1984
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1. Los Angeles 1984: Games of the XXIII Olympiad (1984)
Sport
Broadcast television coverage of the Los Angeles 1984: Summer Olympics Games of the XXIII Olympiad, an international multi-sport competition that took place in and around Los Angeles, California, USA from 28 July through 12 August 1984.
Stars: Leonidas Pelekanakis, Ilias Hatzipavlis, Oscar Schmidt, Yang Xiaojun
Votes: 59
2. George Washington (1984)
480 min | Biography, Drama, History
The early life and career of the American General and President through his participation in the Revolutionary War.
Stars: Barry Bostwick, Patty Duke, David Dukes, Jaclyn Smith
Votes: 526
3. The Making of 'Love Is a Battlefield' (1984 Video)
7 min | Short, Music
A behind the scenes look at how the famous video for Pat Benatar's hit single, "Love Is a Battlefield", was made.
Star: Pat Benatar
4. The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol (1984 Video)
24 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Wayne Allwine, David Block, Mark Henn, Glen Keane
5. DTV: Pop & Rock (1984 Video)
Not Rated | 45 min | Animation, Music
Compilation of DTV music videos from on The Disney Channel, combining pop and rock tunes with footage of Disney animation.
Directors: Charles Braverman, Norman Ferguson, Clyde Geronimi, Burt Gillett, David Hand, Wilfred Jackson, Jack King, Jack Kinney, Charles Lamont, Hamilton Luske, Charles Nichols, Wolfgang Reitherman, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen
Votes: 27
6. Disney's Halloween Treat (1984 Video)
Unrated | 47 min | Animation, Family
Contains memorable scenes from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," "Fantasia," "Lady and the Tramp," "Peter Pan," "One Hundred and One Dalmatians," and "The Sword in the Stone."
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Burt Gillett, David Hand, Jack Hannah, Wilfred Jackson, Jack King, Jack Kinney, John Lounsbery, Hamilton Luske, Charles Nichols, Wolfgang Reitherman, Bill Roberts, Art Stevens | Stars: Bobby Driscoll, Peggy Lee, Bing Crosby, Cate Bauer
Votes: 379
7. Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 1985 (1984 TV Special)
Music
Director: Barry Glazer | Stars: Priscilla Barnes, Dick Clark, Jermaine Jackson, Barry Manilow
8. Donald Duck's 50th Birthday (1984 TV Special)
60 min | Animation, Short
Television special celebrating the 50th anniversary of Donald Duck, who first appeared in the Walt Disney short "The Wise Little Hen (1934)" in 1934. The special shows Donald's life and depicts an international tour that Donald went on in 1984.
Directors: Andrew Solt, Phil Savenick | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Edward Asner, Caitlyn Jenner, Cloris Leachman
Votes: 192
9. Gallagher: Over Your Head (1984 TV Special)
Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary, Comedy
A live performance by "Sledge-O-Matic" stand-up comedian Gallagher.
Director: Joe Hostettler | Stars: Gallagher, Sharon Baird
Votes: 116
12. Winnie the Pooh in the Hundred Acre Wood (1984 Video Game)
Animation, Adventure, Family
Text adventure with illustrations about Pooh's attempt to find objects that the wind has scattered all across the hundred acre wood. His friends, Eeyore, Owl, Tigger, and Piglet, help out too.
Director: Al Lowe
Votes: 21
13. A Christmas Carol (1984 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A bitter old miser who rationalizes his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three spirits visit him on Christmas Eve.
Director: Clive Donner | Stars: George C. Scott, Frank Finlay, Angela Pleasence, Edward Woodward
Votes: 18,345
14. 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: 79,059 | Gross: $8.40M
15. 2010 (1984)
PG | 116 min | Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A joint USA-Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn exactly what happened to the "Discovery" and its H.A.L. 9000 computer.
Director: Peter Hyams | Stars: Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Helen Mirren, Bob Balaban
Votes: 57,296 | Gross: $40.20M
16. A Soldier's Story (1984)
PG | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An African-American officer investigates a murder in a racially charged situation in World War II.
Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Howard E. Rollins Jr., Adolph Caesar, Art Evans, David Alan Grier
Votes: 11,411 | Gross: $21.82M
17. After the Rehearsal (1984 TV Movie)
R | 70 min | Drama
As an aging playwright interacts with the young lead in his play after everybody's gone home, he reminisces about her mother, whom he maintained a sexual relationship with before she died.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Erland Josephson, Ingrid Thulin, Lena Olin, Nadja Palmstjerna-Weiss
Votes: 2,938
18. Black Hollywood (1984 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
Shot entirely on location in Hollywood in 1984, this feature documentary explores the role of black actors, black directors and the black audience in American movies. Remember the early 80s... See full summary »
Director: Howard Johnson | Stars: Diahnne Abbott, Jim Brown, Rosalind Cash, Joel Fluellen
Votes: 18
19. Antonio Gaudí (1984)
Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary
The work of Catalan architect Antonio Gaudí, as seen by Japanese New Wave director Hiroshi Teshigahara.
Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara | Stars: Isidro Puig Boada, Antoni Gaudí, Seiji Miyaguchi
Votes: 1,743
20. 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: 6,526
21. Doctor DeSoto (1984)
7 min | Animation, Short
A mouse dentist finds a way help a fox with a toothache without getting eaten.
Director: Michael Sporn | Star: Ian Thomson
Votes: 128
22. Best Defense (1984)
R | 94 min | Comedy, War
A military weapons engineer struggles to do his job responsibly, while a hapless tank commander has to live with the consequences in combat years later.
Director: Willard Huyck | Stars: Dudley Moore, Eddie Murphy, Kate Capshaw, George Dzundza
Votes: 6,420 | Gross: $19.27M
23. Fitness and Me: Why Exercise? (1984)
11 min | Animation, Short
A short animated film by Disney which explains the benefits of exercising.
Director: Richard E. Jackson | Stars: Will Ryan, Mark Dodson, B.J. Ward, Hal Smith
Votes: 10
24. Birdy (1984)
R | 120 min | Drama, War
After two friends return home from the Vietnam War one becomes mentally unstable and obsesses with becoming a bird.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Matthew Modine, Nicolas Cage, John Harkins, Sandy Baron
Votes: 24,944 | Gross: $1.46M
25. Blame It on Rio (1984)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Romance
Best friends and their daughters vacation in Rio de Janeiro only for one to fall for the other's daughter.
Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: Michael Caine, Michelle Johnson, Demi Moore, Joseph Bologna
Votes: 11,789 | Gross: $18.64M
26. Kenny Loggins: Footloose (1984 Music Video)
3 min | Music
Kenny Loggins performs in the music video "Footloose" from the original motion picture soundtrack for Footloose (1984) recorded for Columbia Records. Kenny Loggins sings over clips from the... See full summary »
Director: Brian Grant | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Kenny Loggins
Votes: 285
27. Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton: A Christmas to Remember (1984 Music Video)
3 min | Music
Director: Kenny Ortega | Stars: Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers
Votes: 13
28. Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton: Christmas Without You (1984 Music Video)
6 min | Music
Director: Kenny Ortega | Stars: Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers
Votes: 8
29. Kool & The Gang: Ladies Night (Live) (1984 Music Video)
5 min | Music
Live version of Kool & The Gang's hit from their 1979 album, also named "Ladies' Night". The band plays for a full euphoric crowd in their signature full colored clothes.
Star: Kool & The Gang
30. 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: 6,065 | Gross: $8.91M
31. Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A developer tries to bulldoze a community recreation center. The local breakdancers try to stop it.
Director: Sam Firstenberg | Stars: Lucinda Dickey, Adolfo Quinones, Michael Chambers, Susie Coelho
Votes: 4,791 | Gross: $15.10M
32. C.H.U.D. (1984)
R | 88 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A bizarre series of sudden disappearances on the streets of New York City seems to point toward something unsavory living in the sewers.
Director: Douglas Cheek | Stars: John Heard, Daniel Stern, Christopher Curry, Kim Greist
Votes: 13,981 | Gross: $4.65M
33. Cheech & Chong's: The Corsican Brothers (1984)
PG | 82 min | Comedy
Superfecund twins Louis and Lucien, who can feel pain from each other's injuries, revolt against a tyrannical regent who holds France under his iron fist.
Directors: Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin | Stars: Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Roy Dotrice, Shelby Chong
Votes: 4,450 | Gross: $3.77M
34. Children of the Corn (1984)
R | 92 min | Horror, Thriller
A young couple is trapped in a remote town where a dangerous religious cult of children believes that everyone over age 18 must be killed.
Director: Fritz Kiersch | Stars: Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton, R.G. Armstrong, John Franklin
Votes: 57,361 | Gross: $14.57M
35. I Married a Centerfold (1984 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 111 min | Comedy
A tenacious young engineer falls in love with a centerfold model he sees on TV and embarks on a romantic adventure to win a bet with his friends to find, romance, and marry her.
