50 Most Iconic '80s Movie Posters

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    • The last great decade for movie art.

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    Movie posters are hardly special these days, especially since you're more likely to get a glimpse at a movie from Twitter than you are from seeing a big poster in a movie theater lobby. But before Photoshop, movie posters were an art form, and the '80s were the last decade in which film art was inventive, creative, and iconic. Take a look at some of the most recognizable posters from the decade.

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    1

    Airplane! (1980)

    Airplane, Air travel, Aviation, Poster, Aerospace engineering, Airline, Aircraft, Vehicle, General aviation, pinterestParamount Pictures

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    2

    Friday the 13th (1980)

    Poster, Fictional character, Advertising, Action figure, pinterestParamount Pictures

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    3

    Raging Bull (1980)

    pinterestUnited Artists

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    4

    The Blues Brothers (1980)

    pinterestUniversal Pictures

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    5

    The Elephant Man (1980)

    pinterestParamount Pictures

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    6

    The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

    pinterest20th Century Fox

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    7

    The Shining (1980)

    pinterestWarner Bros.

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    8

    An American Werewolf in London (1981)

    pinterestUniversal Pictures

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    9

    Atlantic City (1981)

    pinterestParamount Pictures

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    10

    Chariots of Fire (1981)

    pinterestWarner Bros.

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    11

    Escape From New York (1981)

    pinterestAVCO Embassy Pictures

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    12

    Porky's (1981)

    pinterest20th Century Fox

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    13

    Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

    pinterestParamount Pictures

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    14

    The Evil Dead (1981)

    pinterestNew Line Cinema

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    15

    Blade Runner (1982)

    pinterestWarner Bros.

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    16

    Creepshow (1982)

    pinterestWarner Bros.

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    17

    E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982)

    pinterestUniversal Pictures

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    18

    Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

    pinterestUniversal Pictures

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    19

    Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)

    pinterestMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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    20

    Poltergeist (1982)

    pinterestMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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