10 Great '80s Kids Movies That Are Way Scarier Than You Remember

Can you actually believe that the ‘80s were four decades ago? I can’t. 40 years? That means the decade that gave us the Walkman, leg warmers, and some of the most unhinged children’s entertainment ever committed to film now belongs in the “history” category alongside the moon landing and the invention of the printing press. I think that’s wild. And I think that it’s even wilder that, back then, people handed their kids a bowl of cereal and put on movies that would make a grown adult squirm in 2026.