Pee Wee’s Big Adventure was a classic from our childhood and we can’t wait for the new film, Pee Wee’s Big Holiday, that is currently filming.
Ferris Bueller
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is perhaps the most artful John Hughes film, and gave us a serious crush on the charming and talented Matthew Broderick.
Back to the Future
This is probably the most charming, humorous and entertaining time-travel movie ever made — and we still want that car!
The Breakfast Club
This has to be the greatest teen movie of all time.
Mask
Eric Stoltz blew our minds as Rocky Dennis, the real-life brave teen with a rare facial deformity.
The Color Purple
This exquisite film, directed by Steven Spielberg, made Whoopi Goldberg a star and was nominated for 11 Oscars.
Out of Africa
This stunningly beautiful film went on to win Best Picture at the 1986 Academy Awards; surprisingly, Meryl Streep did not win for Best Actress.
Witness
This quiet and beautiful murder mystery gave most Americans their first glimpse into Amish life.
A Room with a View
This Edwardian romance dazzled the critics and gave Helena Bonham Carter her first leading film role.
The Goonies
Starring ’80s icons Corey Feldman, Martha Plimpton and Sean Astin, this popular kids’ movie is about a group of misfits who go on an adventure to find pirate treasure.
Desperately Seeking…
Desperately Seeking Susan features old-school Madonna, who changes identities with a bored housewife played by Rosanna Arquette, in Manhattan.
After Hours
One man meets three very different women all in one night and has exciting escapades with each one.
Brazil
This dystopian tale is a wild ride of fantasy, bureaucracy and love, all mixed into a beautiful nightmare.
Agnes of God
Jane Fonda plays a psychiatrist investigating a young nun, Meg Tilly, after they discover the nun’s dead newborn.
Fool for Love
Based on his gut-wrenching play of the same name, Sam Shepard plays the lead role of Eddie opposite Kim Basinger as May, his lover and sister.
A View to a Kill
This intense photo of Christopher Walken and Grace Jones sums up everything awesome in this vintage James Bond movie, with a theme song performed by Duran Duran.
Girls Just Want to…
Inspired by the mega-hit song of the same name, “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” by Cyndi Lauper, Sarah Jessica Parker, Helen Hunt and Shannen Doherty scheme to get on their favorite show, Dance TV, wearing goofy ’80s garb, and we love it!
Falcon and the Snowman
Sean Penn and Timothy Hutton star in this outstanding classic Cold War drama.
St. Elmo’s Fire
This classic Brat-Pack movie features seven friends trying to start their lives after college and stars Demi Moore, Andrew McCarthy and a very pretty Rob Lowe.
Weird Science
Another great John Hughes movie starring Anthony Michael Hall and Ilan Mitchell-Smith as two nerdy teens who use their computer to create a living, breathing woman, played by Kelly LeBrock.
A Chorus Line
Based on the Broadway musical of the same name, this movie was cutting-edge for its time, as it showcased the hardships performers go through behind the scenes.
Fright Night
In this horror flick, a teenager, played by the adorable William Ragsdale, discovers a vampire is living next door and is the source material for the remake that was made in 2011 with Colin Farrell.
Legend
Yes, that’s Tom Cruise and Mia Sarah of Ferris Bueller fame, taking the helm in this gorgeous fantasy flick about unicorns, princesses and fairies.
Cocoon
Octogenarians discover a swimming pool full of alien cocoons and regain their youth in this silly yet sentimental film about the true meaning of life.
Teen Wolf
That’s actually Michael J. Fox under all that facial fur, starring in the classic story about a teenager who doesn’t fit in with the popular kids.
The Sure Thing
John Cusack and Daphne Zuniga star in this coming-of-age film about a young man eager to lose his virginity who meets a pretty, quirky girl who interferes with his plan.
Real Genius
A young and yummy Val Kilmer stars as a teen with a really high IQ that gets him into trouble with the U.S. government at the height of the Cold War.
My Beautiful Laundrette
You may know him best as President Lincoln, but in this movie, Daniel Day-Lewis plays Johnny, a young man trying to help his Pakistani lover open a fancy laundromat in Thatcher-era London.
Ladyhawke
Matthew Broderick stars as a young thief tasked to help break a medieval curse that causes Michelle Pfeiffer to transform into a hawk during the day and Rutger Hauer to turn into a wolf at night.
Seven Minutes in Heaven
This teen romance stars Jennifer Connelly as a good girl who tries to help her bullied friend, played by the sweet and sexy Byron Thames.
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