Director: Peter Werner | Stars: Teri Copley, Tim Daly, Diane Ladd, Todd Susman
Votes: 182
36. Madonna: Holiday (Live) (1984 Music Video)
3 min | Music
Artist Madonna makes a live performance of her first single from her self-titled debut album on the TV show Solid Gold (1980). She sings while a chorus dance on stage.
Star: Madonna
Votes: 23
37. Mr. T: Mr. T's Commandment (1984 Music Video)
4 min | Music
Director: Peter Israelson | Star: Mr. T
38. Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Professional writer and amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher uses her intellect, charm, and persistence to get to the bottom of every crime she encounters.
Stars: Angela Lansbury, William Windom, Ron Masak, Louis Herthum
Votes: 29,290
39. Night Court (1984–1992)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.
Stars: Harry Anderson, John Larroquette, Richard Moll, Charles Robinson
Votes: 17,870
40. Knott's Berry Farm (1984)
29 min | Documentary, Short, History
The history of California amusement park Knott's Berry Farm.
Directors: Tim Conrad, Leslie McCarthy | Stars: Cordelia Knott, Walter Knott
41. Prince and the Revolution: Let's Go Crazy (1984 Music Video)
4 min | Music
The music video for "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince and The Revolution.
Director: Albert Magnoli | Stars: Morris Day, Apollonia Kotero, Prince
Votes: 322
42. Prince and the Revolution: Purple Rain (1984 Music Video)
7 min | Music
A promotional video for Prince's 1984 hit single "Purple Rain."
Director: Albert Magnoli | Stars: Prince, The Revolution
Votes: 474
43. Prince and the Revolution: I Would Die for U (Live) (1984 Music Video)
5 min | Music
Director: Paul Becher | Stars: Prince, The Revolution
Votes: 22
44. The Transformers (1984–1987)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Two opposing factions of transforming alien robots engage in a battle that has the fate of Earth in the balance.
Stars: Frank Welker, Peter Cullen, Corey Burton, Christopher Collins
Votes: 23,554
45. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Young Punky Brewster is abandoned with her dog, Brandon, in a supermarket. When she befriends Henry Warnimont, her new family life begins.
Stars: Soleil Moon Frye, George Gaynes, Cherie Johnson, Sandy
Votes: 6,108
46. Little House: Bless All the Dear Children (1984 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Drama, Family
During preparations for a Christmas baby, Rose Wilder is kidnapped by a woman who recently lost her child. While looking for Rose, Laura, Almanzo, and Mr Edwards meet a lonely orphan boy who ends up living with that woman.
Director: Victor French | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, Richard Bull, Victor French
Votes: 846
47. Little House: The Last Farewell (1984 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 100 min | Drama, Western
While Charles and Caroline are visiting Walnut Grove, the townspeople learn that a land development tycoon has acquired title to all the land in Hero Township. They are inspired by Laura to vent their anger at this injustice.
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, Richard Bull, Victor French
Votes: 1,036
48. Scrooge's Rock 'N' Roll Christmas (1984 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 44 min | Musical
Scrooge's Rock 'N' Roll Christmas uses a snow globe as a magical portal to bring rock acts of the 1980s for Scrooge to appreciate the season through updated renditions of classic Christmas Carols.
Director: Lou Tedesco | Stars: Jack Elam, The Association, Bobby Goldsboro, Mike Love
Votes: 55
49. The Baron and the Kid (1984 TV Movie)
94 min | Drama, Sport
William "The Baron" Addington is a former pool pro whose lifetime of boozing has cost him his career and family. Determined to straighten out his life, he gave up drinking and now plays ... See full summary »
Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Johnny Cash, Darren McGavin, Greg Webb, Tracy Pollan
Votes: 193
50. The Best Legs in Eighth Grade (1984 TV Movie)
48 min | Comedy
A man reconsiders his life after a chance meeting with a childhood acquaintance.
Director: Tom Patchett | Stars: Tim Matheson, Annette O'Toole, Kathryn Harrold, Jim Belushi
Votes: 146
51. The Boy Who Loved Trolls (1984 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Paul feels life should be an adventure, and sets out on one to prove that Trolls really exist.
Director: Harvey S. Laidman | Stars: Matt Dill, Paul Gertner, Nicolle Cherubini, Larry Harris
Votes: 123
52. The Burning Bed (1984 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An abused battered wife has had enough of her husband beating up on her. Everywhere she turns for help, there's not much anyone will do. After he rapes her one night, she sets the bed on fire with him in it asleep.
