The following is an overview of events in 1984 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The year's highest-grossing film in the United States and Canada was ''

Beverly Hills Cop ''Beverly Hills Cop'' is a 1984 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Martin Brest, screenplay by Daniel Petrie Jr., story by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie Jr., and starring Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit cop ...

''. ''

Ghostbusters ''Ghostbusters'' is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler, thr ...

'' overtook it, however, with a re-release the following year. It was the first time in five years that the top-grossing film did not involve

George Lucas George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker. Lucas is best known for creating the ''Star Wars'' and ''Indiana Jones'' franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and THX. He served as chairm ...

Steven Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg (; born December 18, 1946) is an American director, writer, and producer. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, he is the most commercially successful director of all time. Spie ...

although Spielberg directed and Lucas executive produced/co-wrote the third placed '' Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' (the highest-grossing film worldwide that year); Spielberg also executive produced the fourth placed ''

Gremlins ''Gremlins'' is a 1984 American black comedy horror film directed by Joe Dante, written by Chris Columbus, and starring Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday, and Frances Lee McCain, with Howie Mandel providing the voice ...

''. U.S. box office grosses reached $4 billion for the first time and it was the first year that two films had returned over $100 million to their distributors with both ''Ghostbusters'' and ''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' achieving this. ''Beverly Hills Cop'' made it three for films released in 1984 after its performance during 1985 took it to rentals of $108 million. Other popular films included ''

The NeverEnding Story ''The Neverending Story'' (german: Die unendliche Geschichte) is a fantasy novel by German writer Michael Ende, published in 1979. The first English translation, by Ralph Manheim, was published in 1983. The novel was later adapted into several f ...

'', which was the most expensive film produced in

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, ''

The Karate Kid ''The Karate Kid'' is a 1984 American martial arts drama film written by Robert Mark Kamen and directed by John G. Avildsen. It is the first installment in the ''Karate Kid'' franchise, and stars Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue an ...

'' and ''

Romancing the Stone ''Romancing the Stone'' is a 1984 action-adventure romantic comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Diane Thomas and produced by Michael Douglas, who also starred in the film. The film co-stars Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. The f ...

''. A high number of sci-fi/fantasy films were released in 1984.

Highest-grossing films

United States

The top ten 1984 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

International

Events

*February 15 - The Walt Disney Studios establishes Touchstone Pictures to release films with more mature subject matter than the traditional

Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Pictures is an American film production company and subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, which is owned by The Walt Disney Company. The studio is the flagship producer of live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Studios unit ...

banner. *March 30 - ''

'' is released and propels stars Kathleen Turner,

Michael Douglas Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American actor and film producer. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the A ...

, and

Danny DeVito Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He gained prominence for his portrayal of the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in the television series ''Taxi'' (1978–1983), which won him a Gold ...

and director Robert Zemeckis to super-stardom. The film also gave Zemeckis his first box office hit, which gave

Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Ameri ...

confidence to allow him to direct his next film, ''

Back to the Future ''Back to the Future'' is a 1985 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis, and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale. It stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson. Set in 1985, ...

''. *April 6 -

Tri-Star Pictures TriStar Pictures, Inc. (spelled as Tri-Star until 1991) is an American film studio and production company that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, part of the multinational conglomerate Sony. It is a corporate sibling of Sony ...

, a joint venture of

Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production studio that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is one of the Big Five studios and a subsidiary of the mu ...

HBO Home Box Office (HBO) is an American premium television network, which is the flagship property of namesake parent subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc., itself a unit owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The overall Home Box Office business unit is ba ...

, and

CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainm ...

, releases its first film, ''

Where the Boys Are '84 ''Where the Boys Are '84'' (onscreen title: ''Where the Boys Are'') is a 1984 American sex comedy film that was directed by Hyman Jack "Hy" Averback (the last film he ever directed) and starred Lisa Hartman, Lorna Luft, Wendy Schaal, and Lynn ...

''. *May 4 - The first of the year's

breakdancing Breakdancing, also called breaking or b-boying/b-girling, is an athletic style of street dance originating from the African American and Puerto Rican communities in the United States. While diverse in the amount of variation available in t ...

musicals is released, ''

Breakin' ''Breakin (also known as ''Breakdance'' in the United Kingdom and ''Break Street '84'' in other regions) is a 1984 American breakdancing-themed musical film directed by Joel Silberg and written by Charles Parker and Allen DeBevoise based on a ...

