Best Movies of 1984 – page 2

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Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, West Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Rootless Hungarian émigré Willie, his pal Eddie, and visiting sixteen-year-old cousin Eva always manage to make the least of any situation, whether aimlessly traversing the drab interiors and environs of New York City, Cleveland, or an anonymous ...
Style: independent film, road movie, black and white, art house, contemplative ...
Plot: minimalism, immigrant, road trip, on the road, snow, existentialism, dialogue, coming of age, melancholy, jazz, culture clash, loneliness ...
Time: year 1984, 20th century, 80s
Place: florida, new york, ohio, cleveland ohio, hungary ...
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The Company of Wolves (1984)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story: An adaptation of Angela Carter's fairy tales. Young Rosaleen dreams of a village in the dark woods, where Granny tells her cautionary tales in which innocent maidens are tempted by wolves who are hairy on the inside. As Rosaleen grows into ...
Style: gothic, fairy tale, sexy, surreal, atmospheric ...
Plot: werewolf, legends and myths, surrealism, woman in danger, beast, dangerous animal, little red riding hood, grandmother, wolf, dangerous attraction, dream, girl ...
Time: 18th century, year 1984, 20th century, 80s
Place: ireland, europe, england
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 6.3
 63K
Red Dawn (1984)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.
Style: intense, serious, rough, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, teen drama
Plot: survival, propaganda, invasion, dystopia, cold war, politics, anti communist, high school, military, end of the world, communism, visceral ...
Time: 80s, year 1984, 20th century, future
Place: colorado, china, new mexico, soviet union, ussr ...
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Streets of Fire (1984)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Music, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Raven Shaddock and his gang of merciless biker friends kidnap rock singer Ellen Aim. Ellen's former lover, soldier-for-hire Tom Cody, happens to be passing through town on a visit. In an attempt to save his star act, Ellen's manager hires ...
Style: stylized, atmospheric, neo noir, cult classic, surreal ...
Audience: teens
Plot: rescue, kidnapping, abduction, singer, motorcycle, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, street gang, rock and roll, music, fan, rivalry, greaser ...
Time: 80s, year 1984, 20th century
Place: usa
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A Soldier's Story (1984)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, War
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: In the towm of Tynen, Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. A military lawyer, also a black man, is sent from Washington to conduct an investigation. Facing an uncooperative chain of command and ...
Style: suspense, sincere, cult classic, crime drama, contemplative ...
Plot: racism, world war two, army investigation, courtroom, lawyer, courtroom drama, court, black, legal, african american, war, politics ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century
Place: louisiana, mississippi, america, arkansas
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 6.8
 38K
Body Double (1984)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: After losing an acting role and his girlfriend, Jake Scully finally catches a break: he gets offered a gig house-sitting in the Hollywood Hills. While peering through the beautiful home's telescope one night, he spies a gorgeous blonde dancing ...
Style: erotic, sexy, sensual, atmospheric, cult classic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: voyeurism, obsession, sex, exhibitionist, twists and turns, sexual intercourse, porn star, voyeur, peeping tom, serial killer, stalking, police investigation ...
Time: 80s, year 1984
Place: los angeles, usa
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 7.6
 7K
Love Streams (1984)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story: Two closely bound, emotionally wounded siblings reunite after years apart.
Style: existential, cult classic, art film, grindhouse, independent film ...
Plot: writers, alcoholic, drug addiction, addiction, couple relations, therapist, siblings, crazy love, destiny, art, literary, time travel ...
Time: 80s, year 1984
Place: los angeles, las vegas
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The Last Starfighter (1984)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A video game expert Alex Rogan finds himself transported to another planet after conquering The Last Starfighter video game only to find out it was just a test. He was recruited to join the team of best Starfighters to defend their world from the ...
Style: exciting, entertaining, light, semi serious, mindfuck ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot: alien contact, alien, space travel, space opera, space, teenager, outer space, battles, space and aliens, heroic mission, childhood, good versus evil ...
Time: 80s, year 1984, 90s
Place: california
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Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: At Adams College, the jocks rule the school from their house on high, the Alpha Beta fraternity. So when a group of socially-challenged misfits try to go Greek, they're instantly rejected by every house on campus. Deciding to start their own ...
Style: humorous, feel good, sex comedy, funny, teen sex comedy ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: college, nerd, sex, sorority, bullying, prank, high school, youth, underdog, cheerleader, teenage girl, college freshman ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 1984
Place: usa, arizona, tucson arizona
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 7.2
 73K
Top Secret! (1984)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Music
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Popular and dashing American singer Nick Rivers travels to East Germany to perform in a music festival. When he loses his heart to the gorgeous Hillary Flammond, he finds himself caught up in an underground resistance movement. Rivers joins forces ...
Style: spoof, parody, funny, not serious, humorous ...