Director: Robert Greenwald | Stars: Farrah Fawcett, Paul Le Mat, Richard Masur, Grace Zabriskie
Votes: 3,437
53. The Dollmaker (1984 TV Movie)
142 min | Drama
During WWII, a hard-luck farmer leaves rural home for a big city factory job. Gertie, his woodcarver wife reluctantly joins. City life and reckless spending leave them in dire straits, so Gertie carves handmade dolls to support her family.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Jane Fonda, Levon Helm, Amanda Plummer, Susan Kingsley
Votes: 977
54. The Jesse Owens Story (1984 TV Movie)
174 min | Biography, Drama, History
This is the compelling story of Jesse Owens, a man who overcame racial barriers to become one of history's greatest Olympic athletes by disproving Adolf Hitler's theory of Aryan athletic superiority through his success in track and field.
Director: Richard Irving | Stars: Dorian Harewood, Georg Stanford Brown, Debbi Morgan, Barry Corbin
Votes: 277
55. The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' (1984 TV Movie)
51 min | Documentary
This documentary follows various stages in the production of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984). Making of... starts with pre-production interviews with George Lucas and Steven ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Marshall | Stars: Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Robert Watts, Harrison Ford
Votes: 240
56. The Making of 'Superman III' (1984 TV Movie)
48 min | Documentary
This documentary treats movie fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Superman III, a more comical take on the superhero story in which the Man of Steel takes on a supercomputer ... See full summary »
Director: Iain Johnstone | Stars: Al Matthews, Roy Alon, Justin Case, Colin Chilvers
Votes: 100
57. The Making of 'Terminator' (1984 TV Movie)
30 min | Documentary
Documentary about the making of the sci-fi hit, The Terminator.
Director: Drew Cummings | Stars: Michael Biehn, Earl Boen, James Cameron, Linda Hamilton
Votes: 224
58. The Making of 'the Bounty' (1984 TV Movie)
Documentary
Documentary about the making of the film adaptation of 'Mutiny on the Bounty.'
Director: William Riead | Stars: Roger Donaldson, Edward Fox, Mel Gibson, Bernard Hill
Votes: 67
59. The Making of... 'Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to Remember' (1984 TV Movie)
30 min | Documentary
Stars: Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton
60. The Seduction of Gina (1984 TV Movie)
94 min | Drama
Gina is young, recently married and bored. On a trip to Lake Tahoe she discovers the game of blackjack. Increasingly obsessed with gambling, she keeps hoping her lucky streak will last.
Director: Jerrold Freedman | Stars: Valerie Bertinelli, Michael Brandon, Fredric Lehne, Ed Lauter
Votes: 223
61. The Story of ABBA (1984 TV Movie)
47 min | Documentary, Music
Director: Steve Taylor | Stars: Steve Taylor, Björn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog
Votes: 9
62. Palace of Dreams (1984)
25 min | Documentary, Short
This DVD contains special interest material related to cinema history, movie theatre history, architecture, Australian cinema, orchestra music, and art. The State Theatre in Sydney, ... See full summary »
Director: Peter James | Stars: Clinton Morgan, Ken G. Hall, James Stewart, David Stratton
Votes: 12
63. Dangerous Moves (1984)
100 min | Drama, Sport, Thriller
During the Cold War, the World Chess Championship clashed complete opposites - personal and political.
Director: Richard Dembo | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Alexandre Arbatt, Liv Ullmann, Leslie Caron
Votes: 1,486
64. The Disney Family Album (1984–1986)
28 min | Documentary, Short, Family
This informative series goes behind the scenes to for a look at the Disney staff responsible for creating that magic known only to be Disney.
Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Ward Kimball, Frank Thomas, Clarence Nash
Votes: 35
65. Three's a Crowd (1984–1985)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
Jack Tripper's co-habitation with Vicky Bradford is complicated by her hostile father's interference as Jack's landlord.
Stars: John Ritter, Mary Cadorette, Alan Campbell, Robert Mandan
Votes: 1,037
66. The Pointer Sisters: Neutron Dance (1984 Music Video)
5 min | Music
The Pointer Sisters performs in the music video "Neutron Dance" from the album "Break Out" recorded for Planet Records. The music video opens with a movie theater usher instructing the ... See full summary »
Directors: Graham Herman, Richard Perry | Stars: The Pointer Sisters, Bronson Pinchot, Anita Pointer, June Pointer
Votes: 45
67. The Painted Door (1984)
24 min | Short, Drama
A husband leaves his wife in the protection of a good friend after he leaves out into a cold winter's night on the prairie.