''. It is soon followed by ''

Beat Street ''Beat Street'' is a 1984 American drama dance film featuring New York City hip hop culture of the early 1980s. Set in the South Bronx, the film follows the lives of a pair of brothers and their group of friends, all of whom are devoted to ...

'' and its sequel, '' Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo''. *July 1 - The

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institutes the PG-13

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, as a response to violent horror films such as ''

'' and '' Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom''. *July 27 -

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's first film '' Purple Rain'' is released. *August 25 - ''

'' becomes the biggest grossing comedy film of all-time in the United States exceeding ''

Tootsie ''Tootsie'' is a 1982 American satirical romantic comedy-drama film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Dustin Hoffman. Its supporting cast includes Pollack, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Bill Murray, Charles Durning, George Ga ...

'' $177.2 million going on to gross $229.2 million in its initial run. It is overtaken by ''

'' in summer 1985 but regains the record after its re-release in August 1985. It also became the biggest grossing film released by

. *September 22 -

Michael Eisner Michael Dammann Eisner (born March 7, 1942) is an American businessman and former chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company from September 1984 to September 2005. Prior to Disney, Eisner was president of rival film st ...

leaves Paramount Pictures to become head of

Walt Disney Productions The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October 1 ...

, while

Frank Wells Franklin G. Wells (March 4, 1932 – April 3, 1994) was an American businessman who served as president of The Walt Disney Company from 1984 until his death in 1994. Life and career Wells was born in Coronado, California and traced his ancestry ...

became chief operating officer and

Jeffrey Katzenberg Jeffrey Katzenberg (; born December 21, 1950) is an American filmmaker, animator, and media proprietor. He became well known for his tenure as chairman of Walt Disney Studios from 1984 to 1994. After departing Disney, he was a co-founder and C ...

was later named chairman. *October 8 -

Ned Tanen Ned Stone Tanen (c. September 20, 1931 – January 5, 2009) was an American film studio executive. The films he produced were some of the most popular films of the 1970s and 1980s, including the 2 key Brat Pack films '' The Breakfast Club'' and ...

becomes president of Paramount Pictures motion picture group. *December 5 - ''

'' is released. It will go on to become the 6th highest-grossing film of all time in the U.S. at the time, the highest grossing comedy of all time at the time, as well as the highest grossing R-Rated film of all time, a record it would hold for 19 years. *December 14 - ''

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'' is released after over a year of hype and anticipation. *'' Annie's Coming Out'' wins 3 Australian Film Institute Awards including the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film.

Awards

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: :

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: ''

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'' : Worst Director: John Derek - ''

'' : Worst Actor: Sylvester Stallone - ''

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'' : Worst Actress:

Bo Derek Bo Derek (born Mary Cathleen Collins, November 20, 1956) is an American actress and model. Her breakthrough film role was in the romantic comedy '' 10'' (1979). Her first husband John Derek directed her in '' Fantasies''; '' Tarzan, the Ape Man ...

- ''

'' : Worst Supporting Actor: Brooke Shields (with a moustache) - '' Sahara'' : Worst Supporting Actress: Lynn-Holly Johnson - ''

'' : Worst Screenplay: John Derek - ''

Palme d'Or The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

(Cannes Film Festival): :''

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'', directed by Wim Wenders, France / West Germany Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): :''

A Year of the Quiet Sun ''A Year of the Quiet Sun'' ( pl, Rok spokojnego słońca) is a 1984 Polish film written and directed by Krzysztof Zanussi and starring Maja Komorowska and Scott Wilson. It tells the story of a romance between a Polish woman and an American so ...

'' (''Rok spokojnego slonca''), directed by

Krzysztof Zanussi Krzysztof Pius Zanussi (born 17 June 1939) is a Polish film and theatre director, producer and screenwriter. He is a professor of European film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland where he conducts a summer workshop. He is ...

, Poland

Golden Bear The Golden Bear (german: Goldener Bär) is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The bear is the heraldic animal of Berlin, featured on both the coat of arms and flag of Berlin. History The winn ...

(Berlin Film Festival): :'' Love Streams'', directed by

John Cassavetes John Nicholas Cassavetes ( ; December 9, 1929 – February 3, 1989) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. First known as a television and film actor, Cassavetes also helped pioneer American independent cinema, writing and direc ...

, United States

1984 Wide-release films in the U.S.

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Notable films released in 1984

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unless stated

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*'' 1984'', directed by

Michael Radford Michael James Radford (born 24 February 1946) is an English film director and screenwriter. He began his career as a documentary director and television comedy writer before transitioning into features in the early 1980s. His best-known credits ...