Audience: date night, teens
Plot: spy, espionage, cow, cold war, world war two, heroic mission, satire, fascism, resistance movement, selflessness, daring rescue, disorder ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1984
Place: east germany, germany, east berlin
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The Woman in Red (1984)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: When a happily married family man, who would never consider an affair, meets a beautiful woman in red, he is totally infatuated and desperate to make her acquaintance. However, as he tries out various schemes to sneak out to meet her, he realizes ...
Style: sentimental, humorous, intense, light, entertaining ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: adultery, obsession, infidelity, love triangle, love and romance, goofy hero, female nudity, midlife crisis, flashback, love, stalker, love affair ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: san francisco, los angeles, san diego california
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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: After the Crystal Lake Massacres, Jason is pronounced dead and taken to the hospital morgue, where he is mysteriously revived, allowing his diabolical killing spree to continue at the camp where the gruesome slaughtering began. But this time, in ...
Style: slasher, scary, splatter, grindhouse, bloody ...
Audience: teens, manly
Plot: serial killer, gory, friday the 13th, murder, serial teen killer, camp, summer camp, torture, death, teenager, masked killer, monster ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1984
Place: new jersey
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 6.3
 42K
Bachelor Party (1984)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: This outrageously funny look at one man's final moments of bachelorhood stars Tom Hanks as Rick, reluctant recipient of a bachelor bash given by a group of friends who view partying as their full-time religion. Rick's worried fiancée, ...
Style: sex comedy, sexy, humorous, funny, intense ...
Audience: teens, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: wedding, group of friends, party, sex, fiance fiancee relationship, hotel room, farce, nude, bachelor party, nudity, prostitute, lust ...
Time: 80s, year 1984
Place: los angeles
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 6.7
 20K
All of Me (1984)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Just before stubborn millionaire Edwina Cutwater dies, she asks her uptight lawyer, Roger Cobb to amend her will so that her soul will pass to the young, vibrant Terry Hoskins – but the spiritual transference goes awry. Edwina enters Roger's ...
Style: funny, light, feel good, talky, clever ...
Audience: family friendly, chick flick, date night
Plot: reincarnation, afterlife, battle of the sexes, switching bodies, body swapping, lawyer, soul transference, body swap, death, gender, fish out of water, switching roles ...
Time: 80s, year 1984, 20th century
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A Christmas Carol (1984)
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: An old bitter miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.
Style: touching, atmospheric, sentimental, christmas classics, christmas horror ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: christmas, scrooge, miser, holiday, christmas carol, ghost, charles dickens, happy ending, xmas, business, afterlife, christian ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, future, 1800s, 1840s
Place: england, europe, london
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The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New York City, only to learn that it isn't easy to find a producer who's willing to back a show starring a frog and a pig. Of course, Kermit the ...
Style: humorous, fantasy adventure, slasher, exciting, not serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, adult, preschool
Plot: muppets, puppet, puppetry, pig, amnesia, children, sesame street, wedding, rat, dog, musician, weirdo ...
Time: 20th century, year 1984, 80s
Place: new york, usa, maine, delaware, pittsburgh ...
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Children of the Corn (1984)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A boy preacher named Isaac goes to a town in Nebraska called Gatlin and gets all the children to murder every adult in town.
Style: suspense, slasher, demonic, suspenseful, creepy ...
Audience: kids, teens, adult
Plot: killer child, folk horror, children, blood, religion, creepy child, supernatural, small town, violence, murder, isolation, child murders an adult ...
Time: 80s
Place: nebraska, usa, iowa
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 7.0
 9K
The Hit (1984)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Ex-gangster Willie Parker has betrayed his former "colleagues" and now lives in Spain where he thinks he can hide from their vengeance...
Style: road movie, neo noir, offbeat, dark comedy, thrilling ...
Audience: manly
Plot: hitman, killer, criminal, organized crime, kidnapping, road trip, underworld, exodus, professional, criminal mind, mafia, spirituality ...
Time: year 1984, 80s, 70s
Place: spain, britain, paris france, europe, france ...
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The Cotton Club (1984)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: The story of the people that frequented Harlem's famous nightclubs, 'The Cotton Club', and those that ran it.
Style: intense, captivating, realistic, atmospheric, visually stunning ...
Plot: jazz, mafia, gangster, music, nightclub, prohibition, love triangle, ambition, rivalry, love and romance, flapper, mob boss ...
Time: 1920s, 1930s, 20th century, year 1929
Place: new york, usa, harlem, new york city, grand central station manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city ...
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Falling in Love (1984)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: During shopping for Christmas, Frank and Molly run into each other. This fleeting short moment will start to change their lives, when they recognize each other months later in the train home and have a good time together. Although both are married ...
Style: romantic, sentimental, light, sweet, melancholic ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: infidelity, love and romance, christmas, love story, adultery, bookstore, friendship, extramarital affair, fall in love, couple relations, love affair, women ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: new york, grand central station manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city, usa
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Conan the Destroyer (1984)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Based on a character created by Robert E. Howard, this fast-paced, occasionally humorous sequel to Conan the Barbarian features the hero (Arnold Schwarzenegger) as he is commissioned by the evil queen Taramis (Sarah Douglas) to safely escort a teen ...
