"I absolutely love The Goonies," he told Digital Spy. "It's a childhood movie that I was obsessed with. Even now, every time I watch it I'm blown away still."
The comedy-adventure stars Sean Astin and Josh Brolin as two young brothers in Oregon who want nothing more than to save their neighbourhood from being demolished in favor of the construction of a golf course.
When they find a treasure map, they embark on a quest for treasure with their friends to save their homes.
Claflin, who has signed up for the upcoming Kristen Stewart film Snow White and the Huntsman, believes that The Goonies is timeless: "It's one of those films that I think will live on forever. I can't wait to have kids so I can just make them watch it.
"It can never be re-done. It's perfect the way it is and a film I grew up with."
Read more here: Digital Spy