Movies Set in Chicago in the 1980s
Kinora's catalogue lists 11 films set in Chicago in the 1980s, spanning 1980–1992. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.
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- 1992
A League of Their Own
Urban · Ruraldir. Penny Marshall - 1980
Airplane!
dir. Jim Abrahams - 1988
Child's Play
Urbandir. Tom Holland - 1986
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Urban · Suburbandir. John Hughes - 1989
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Suburbandir. Jeremiah S. Chechik - 1980
Ordinary People
Suburbandir. Robert Redford - 1987
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Urban · Ruraldir. John Hughes - 1983
Risky Business
Suburbandir. Paul Brickman - 1984
Sixteen Candles
Suburbandir. John Hughes - 1980
The Blues Brothers
Urbandir. John Landis - 1981
Thief
Urbandir. Michael Mann
Frequently asked
How many movies are set in Chicago in the 1980s?
Kinora's catalogue lists 11 films set in Chicago in the 1980s, spanning 1980–1992.
What are some movies set in Chicago in the 1980s?
Films set in Chicago in the 1980s in our catalogue include A League of Their Own (1992), Airplane! (1980), Child's Play (1988), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989).
What is the oldest movie set in Chicago in the 1980s?
Airplane! (1980) is the earliest film set in Chicago in the 1980s in our catalogue; the most recent is A League of Their Own (1992).