Movies of 1984
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1. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
R | 91 min | Horror
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.
Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund, John Saxon
Votes: 261,361 | Gross: $25.50M
Release date November 9, 1984 Directed by Wes Craven John Saxon ... Lt. Thompson Heather Langenkamp ... Nancy Thompson Johnny Depp ... Glen Lantz Robert Englund ... Fred Krueger
2. Ghostbusters (1984)
PG | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
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.
Director: Ivan Reitman | Stars: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis
Votes: 445,381 | Gross: $238.63M
Release date June 8, 1984
Directed by Ivan Reitman
Dan Aykroyd ... Dr. Raymond Stantz
Sigourney Weaver ... Dana Barrett
Academy Awards, USA 1985
NOMINEE Best Effects, Visual Effects
NOMINEE Best Music, Original Song
3. The NeverEnding Story (1984)
PG | 102 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book.
Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Noah Hathaway, Barret Oliver, Tami Stronach, Gerald McRaney
Votes: 156,277 | Gross: $20.16M
Release date April 6, 1984 Directed by Wolfgang Petersen
4. Supergirl (1984)
PG | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After losing a powerful orb, Kara Zor-El, Superman's cousin, comes to Earth to retrieve it and instead finds herself up against a wicked witch.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc | Stars: Helen Slater, Faye Dunaway, Peter O'Toole, Mia Farrow
Votes: 23,937 | Gross: $13.60M
Release date 19 July 1984 Directed by Jeannot Szwarc Faye Dunaway ... Selena Helen Slater ... Supergirl / Linda Lee Peter O'Toole ... Zaltar Mia Farrow ... Alura
5. Police Academy (1984)
R | 96 min | Comedy
A group of good-hearted, but incompetent misfits enter the police academy, but the instructors there are not going to put up with their pranks.
Director: Hugh Wilson | Stars: Steve Guttenberg, G.W. Bailey, Kim Cattrall, Bubba Smith
Votes: 136,834 | Gross: $81.20M
Release date March 23, 1984 Directed by Hugh Wilson Steve Guttenberg ... Carey Mahoney Kim Cattrall ... Karen Thompson Leslie Easterbrook ... Sgt. Callahan
6. Missing in Action (1984)
R | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Colonel Braddock launches a mission deep into the jungles of Vietnam to find the POW camp that he escaped from and free the Americans still held captive there.
Director: Joseph Zito | Stars: Chuck Norris, M. Emmet Walsh, David Tress, Lenore Kasdorf
Votes: 16,448 | Gross: $22.81M
Release date November 16, 1984 Directed by Joseph Zito Chuck Norris ... Col. James Braddock
7. Splash (1983)
PG | 111 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A young man is reunited with a mermaid he briefly encountered as a boy and falls in love with her without knowing her secret.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, Eugene Levy, John Candy
Votes: 83,167 | Gross: $62.10M
Release date March 9, 1984
Directed by Ron Howard
Tom Hanks ... Allen Bauer
Daryl Hannah ... Madison
Eugene Levy ... Walter Kornbluth
Academy Awards, USA 1985
NOMINEE Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
8. Double Trouble (1984)
TV-PG | 99 min | Action, Comedy
A jazz musician and a stunt man are the spitting image of two millionaire brothers. They take the job to replace them in Rio de Janeiro when someone plans to assassinate them.
Director: Enzo Barboni | Stars: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, April Clough, Harold Bergman
Votes: 11,363
Release date October 19, 1984 Directed by Enzo Barboni Terence Hill ... Eliot Vance / Bastiano Coimbra Bud Spencer ... Greg Wonder / Antonio Coimbra
9. Conan the Destroyer (1984)
PG | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Conan leads a ragtag group of adventurers on a quest for a princess.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Olivia d'Abo, Wilt Chamberlain
Votes: 85,121 | Gross: $31.04M
Release date June 29, 1984 Directed by Richard Fleischer Arnold Schwarzenegger ... Conan Olivia d'Abo ... Princess Jehnna
10. Happy Easter (1984)
98 min | Comedy
Stephane Margelle, a successful businessman and an incorrigible ladies' man, after seeing his wife to the airport, immediately meets a young charmer. He brings her to his home, but suddenly his wife returns.
