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Best Picture 1984

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  • Nastassja Kinski, Harry Dean Stanton, and Hunter Carson in Paris, Texas (1984)

    1. Paris, Texas

    19842h 25mR81Metascore
    8.1 (133K)
    Travis Henderson, an aimless drifter who has been missing for four years, wanders out of the desert and must reconnect with society, himself, his life, and his family.
    DirectorWim WendersStarsHarry Dean StantonNastassja KinskiDean Stockwell
  • Amadeus (1984)

    2. Amadeus

    19842h 40mPG87Metascore
    8.4 (452K)
    The life and work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart seen through the eyes of his contemporary and rival, Antonio Salieri.
    DirectorMilos FormanStarsF. Murray AbrahamTom HulceElizabeth Berridge
  • Robert De Niro, James Woods, William Forsythe, Brian Bloom, Adrian Curran, James Hayden, Rusty Jacobs, and Scott Tiler in Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

    3. Once Upon a Time in America

    19843h 49mR75Metascore
    8.3 (398K)
    A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan 35 years later, where he must once again confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsRobert De NiroJames WoodsElizabeth McGovern
  • Belén Ballesteros, Alfredo Landa, Terele Pávez, Francisco Rabal, Juan Sachez, and Susana Sánchez in The Holy Innocents (1984)

    4. The Holy Innocents

    19841h 47mPG
    8.1 (5.1K)
    Spain, 1960s. The family of poor farmers work hard in the countryside for the rich landowners who exploit them.
    DirectorMario CamusStarsAlfredo LandaTerele PávezBelén Ballesteros
  • A Passage to India (1984)

    5. A Passage to India

    19842h 44mPG78Metascore
    7.3 (22K)
    Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.
    DirectorDavid LeanStarsJudy DavisVictor BanerjeePeggy Ashcroft
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator (1984)

    6. The Terminator

    19841h 47mR84Metascore
    8.1 (972K)
    A cyborg assassin from the future attempts to find and kill a young woman who is destined to give birth to a warrior that will lead a resistance to save humankind from extinction.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonMichael Biehn
  • Blood Simple (1984)

    7. Blood Simple

    19841h 39mR84Metascore
    7.5 (111K)
    The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies, and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.
    DirectorsJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsJohn GetzFrances McDormandDan Hedaya
  • Bicycles Are for the Summer (1984)

    8. Bicycles Are for the Summer

    19841h 43m
    7.2 (959)
    The story of a boy and his family during the Spanish Civil War.
    DirectorJaime ChávarriStarsAmparo Soler LealAgustín GonzálezVictoria Abril
  • Heather Langenkamp in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

    9. A Nightmare on Elm Street

    19841h 31mR76Metascore
    7.4 (280K)
    Teenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which if they die, it kills them in real life.
    DirectorWes CravenStarsHeather LangenkampJohnny DeppRobert Englund
  • John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands in Love Streams (1984)

    10. Love Streams

    19842h 21mPG-13
    7.6 (7.2K)
    Two closely bound, emotionally wounded souls reunite after years apart.
    DirectorJohn CassavetesStarsGena RowlandsJohn CassavetesDiahnne Abbott
  • Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner in Romancing the Stone (1984)

    11. Romancing the Stone

    19841h 46mPG63Metascore
    6.9 (109K)
    A mousy romance novelist sets off for Colombia to ransom her kidnapped sister, and soon finds herself in the middle of a dangerous adventure hunting for treasure with a mercenary rogue.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael DouglasKathleen TurnerDanny DeVito
  • Poison for the Fairies (1986)

    12. Poison for the Fairies

    19861h 30m
    7.2 (3K)
    A 10 year old girl convinces a lonely classmate that she is a witch, forcing the child to become her assistant. Though their games are initially rather naive, they gradually take a nasty and violent turn.
    DirectorCarlos Enrique TaboadaStarsAna Patricia RojoElsa María GutiérrezLeonor Llausás
  • Zach Galligan and Howie Mandel in Gremlins (1984)

