The 30 best Adventure movies of the 1980s
Ranked by weighted audience rating: among 132 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. Guerra nas Estrelas: O Império Contra-Ataca leads, rated 8.3 (1980). 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.
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The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
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2
Back to the Future (1985)
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3
Return of the Jedi (1983)
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4
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
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5
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6
Castle in the Sky (1986)
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7
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
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8
Warriors of the Wind (1984)
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9
Stand by Me (1986)
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10
The Princess Bride (1987)
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11
Predator (1987)
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12
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
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13
The Goonies (1985)
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14
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15
The Abyss (1989)
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16
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17
Labyrinth (1986)
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18
The Big Blue (1988)
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19
The Mission (1986)
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20
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
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21
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
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22
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
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23
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
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24
The Land Before Time (1988)
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25
Where Is The Friend's House? (1987)
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26
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
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27
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28
The Dark Crystal (1982)
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29
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
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30
The Plague Dogs (1982)
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Method: TMDb audience rating weighted by vote count, with a vote floor per list. No position is editorial opinion; it is the catalogue, ordered.