Director: Georges Lautner | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Sophie Marceau, Marie Laforêt, Rosy Varte
Votes: 2,916
Release date 24 October 1984 Directed by Georges Lautner Jean-Paul Belmondo ... Stephane Margelle Sophie Marceau ... Julie Marie Laforêt ... Sophie Margelle
11. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
R | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills.
Director: Martin Brest | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Lisa Eilbacher
Votes: 201,275 | Gross: $234.76M
Release date December 5, 1984
Directed by Martin Brest
Eddie Murphy ... Axel Foley
Academy Awards, USA 1985
NOMINEE Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
12. Gremlins (1984)
PG | 106 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.
Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, John Louie
Votes: 246,896 | Gross: $148.17M
Release date June 8, 1984 Directed by Joe Dante Phoebe Cates ... Kate Beringer
13. The Vultures (1984)
106 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
In 1943 in Tunisia, a unit of the French Foreign Legion fights the Germans over possession of a bank treasure in gold bars.
Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jacques Villeret, Michel Constantin, Michel Creton
Votes: 2,263
Release date 28 March 1984 Directed by Henri Verneuil Jean-Paul Belmondo ... Sgt. Pierre Augagneur Marie Laforêt ... Hélène Laroche-Fréon
14. Wheels on Meals (1984)
TV-14 | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two Chinese friends, who operate a food truck in Barcelona, Spain, use their martial arts expertise to help their private investigator friend protect the pickpocket Sylvia, who's been targeted by a ruthless gang.
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Jackie Chan, Biao Yuen, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Benny Urquidez
Votes: 15,095
Release date 17 August 1984 Directed by Sammo Hung Jackie Chan ... Thomas Sammo Kam-Bo Hung ... Moby
15. My New Partner (1984)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Crime
A moderately corrupt veteran policeman teaches the art of bribes to his young partner. The rookie turns out to be an extremely capable student, and soon overtakes the teacher.
Director: Claude Zidi | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Thierry Lhermitte, Régine, Grace de Capitani
Votes: 4,966
Release date September 19, 1984
Directed by Claude Zidi
Thierry Lhermitte ... François Lesbuche
Grace de Capitani ... Natasha
César Awards, France 1985
WINNER Best Film
WINNER Best Director
WINNER Best Editing
NOMINEE Best Actor Philippe Noiret
NOMINEE Best Original Screenplay
16. Fear City (1984)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Strippers in Manhattan are being stalked and maimed by a psycho-killer. A conflicted ex-boxer-turned-talent-manager and his business partner and friend, who represent some of the girls, set out to find him before he strikes again.
Director: Abel Ferrara | Stars: Tom Berenger, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Scalia, Melanie Griffith
Votes: 4,286
Release date July 18, 1984 Directed by Abel Ferrara Tom Berenger ... Matt Rossi Melanie Griffith ... Loretta Rae Dawn Chong ... Leila
17. Romancing the Stone (1984)
PG | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
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.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Zack Norman
Votes: 102,867 | Gross: $76.57M
Release date March 30, 1984
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Michael Douglas ... Jack Colton
Kathleen Turner ... Joan Wilder
Danny DeVito ... Ralph
Academy Awards, USA 1985
NOMINEE Best Film Editing
18. The Karate Kid (1984)
PG | 126 min | Action, Drama, Family
A martial arts master agrees to teach karate to a bullied teenager.
Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue, Martin Kove
Votes: 243,611 | Gross: $90.82M
Release date June 22, 1984
Directed by John G. Avildsen
Elisabeth Shue ... Ali
Academy Awards, USA 1985
NOMINEE Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Pat Morita)
19. Year of the Jellyfish (1984)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
Chris, a sexy teenager who appears mostly bare-breasted on the French Riviera, has a crush on Romain, her mother's lover. In reaction to her inability to attract his attention, she experiments with other risque affairs.
