Quoted from Platypus:

I am a western fan, mostly pre 1980's
Once upon a time in the West is very good, one of the best.
Although my favorite is My Name Is Nobody from 1973 one of, if not, the last great spaghetti western, both gritty and humorous with a haunting soundtrack. I think it was on Amazon or netflix recently.[quoted image]

Quoted from gdonovan:

No particular order culled from this list.
I have seen most of these more than once, some almost yearly.
Ones with the * are must see.
Close encounters of the 3rd kind
*Better off dead
*Alien and Aliens
*Ghostbusters
One Crazy Summer
The Shining
A Fish Called Wanda
Beverly Hills Cop
Innerspace
*The Thing
Stripes
*Blues Brothers
Coming to America
*Commando
*Escape from New York
*Road Warrior
Moscow on the Hudson
*Terminator 1 and 2
Silence of the Lambs
Animal House
Unforgiven
*Tombstone
*Cannonball Run
*Star Trek II
Rambo: First Blood
*Predator
Christine
*They Live
*Highlander
*Robocop

Quoted from mark532011:

I would like to second some of the ones on the lists above. There were some terrific movies back then which are overlooked because their special effects are dated or just because they are old.
Enter the Dragon (1973) - Bruce Lee in his absolute best movie. Infiltrating an island of saboteurs and murderers Bruce comes up against the man who killed his sister.
Westworld (1973) - the original with Yul Brenner is still incredible even now. back when the idea of a computer virus was far-out science fiction.
Commando (1985) - Arnold Schwarzenegger at his best. Exactly what you would expect, lots of fights, big muscles and one-liners.
Twins (1988) - Arnold and Danny Devito are twin brothers! a lot of heart in this comedy. Definitely worth watching
Vanishing Point (1971) - No plot, just one long car chase - grab a beer and have fun
Rollerball (1975) - a bit fragmented as a movie but the game itself is amazing and seems like a real possibility in todays world.
Flash Gordon (1980) - the absolute pinnacle of cheesy sci fi. Max Von Sydow steals the show as Emperor Ming.
Smokey and the Bandit (1977) - an absolute classic with lots of fun, car chases, bootlegging and a little romance.
Outland (1981) - I liked this one. Its a outer space version of High Noon with Sean Connery as the space policeman waiting for a hit squad to arrive and kill him.
Tron (1982) - the original is a amazing classic. The special effects are dated compared to the sequels but the creative ideas were incredible.
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) - definitely a must-see if you want something goofy, fast-paced and fun. Buckaroo, in between rock and roll gigs and consulting with the president, drives into the 8th dimension and brings something back.
The Running Man (1987) - Another Arnold classic, sort of a squid-games type hunt the hunted reality tv show of the future.
Every Which Way But Loose (1978) - fun easygoing story of Clint Eastwood as a amateur fighter with his his pet orangutan, Clyde
The Thing (1982) - one of the most gruesome horror movies ever and still holds up today.
Also, don't forget about Jackie Chan - a Bruce Lee style star that specialized in comedy-action. His big breakout was the 1978 "Drunken Master" where he played a kung fu expert who could only fight when drunk! Other great ones are Project-A, Armor of God (where he plays a Indiana Jones type character) and Operation Condor where he is on the search for Nazi gold.

Quoted from jeffspinballpalace:

I wasted a perfectly good hour to create a playlist of must-see movies from 1975-1995. I’ve seen all and they’ve passed my filter.
Jaws - 75
Monty Python’s Holy Grail - 75
Star Wars - 77
Close Encounters - 77
Animal House - 78
Up in Smoke - 78
Rocky Horror Picture Show - 79
Apocalypse Now - 79
Alien - 79
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Airplane - 80
Stir Crazy - 80
Stripes - 81
Evil Dead - 81
Fast Times - 82
Blade Runner - 82
ET - 82
Terminator - 84
Goonies - 85
Breakfast Club - 85
Top Gun - 86
Platoon - 86
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off - 86
Scarface - 86
Pretty in Pink - 86
Risky Business - 86
Princess Bride - 87
Beetlejuice- 88
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Empire Strikes Back - 90
Goodfellas - 90
Silence of the Lambs - 91
Raiders of Lost Ark - 91
Schindler’s List - 93
Demo-Man -93
Pulp Fiction - 94
Shawshank Redemption - 94
Braveheart- 95
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Quoted from jeffspinballpalace:

200 Must-See Movie Playlist from 1975-1995. I’ve watched all and they’ve passed my quality filter.
Jaws - 75
Monty Python’s Holy Grail - 75
One Flew Over Cuckoo’s Nest - 75
Rollerball - 75
Rocky - 76
Carrie - 76
The Omen - 76
Taxi Driver - 76
SW - Star Wars - 77
Close Encounters - 77
Annie Hall - 77
Pumping Iron - 77
Amityville Horror - 77
JB - The Spy Who Loved Me - 77
Smokey and the Bandit - 77
Animal House - 78
Up in Smoke - 78
Halloween - 78
Dawn of the Dead - 78
Every Which Way But Loose - 78
Rocky Horror Picture Show - 79
Apocalypse Now - 79
Alien - 79
Great Santini - 79
MM - Mad Max - 79
The Jerk - 79
JB - Moonraker - 79
Meatballs - 79
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Airplane - 80
Stir Crazy - 80
CaddyShack - 80
Shining - 80
Blues Brothers - 80
Ordinary People - 80
Elephant Man - 80
SW - Empire Strikes Back - 80
Super Fuzz - 80
Stripes - 81
Evil Dead - 81
IJ - Raiders of the Lost Ark - 81
Taps - 81
JB - For Your Eyes Only - 81
MM - Road Warrior - 81
Cannonball Run - 81
Escape fro New York - 81
Scanners - 81
48 Hours - 82
Fast Times - 82
Blade Runner - 82
Tootsie - 82
ET - 82
Tron - 82
The Thing - 82
Creepshow - 82
SW - Return of Jedi - 83
Trading Places - 83
Big Chill - 83
Terms of Endearment - 83
War Games - 83
Outsiders - 83
Risky Business - 83
Christmas Story - 83
Strangebrew- 83
JB - Octopussy- 83
JB - Never Say Never Again - 83
T - Terminator - 84
Ghostbusters - 84
Beverly Hills Cop - 84
Nightmare on Elm - 84
Footloose - 84
Spinal Tap - 84
IJ - Temple of Doom - 84
Bachelors Party - 84
Red Dawn - 84
Repo Man - 84
2010 Year We Make Contact - 84
Goonies - 85
Breakfast Club - 85
Back to the Future - 85
Color Purple - 85
Desperately Seeking Susan - 85
Re-Animator - 85
JB - License to Kill - 85
MM - Beyond Thunderdome - 85
Rambo - First Blood 2 - 85
Weird Science - 85
Fletch - 85
Better Off Dead - 85
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Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure - 86
Top Gun - 86
Platoon - 86
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off - 86
Scarface - 86
Pretty in Pink - 86
Risky Business - 86
Color of Money - 86
Crocodile Dundee - 86
Aliens - 86
Big Trouble in Little China - 86
Hannah & Her Sisters - 86
Blue Velvet - 86
Moonstruck - 86
Ruthless People - 86
Money Pit - 86
Planes, Trains & Automobiles - 87
Princess Bride - 87
Full Metal Jacket - 87
Predator - 87
Good Morning Vietnam - 87
Space Balls - 87
Running Man - 87
Roxanne - 87
Raising Arizona - 87
Legal Weapon - 87
Lost Boys - 87
Tin Men - 87
Rococo- - 87
Inner space - 87
Beetlejuice - 88
Die Hard - 88
Big - 88
Rain Man - 88
Aikira - 88
A Fish Called Wanda - 88
Midnight Run - 88
Coming to America - 88
Twins - 88
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure - 89
Naked Gun - 89
Little Mermaid - 89
Weekend at Bernie’s - 89
Say Anything - 89
Born on the Fourth of July - 89
Field of Dreams - 89
When Harry Met Sally - 89
IJ - Last Crusade - 89
Do the Right Thing - 89
Parenthood - 89
Road House - 89
Honey I Shrunk the Kids - 89
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SW - Empire Strikes Back - 90
Goodfellas - 90
Friday 13 - 90
Total Recall - 90
Joe vs Volcano - 90
Miller’s Crossing - 90
Home Alone - 90
Dancing with Wolves - 90
Silence of the Lambs - 91
Thelma & Louise - 91
IJ - Raiders of Lost Ark - 91
T2 - Judgement Day - 91
Cape Fear - 91
Backdraft - 91
Barton Fink - 91
Boyz N the Hood - 91
Reservoir Dogs - 92
Crying Game - 92
Wayne’s World - 92
A Few Good Men - 92
Unforgiven - 92
A River Runs Through It - 92
Bram Striker’s Dracula - 92
Hard Boiled - 92
Schindler’s List - 93
JP - Jurassic Park - 93
Demo-Man - 93
Groundhog Day - 93
The Piano - 93
Philadelphia - 93
Dazed and Confused - 93
Sleepless in Seattle - 93
The Firm - 93
Six Degrees of Separation- 93
Nightmare Before Christmas - 93
Tombstone - 93
Last Action Hero - 93
Pulp Fiction - 94
Forrest Gump - 94
Lion King - 94
Clerks - 94
Shawshank Redemption - 94
Natural Born Killers - 94
Dumb and Dumber - 94
Splash - 94
Speed - 94
The Mask - 94
Braveheart - 95
Babe - 95
Toy Story - 95
Usual Suspects - 95
Leaving Las Vegas - 95
Apollo 13 - 95
Casino - 95
Se7en - 95
Twelve Monkeys - 95
Get Shorty - 95
Cocoon - 95
Waterworld - 95
JB - Goldeneye - 95
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Quoted from superNoid:

I'm going to break the rule here a little and recommend the brand new Top Gun Maverick. It released a few days ago and literally, literally feels like a movie that Tony Scott would have made in 1992. Its a true summer blockbuster and ... stay with me, its better than the original! Nothing post-modern about this story or cast of characters.
If you want an 80s movie that was released 4 days ago, go see Top Gun Maverick.

Quoted from Seamlesswall:

By far my favorite movie. I was such a Kubrick nut at the time, I immediately saw it when it came out which was released "X" rated. Kubrick
did this kind of as a shock stunt and filmed the few X scenes in an "R" version so the scenes were not actually "cut" from the film. I believe the X version lasted 2 weeks then (most likely) 1 reel was sent to the theaters as a replacement reel. I personally hate violent movies but this felt like the future regarding society and politics.
Barry Lyndon - Kubrick
Dial M for Murder (shot in 3D) - Hitchcock
Rope - Hitchcock
Koyaanisqatsi - Reggio