1980s Movies by Plot - Statistics

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Year Clue Movie % Correct
1985 Laws of space-time are casually violated as a teenager goes back in time to ensure that his parents hook up Back to the Future
98%
1984 Four parapsychologists must save New York City from a giant gooey monster Ghostbusters
88%
1986 Teenager fakes illness, skips school, and visits Chicago landmarks with his friends Ferris Bueller's Day Off
83%
1984 Buying exotic pets from Chinatown has disastrous consequences as new owner fails to heed explicit feeding instructions Gremlins
73%
1984 Disfigured villain kills local teenagers in their dreams A Nightmare on Elm Street
72%
1980 The ultimate case of cabin fever. All work and no play make a writer want to kill his family. The Shining
71%
1988 A Los Angeles skyscraper is hijacked by a Euroterrorist named Hans, and only a tough New York cop can save the day Die Hard
67%
1988 Pampered African prince travels to New York City to find a bride Coming to America
60%
1984 After enduring many embarrassing situations, a sixteen-year old girl enjoys a kiss over birthday cake with a popular boy Sixteen Candles
54%
1986 Four Oregon preteens go on a coming-of-age journey to see a dead body Stand by Me
52%
1989 To keep the party going, two young men must convince people that their boss's dead body is still alive Weekend at Bernie's
48%
1983 Maniacal dancer uses urban dance skills to win admission to the Pittsburgh Dance Conservatory Flashdance
46%
1988 Annoying ghost is hired to scare off the human inhabitants of a haunted house Beetlejuice
38%
1984 Fraternity of dweebs outsmarts their preppy enemies and also commits sex crimes against a sorority Revenge of the Nerds
34%
1985 Flamboyant man in a gray suit goes on an epic search for his lost bicycle Pee-wee's Big Adventure
33%
1986 Missing boy reappears after eight years but hasn't aged a day. Scientists discover that his mind is filled with star charts. Flight of the {Navigator}
25%
1989 Local loser wins love of valedictorian by holding a boom box above his head Say Anything
24%
1989 In this Spike Lee joint, a young man named Mookie must decide whether to riot against intolerant Italian pizza parlor owners Do the Right Thing
22%
1986 Robot becomes intelligent after a lightning strike – but must flee to avoid reprogramming Short Circuit
22%
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