Director: Christopher Frank | Stars: Valérie Kaprisky, Bernard Giraudeau, Caroline Cellier, Jacques Perrin
Votes: 1,426
Release date 14 November 1984
Directed by Christopher Frank
Valérie Kaprisky ... Chris
Barbara Nielsen ... Barbara
César Awards, France 1985
WINNER Best Supporting Actress Caroline Cellier
20. Tightrope (1984)
R | 114 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
New Orleans single dad and cop Wes Block goes after a serial rapist-killer, but when he gets too close the hunter suddenly becomes the hunted.
Directors: Richard Tuggle, Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Geneviève Bujold, Dan Hedaya, Alison Eastwood
Votes: 19,112 | Gross: $48.14M
Release date August 17, 1984 Directed by Richard Tuggle Clint Eastwood ... Wes Block Geneviève Bujold ... Beryl Thibodeaux
21. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
PG | 118 min | Action, Adventure
In 1935, Indiana Jones is tasked by Indian villagers with reclaiming a rock stolen from them by a secret cult beneath the catacombs of an ancient palace.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan, Amrish Puri
Votes: 533,866 | Gross: $179.87M
Release date May 23, 1984
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Harrison Ford ... Indiana Jones
Dan Aykroyd ... Weber
Academy Awards, USA 1985
WINNER Best Effects, Visual Effects
NOMINEE Best Music, Original Score
22. The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak (1984)
R | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Gwendoline, a runaway nun, arrives in Hong Kong on a mission to find her father, who was last seen in the legendary Land of the Yik Yak searching for a rare butterfly. She's guided on her perilous journey by the selfish mercenary Willard.
Director: Just Jaeckin | Stars: Tawny Kitaen, Brent Huff, Zabou Breitman, Bernadette Lafont
Votes: 3,292 | Gross: $1.34M
Release date February 8, 1984 Directed by Just Jaeckin Zabou Breitman ... Beth
23. Qualcosa di biondo (1984)
Unrated | 95 min | Drama
A single mother tries to trace previous partners to help her fund a life-changing operation for her blind son.
Director: Maurizio Ponzi | Stars: Sophia Loren, Daniel J. Travanti, Edoardo Ponti, Angela Goodwin
Votes: 130
Release date October 21, 1984 Directed by Maurizio Ponzi Sophia Loren ... Aurora
24. Firestarter (1984)
R | 114 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
A couple who participated in a potent medical experiment gain telepathic ability and then have a child who is pyrokinetic.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Drew Barrymore, David Keith, Freddie Jones, Heather Locklear
Votes: 36,712 | Gross: $15.10M
Release date May 11, 1984 Directed by Mark L. Lester Drew Barrymore ... Charlie McGee Heather Locklear ... Vicky McGee Martin Sheen ... Captain Hollister
25. Bolero (1984)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Set in the 1920s, a young woman sets out to lose her virginity. Her mission leads her to a Moroccan sheikh and a Spanish bullfighter.
Director: John Derek | Stars: Bo Derek, George Kennedy, Andrea Occhipinti, Ana Obregón
Votes: 6,044 | Gross: $8.91M
Release date August 31, 1984 Directed by John Derek Bo Derek ... Lida MacGillivery Olivia d'Abo ... Paloma
26. Mistral's Daughter (1984)
390 min | Drama, Romance
Beautiful and naïve Maggy Lunel (Stefanie Powers) arrives in Paris completely broke. She becomes an artist's model and the toast of Paris, attracting the attention of Picasso-like painter ... See full summary »
Stars: Stefanie Powers, Lee Remick, Stacy Keach, Ian Richardson
Votes: 812
Original release September 24 – October 1, 1984 Directed by Douglas Hickox & Kevin Connor Stefanie Powers ... Maggy Lunel Lee Remick ... Kate Browning Timothy Dalton ... Perry Kilkullen Kristin Scott Thomas ... Nancy
27. City Heat (1984)
PG | 97 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Slick Private Investigator Mike Murphy (Burt Reynolds) and tough Police Lieutenant Speer (Clint Eastwood), once partners, now bitter enemies, reluctantly team up to investigate a murder.