    13. Gremlins

    19841h 46mPG70Metascore
    7.3 (264K)
    After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous creatures on a small town.
    DirectorJoe DanteStarsZach GalliganPhoebe CatesHoyt Axton
  • Denholm Elliott, Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, and Richard Griffiths in A Private Function (1984)

    14. A Private Function

    19841h 32mR
    6.5 (3.6K)
    In post-World War II Britain, food rationing continues, leading a married couple to become involved in the flourishing bacon black market.
    DirectorMalcolm MowbrayStarsMichael PalinMaggie SmithDenholm Elliott
  • Dangerous Moves (1984)

    15. Dangerous Moves

    19841h 40m
    6.6 (1.6K)
    During the Cold War, the World Chess Championship clashed complete opposites - personal and political.
    DirectorRichard DemboStarsMichel PiccoliAlexandre ArbattLiv Ullmann
  • Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri, and Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

    16. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

    19841h 58mPG57Metascore
    7.5 (555K)
    In 1935, Indiana Jones is tasked by Indian villagers with reclaiming a sacred stone stolen from them by a secret cult.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKate CapshawKe Huy Quan
  • Colin Firth and Rupert Everett in Another Country (1984)

    17. Another Country

    19841h 30mPG
    7.0 (7.5K)
    Based on the life of the young Guy Burgess, who would become better known as one of the Cambridge Spies.
    DirectorMarek KanievskaStarsRupert EverettColin FirthMichael Jenn
  • Karen Allen and Jeff Bridges in Starman (1984)

    18. Starman

    19841h 55mPG70Metascore
    7.0 (55K)
    An alien takes the form of a young Wisconsin widow's husband and makes her drive him to his departure point in Arizona. Distrustful government agents, along with a more ambivalent scientist, give pursuit in hopes of intercepting them.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsJeff BridgesKaren AllenCharles Martin Smith
  • Deborah Shelton in Body Double (1984)

    19. Body Double

    19841h 54mR69Metascore
    6.8 (43K)
    A young actor's obsession with spying on a beautiful woman who lives nearby leads to a baffling series of events with drastic consequences.
    DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsCraig WassonMelanie GriffithGregg Henry
  • Christopher Lambert and Andie MacDowell in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)

    20. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

    19842h 23mPG62Metascore
    6.4 (22K)
    A missing heir of respected Scottish family, raised in African jungles by animals, finally returns to his estate only to realize that difference between the two worlds is really significant.
    DirectorHugh HudsonStarsChristopher LambertAndie MacDowellRalph Richardson
  • Top Secret! (1984)

    21. Top Secret!

    19841h 30mPG68Metascore
    7.2 (79K)
    An American rock and roll singer is invited to a cultural festival in East Germany in order to distract from a plot to destroy NATO submarines, but he accidentally becomes involved in a resistance plot to rescue an imprisoned scientist.
    DirectorsJim AbrahamsDavid ZuckerJerry ZuckerStarsVal KilmerOmar SharifJeremy Kemp
  • Micha Bergese in The Company of Wolves (1984)

    22. The Company of Wolves

    19841h 35mR69Metascore
    6.6 (20K)
    A teenage girl in a country manor falls asleep while reading a magazine, and has a disturbing dream involving wolves prowling the woods below her bedroom window.
    DirectorNeil JordanStarsSarah PattersonAngela LansburyDavid Warner
  • Ghostbusters (1984)

    23. Ghostbusters

    19841h 45mPG71Metascore
    7.8 (473K)
    Three parapsychologists forced out of their university funding set up shop as a unique ghost removal service in New York City, attracting frightened yet skeptical customers.
    DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsBill MurrayDan AykroydSigourney Weaver
  • What Have I Done to Deserve This? (1984)

    24. What Have I Done to Deserve This?

    19841h 41mNot Rated
    7.1 (12K)
    The vicissitudes of Gloria, a neurotic housewife, and her family's peculiar characters.
    DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsCarmen MauraGonzalo SuárezLuis Hostalot
  • Broadway Danny Rose (1984)

    25. Broadway Danny Rose

    19841h 24mPG82Metascore
    7.4 (28K)
    A hapless talent agent attempts to reconcile a lounge singer with his mistress.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenMia FarrowNick Apollo Forte

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