Style: stylized, suspenseful, exciting, cult classic, entertaining ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: barbarian, sword and sorcery, wizard, medieval, master warrior, good versus evil, warrior, female warrior, sorcery, rescue, imaginary kingdom, human sacrifice ...
Time: 80s, year 1984, prehistoric times, 20th century, stone age
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 6.1
 37K
Firestarter (1984)
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: As youths, Andy McGee (David Keith) and his future wife, Vicky (Heather Locklear), participated in secret experiments, allowing themselves to be subjected to mysterious medical tests. Years later, the couple's daughter, Charlie (Drew ...
Style: scary, rough, suspense, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot: supernatural, stephen king, psychic, experiment gone awry, creepy child, little girl, psychic power, father daughter relationship, on the run, supernatural ability, danger, government agency ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: new york, vermont
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Another Country (1984)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Set in the 1930s, Guy Bennett and Tommy Judd are friends because they are both outsiders in their own ways. Bennett is openly gay, Judd is a Marxist. It explores his homosexuality and exposure to Marxism, while examining the hypocrisy and snobbery ...
Style: serious, realistic, rough, factual, psychological ...
Plot: gay, lgbt, boarding school, homosexuality, gays and lesbians, equality, youth, gay relationship, gay lead character, boys' school, homosexual love, politics ...
Time: 1930s, 80s, 20th century, post world war two, year 1983
Place: england, russia, ussr, britain, europe ...
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Dreamscape (1984)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A government funded project looks into using psychics to enter people's dreams, with some mechanical help. When a subject dies in his sleep from a heart attack Alex Gardner becomes suspicious that another of the psychics is killing people in ...
Style: surreal, psychological, cult classic, futuristic, suspense ...
Plot: dream, psychic, psychic power, conspiracy, nightmare, lucid dream, nuclear holocaust, scientist, train, monster, surrealism, u.s. president ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: washington d.c., illinois
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.
Style: humorous, spoof, surreal, stylized, light ...
Audience: teens
Plot: alien, alien invasion, superhero, chase, mad scientist, rescue, interdimensional travel, scientist, time travel, space, experiment gone awry, danger ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 1930s, year 1938
Place: new jersey, asia, usa, hong kong
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Crimes of Passion (1984)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Joanna Crane lives a double life. During the day she works as fashion designer but during the night she is the high class prostitute China Blue. As she is accused for industrial spying, Bobby Grady is hired to shadow her. However, they fall in love. ...
Style: sexy, suspenseful, sensual, erotic, disturbing ...
Plot: prostitute, prostitution, obsession, erotica, double life, sex, preacher, forbidden love, role playing, stalking, femme fatale, strong sexual content ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: california, los angeles, usa
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The Toxic Avenger (1984)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Tromaville has a monstrous new hero. The Toxic Avenger is born when mop boy Melvin Junko falls into a vat of toxic waste. Now evildoers will have a lot to lose.
Style: grindhouse, dark comedy, splatter, bloody, disturbing ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: superhero, bullying, satire, gory, freak, monster, brutality, blood, absurd violence, toxic waste, corruption, body horror ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1984
Place: new jersey, new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story: A shipping disaster in the 19th Century has stranded a man and woman in the wilds of Africa. The lady is pregnant, and gives birth to a son in their tree house. Soon after, a family of apes stumble across the house and in the ensuing panic, both ...
Style: touching, harsh, serious, stylized, costume drama ...
Plot: tarzan, jungle, culture clash, adventurer, stranded, monkey, orphan, feral man, adoption, justice, ape, rescue ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 20th century, 1880s, 1910s
Place: africa, england, scotland, london, united kingdom ...
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Against All Odds (1984)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: She was a beautiful fugitive. Fleeing from corruption. From power. He was a professional athlete past his prime. Hired to find her, he grew to love her. Love turned to obsession. Obsession turned to murder. And now the price of freedom might be ...
Style: neo noir, sexy, suspense, scenic, suspenseful ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: gangster, murder, couples, mother daughter relationship, american football, power relations, dangerous attraction, rescue, against the odds, danger, dishonesty, love triangle ...
Time: 80s
Place: los angeles, mexico, latin america, california, usa
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The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Based on an "actual event" that took place in 1943. About a US Navy Destroyer Escort that disappeared from the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, and sent two men 40 years into the future to 1984.
Style: futuristic, suspenseful, serious, exciting, suspense ...
Audience: kids
Plot: time travel, chase, world war two, conspiracy, experiment, experiment gone awry, justice, laboratory, danger, chases and races, heroic mission, heroes ...
Time: future, 20th century, 1940s, 80s, year 1943 ...
Place: california, philadelphia, nevada, usa, arizona ...
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