Director: Richard Benjamin | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, Jane Alexander, Madeline Kahn
Votes: 10,758 | Gross: $38.35M
Release date December 7, 1984 Directed by Richard Benjamin Clint Eastwood ... Lieutenant Speer Burt Reynolds ... Mike Murphy
28. The Twin (1984)
104 min | Comedy
Matthias Duval is in love, but he can't choose between the two twin sisters Betty and Liz Kerner. To pick up the two sisters, he invents his own twin brother and will play both characters.
Director: Yves Robert | Stars: Pierre Richard, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Camilla More, Carey More
Votes: 1,351
Release date October 10, 1984 Directed by Yves Robert Pierre Richard ... Matthias Duval
29. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
R | 229 min | Crime, Drama
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.
Director: Sergio Leone | Stars: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Treat Williams
Votes: 376,350 | Gross: $5.32M
Release date June 1, 1984 Directed by Sergio Leone Robert De Niro ... Noodles James Woods ... Max Jennifer Connelly ... Young Deborah
30. The Pirate (1984)
88 min | Drama, Romance
With the help of a couple of her oddball friends, a woman takes her former lesbian lover to a hotel to convince her that their affair shouldn't end. After much shouting and some sex, things complicate when the lover's husband shows up.
Director: Jacques Doillon | Stars: Jane Birkin, Maruschka Detmers, Philippe Léotard, Andrew Birkin
Votes: 426
Release date May 23, 1984
Directed by Jacques Doillon
Jane Birkin ... Alma
César Awards, France 1985
NOMINEE Best Actress (Jane Birkin)
NOMINEE Best Supporting Actress (Maruschka Detmers)
WINNER Most Promising Actress (Laure Marsac)
31. Body Double (1984)
R | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young actor's obsession with spying on a beautiful woman who lives nearby leads to a baffling series of events with drastic consequences.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Gregg Henry, Deborah Shelton
Votes: 37,847 | Gross: $8.80M
Release date October 26, 1984 Directed by Brian De Palma Melanie Griffith ... Holly
32. Amadeus (1984)
R | 160 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The life, success and troubles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as told by Antonio Salieri, the contemporaneous composer who was deeply jealous of Mozart's talent and claimed to have murdered him.
Director: Milos Forman | Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Roy Dotrice
Votes: 426,194 | Gross: $51.97M
Release date September 19, 1984
Directed by Miloš Forman
Academy Awards, USA 1985
WINNER Best Picture
WINNER Best Actor in a Leading Role (F. Murray Abraham)
NOMINEE Best Actor in a Leading Role (Tom Hulce)
WINNER Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
NOMINEE Best Cinematography
WINNER Best Costume Design
WINNER Best Director
NOMINEE Best Film Editing
WINNER Best Makeup
WINNER Best Sound
WINNER Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
César Awards, France 1985
WINNER Best Foreign Film
33. Cannonball Run II (1984)
PG | 108 min | Action, Comedy
The original characters from The Cannonball Run (1981) race across the country once more in various cars and trucks.
Directors: Hal Needham, Ralph Bakshi | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr.
Votes: 17,368 | Gross: $28.08M
Release date June 29, 1984 Directed by Hal Needham Burt Reynolds ... J.J. McClure Marilu Henner ... Betty Telly Savalas ... Hymie Kaplan Shirley MacLaine ... Veronica Catherine Bach ... Marcie, Lamborghini Babe Jackie Chan ... Jackie Chan, Mitsubishi Engineer Frank Sinatra ... Frank Sinatra Shawn Weatherly ... Blake's Girl
34. The Terminator (1984)
R | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A human soldier is sent from 2029 to 1984 to stop an almost indestructible cyborg killing machine, sent from the same year, which has been programmed to execute a young woman whose unborn son is the key to humanity's future salvation.
