20 80s Cartoons That Got Their Own Movies

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Aug 5, 2025 1:00 PM EDT

Movie franchises are all the rage nowadays. From the Marvel movies, to Batman, to Transformers and many more, you can barley throw a rock in the comic world without hitting something that has been brought to life through movie magic. But back in the 80s things were a little different. Movie budgets certainly did not have the vast wealth they do today, nor did they have the technology to animate on computers.

But what they did have was a keen enthusiasm for cartoons, and apparently a deep founded love of turning those cartoons into movies. Which is how we find ourselves here today, about to embark on a journey of movie magic, some of which might have completely passed you by when you were growing up (not gonna lie, a lot of these look like they went straight to VHS, they weren't found in a cereal box). 

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  • 01
    Beyond good. Beyond evil. Beyond your wildest imagination. THE TRANS FORMERS THE MOVIE A SUMOWANO MARVEL PRODUCTION THE TRANSFORMERS THE MOST RICOLE JUCO NELSON UDNARD NIMOY ROBERT STACK LIONEL STANDERSON WELLES VINCE OCOLANT DE RON FREMAN JOE BACAL TOMMELSON SPEN DEG
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  • Now, this is most certainly an interesting one. To now know, with 100% certainty, that the Transformers franchise the Shia LaBeouf headed up was actually a rehash of a classic 80s cartoon movie. Try telling that to the kids today. You’ll probably get laughed out the room.

  • 02
    What happens when the world stops caring? ARE BEARS DMOVIE Introducing the Care Bear Cosin The Care Beary Movie MICKEY ROONEYMr. Chrys CAROLE KING JORN SEBASTIAN
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  • 03
    COME HELP THE CARE BEARS SAVE THE KINGDOM OF CARING. Care Bears Movie A NEW GENERATION. IT'S A WHOLE NEW ADVENTURE COLUMBIA PICTURES PRESENTS CARE BEARS MOVIE II: A NEW GENERATION A NELVANA PRODUCTION DEAN CAROL PARKS NELVANA PETER SAUDER PRO MICHAEL HIRSH PATRICK LOUBERT PATRICIA CULLEN OCOA ALENE CLIVE SMITH DALE SCHOTT
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  • 04
    CINEPLEX ODEON FEMS NEVANA... The Adventure Wonderland JOHN SEBASTIAN NATALIE COLE "PATRICIA CULLEN AMARETH SOLOMON "PETER SAUDER PATRICK LOUBERT SUSAN SNOOKS JOHN DE KLEIN MICHAEL HIRSH PATRICK LOUBERT CLAVEA SMITH RAYMOND JAFELICE
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  • Ok, why did they make so many Care Bear movies? What stories were there left to tell about a group of magical bears of different colors going around and doing semi-magical things? Ok, that actually sounds pretty interesting. Sign us up for the Care Bear movie marathon.