, starring

John Hurt Sir John Vincent Hurt (22 January 1940 – 25 January 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned over five decades. Hurt was regarded as one of Britain's finest actors. Director David Lynch described him as "simply the greatest actor in t ...

and

Richard Burton Richard Burton (; born Richard Walter Jenkins Jr.; 10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984) was a Welsh actor. Noted for his baritone voice, Burton established himself as a formidable Shakespearean actor in the 1950s, and he gave a memorable pe ...

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) *'' 2010'', directed by

Peter Hyams Peter Hyams (born July 26, 1943) is an American film director, screenwriter and cinematographer known for directing ''Capricorn One'' (which he also wrote), the 1981 science fiction-thriller '' Outland'', the 1984 science fiction film '' 2010: Th ...

, starring

Roy Scheider Roy Richard Scheider (; November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor and amateur boxer. Described by AllMovie as "one of the most unique and distinguished of all Hollywood actors", he gained fame for his leading and supporting ...

, John Lithgow,

Bob Balaban Robert Elmer Balaban (born August 16, 1945) is an American actor, author, comedian, director and producer. He was one of the producers nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for ''Gosford Park'' (2001), in which he also appeared. Balab ...

Dana Elcar Ibsen Dana Elcar (October 10, 1927 – June 6, 2005) was an American television and film character actor. He appeared in about 40 films as well as on the 1980s and 1990s television series ''MacGyver'' as Peter Thornton, MacGyver's immediate ...

Helen Mirren Dame Helen Mirren (born Helen Lydia Mironoff; born 26 July 1945) is an English actor. The recipient of numerous accolades, she is the only performer to have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting in both the United States and the United Kingdom. ...

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Aaj Ki Awaaz ''Aaj Ki Awaaz'' () is a 1984 Indian Hindi-language action drama film produced by B. R. Chopra and directed by Ravi Chopra. The film stars Raj Babbar, Smita Patil, Nana Patekar, and Vijay Arora. The film's music is by Ravi. The film is based o ...

'' (Today's Voice), directed by

Ravi Chopra Ravi Chopra (27 September 1946 – 12 November 2014) was an Indian film and television director, producer and screenwriter. Early life Chopra was the son of producer and director B.R.Chopra and nephew of Yash Chopra. Aditya Chopra and Uday Ch ...

, starring

Raj Babbar Raj Babbar (born 23 June 1952) is an Indian Hindi and Punjabi film actor and politician belonging to Indian National Congress. three-time member of the Lok Sabha and a two-time member of the Upper House of the Indian Parliament. He was the Pr ...

, Smita Patil, and

Nana Patekar Vishwanath Patekar (born 1 January 1951), better known as Nana Patekar, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, film maker, and a former Indian Territorial Army officer, mainly working in Hindi and Marathi cinema. He is regarded as one of the finest an ...

(

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) *'' Abnormal Family: Older Brother's Bride'' (), directed by

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, starring

Ren Osugi , born was a Japanese actor. For his work in ''Cure'', ''Hana-bi'' and other films, Osugi was given the Best Supporting Actor award at the 1999 Yokohama Film Festival. He often worked alongside Takeshi Kitano and Susumu Terajima. In the DVD comm ...

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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai ''The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension'', often shortened to ''Buckaroo Banzai'', is a 1984 American science fiction film produced and directed by W. D. Richter and written by Earl Mac Rauch. It stars Peter Weller in the ...

'', directed by W. D. Richter, starring Peter Weller and

Jeff Goldblum Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (; born October 22, 1952) is an American actor and musician. He has starred in some of the highest-grossing films of his era, such as ''Jurassic Park'' (1993) and ''Independence Day'' (1996), as well as their sequels. ...

*'' After the Rehearsal'' (Efter repetitionen), directed by

Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film director, screenwriter, Film producer, producer and playwright. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, his films are known ...

, starring

Erland Josephson Erland Josephson (; 15 June 1923 – 25 February 2012) was a Swedish actor and author. He was best known by international audiences for his work in films directed by Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovsky and Theodoros Angelopoulos. Life and career ...

Ingrid Thulin Ingrid Lilian Thulin (; 27 January 1926 – 7 January 2004) was a Swedish actress and director who collaborated with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. She was often cast as harrowing and desperate characters, and earned acclaim from both Swedish ...