Director: James Cameron | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Paul Winfield
Votes: 920,769 | Gross: $38.40M
Release date October 26, 1984 Directed by James Cameron Arnold Schwarzenegger ... Terminator Linda Hamilton ... Sarah Connor Lance Henriksen ... Vukovich
35. Sixteen Candles (1984)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
A girl's "sweet" sixteenth birthday is anything but special: her family forgets about it, and she suffers from every embarrassment possible.
Director: John Hughes | Stars: Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Justin Henry, Michael Schoeffling
Votes: 125,806 | Gross: $23.69M
Release date May 4, 1984 Directed by John Hughes Molly Ringwald ... Samantha
36. The Evil That Men Do (1984)
R | 90 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A professional killer comes out of retirement to investigate and avenge the brutal murder of an old friend.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Charles Bronson, Theresa Saldana, Joseph Maher, José Ferrer
Votes: 4,718 | Gross: $13.10M
Release date September 21, 1984 Directed by J. Lee Thompson Charles Bronson ... Holland José Ferrer ... Hector Lomelin
37. The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Drama
A family weathers all sorts of disasters and keeps going in spite of everything, in a film noted for its wonderful assortment of oddball characters.
Director: Tony Richardson | Stars: Rob Lowe, Jodie Foster, Paul McCrane, Beau Bridges
Votes: 9,074 | Gross: $5.10M
Release date March 9, 1984 Directed by Tony Richardson Rob Lowe ... John Jodie Foster ... Frannie Joely Richardson ... Waitress Nastassja Kinski ... Susie the Bear
38. Ave Maria (1984)
105 min | Drama, Romance
A defrocked priest, Adolphe Eloi, and his mistress, Berthe Granjeux, who will call themselves Holy Father and Holy Mother set themselves up as the leaders of a religious sect.
Director: Jacques Richard | Stars: Anna Karina, Féodor Atkine, Isabelle Pasco, Pascale Ogier
Votes: 60
Release date 31 October 1984 Directed by Jacques Richard Isabelle Pasco ... Ursula
39. Red Dawn (1984)
PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
It is the dawn of World War III. In the west mountains of America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.
Director: John Milius | Stars: Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, Charlie Sheen
Votes: 62,811 | Gross: $38.38M
Release date August 10, 1984 Directed by John Milius Patrick Swayze ... Jed Lea Thompson ... Erica Charlie Sheen ... Matt Jennifer Grey ... Toni
40. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
R | 91 min | Horror, Thriller
After being announced dead and taken to a morgue, Jason Voorhees spontaneously revives, escapes from the hospital, and stalks a group of friends renting a house in the countryside near Crystal Lake.
Director: Joseph Zito | Stars: Erich Anderson, Judie Aronson, Peter Barton, Kimberly Beck
Votes: 58,872 | Gross: $32.98M
Release date April 13, 1984 Directed by Joseph Zito
41. Pinot simple flic (1984)
85 min | Comedy, Drama
Robert Pinot, a clumsy but honest Parisian police officer, meets then arrests Josyane, a young drug addict. He takes compassion for the girl and decides to take her under his wing to keep her away from Tony, a dangerous dealer she loves.
Director: Gérard Jugnot | Stars: Gérard Jugnot, Fanny Bastien, Patrick Fierry, Pierre Mondy
Votes: 751
Release date 6 June 1984
Directed by Gérard Jugnot
Gérard Jugnot ... Robert Pinot
César Awards, France 1985
NOMINEE Most Promising Actress Fanny Bastien
42. The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)
Not Rated | 98 min | Action, Drama
Mongols with the help of an insider, ambush the influential Yang Family, defenders of the dynasty. The Mongols must hunt down all Yang survivors so their insidious plot to overthrow the dynasty will not be uncovered.
Director: Chia-Liang Liu | Stars: Chia-Hui Liu, Sheng Fu, Lily Li, Kara Wai
Votes: 3,522
Release date February 17, 1984 Directed by Chia-Liang Liu
43. Johnny Dangerously (1984)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Crime
Set in the 1930s, an honest, good-hearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's sky-rocketing medical bills.
