watch in Brazil.

Page updated on 09/20/2026.

1

Back to the Future (1985)

directed by Robert Zemeckis · 115 min · 8.3 22,335 votes
2

Come and See (1985)

directed by Elem Klimov · 142 min · 8.2 1,945 votes
3

Ran (1985)

directed by Akira Kurosawa · 162 min · 8.0 1,900 votes
4

The Breakfast Club (1985)

directed by John Hughes · 97 min · 7.7 8,706 votes
5

Brazil (1985)

directed by Terry Gilliam · 132 min · 7.7 3,812 votes
6

The Color Purple (1985)

directed by Steven Spielberg · 154 min · 7.7 2,027 votes
7

The Goonies (1985)

directed by Richard Donner · 114 min · 7.5 6,385 votes
8

After Hours (1985)

directed by Martin Scorsese · 97 min · 7.5 1,821 votes
9

Police Story (1985)

directed by Jackie Chan · 101 min · 7.6 1,093 votes
10

Angel's Egg (1985)

directed by Mamoru Oshii · 71 min · 7.7 609 votes
11

The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)

directed by Woody Allen · 82 min · 7.4 1,172 votes
12

Tampopo (1985)

directed by Jūzō Itami · 115 min · 7.8 451 votes
13

The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

directed by Dan O'Bannon · 91 min · 7.2 2,351 votes
14

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

directed by Paul Schrader · 122 min · 7.8 365 votes
15

Clue (1985)

directed by Jonathan Lynn · 96 min · 7.2 2,050 votes
16

Blood Simple (1985)

directed by Joel Coen · 96 min · 7.2 1,674 votes
17

Rocky IV (1985)

directed by Sylvester Stallone · 91 min · 7.1 4,950 votes
18

Out of Africa (1985)

directed by Sydney Pollack · 161 min · 7.2 1,578 votes
19

Pale Rider (1985)

directed by Clint Eastwood · 116 min · 7.2 1,244 votes
20

Witness (1985)

directed by Peter Weir · 112 min · 7.1 1,951 votes
21

Re-Animator (1985)

directed by Stuart Gordon · 104 min · 7.1 1,722 votes
22

Mask (1985)

directed by Peter Bogdanovich · 120 min · 7.3 506 votes
23

Vagabond (1985)

directed by Agnès Varda · 106 min · 7.4 371 votes
24

To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)

directed by William Friedkin · 116 min · 7.1 837 votes
25

Fright Night (1985)

directed by Tom Holland · 106 min · 7.0 1,596 votes
26

Day of the Dead (1985)

directed by George A. Romero · 101 min · 7.0 1,442 votes
27

Ladyhawke (1985)

directed by Richard Donner · 121 min · 7.0 1,292 votes
28

Enemy Mine (1985)

directed by Wolfgang Petersen · 108 min · 7.0 1,118 votes
29

Silverado (1985)

directed by Lawrence Kasdan · 105 min · 7.0 847 votes
30

Runaway Train (1985)

directed by Andrei Konchalovsky · 112 min · 7.0 680 votes