The Most Underrated Science Fiction Films of the 1980s
The 1980s had some huge sci-fi blockbusters, and some great underrated hits as well!
The 1980s was one of the best years for science fiction, with blockbuster after blockbuster alighting on the scene.
From Aliens, to E.T., to the final Star Wars, this was an immense decade for brilliant science fiction. The 1980s had everything from the most hopeful optimistic forward-looking work, to the darkest horror, to the strangest cheesy trope-ridden extravaganzas like RoboCop.
The films I try to bring to light here are all something special, movies that offered something grand yet never quite managed to pop onto the top of the public consciousness at the time. Many have since become cult classics, with some hotly contested, but all are in some way underrated gems of a unique point in time.
As always, with these articles, I love hearing your feedback in the comments section. Let me know what your favorite films of the decade were, which ones you think I should have included, and which you hope I’ll mention in one of my next decades!
