About us
We just really love 80s movies.
Movies in the 90s is an independent celebration of the decade that gave us unforgettable characters, practical effects, synth-heavy soundtracks, outrageous action movies and stories we still want to talk about decades later.
Movies in the 90s exists for one very simple reason: the 1980s gave us an absurd number of films we still love talking about.
This was the decade of video stores, practical effects, creature workshops, synthesiser soundtracks, enormous action heroes, coming-of-age classics and movie posters that could sell you an adventure before you had even bought a ticket.
This is not supposed to be an encyclopedia
You can already find release dates, cast lists and plot summaries in a thousand places online.
We are much more interested in going back to these films and asking the questions that actually make them fun to revisit.
Does it still hold up? What made it special? What has aged brilliantly? What has not? And why are we still talking about it all these years later?
Some of these movies are masterpieces. Some are ridiculous. Quite a few manage to be both.
One movie at a time
We are working through the decade one film at a time, from the enormous classics to cult favourites, forgotten gems and movies that deserve another night in front of the television.
The aim is not simply to build a huge list of titles. We want every movie page to feel worth reading — a proper retrospective written by people who actually enjoy going back to these films.
If you grew up with these movies, welcome back.
If you are discovering them for the first time, you have one hell of a decade ahead of you.
What you'll find here
More than movie summaries
Reviews
Rewatching the classics
We go back to the movies people still talk about and ask the question that matters most: does it still hold up?
Retrospectives
Why these movies mattered
The performances, practical effects, music, locations, ideas and moments that helped define 1980s cinema.
The archive
Year by year
From 1980 through 1989, the site is growing into a proper archive of the decade one movie at a time.
Discovery
Genres, favourites and forgotten gems
Action, sci-fi, horror, comedy, coming-of-age films and the movies that deserve another night in front of the television.
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Ready to go back to the 80s?
Explore the growing archive of classics, cult favourites and movies we never stopped loving.