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As the Cold War reached its climax, the Hollywood industry saw an influx of new, fresh talent mingle with surviving veterans of the American New Wave. But who among the 1980s’ biggest movie stars are actually the greatest of all time?
Movies of the 1980s also began to cater to younger audiences, particularly teenagers. Amid an economic boom and rapid growth of the suburban shopping mall, teenagers defined their identities and sense of self through their own purchasing power. That included the movies they chose to see at major cineplexes (many of which existed inside these sprawling malls).
With a new decade came a class of new movie stars. Below are the 32 greatest actors of the 1980s, whose fame coincided with the rise of MTV and credit cards.
32. Molly Ringwald
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A queen of the teen movie scene, Molly Ringwald started her acting career in TV sitcoms like Diff’rent Strokes and The Facts of Life before quickly transitioning to movies. In collaboration with director John Hughes, Ringwald starred in pictures like Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Pretty in Pink, all revered for their honest portrayal of the highs and lows of suburban adolescence. In the 21st century, Ringwald has kept her career going with various indie and streaming movies, as well as a return to television in shows like The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Riverdale, and Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.
31. Sean Young
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Sean Young rode the 1980s as one of Hollywood’s most exciting starlets. After a role in the commercially successful comedy Stripes in 1981, she starred opposite Harrison Ford in Ridley Scott’s seminal 1982 sci-fi noir Blade Runner, as the movie’s lead femme fatale and android “Replicant.” The rest of the decade saw Young take charge in other ‘80s classics like Dune, No Way Out, and Wall Street. Her career floundered throughout the 1990s, and in the 2010s she appeared in almost exclusively small, independent genre features. In 2018, she appeared in four episodes of the cult crime drama The Alienist.
30. Jackie Chan
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29. Denzel Washington
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As soon as the 1980s rolled around, it was as if Denzel Washington came out of nowhere. After early parts in various 1970s TV movies, Washington spent most of the 1980s starring in the TV medical drama series St. Elsewhere, in the role of Dr. Philip Chandler. But alongside his TV gig, he also starred in various movies like Sidney Lumet’s political drama Power and Richard Attenborough’s epic apartheid picture Cry Freedom. In 1989, he starred in Edward Zwick’s celebrated Civil War epic Glory, which ensured his momentum to become an even bigger star throughout the 1990s.
28. Kathleen Turner
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After starring in Broadway productions and a role on the TV soap opera The Doctors, Kathleen Turner’s performance in the erotic thriller Body Heat made her both a decade-defining star and sex symbol. Turner, however, knew that being typecast as a femme fatale was limiting, and so in 1983 she starred in something completely different: the sci-fi comedy The Man With Two Brains, with Steve Martin. Her biggest movie is perhaps Romancing the Stone, a 1984 action-adventure romantic comedy in which she played writer Joan Wilder. Film critic Pauline Kael praised Turner’s performance, saying: “her star performance is exhilarating.” The movie earned her a Golden Globe award. The rest of the decade includes other movies like The Jewel of the Nile, Prizzi’s Honor, Peggy Sue Got Married (which got her an Oscar nomination), and a memorable voiceover part in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, playing a spoof of femme fatale types named Jessica Rabbit.
27. Jessica Lange
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26. Joe Pesci
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Best known for playing wise guys and hot-tempered men, Joe Pesci is a treasure of American cinema through his numerous collaborations with Martin Scorsese. Together, the men have worked in classic pictures like Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Casino, and The Irishman. He’s also a versatile comedy actor, having starred in laugh riots like Home Alone and My Cousin Vinnie. We haven’t even touched his other notable work in movies like Once Upon a Time in America, JFK, and A Bronx Tale, which goes to show just how much range Pesci commands despite his extremely distinct persona. He semi-retired from acting in the late 2000s, but returned for The Irishman, in a part that got him Oscar and BAFTA nominations.