Lena Olin Lena Maria Jonna Olin (; born 22 March 1955) is a Swedish actress. She has received nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Mentored by filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, she made her screen de ...

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) *'' Against All Odds'', directed by

Taylor Hackford Taylor Edwin Hackford (born December 31, 1944) is an American film director and former president of the Directors Guild of America. He won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for '' Teenage Father'' (1979). Hackford went on to direct ...

, starring

Jeff Bridges Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is an American actor. He has received various accolades throughout his career spanning over seven decades, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Bridges comes from a prominent ac ...

Rachel Ward Rachel Claire Ward (born 12 September 1957) is an English-Australian

James Woods James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for his work in various film, stage, and television productions. He started his career in minor roles on and off- Broadway. In 1972, he appeared in ''The Trial of the ...

, Alex Karras,

Richard Widmark Richard Weedt Widmark (December 26, 1914March 24, 2008) was an American film, stage, and television actor and producer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as the villainous Tommy Udo in his debut film, '' Kiss of Death'' (1947) ...

Jane Greer Jane Greer (born Bettejane Greer; September 9, 1924 – August 24, 2001) was an American film and television actress best known for her role as ''femme fatale'' Kathie Moffat in the 1947 film noir '' Out of the Past''. In 2009, ''The Guardian'' ...

*'' All of Me'', directed by

Carl Reiner Carl Reiner (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020) was an American actor, stand-up comedian, director, screenwriter, and author whose career spanned seven decades. He was the recipient of many awards and honors, including 11 Primetime Emmy Awards, ...

, starring

Steve Martin Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician. He has won five Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and was awarded an Honorary Academy Award in 2013. Additionally, he was nominate ...

and

Lily Tomlin Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin (born September 1, 1939) is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. She started her career as a stand-up comedian as well as performing off-Broadway during the 1960s. Her breakout role was on the vari ...

*'' Alley Cat'', co-directed by

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, Eduardo Palmos, and

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Karin Mani Karin may refer to: *Karin (given name), a feminine name Fiction * ''Karin'' (manga) or ''Chibi Vampire'', a Japanese media franchise * Karin Hanazono, title character of the manga and anime ''Kamichama Karin'' * Karin Kurosaki, a character in '' ...

, and

Robert Torti Robert Felix Torti (born October 22, 1961) is an American actor. Torti originated the roles of Jesus and Jack in both the New York City and Los Angeles stage productions of ''Reefer Madness''. Earlier in his career, Torti was honored with a To ...

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'', directed by Miloš Forman, starring

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and

Tom Hulce Thomas Edward Hulce (; born December 6, 1953) is an American actor and theater producer. He is best known for his portrayal of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the Academy Award-winning film '' Amadeus'' (1984), as well as the roles of Larry "Pinto" K ...

- Academy and Golden Globe (drama) Awards for Best Picture *'' The Ambassador'', directed by

J. Lee Thompson John Lee Thompson (1 August 1914 – 30 August 2002) was a British film director, active in London and Hollywood, best known for award-winning films such as ''Woman in a Dressing Gown'', ''Ice Cold in Alex'' and '' The Guns of Navarone'' along w ...

, starring

Robert Mitchum Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American actor. He rose to prominence with an Academy Award nomination for the Best Supporting Actor for ''The Story of G.I. Joe'' (1945), followed by his starring in ...

Rock Hudson Rock Hudson (born Roy Harold Scherer Jr.; November 17, 1925 – October 2, 1985) was an American actor. One of the most popular movie stars of his time, he had a screen career spanning more than three decades. A prominent heartthrob in the Golde ...

and

Ellen Burstyn Ellen Burstyn (born Edna Rae Gillooly; December 7, 1932) is an American actress. Known for her portrayals of complicated women in dramas, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and two Primetime Em ...

*'' American Dreamer'', directed by

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, starring

JoBeth Williams Margaret JoBeth Williams (born December 6, 1948) is an American actress and television director. Her directorial debut with the 1994 short film ''On Hope'' earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. In 2009 she began ...

*'' Annie's Coming Out'', starring

Angela Punch McGregor Angela Punch McGregor (born 21 January 1953, in Sydney) is an Australian stage and film actress. Film credits Her film credits include: ''The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith'' (1978), ''Newsfront'' (1978), '' The Island'' (1980), '' The Survivor'' ...

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) *'' Another Country'', starring

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Tom Hanks Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is regarded as an American cultural icon. Ha ...

