We can't help but feel a warming wash of nostalgia when we think back over the golden age of '80s cinema and the classic comedy, horror and teen movies it gave us.
And the further we leave that increasingly distant decade behind, the more fondly we recall the school discos, questionable fashion choices and giant hairdos of the past.
Father's Day is on the horizon (on Sunday June 21 - don't forget!) - with a recent Netflix survey revealing that one of the things British dads most want to pass on to their children is a love for classic '80s cartoons including Danger Mouse. This got us thinking about the great nostalgic films and shows featured on Netflix.
In honour of all fathers out there, here's a look back at a time when our dads were young (or at least younger) with some '80s gems, all available to watch on Netflix right now:
Teen Wolf
Few actors are more synonymous with the '80s than Michael J Fox, and his early movie Teen Wolf is dripping with everything that typified the high school classics of the decade. Teenage nerds, bemused teachers, competitive sports and the trials of growing up. Oh, and also werewolves.
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It's all really an eccentric metaphor for puberty, right down to the oft-repeated scene of Fox having the awkward 'talk' with his equally lupine father. No one wants to discuss their changing bodies with their folks.
Spaceballs
Mel Brooks is at his hilarious best in this comedy that pokes affectionate fun at Star Wars and a host of other sci-fi classics.
A dashing young Bill Pullman teams with comedy heroes John Candy and Rick Moranis for a self-referential, fourth wall-breaking romp that rightfully remains a cult classic.
Airplane!
Legendary funnyman Leslie Nielsen was at the top of his game in the '80s, and one of his best-loved films has to be Airplane! This was, in fact, the first film to launch him into comedy, as hard as that is to believe.
So settle down and relive all the classic slapstick in this silliest of disaster movies, packed with the best kind of dad jokes. And don't call me Shirley.
Red Dwarf
This classic of British comedy crashed into our screens in the late '80s, introducing us to the irreverent space adventures of Lister, Rimmer, Kryten and the Cat.
While the show is still alive and kicking, it was in 1988 that Lister began his quest to return to Earth after 3 million years in stasis.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Our list wouldn't be complete if it didn't include a John Hughes film. This teen classic is one of his greatest masterpieces, and left an entire generation dreaming of truancy.
But no matter how many times you cut class in your formative years, we're willing to bet that your day never included a stolen Ferrari and marching at the head of a parade. And a pillow in your bed never managed to trick your dad like Ferris's elaborate arrangement of pulleys and voice recordings, did it?
Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a better adventure than reality could ever give us.
Fright Night
Charley Brewster is convinced that his new neighbour is a vampire. His friends and family think he's crazy, but as the body count begins to rise they soon wish they'd believed him.
This horror-comedy is as hilarious as it is frightening, with a fantastic turn from Roddy McDowall as a fraudulent vampire hunter who is unprepared for a brush with the undead.
Drugstore Cowboy
Just sneaking in at the end of the decade is Gus Van Sant's Drugstore Cowboy. The filmmaker's second movie is typically stylish and was the first to bag him some big-time attention.
Take a step back to the time to when Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch and Heather Graham were still officially 'pretty young things', and remember that even your dad was young once.
And the cameo by William S Burroughs makes the film doubly cool.
An American Werewolf in London
The '80s was a golden age for horror, and it doesn't come much better than cult classic An American Werewolf in London.
John Landis's film has everything you want, from ghosts and terrified villagers to some graphic and gruesome transformations, all wrapped up with a dash of contrasting humour to lighten the bloodshed. This remains a landmark of the werewolf subgenre to this day.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
This teen classic - full of young women and men behaving badly - arrived from director Amy Heckerling, who would go on to define another decade (this time the '90s) with Clueless.
This film is packed full of familiar faces looking surprisingly youthful, including Forest Whitaker, Eric Stoltz and Nicolas Cage, as well as an almost unrecognisable Sean Penn as the archetypal stoned surfer.
