# The best adventure films of the 1980s

From The Empire Strikes Back, Back to the Future and Indiana Jones to The Princess Bride, The NeverEnding Story and Labyrinth: the 1980s adventure films rated highest by SensaCine viewers.

- 59 votes · 15 items
- Jul 14, 2022 · Diego Benítez
- https://even.best/en/l/4720/the-best-adventure-films-of-the-1980s

## Top 15

1. **Back to the Future Part II (1989)** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — Robert Zemeckis.
2. **E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Steven Spielberg.
3. **The Empire Strikes Back (1980)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Irvin Kershner.
4. **Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Steven Spielberg.
5. **Conan the Barbarian (1982)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — John Milius.
6. **Back to the Future (1985)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Robert Zemeckis.
7. **Return of the Jedi (1983)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Richard Marquand.
8. **The Mission (1986)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Roland Joffé.
9. **Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — Steven Spielberg.
10. **The NeverEnding Story (1984)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Wolfgang Petersen.
11. **The Name of the Rose (1986)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Jean-Jacques Annaud.
12. **The Princess Bride (1987)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Rob Reiner.
13. **Ghostbusters II (1989)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Ivan Reitman.
14. **The Land Before Time (1988)** (-1 · ▲1 ▼2) — Don Bluth.
15. **Labyrinth (1986)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Jim Henson.

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