Adrian Zmed Adrian George Zmed (born March 14, 1954) is an American actor, singer and television personality, noted for the roles of Johnny Nogerelli in ''Grease 2'' and Officer Vince Romano in the '' T.J. Hooker'' television series. Early life Zmed was bo ...

Tawny Kitaen Julie Ellen "Tawny" Kitaen (August 5, 1961 – May 7, 2021) was an American actress, model, and media personality. She began her career as a television actress, appearing in the television films '' Malibu'' (1983) and ''California Girls'' (1985) ...

*'' Bad Manners'', aka ''Growing Pains'', starring

Martin Mull Martin Eugene Mull (born August 18, 1943) is an American actor, comedian and musician who has appeared in many television and film roles. He is also a painter and recording artist. As an actor, he first became known in his role on ''Mary Hartman, ...

and

Karen Black Karen Blanche Black (née Ziegler; July 1, 1939 – August 8, 2013) was an American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter. She rose to prominence for her work in various studio and independent films in the 1970s, frequently portrayi ...

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Balkan Spy ''Balkan Spy'' ( sr, Балкански шпијун / Balkanski špijun) is a 1984 Yugoslav comedy drama film directed by Serbian directors Dušan Kovačević and Božidar Nikolić. Plot Ilija Čvorović (Bata Stojković), a former Stalinist who ...

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Ballad of the Little Soldier ''Ballad of the Little Soldier'' (german: Ballade vom kleinen Soldaten) is a 1984 documentary film directed by Werner Herzog and Denis Reichle about children soldiers in Nicaragua. The film focuses on a group of Miskito Indians who used childre ...

'' (Ballade vom kleinen Soldaten), a documentary film about child soldiers directed by

Werner Herzog Werner Herzog (; born 5 September 1942) is a German film director, screenwriter, author, actor, and opera director, regarded as a pioneer of New German Cinema. His films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with u ...

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The Bay Boy ''The Bay Boy'' is a 1984 Canadian drama film. It is a semi-autobiographical film based on director Daniel Petrie's experiences of growing up in Glace Bay, a mining town on Cape Breton Island, during the Great Depression. It features the screen de ...

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Kiefer Sutherland Kiefer William Sutherland (born 21 December 1966) is a British-Canadian actor and musician. He is best known for his starring role as Jack Bauer in the Fox drama series '' 24'' (2001–2010, 2014), for which he won an Emmy Award, a Golden Glo ...

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Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

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Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for scu ...

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Rae Dawn Chong Rae Dawn Chong (born February 28, 1961) is a Canadian-American actress. She made her big screen debut appearing in the 1978 musical drama film '' Stony Island'', and in 1981 starred in the fantasy film '' Quest for Fire'', for which she received ...

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Before Stonewall ''Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community '' is a 1984 American documentary film about the LGBT community prior to the 1969 Stonewall riots. It was narrated by author Rita Mae Brown, directed by Greta Schiller, co-directed by ...

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Best Defense ''Best Defense'' is a 1984 American comedy film starring Dudley Moore and Eddie Murphy. The original music score was composed by Patrick Williams. It was released by Paramount Pictures. Plot The movie takes place as two parallel plots separate ...

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Dudley Moore Dudley Stuart John Moore CBE (19 April 193527 March 2002) was an English actor, comedian, musician and composer. Moore first came to prominence in the UK as a leading figure in the British satire boom of the 1960s. He was one of the four writ ...

Eddie Murphy Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and singer. He rose to fame on the sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'', for which he was a regular cast member from 1980 to 1984. Murphy has als ...

Kate Capshaw Kathleen Sue Spielberg (''née'' Nail; born November 3, 1953), known professionally as Kate Capshaw, is an American retired actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Willie Scott, an American nightclub singer and performer in ''Indiana Jon ...

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Martin Brest Martin Brest (born August 8, 1951) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Education Brest was born in the Bronx, New York, and graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1969, from New York University's School of the Arts in 1 ...

, starring

Judge Reinhold Edward Ernest "Judge" Reinhold Jr. (born May 21, 1957) is an American actor who has starred in several Hollywood movies, such as '' Ruthless People'', '' Fast Times at Ridgemont High'', '' Stripes'' and '' Gremlins'', and co-starred in all of the ...

Ronny Cox Daniel Ronald Cox (born July 23, 1938) is an American actor, singer and songwriter. His best-known roles include Drew Ballinger in ''Deliverance'' (1972), George Apple in '' Apple's Way'' (1974–75), Ozark Bule in '' Bound for Glory'' (1976), C ...

