The 30 best Science Fiction movies of the 1980s
Ranked by weighted audience rating: among 120 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
The Thing (1982)
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Aliens (1986)
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5
Return of the Jedi (1983)
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Blade Runner (1982)
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7
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
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8
Akira (1988)
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9
The Terminator (1984)
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10
Predator (1987)
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Brazil (1985)
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12
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
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13
RoboCop (1987)
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14
The Fly (1986)
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15
Mad Max 2 (1981)
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The Abyss (1989)
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17
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They Live (1988)
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Videodrome (1983)
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Angel's Egg (1985)
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The Secret of NIMH (1982)
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WarGames (1983)
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25
Re-Animator (1985)
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26
Threads (1984)
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27
Escape from New York (1981)
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28
Kin-dza-dza! (1986)
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29
The Dead Zone (1983)
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30
The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
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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.
