Best Summer Camp Movies & TV Series of the 1980s

Looking for the best summer camp movies and TV series of the 1980s? These 19 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Dirty Dancing 1987 ★ 7.3

Little Darlings 1980 ★ 6.5

Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation 1986 ★ 6.4

Friday the 13th 1980 ★ 6.4

Moving Target 1988 ★ 6.1

Sleepaway Camp 1983 ★ 6.3

The Burning 1981 ★ 6.2

Friday the 13th Part 2 1981 ★ 6.2

Friday the 13th Part III 1982 ★ 5.9

Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers 1988 ★ 5.8

Twisted Nightmare 1987 ★ 4.6

Moonstalker 1989 ★ 4.2

Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland 1989 ★ 5.4

The Final Terror 1983 ★ 5.1

Cheerleader Camp 1988 ★ 5.0

Gorp 1980 ★ 3.5

Meatballs III: Summer Job 1986 ★ 4.2

Madman 1981 ★ 5.0

Meatballs: Part II 1984 ★ 4.0