Director: Amy Heckerling | Stars: Michael Keaton, Joe Piscopo, Marilu Henner, Maureen Stapleton
Votes: 16,372
Release date December 21, 1984 Directed by Amy Heckerling Michael Keaton ... Johnny Kelly / Johnny Dangerously Marilu Henner ... Lil Danny DeVito ... Burr
44. Paris, Texas (1984)
R | 145 min | Drama
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.
Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell, Sam Berry
Votes: 117,819 | Gross: $2.18M
Release date 19 May 1984
Directed by Wim Wenders
Nastassja Kinski ... Jane Henderson
César Awards, France 1985
NOMINEE Best Foreign Film
45. The Killing Fields (1984)
R | 141 min | Biography, Drama, History
A journalist is trapped in Cambodia during tyrant Pol Pot's bloody 'Year Zero' cleansing campaign, which claimed the lives of two million 'undesirable' civilians.
Director: Roland Joffé | Stars: Sam Waterston, Haing S. Ngor, John Malkovich, Julian Sands
Votes: 58,915 | Gross: $34.70M
Release date 2 November 1984
Directed by Roland Joffé
John Malkovich ... Al Rockoff
Academy Awards, USA 1985
NOMINEE Best Picture
NOMINEE Best Actor in a Leading Role (Sam Waterston)
WINNER Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Haing S. Ngor)
WINNER Best Cinematography
NOMINEE Best Director
WINNER Best Film Editing
NOMINEE Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
César Awards, France 1986
NOMINEE Best Foreign Film
46. Dreamscape (1984)
PG-13 | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A man who can enter and manipulate people's dreams is recruited by a government agency to help cure the President of the United States of his nightmares about nuclear war but stumbles upon an assassination plot.
Director: Joseph Ruben | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Max von Sydow, Christopher Plummer, Eddie Albert
Votes: 18,083 | Gross: $11.48M
Release date August 15, 1984 Directed by Joseph Ruben Dennis Quaid ... Alex Gardner Max von Sydow ... Doctor Paul Novotny Christopher Plummer ... Bob Blair
47. 1984 (1984)
R | 113 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In a totalitarian future society, a man, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love.
Director: Michael Radford | Stars: John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack
Votes: 78,657 | Gross: $8.40M
Release date 10 October 1984 Directed by Michael Radford Richard Burton ... O'Brien
48. Bring the Little Pigs (1984)
82 min | Comedy
Wolfgang cannot make up his mind whether to choose a pretty young thing without money or a rich widow. Egon his friend advises him to choose the young girl and leads rich and ugly widow ... See full summary »
Director: Otto Retzer | Stars: Wolfgang Fierek, Bea Fiedler, Susanne Bonneik, Wolfgang Jansen
Votes: 48
Release date May 11, 1984 Directed by Otto Retzer Bea Fiedler ... Waldemars Frau
49. Footloose (1984)
PG | 107 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A city teenager moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.
Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest
Votes: 91,433 | Gross: $80.04M
Release date February 17, 1984
Directed by Herbert Ross
Kevin Bacon ... Ren
Sarah Jessica Parker ... Rusty
Academy Awards, USA 1985
NOMINEE Best Music, Original Song
NOMINEE Best Music, Original Song
50. The Sidewalks of Bangkok (1984)
Not Rated | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
An exotic dancer is sent on an undercover mission to Thailand to investigate a secret biochemical factory.
Director: Jean Rollin | Stars: Yoko, Françoise Blanchard, Brigitte Borghese, André-Richard Volniévy
Votes: 334
Release date 24 October 1984 Directed by Jean Rollin
51. The Dukes of Hazzard (1979–1985)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Comedy
The adventures of the fast-drivin', rubber-burnin' Duke boys of Hazzard County.
