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The 12 Best '80s Kids Movies, Ranked
May 10, 2025
The 1980s were a great time to be a kid — except, of course, when your uncle let you watch "Aliens" and you had nightmares about chestbursters for weeks afterward. But hey, for every violent '80s movie that was definitely not appropriate for kids, there was also a classic that was meant for the whole family to enjoy. If you know what you're looking for, then you'll find plenty of amazing kids' movies from that era.
Maybe you grew up in the '80s and you want to share your childhood favorites with your own children. Or maybe the decade was way before your time, and you just want to sample what the kids of that generation were watching. Either way, we've curated a list of all the best '80s movies for kids. We can't promise that these movies won't still traumatize kids (because even kids' movies could get kinda dark in the '80s), but we can promise you these are the best of the best.

12. The Land Before Time

Reviews for this 1988 movie were lukewarm at the time, but looking back, it is arguably an underrated classic. In "The Land Before Time," a prehistoric disaster separates the young dinosaur Littlefoot (Gabriel Damon) from his family. So Littlefoot must band together with a stubborn triceratops named Cera (Candace Hutson) and three other young dinosaurs to find his way home.
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