At Watch With Us, we have a soft spot for the 1980s, a time when teased hair, new wave music, and neon colors dominated the scene.

If you haven’t revisited the vibrant ’80s for a while, we invite you to take a nostalgic journey through some of the era’s cinematic gems.

This January, we’ve curated and ranked our top three favorite ’80s movies that are perfect for a rewatch on streaming platforms like Tubi and Paramount+.

These selections feature iconic stars such as Eddie Murphy and the legendary Madonna.

The 1980s marked a significant era for films, with many titles maintaining their popularity even four decades later. While the ’80s set the stage for Hollywood’s blockbuster era, it also produced serious films that became breakout successes. At Watch With Us, we’ve chosen what we consider the best films of the decade […]

Answering a message sent to outer space from NASA, an extraterrestrial (Jeff Bridges) descends on planet Earth but is grounded by an American missile. Finding the home of grieving widow Jenny Hayden (Karen Allen), he sees photos of her deceased husband and takes on his form. After he communicates with his home planet to rescue him at a rendezvous in three days, the “Starman” persuades a very freaked-out Jenny to accompany him to the location. Meanwhile, they are pursued by government officials seeking to kill the benevolent being.

Director John Carpenter departed from the horror of the Halloween franchise to this romantic sci-fi adventure that has shades of Spielberg. With some top-notch practical effects (particularly, the scene when Starman transforms into his chosen body) and a surprisingly moving script, Starman succeeds as an exciting science-fiction fantasy that is silly, but undeniably sweet.

Roberta Glass (Rosanna Arquette) is a bored New Jersey housewife who adds some zest to her mundane day-to-day by reading the personal ads in the newspaper. However, Roberta is particularly intrigued by a series of ads between a woman named Susan (Madonna) and her suitor Jim (Robert Joy), eventually following them to a meet-up. But Roberta’s eavesdropping unintentionally ends with amnesia, Susan’s jacket and an unfortunate case of mistaken identity leading to a comedy of errors.

Desperately Seeking Susan served as Madonna’s first major screen role and remains an ’80s classic to this day, in no small part due to the exuberant chemistry between the “Material Girl” singer and Arquette. It’s a comic New York City fairytale adventure that leans heavily on screwball comedy and unforgettable side characters.

Wealthy brokers Mortimer (Don Ameche) and Randolph Duke (Ralph Bellamy) devise a wicked plot to throw one of their top executives into turmoil, all for the benefit of their own amusement — and a bet of one dollar. They intentionally swap the lives of Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd) and a drifter named Billy Ray Valentine (Murphy), leaving Louis destitute while Billy Ray gets to live like a king. When the two men realize they’ve both been hoodwinked, they team up to take down the scheming Duke brothers.

Reagan-era nostalgia reached its apex with Stranger Things because the 1980s are iconic for a reason. Something shifted in the pop culture landscape with the emergence of MTV and home video games, and cinema was right up there with producing defining media that has stood the test of time. So, Watch With Us put together a […]

A funny social satire led by terrific performances from Aykroyd and Murphy — and a supporting role from Jamie Lee Curtis that lifted her from the horror movie doldrums and into the mainstream — Trading Places endures as one of the greatest American comedies and a holiday season classic. The film also served as a career boost for both Murphy and Aykroyd, who display some unforgettable chemistry.