Director: Bruce Pittman | Stars: Linda Goranson, Eric Peterson, August Schellenberg, Daniel Nalbach
Votes: 83
68. Firstborn (1984)
PG-13 | 103 min | Drama, Thriller
A teenager must protect his family when his mother's sinister new boyfriend begins exerting his authority in their home.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Teri Garr, Peter Weller, Christopher Collet, Corey Haim
Votes: 2,976 | Gross: $6.25M
69. 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: 59,197 | Gross: $32.98M
70. Garbo Talks (1984)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Drama
The son of a woman dying of a brain tumor tries to fulfill his mother's last wish: to meet Greta Garbo.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Anne Bancroft, Ron Silver, Carrie Fisher, Catherine Hicks
Votes: 1,835 | Gross: $1.49M
71. George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984)
110 min | Documentary, Biography
Biography of the Academy Award winning director including dramatic color footage of WWII.
Director: George Stevens Jr. | Stars: Fred Astaire, Warren Beatty, Pandro S. Berman, Frank Capra
Votes: 466
72. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
PG | 143 min | Adventure, Drama
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.
Director: Hugh Hudson | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Andie MacDowell, Ralph Richardson, Ian Holm
Votes: 21,263 | Gross: $45.90M
73. Hard Rock Zombies (1984)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Horror, Music
A freshly-out-of-the-grave band of Hard Rock Zombies is thirsting to take their sweet revenge, as they give the performance of a lifetime.
Director: Krishna Shah | Stars: E.J. Curse, Geno Andrews, Sam Mann, Mick McMains
Votes: 1,776
74. Harry & Son (1984)
PG | 120 min | Drama
Harry Keach has been widowed for two years and works as a demolition crane operator on a demolition crew.
Director: Paul Newman | Stars: Paul Newman, Robby Benson, Ellen Barkin, Wilford Brimley
Votes: 2,386
75. 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: 36,924 | Gross: $15.10M
76. Falling in Love (1984)
PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, Romance
Although they live married lives, two strangers keep running into each other, starting a friendship that could blossom into so much more.
Director: Ulu Grosbard | Stars: Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, Harvey Keitel, Jane Kaczmarek
Votes: 15,465 | Gross: $10.60M
77. Exterminator 2 (1984)
R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The flamethrower-wielding vigilante John Eastland returns to rid New York City of a drug lord and his gang.
Director: Mark Buntzman | Stars: Robert Ginty, Mario Van Peebles, Deborah Geffner, Frankie Faison
Votes: 2,793 | Gross: $3.74M
78. Electric Dreams (1984)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
An artificially intelligent PC and his human owner find themselves in a romantic rivalry over a woman.
Director: Steve Barron | Stars: Lenny von Dohlen, Virginia Madsen, Maxwell Caulfield, Bud Cort
Votes: 10,026 | Gross: $2.19M
79. Dune (1984)
PG-13 | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A Duke's son leads desert warriors against the galactic emperor and his father's evil nemesis to free their desert world from the emperor's rule.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Virginia Madsen, Francesca Annis, Leonardo Cimino
Votes: 179,683 | Gross: $30.93M
80. 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: 18,165 | Gross: $11.48M
81. Don't Open Till Christmas (1984)
R | 86 min | Horror, Mystery
Somebody with very little Christmas spirit is killing anyone in a Santa suit one London holiday season, and Scotland Yard has to stop him before he makes his exploits an annual tradition.
Director: Edmund Purdom | Stars: Edmund Purdom, Alan Lake, Belinda Mayne, Mark Jones
Votes: 3,049
82. Songwriter (1984)
R | 94 min | Drama, Music
Doc Jenkins is a country music star who's become fed up with the industry. With some help from an old friend he attempts to right some wrongs and get back at the ruthless promoter who's swindled him.
Director: Alan Rudolph | Stars: Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Melinda Dillon, Rip Torn
Votes: 884 | Gross: $0.87M
83. Beyond the Walls (1984)
R | 103 min | Drama
In Israel's Central Prison, the security officer is corrupt, supplying drugs and stirring the hatred between Jewish and Arab prisoners to his advantage. Uri, in for 12 years for armed ... See full summary »
Director: Uri Barbash | Stars: Arnon Zadok, Mohammad Bakri, Hillel Ne'eman, Assi Dayan
Votes: 369
84. The Cotton Club (1984)
R | 129 min | Crime, Drama, Music
Meet the jazz musicians, dancers, owner, and guests (like gangster Dutch Schultz) of The Cotton Club in 1928-1930s Harlem.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane, Lonette McKee
Votes: 19,558 | Gross: $25.93M
85. Streetwise (1984)
91 min | Documentary, Drama
Gritty documentary that looks at the lives of teenagers living on the streets of Seattle.
