12 Movies That Defined 1980s Pop Culture

They may not be the best, the highest-grossing, or even our favorite movies — but these 12 films each defined a small corner of culture in the 1980s, and when you put them all together, you get a pretty good idea of what the decade had on its mind. So apologies to "The Shining," "The Empire Strikes Back," and a thousand other classics that didn't make this list. We have seen them! But have you seen these?