Everyone loves to relive the 1980s. Whether you relive the ’80s by wearing a hair band t-shirt you snagged from a garage sale, or by donning a scrunchie to the gym, it’s fun to turn back the clock every so often. This week, relive the neon-clad decade by watching some of the best ’80s movies now available online.

Streaming on Netflix

1. “Heathers”: This strange coming-of-age ‘80s flick was released in 1989. It follows Veronica, a high school popular girl, as she tries to break the hold the other popular girls have on her high school. After she meets J.D., a wacky new dude, trouble ensues, but Veronica ends up saving the day, and finding herself, too. Streaming for free with a subscription.

2. “Clue The Movie”: This slapstick film is a cult classic. It follows how six dinner guests react to discovering that their dinner host (who was blackmailing all of them) is dead. For an extra bit of fun, I’d break out the classic board game and play a few rounds with a buddy while watching the goofiness play out.

Streaming on Vudu

3. “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark”: This is my favorite installment in the Jones’ series. In the first film of the series, we meet Dr. Jones as he scrambles to save his lady, and the Lost Ark, from the hands of the Nazis. Rent this classic (or any of the other classic movies from the series) for as low as $2.99.

Streaming on Amazon

4. “Labyrinth”: I’m a sucker for anything starring David Bowie, so this is one of my picks for best ’80s movies. This film follows a young girl who enters a strange, new world filled with crazy creatures and the menacing Goblin King. Her task: To save the baby the King is holding captive. While traversing the wild landscape, she learns important life lessons. Streaming for as low as $2.99.

5. “The Goonies”: If you grew up in the ’80s, you’ll surely remember how much you loved this film. It follows a group of totally normal kids as they try and find a secret treasure. Streaming for as low as $2.99.

Streaming on Hulu

6. “Ghostbusters”: Three spirit exterminators take to New York city to rid the metropolis of creepy, crawly ghost invaders. This classic stars Sigourney Weaver, Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray – the acting trio of ’80s radness. Streaming for free on Hulu Plus.

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Get out of that movie rut and watch these 3 genre-defining classic movies.

Let’s face it, we don’t necessarily have a lot of time to watch movies and when we do it’s just too easy to watch whatever is the latest on Netflix, iTunes, HuluPlus or your cable provider. When we do that, we are all missing out on on some great classic movies that set the stage for, well, all movies. Not that there aren’t good movies being released today, but there are some real overlooked classic treasures out there.

One reason to look towards films from the past is that by watching only contemporary films we are getting modern culture and society mirrored back to us. When we watch classic movies, we get not just the content but the context as well–the historical and cultural backdrop of when the film was created–and that can help us see things we may not have seen before about our current slice of time.

And there’s such a breadth of classic movies available to us that it’s really impossible to run out of original content to enjoy.

Here are 3 genre-defining classic movies you may have overlooked that you should really add to your queue.

“To Kill A Mockingbird” – 1962 Genre: Courtroom Drama

Based on the classic novel by Harper Lee, “To Kill A Mockingbird” is a powerful film about race, power, justice, family, duty and more. Gregory Peck’s portrayal of the small town lawyer defending a man unjustly accused of a crime is one of the best film performances of all time. The courtroom scenes are among the best of the genre and really set the bar for all other courtroom dramas.

“City Lights” – 1931 Genre: Romantic Comedy

Like romantic comedies? Forget anything with Matthew McConaughey in it and instead watch “City Lights.” Written, produced, directed and acted in by Charlie Chaplin, it’s a real treat. It tells the story of Chaplin’s Tramp falling in love with a blind shop girl. In typical Chaplin fashion lots of hijinks, miscommunication and adventure follow. The ending is one of the most sadly poignant endings of all time and it’s pretty much the measure against which all other films of its genre are based.

“Chinatown” – 1974 Genre: Neo-Noir

“Chinatown” is a riveting neo-noir mystery starring Jack Nicholson. The Roman Polanski film is considered to be one of the best examples of noir and is also featured on many best film lists. It’s pretty much got everything that you could want in a dramatic film: mystery, psychological drama, intrigue, great one-liners and more. It details the corruption of the California Water Wars, which has far reaching implications to this day.

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