Stars: Tom Wopat, John Schneider, Catherine Bach, Denver Pyle
Votes: 15,585
the complete 7th season Original release September 21, 1984 - February 8, 1985 Catherine Bach ... Daisy Duke Shannon Tweed ... Betty Jo (episode 2)
52. The Smurfic Games (1983 TV Short)
23 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Director: Gerard Baldwin | Stars: Michael Bell, Lucille Bliss, William Callaway, Hamilton Camp
Votes: 54
Release date May 20, 1984 Directed by Gerard Baldwin
53. The Smurfs (1981–1989)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Smurfs are tiny blue creatures that live in mushroom houses in a peaceful forest. They repeatedly try to outwit Gargamel, an evil sorcerer, his apprentice, Scruple, and his mangy cat, Azrael.
Stars: Don Messick, Danny Goldman, Lucille Bliss, Michael Bell
Votes: 20,885
the complete 4th season Original release September 15 - December 15, 1984
54. Knight Rider (1982–1986)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A lone crimefighter battles the forces of evil with the help of a virtually indestructible and artificially intelligent supercar.
Stars: David Hasselhoff, Edward Mulhare, Richard Basehart, Patricia McPherson
Votes: 37,434
the complete 3rd season Original release September 30, 1984 - May 5, 1985 David Hasselhoff ... Michael Knight
55. The A-Team (1983–1987)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Four Vietnam vets, framed for a crime they didn't commit, help the innocent while on the run from the military.
Stars: George Peppard, Mr. T, Dwight Schultz, Dirk Benedict
Votes: 41,639
the complete 3rd season Original release September 18, 1984 - May 14, 1985 Mr. T ... B.A. Baracus George Peppard ... John 'Hannibal' Smith John Saxon ... Kalem (episode 19)
56. Cat's Eye (1983–1985)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the search for their missing father, a trio of sisters lead a double life as owners of a cafe and as highly skilled art thieves.
Stars: Keiko Toda, Toshiko Fujita, Chika Sakamoto, Yoshito Yasuhara
Votes: 1,031
the complete 2nd season Original release October 8, 1984 - July 8, 1985
57. Airwolf (1984–1986)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
As part of a deal with an intelligence agency to look for his missing brother, a renegade pilot goes on missions with an advanced battle helicopter.
Stars: Jan-Michael Vincent, Alex Cord, Ernest Borgnine, Jean Bruce Scott
Votes: 12,994
the complete 1st season Original release January 22, 1984 - April 14, 1984 Ernest Borgnine ... Dominic Santini Shannen Doherty ... Phoebe Danner (episode 3)
58. Airwolf (1984–1986)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
As part of a deal with an intelligence agency to look for his missing brother, a renegade pilot goes on missions with an advanced battle helicopter.
Stars: Jan-Michael Vincent, Alex Cord, Ernest Borgnine, Jean Bruce Scott
Votes: 12,994
the complete 2nd season Original release September 22, 1984 - April 13, 1985 Ernest Borgnine ... Dominic Santini Lindsay Price ... Frightened Child (episode 13)
59. Hunter (I) (1984–1991)
TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Rick Hunter is a renegade cop who bends the rules and takes justice into his own hands. Partnered with the equally stunning and rebellious Sgt. McCall, he sets out to crack down on L.A.'s slimiest criminals.
Stars: Fred Dryer, Stepfanie Kramer, Charles Hallahan, Perry Cook
Votes: 5,611
the complete 1st season Original release September 18, 1984 - May 18, 1985 Shawn Weatherly ... Sherry (episode 10)
60. Highway to Heaven (1984–1989)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy
A probationary angel, sent back to Earth, teams with an ex-cop to help people.
Stars: Michael Landon, Victor French, James Troesh, Margie Impert
Votes: 6,471
the complete 1st season Original release September 19, 1984 - May 8, 1985 Michael Landon ... Jonathan Smith Helen Hunt ... Lizzy MacGill (episodes 24 & 25) Stella Stevens ... Stella (episode 10) Kellie Martin ... Lisa Ratchett (episode 13)
61. Johnny Hallyday - Le Zénith 1984 (1984 Music Video)
Musical
Director: Guy Job | Stars: Johnny Hallyday, Erick Bamy, Jean-Louis Hennequin
Directed by Guy Job Johnny Hallyday ... Self - Singer
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