10 classic movies you can watch now on Netflix that you won't believe are turning 40 — from 'Footloose' to 'A Nightmare on Elm Street'

Eddie Murphy in "Beverly Hills Cop," Molly Ringwald in "Sixteen Candles" and Robert Englund in "A Nightmare on Elm Street."Paramount Pictures / Universal Pictures / New Line Cinema

• There are currently 23 movies on Netflix that turn 40 this year.
• Netflix put the movies in a special category called the "Milestone Movies: The Anniversary Collection."

"Footloose," "Sixteen Candles," and "A Nightmare on Elm Street" are among the films turning 40 this year.

To celebrate, Netflix has created a collection of films released in 1984, which can be found by searching "Milestone Movies: The Anniversary Collection" on the site.

The collection features box office hits such as "Footloose" and "Beverly Hills Cop." The latter film, starring Eddie Murphy, made $234 million, according to Box Office Mojo, and Netflix plans to release a sequel later this year. "Amadeus," which swept eight Oscars in 1985, is also available in the collection.

Here are 10 classic movies to put on your watchlist.