14 '80s Movies You NEED to Show Your Kids Today (and Not a Disney Movie in Sight)

Year: 1985

Why you should show it: I would have placed the original Rocky on the list, but that one's actually from 1976. Rocky IV epitomizes US-Russian relations in the '80s, and sadly, it isn't that different today. There are a few great fight scenes, but it is the soundtrack that will stay with your kids long after the closing credits — that, and Rocky's line after winning over Drago's hometown crowd, "I guess what I'm trying to say, is that if I can change, and you can change, everybody can change!"

What to watch out for: Younger kids may be upset by the death of Apollo Creed, but it also helps put the current Creed film into perspective.