25. David Bowie
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24. William Hurt
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Easily one of the top movie stars of the 1980s was William Hurt, a Juilliard School alumni who kicked off the 1980s with his film debut in the sci-fi horror Altered States. The next year, he co-starred with Kathleen Turner in the erotic noir thriller Body Heat, which kicked off a mighty career as a known quantity. He earned a slew of awards including the Oscar for Best Actor for his performance in the 1985 movie Kiss of the Spider Woman, as well as more acclaim for movies like The Big Chill, Children of a Lesser God, Broadcast News, and The Accidental Tourist. In the 2010s, Hurt enjoyed prominence in the Marvel franchise with multiple appearances in the Captain America and Avengers movies. He died in 2022, with Harrison Ford taking over his Marvel role of Thaddeus Ross in the movie Captain America: Brave New World.
23. Jamie Lee Curtis
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After surviving the wrath of Michael Myers in John Carpenter’s 1978 classic Halloween, Jamie Curtis enjoyed stardom as a “scream queen” in a slew of 1980s horror movies like The Fog, Prom Night, Terror Train, Roadgames, not to mention more Halloween sequels. Curtis’ talents went beyond the horror genre, with parts in dramas and comedies like Trading Places, Love Letters, Perfect, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, Perfect, A Man in Love, and A Fish Called Wanda. Curtis kept acting in studio hits until circa 2006, when she chose to focus on family. Her retirement was short-lived, however, and quickly went back to making movies and enjoying guest roles on TV shows like New Girl. In 2023, she won her first Oscar for her supporting role in the breakthrough hit Everything Everywhere All at Once.
22. Kevin Costner
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While Kevin Costner made his film debut in the sleazy 1981 indie movie Sizzle Beach, U.S.A., it was mostly forgotten until 1986, at which point Costner had become a huge star. Costner, in fact, tried to buy the movie’s rights so he could bury it, due to feeling embarrassed over it. Its release didn’t derail his career, however, as Costner has since enjoyed prominence as one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood. His career took off in the 1980s, primarily through the 1985 Western movie Silverado. He followed up his success through relatively smaller movies like Fandango and American Flyers. In 1987, he starred as real-life FBI agent Eliot Ness in The Untouchables, which in turn made Costner untouchable. His career endured well into the 21st century, with a starring role in the hit television series Yellowstone.
21. Sally Field
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20. Glenn Close
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19. Tom Hanks
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18. Sigourney Weaver
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After outrunning an alien Xenomorph in Ridley Scott’s 1979 seminal horror Alien, Sigourney Weaver became a household name. She expanded her image with movies like Eyewitness, The Year of Living Dangerously, and Deal of the Century. In 1984, she played female lead Dana Barrett in Ghostbusters, a game-changing release that blended multiple genres together – action, comedy, sci-fi, and horror – and won over audiences of adults and children alike. Sigourney Weaver kept busy in the ‘80s, with a starring role in the hit Alien sequel, simply titled Aliens, as well as other movies like Gorillas in the Mist and Working Girl. Her career endured well into the 21st century, including the box office juggernauts Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water.
17. Michael J. Fox
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16. Kurt Russell
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Kurt Russell had a rich and varied career even before he shot up aliens and bad guys on the big screen. After a career as a child actor in Disney productions, Kurt Russell enjoyed a brief secondary career as a minor league baseball player until a 1973 injury forced him back to acting. In 1981, he reunited with Disney to voice a part in The Fox and the Hound, and that same year worked with director John Carpenter on the movie Escape From New York. The latter film started a fruitful partnership between the two, with Russell making more appearances in Carpenter’s decade-defining work like The Thing and Big Trouble in Little China. Russell’s other movies, like Silkwood, Swing Shift, The Mean Season, Overboard, Tequila Sunrise, and Tango & Cash ensured that he became one of the most recognized faces throughout the decade. His career continued well into the 21st century, with parts in studio franchises like Fast & Furious, The Christmas Chronicles, and the Godzilla TV series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.
