10 '80s Movies That Can Be Called Masterpieces

The 1980s. Not quite the golden age of Hollywood, but it was still a decade that brought audiences some of the greatest pieces of media in existence. In some respects, it was the decade that codified the modern movie franchise model, with blockbusters such as Back to the Future, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and A Nightmare on Elm Street dominating the box office and launching new cinematic worlds. But while this decade is remembered for its flashy, stylistic approach to art, that does not mean that some of the best movies ever made did not come out of it.