Streaming the '80s: October 2023 Edition
Your guide to '80s movies and television streaming free this month. Caution: Spooky Movies Ahead!
Jason Gross
October 03, 2023
October is here and you know what that means…time to get in some monster movies! As we count down to Halloween, check out some of the horror classics or maybe a few obscure titles in this month’s lineup. I’m moving the horror section to the top of each channel’s listings so you can get right in the spooky mood.
I didn’t do a First Watch challenge last month, but I searched this month’s listings and landed on an ‘80s horror classic. The movie I’m choosing this month is…
…Maximum Overdrive (1986) starring Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, and Laura Harrington. Full disclosure here, I do remember watching a watered down version of the movie decades ago on cable. But since I never remember sitting down to watch the Stephen King story in its full glory, I’ll be watching it on Tubi in the near future. Follow me on Letterboxd to see what else I’ve been watching.
In case you are new to Streaming the 80s, I post new listings for free streaming services including Tubi, Freevee, Pluto TV, and The Roku Channel. If you are looking for a specific title or want the newest listings for pay services, I recommend searching the Just Watch app. Happy Streaming!
Horror
The Believers (1987)
The Burning (1981)
Creepozoids (1987)
Dance or Die (1987)
The Drifter (1988)
The Fog (1980)
Invaders From Mars (1986)
Maximum Overdrive (1988)
Rana: The Legend of Shadow Lake (1980)
Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988)
The Return of the Swamp Thing (1989)
Schizoid (1980)
They Live (1988)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Action/Adventure/Martial Arts
Bloodsport (1988)
Cold Steel (1987)
Invasion U.S.A. (1985)
Little Treasure (1985)
Road House (1989)
Terror Among Us (1981)
Animation/Anime
The Care Bears Movie (1985)
Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986)
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
Comedy
Family Business (1989)
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Hardbodies (1984)
Housekeeping (1987)
It’s My Turn (1980)
Just One of the Guys (1985)
Micky + Maude (1984)
Nobody’s Perfekt (1981)
Spring Break (1983)
Tempest (1982)
When Harry Met Sally (1989)
Wholly Moses (1980)
The Woman in Red (1984)
Drama
The Beast of War (1988)
Blue Thunder (1983)
Gardens of Stone (1987)
Heaven’s Gate (1980)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Perfect (1985)
The Razor’s Edge (1984)
Rocket Gibraltar (1988)
Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)
The Squeeze (1987)
Wall Street (1987)
WarGames (1983)
White Nights (1985)
Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Caller (1987)
Dune (1984)
Escape From New York (1981)
Flesh + Blood (1985)
Miracle Mile (1988)
Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
Sheena (1984)
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)
The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)
Horror
Cameron’s Closet (1988)
Cutting Class (1989)
Darkroom (1989)
The Demons of Ludlow (1983)
From Beyond (1986)
Grandmother’s House (1988)
Kung Fu Zombie (1981)
Swamp Thing (1982)
Action/Adventure
8 Million Ways to Die (1986)
The Bounty (1984)
Let’s Get Harry (1986)
Raw Deal (1986)
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
Treasure of the moon Goddess (1987)
Animation/Anime
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
Comedy
Sixteen Candles (1986)
Drama
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Somewhere in Time (1980)
Horror
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud (1989)
The Gate (1987)
Hider in the House (1989)
The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
Monsters (1988 TV Series)
Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988)
Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! (1989)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Action/Adventure/Martial Arts
American Ninja (1985)
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987)
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt (1989)
Lone Wolf McQuade (1986)
Heat (1986)
Raw Deal (1986)
Animation/Anime
All Dogs Go To Heaven (1989)
Comedy
The Best of Times (1986)
Can’t Stop the Music (1980)
Dangerous Curves (1988)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)
Going Overboard (1989)
Moonstruck (1988)
Party Camp (1987)
Drama
And God Created Woman (1988)
And Then You Die (1987)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
The Brotherhood of Justice (1986)
Class (1983)
Ground Zero (1987)
Hoosiers (1986)
Split Image (1982)
Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Escape From New York (1981)
Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
The Wraith (1986)
Horror
The Changeling (1980)
Crawlspace (1986)
Ghoulies II (1987)
Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)
My Bloody Valentine (1981)
Phenomena (1985)
Action/Adventure/Martial Arts
Bloodsport (1988)
The Bounty (1984)
The Emerald Forest (1985)
Force: Five (1981)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Road House (1989)
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
Comedy
Easy Money (1983)
Three Amigos (1986)
Drama
Mississippi Burning (1988)
She’s Having a Baby (1988)
The Untouchables (1987)
WarGames (1983)
Sci-Fi/Fantasy
America 3000 (1986)
Babes in Toyland (1986)
Hercules (1983)
Little Monsters (1980)
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