15. Ben Kingsley
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One of the most decorated British Indian actors of all time, Ben Kingsley began his career in theater, joining the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1967 and spending the first decade of his career on stage. He started acting in movies in the ‘70s, and in 1982 he starred in the biopic Gandhi playing the famed Indian lawyer and activist. The part earned Kinglsey the Academy Award for Best Actor, as well as a BAFTA and a Golden Globe. He spent the rest of the ‘80s making movies like Turtle Diary, Maurice, Pascali’s Island, and Without a Clue. In 2013, he joined the Marvel franchise as Trevor Slattery, a part he reprised in 2021’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
14. Bill Murray
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13. Eddie Murphy
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12. Mel Gibson
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After starring in George Miller’s gritty classic Mad Max in 1979, Mel Gibson leapt from Australia’s filmmaking scene to his native America to become one of the decade’s most popular stars. In addition to both Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Gibson expanded his movie stardom to include features like The Year of Living Dangerously, The Bounty, The River, Tequila Sunrise, and the first two movies in the Lethal Weapon series. The ‘90s and ‘00s saw greater fame for Gibson, including work as a director, though Gibson’s ungainly demonstrations of racism and antisemitism saw him blacklisted for over a decade.
11. Meryl Streep
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10. Arnold Schwarzenegger
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9. Michael Keaton
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8. Jack Nicholson
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After achieving success in the 1970s, Jack Nicholson kicked off the 1980s with Stanley Kubrick’s now-celebrated film version of Stephen King’s The Shining, in the role of troubled author and family man Jack Torrace. Nicholson kept up his career momentum with movies like Reds, Terms of Endearment, Heartburn, The Witches of Eastwick, Ironweed, and The Postman Always Rings Twice, the latter at first garnering negative reviews but has found renewed admiration over time. In 1989, Jack Nicholson played the iconic comic book villain The Joker, opposite Michael Keaton in Tim Burton’s Batman. Nicholson ended his career with the 2010 rom-com How Do You Know, due to memory loss hindering his ability to keep acting.
7. Michelle Pfeiffer
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A prolific and bankable movie star for over four decades, Michelle Pfeiffer experienced the bulk of her success in the 1980s. While many of her early ‘80s works were duds, such as 1982’s Grease 2, she began to experience stardom after her performance in the 1983 crime thriller Scarface, with Al Pacino. Afterward, Michelle Pfeiffer became one of the most sought-after stars in Hollywood, with movies like Into the Night, Ladyhawke, Sweet Liberty, Amazon Women on the Moon, The Witches of Eastwick, Married to the Mob, Tequila Sunrise, Dangerous Liaisons, and The Fabulous Baker Boys. Pfeiffer starred in movies well into the 2020s, including a recurring role as Janet Van Dyne, aka The Wasp, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise.
6. Harrison Ford
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After piloting the Millennium Falcon in a galaxy far, far away, Harrison Ford instantly became one of the most famous faces in the 1980s. From his starring roles in some of the decade’s biggest movies, like Raiders of the Lost Ark (the first film in the Indiana Jones series), Blade Runner, and two more Star Wars sequels, Harrison Ford transitioned into more grounded fare, like the 1985 noir crime thriller Witness, the 1986 drama The Mosquito Coast, and the 1988 rom-com Working Girl. The next decade saw Harrison Ford cement his status with starring roles in the Jack Ryan film series and other blockbusters, like Air Force One in 1997.
5. Robin Williams
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4. Tom Cruise
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Even before he felt the need for speed in Top Gun, Tom Cruise was already a maverick of a movie star through his dashing good looks and piercing charisma. After a supporting part in the movie The Outsiders, Cruise danced his way to cinematic immortality in the 1983 film Risky Business. While his subsequent films, All the Right Moves and Legend, failed to catch fire, his role in the 1986 action epic Top Gun launched Cruise way into the stratosphere. He finished the decade working with some of the biggest directors and actors in the industry, in movies like The Color of Money, Cocktail, Rain Man, and Born on the Fourth of July. In the 1990s, Tom Cruise becametheleading male of Hollywood, and his stardom hasn’t diminished since.