Director: Martin Bell | Stars: Annie, Eddie, Antoine, Erica
Votes: 2,964 | Gross: $0.01M
86. The Bostonians (1984)
Not Rated | 122 min | Drama, Romance
A Boston feminist and a conservative Southern lawyer contend for the heart and mind of a beautiful and bright girl unsure of her future.
Director: James Ivory | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Vanessa Redgrave, Jessica Tandy, Madeleine Potter
Votes: 2,442 | Gross: $1.01M
87. The River (1984)
PG-13 | 124 min | Drama
A farming family battles severe storms, while taking a valiant stand against a bank foreclosure and a powerful land grabber.
Director: Mark Rydell | Stars: Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek, Shane Bailey, Becky Jo Lynch
Votes: 7,718 | Gross: $11.49M
88. El Norte (1983)
R | 141 min | Adventure, Drama
After their family is killed in a government massacre, siblings Enrique and Rosa flee Guatemala and embark on a perilous journey to "El Norte": the United States.
Director: Gregory Nava | Stars: Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, David Villalpando, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Alicia del Lago
Votes: 5,597
89. Paradise (1984)
15 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In this short animation film, a magnificent bird performs for the Emperor inside a glittering palace. Its plumage is a blaze of colour. A blackbird, watching enviously, strives to acquire ... See full summary »
Director: Ishu Patel
Votes: 339
90. In Heaven There Is No Beer? (1984)
Not Rated | 51 min | Documentary, Music
A portrait of the life, culture and food surrounding the lovers of Polka music. The title is taken from an old Polka standard. Stars of the Polka world are highlighted.
Director: Les Blank | Stars: Dick Pillar, Walter Szczypula, Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra, The Marion Lush Orchestra
Votes: 362
91. 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: 16,412
92. Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
R | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Russian saxophonist visiting New York City with a USSR circus troupe suddenly decides to defect in Bloomingdale's.
Director: Paul Mazursky | Stars: Robin Williams, Maria Conchita Alonso, Cleavant Derricks, Alejandro Rey
Votes: 13,121 | Gross: $25.10M
93. Micki + Maude (1984)
PG-13 | 118 min | Comedy, Romance
A bigamist must keep his wives from meeting each other, which becomes tricky when both become pregnant.
Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Dudley Moore, Amy Irving, Ann Reinking, Richard Mulligan
Votes: 3,275 | Gross: $26.20M
94. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
PG | 117 min | Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Warrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Sumi Shimamoto, Mahito Tsujimura, Hisako Kyôda, Gorô Naya
Votes: 182,631 | Gross: $0.50M
95. The Dungeonmaster (1984)
PG-13 | 73 min | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
A demonic wizard challenges a modern-day computer programmer to a battle of technology vs. sorcery, with the programmer's girlfriend as the prize.
Directors: David Allen, Charles Band, John Carl Buechler, Michael Karp, Peter Manoogian, Ted Nicolaou, Steve Stafford, Rosemarie Turko | Stars: Jeffrey Byron, Richard Moll, Leslie Wing, Gina Calabrese
Votes: 2,917
96. 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: 59,236 | Gross: $34.70M
97. The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Drama
A New Englander and his odd family run a hotel in Vienna, as unexpected events change their lives forever.
Director: Tony Richardson | Stars: Rob Lowe, Jodie Foster, Paul McCrane, Beau Bridges
Votes: 9,120 | Gross: $5.10M
98. The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1984)
R | 86 min | Horror, Thriller
A group of bikers, heading to a race, become stranded in the desert and find themselves fighting off a family of inbred cannibals who live off the land.
Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Robert Houston, David Nichols, Virginia Vincent, James Whitworth
Votes: 7,377
99. The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.
Director: John Sayles | Stars: Joe Morton, Daryl Edwards, Rosanna Carter, Ray Ramirez
Votes: 6,570 | Gross: $3.70M
100. The 1st TV Academy Hall of Fame (1984)
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Stars: Eddie Albert, Steve Allen, Desi Arnaz Jr., James Arness
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