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    BRAVENTARR THEMOVIE 10 000 It took more than a hero to tame the wildest territory in the galaxy. It took a legend... Bravestarr. An all new adventure! 0 LOU SCHEIMER THE ARTISTS FILMATION OFIMATION STUDIOS "BRAVESTARR, THE MOVIE" FRANK W. BECKER BOB FORWARD STEVE HAYES ARTHUR H. NADEL PG PRIENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED LOU SCHEIMER TOM TATARANOWICZ RECORDED IN ULTRA STEREO TAURUS
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    HE-MAN SHCRA AND TM IN THE SECRET OF THE SWORD DVR BEAST MAN SKELETOR WITH YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTERS FROM MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE Atlantic Releasing Corporation presents MER-MAN TRI-KLOPS An all new animated movie starring He-Man and your favorite Masters of the Universe characters. Introducing She-Ra the Princess of Power and The Evil Horde in their first great big screen adventure THE SECRET OF THE SWORD Executive Producer: LOU SCHEIMER A Filmation Production 1983 Allantic Releasing Corp. All R
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    Here come the Littles in their first motion picture adventure everl HERE COME darades on the the Littles Estive Producers JEAN CHALOPIN and ANDY HEYWORD When WOODY LING From a Book by JON PETERSON Produced by JEAN CHALOPIN, ANDY HEYWARD, and TETSUOKATAYAMA Drecked by BERNARD DEVRIES Mus by HAM SABAN and SHUKY LEVY
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  • 08
    Travel with the PEANUTS gang on their first overseas adventure- There's fun.mystery, suspense, danger, and even romance! A Lee Mendelson-Bill Melendez Production of BON VOYAGE CHARLIE BROWN (AND DON'T COME BACK!) M and Charles M. Schulz Ed Bogas and Judy Munsen G GENERAL AUDIENCES CATE Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez y Bill Melendez
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  • 09
    CLUBHOUSE PICTURES FAMILY FILMS GO BOTS The fest GoBo movie ever! BATTLE OF THE ROCK LORDS CLUBHOUSE PICTURES HABEATONKA CORPORATION "COBOTS BATTLE OF THE ROCK LORDS MARGO KODER RODDY MOOMALL MICHAEL NOUR WILLIAN KANNA JOSIPY BARBERA TELLYS JO TASTERD WRIGHT JEFF SEGAL RAY PATTERSON CLUBHOUSE PICTURES
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  • 10
    At last! Alvin's first motion picture. the hipmunk ADVENTUR TEOLLOWCOPA sents DASARAN PRODUCTIONS FILM TECHS ADVENTURE THE CHES AND THE CHETTES Witten by SANCE HARMAN & ROSS BAGDASARIAN Mask Sos by RANDY EDELMAN GENERAL AUDENCES Produced by ROSS BAGDASARAN Dested by JANICE KARMAN
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  • 11
    CA ALL NEW FEATURE LENGTH ADVENTURE BABAR MOVIE BABAR THE KING C
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  • 12
    Your imagination is the final destination. GALAXY EXPRESS Featuring BOOKER BRADSHAW TONY POPE FAY MCKAY Produced by TOEI ANIMATION COMPANY., LTD. in association with Toei Company, Ltd. Executive Producer CHIAKI IMADA Screenplay by PAUL GROGAN and SHIRO ISHIMORI, based on LEIJI MATSUMOTO'S original story Music by NOZOMU AOKI Animation Director: KAZUO KOMATSUBARA Directed by TARO RIN PG PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED 1980 Toei Company, Ltd. A New World Pictures Release SOME MATERIAL MAY NOT BE SUITAB
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    CLUBHOUSE PICTURE? FAMILY FILMS Beathcliff's funniest and most exciting adventure! The Movie
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  • 14
    MyLittlePon The Movie A SUNBOW AND MARVEL PRODUCTION MY LITTLE PONY-THE MOVE DANNY DITO-MADELINE KAHN CLORS LEACHMAN RHEA PERUMAN TONY RANDALL TOMMY GOODMAN BARRY HARMAN ROGER SUFER GEORGE ARTHUR BLOOM MARGARET LOESCHLEE GUNTHER JOE BACAL TOM GRFIN MCHAEL JOENS G GENERAL AUDIENCES FOB WALSH JAY BACAL DEG
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    ROBOTECH THE MOVIE CANNON THE UNTOLD STORY AN ALL-NEW ADVENTURE OWEN GROUP TRITION HOUR HOUR
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    * MIGHTOUSE THE GREAT SPACE CHASE * THE MOTION PICTURE An Release, 1983 An Astral Films Release STARRING: MIGHTY MOUSE PEARL PUREHEART OIL CAN HARRY © VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC. 1983 Mighty Mouse is a registered trademark of VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC the characters are owned and copyrighted by VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC. and the trademarks and copyrights therein are used under license from VIACOM INTERNATIONAL, INC
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    You're in for a SMURFING GOOD TIME... with those little blue people you love! THE It's the Smurts' ONE and ONLY full length motion picture ...ever! SMURFS 00 AND THE MAGIC FLUTE Featuring HANDY HEFT BRAINY PANEMURF JOKE and many, many more of your favorite Smurtst First Permance Pictures Corp in association with Stuart R. Ross presents "THE SMURFS AND THE MAGIC FLUTE GREEDY Ced by PEYO-ted by PEYO and YVAN DELPORTE Me by MICHEL LEGRAND G GENERAL AUDIENCES From
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    RAINBOW BRITE LIGHTS UP THE SCREEN IN HER FIRST BIG MOVIE. Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer NBOW BE AND THE STAR STEALE JEAN CHALONWARD HOWARD CON HALLMANI PIPER SHULEVY COMING TO THEATRES EVERYWHERE NOVEMBER 16TH
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    LOOKOUT CALIFORNIA RAISINS, HERE COME THE ORIGINALS! the Puppetoon MOVIE FEATURING THE ACADEMY AWARD WINNING PUPPETOONS OF George Pal THE
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    CLUBHOUSE PICTURE? FAMILY FILMS Hey there, it's YOGI BEAR!
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