3. Anthony Hopkins
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One of Britain’s most revered actors in history known for his intense preparation, Anthony Hopkins’ name boasts numerous accolades including Oscars, BAFTAs, Emmys, as well as the Cecil B. DeMille Award and even knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II. Once part of the Royal National Theater, his stardom began with the 1980 movie The Elephant Man, which gave Hopkins international attention and mainstream fame. He also starred in A Change of Seasons that same year, opposite Shirley MacLaine with whom he famously did not get along with. Hopkins starred in more ‘80s pictures like The Bounty, The Good Father, and The Dawning.
2. Michael Douglas
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1. Robert De Niro
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Robert De Niro rose to Hollywood fame in the 1970s, but his stardom was indisputable in the 1980s. He began the decade leading Martin Scorsese’s searing drama Raging Bull, winning his second Oscar for Best Actor. He followed it up with more hits and auteur collaborations, such as True Confessions, The King of Comedy, Once Upon a Time in America, The Untouchables, Midnight Run, and Jacknife. (A shout out to his mesmerizing bit part in Terry Gilliam’s Brazil, which feels like it comes from out of nowhere.) Robert De Niro has simply never felt irrelevant in his career, even in the 21st century when he seems to be comfortable making lighthearted comedies. While the 1970s includes some of De Niro’s most interesting work, he is perhaps at his best in the ‘80s.
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1Nemesis review: “A magical sense of tension”
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Nemesis review: “A magical sense of tension”
2Arcs review: “A whole lot of game in a small package”
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3Path of Exile 2 review: “A stellar start to a thrilling and brutal dark adventure”
3Path of Exile 2 review: “A stellar start to a thrilling and brutal dark adventure”
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Path of Exile 2 review: “A stellar start to a thrilling and brutal dark adventure”
4Indiana Jones and the Great Circle review: “The best adventure Indy has embarked on in over 30 years”
4Indiana Jones and the Great Circle review: “The best adventure Indy has embarked on in over 30 years”
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5Marvel Rivals review: “So preoccupied with trying to be like Overwatch that it forgets to play to its own strengths”
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1Sonic the Hedgehog 3 review: “Keanu Reeves as Shadow is wasted whilst Jim Carrey steals the show”
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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 review: “Keanu Reeves as Shadow is wasted whilst Jim Carrey steals the show”
2Mufasa: The Lion King review – “It’s no Hakuna Matata but this Disney origin story is a class above the 2019 movie”
2Mufasa: The Lion King review – “It’s no Hakuna Matata but this Disney origin story is a class above the 2019 movie”
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3Kraven the Hunter review: “The insistence on an R-rating helps save this, with a decent helping of bloodthirsty action”
3Kraven the Hunter review: “The insistence on an R-rating helps save this, with a decent helping of bloodthirsty action”
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4The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim review – “An uninspired expansion of the most iconic screen take on Tolkien”
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Secret Level review: “An uneven experience with serious highlights that ultimately make up for the misses”
3Skeleton Crew review: “Perfectly captures the vibes of classic Star Wars with a swashbuckling twist”
3Skeleton Crew review: “Perfectly captures the vibes of classic Star Wars with a swashbuckling twist”
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Skeleton Crew review: “Perfectly captures the vibes of classic Star Wars with a swashbuckling twist”
4Creature Commandos review: “James Gunn’s heartwarming, R-rated tale about super-monsters proves that the DCU is in good hands”
4Creature Commandos review: “James Gunn’s heartwarming, R-rated tale about super-monsters proves that the DCU is in good hands”
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Creature Commandos review: “James Gunn’s heartwarming, R-rated tale about super-monsters proves that the DCU is in good hands”
5Cobra Kai season 6, part 2 review: “Returns to the sort of hard-hitting form that made it such a fan favorite in the first place”
5Cobra Kai season 6, part 2 review: “Returns to the sort of hard-hitting form that made it such a fan favorite in the first place”
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Cobra Kai season 6, part 2 review: “Returns to the sort of hard-hitting form that made it such a fan favorite in the first place”