what is the name of this subgenre of movies/series?

[koldWinter]

Since my childhood I've been really into medias like E.T., Super 8, The Goonies, IT, Stranger Things, Earth to Echo... There's something about this "mysteries in small towns in the 80s" that seems to attract me. What is the name of this subgenre of media?

 

[Zerpina]

Since my childhood I've been really into medias like E.T., Super 8, The Goonies, IT, Stranger Things, Earth to Echo... There's something about this "mysteries in small towns in the 80s" that seems to attract me. What is the name of this subgenre of media?

Suburban Fantastic

 

[ArchienineArchienine's icon]

Not sure but i think that E.T. is Sci-Fi so maybe a subgenre of it?

 

[nobitakun]

Does the movie Critters count in this subgenre?

 

[Azura]

Mystery

 

[cornpops]

For a less supernatural thread: Stand By Me, Radio Flyer, The Sandlot, Dennis the Menace.

Tales from the Loop, in all incarnations, directly addresses this topic.

Suburban Fantastic

This is a compelling label, but there's more to this. The titles offered are a distinctly American expression of whatever this genre is; I'm curious what the Eastern European analogues look like.

 

[Eduardo2010]

80s nostalgia

 

[countcyber1@gmail]

Has anyone here seen a animated series C.L.Y.D.E