Okayplayer's New Classics (1983-2008)

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Voted on by the members of Okayplayer.com, "PTP's New Classics" represents a response to Entertainment Weekly's list of the same name. Voters were instructed to make a list representing their individual choices for the films they found most memorable from the years 1983 to 2008, with an emphasis on personal classics encouraged. These lists were then compiled and tallied to form a master list of 200 films... the New Classics.

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  1. 152 -

    The King of Comedy

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
  2. 123 -

    A Christmas Story

    1983, in 4 top lists Check
  3. 160 -

    National Lampoon's Vacation

    1983, in 1 top list Check
  4. 162 -

    The Right Stuff

    1983, in 13 top lists Check
  5. 168 -

    Risky Business

    1983, in 5 top lists Check
  6. 71 -

    Scarface

    1983, in 19 top lists Check
  7. 169 -

    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  8. 110 -

    Trading Places

    1983, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 142 -

    Amadeus

    1984, in 23 top lists Check
  10. 77 -

    Beverly Hills Cop

    1984, in 7 top lists Check
  11. 27 -

    Ghostbusters

    1984, in 13 top lists Check
  12. 114 -

    The Karate Kid

    1984, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 72 -

    Once Upon a Time in America

    1984, in 19 top lists Check
  14. 195 -

    Paris, Texas

    1984, in 21 top lists Check
  15. 79 -

    Purple Rain

    1984, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 52 -

    This Is Spinal Tap

    1984, in 22 top lists Check
  17. 8 -

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  18. 62 -

    Brazil

    1985, in 23 top lists Check
  19. 63 -

    The Breakfast Club

    1985, in 10 top lists Check
  20. 54 -

    The Color Purple

    1985, in 8 top lists Check
  21. 94 -

    The Goonies

    1985, in 5 top lists Check
  22. 102 -

    Pee-wee's Big Adventure

    1985, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 64 -

    Ran

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  24. 45 -

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  25. 177 -

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  26. 42 -

    Ferris Bueller's Day Off

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  27. 180 -

    The Fly

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  28. 55 -

    Platoon

    1986, in 21 top lists Check
  29. 101 -

    Stand by Me

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  30. 19 -

    Full Metal Jacket

    1987, in 18 top lists Check
  31. 158 -

    Hollywood Shuffle

    1987, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 112 -

    Planes, Trains & Automobiles

    1987, in 4 top lists Check
  33. 28 -

    The Princess Bride

    1987, in 19 top lists Check
  34. 136 -

    Raising Arizona

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  35. 127 -

    The Untouchables

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  36. 176 -

    Akira

    1988, in 22 top lists Check
  37. 153 -

    Big

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  38. 14 -

    Coming to America

    1988, in 3 top lists Check
  39. 4 -

    Die Hard

    1988, in 21 top lists Check
  40. 175 -

    Hotaru no haka

    1988 — a.k.a. Grave of the Fireflies, in 21 top lists Check
  41. 67 -

    Midnight Run

    1988, in 4 top lists Check
  42. 192 -

    The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  43. 129 -

    Rain Man

    1988, in 14 top lists Check
  44. 125 -

    School Daze

    1988, in 0 top lists Check
  45. 194 -

    The Thin Blue Line

    1988, in 12 top lists Check
  46. 91 -

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    1988, in 16 top lists Check
  47. 105 -

    Batman

    1989, in 9 top lists Check
  48. 103 -

    Crimes and Misdemeanors

    1989, in 12 top lists Check
  49. 183 -

    Dekalog

    1989, in 11 top lists Check
  50. 2 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
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