Daily Question : The Best '80s Teen Movies of All Time

Welcome to our first daily reader question , where you get to tell other cool parents what's cool! First up, a topic that's near and dear to our hearts: Pop culture. Or more specifically the pop culture from our own youth that we now get…

What's the best 80s teen movie of all time?
Welcome to our first daily reader question, where you get to tell other cool parents what's cool! First up, a topic that's near and dear to our hearts: Pop culture. Or more specifically the pop culture from our own youth that we now get to share with our kids as they get older. (If we're lucky.) With this week's 40th (whoa) anniversary of the date The Breakfast Club gathered for detention in Shermer High, we thought we'd see where it ranks among the top '80s teen movies of all time. Let us know what you think! Then check back for the results below.

Come back each weekday for more daily questions, from silly to serious. Your voice matters and we want to hear from you! And check back for the results!

The Results

1. The Breakfast Club 2. Ferris Bueller's Day Off 3. Dirty Dancing Top Write-In Votes: 1. Sixteen Candles 2. Better Off Dead 3. Some Kind of Wonderful

  Best '80s teen movies ever as chosen by our readers

Top images © Universal Pictures, Warner Bros., Lions Gate Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox

Best 80s teen movie of all time: Cool Mom Picks Daily Poll
Best 80s teen movies ever, according to Cool Mom Picks readers
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