Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 23, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Eighties

If you loved The Eighties, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace

Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace

2013★ 8.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Eighties for fans of Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Mecha Mutt, a revolutionary remote-controlled lunar rover resembling a large canine, goes rogue at Houston's Annual Science Expo. Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace is the fourth in a s...

#2
Turma da Mônica em Cine Gibi 7: Bagunça Animal

Turma da Mônica em Cine Gibi 7: Bagunça Animal

2014★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Eighties for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Trying to escape his bath, Monicão ends up hiding in the movie theater. Mônica can't find her pet in the dark, so she asks Franjinha to play some short films that might lure the do...

#3
I Don't Expect Anyone to Believe Me

I Don't Expect Anyone to Believe Me

2023★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Eighties for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A writer's career — and entire life — suddenly goes off script when he falls prey to a dangerous web of criminals right before moving to Barcelona....

#4
Ashes in the Sky

Ashes in the Sky

2023★ 5.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Eighties for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1945, at the end of World War II, Neus Català returns to France, where she recalls her life under the Nazi yoke....

#5
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword

Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword

2009★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Eighties for fans of Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The Mystery Inc. gang takes a trip to Japan and finds themselves circling Asia and the Pacific in a treasure hunt, racing against the vengeful Black Samurai and his Ninja warriors ...

#6
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

2011★ 9.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Eighties for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Splash into action with seafaring sleuths Scooby-Doo and the Mystery, Inc. gang as they collide with a mystery ship and try to uncover clues from a vanished crew in Hassle in the C...