John Ashton John Ashton may refer to: Entertainment * John Ashton (composer) (1830–1896), Welsh musician * Will Ashton (John William Ashton, 1881–1963), British-Australian artist and art director * John Rowland Ashton (1917–2008), English author * John ...

, Bronson Pinchot *'' Beyond the Walls'' (Me'Ahorei Hasoragim) - (

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

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Bianca Bianca is a feminine given name. It means "white" and is an Italian cognate of Blanche. Variants * Blanche: French * Bianca: Italian * Bianka ( Polish, Hungarian, Slovak, German, English, French, Icelandic, Finnish, Dutch, Norwegian, C ...

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Nanni Moretti Giovanni "Nanni" Moretti (; born 19 August 1953) is an Italian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His films have won accolades including a Palme d'Or at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival for ''The Son's Room'', a Silver Bear at the ...

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Bicycles Are for the Summer ''Bicycles Are for the Summer'' ( es, Las bicicletas son para el verano) is a Spanish play written by Fernando Fernán Gómez in 1984 that deals with the effects of Spanish Civil War on citizens of Madrid. It was released as a popular film in the ...

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Alan Parker Sir Alan William Parker (14 February 1944 – 31 July 2020) was an English filmmaker. His early career, beginning in his late teens, was spent as a copywriter and director of television advertisements. After about ten years of filming adverts ...

, starring

Matthew Modine Matthew Avery Modine (born March 22, 1959) is an American actor and filmmaker, who rose to prominence through his role as U.S. Marine Private/Sergeant J.T. "Joker" Davis in ''Full Metal Jacket''. His other film roles include the title character ...

and

Nicolas Cage Nicolas Kim Coppola (born January 7, 1964), known professionally as Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and film producer. Born into the Coppola family, he is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Gui ...

, music from Peter Gabriel *''

Blame It on Rio ''Blame It on Rio'' is a 1984 American romantic comedy film directed by Stanley Donen and written by Charlie Peters and Larry Gelbart based on the 1977 French film ''Un moment d'égarement'', starring an ensemble cast led by Michael Caine, Joseph ...

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Stanley Donen Stanley Donen ( ; April 13, 1924 – February 21, 2019) was an American film director and choreographer whose most celebrated works are '' On the Town,'' (1949) and ''Singin' in the Rain'' (1952), both of which he co-directed with Gene Kell ...

, starring

Michael Caine Sir Michael Caine (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite; 14 March 1933) is an English actor. Known for his distinctive Cockney accent, he has appeared in more than 160 films in a career spanning seven decades, and is considered a British film ico ...

Joseph Bologna Joseph Bologna (December 30, 1934 – August 13, 2017) was an American actor, playwright and screenwriter notable for his roles in the comedy films ''My Favorite Year'', '' Blame It on Rio'' and '' Transylvania 6-5000''. Life and career Bol ...

Demi Moore Demi Gene Moore ( ; née Guynes; born November 11, 1962) is an American actress. After making her film debut in 1981, Moore appeared on the soap opera '' General Hospital'' (1982–1984) and subsequently gained recognition as a member of the Br ...

, Michelle Johnson *''

Blind Date A blind date is a social engagement between two people who have not met, usually arranged by a mutual acquaintance. Structure A blind date is arranged for by a mutual acquaintance of both participants. The two people who take part in the blind ...

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Blood Simple ''Blood Simple'' is a 1984 American independent neo-noir crime film written, edited, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, and starring John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, and M. Emmet Walsh. Its plot follows a Texas bartender w ...

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Joel and Ethan Coen Joel Daniel Coen (born November 29, 1954) and Ethan Jesse Coen (born September 21, 1957),State of Minnesota. ''Minnesota Birth Index, 1935–2002''. Minnesota Department of Health. collectively known as the Coen brothers (), are American film ...

(debut), starring

John Getz John William Getz (born October 15, 1946) is an American character actor. After starting his acting career on stage, he has appeared in numerous television series and films. Personal life Getz, one of four children, was born in Davenport, Iowa, ...

Dan Hedaya Daniel G. Hedaya (born July 24, 1940) is an American actor. He established himself as a supporting actor, often playing sleazy villains or wisecracking supporting characters. He has had supporting roles in films such as '' True Confessions'' (198 ...

Frances McDormand Frances Louise McDormand (born Cynthia Ann Smith; June 23, 1957) is an American actress and producer. Throughout her career spanning over four decades, McDormand has received numerous accolades, including four Academy Awards, two Primetime Em ...

, M. Emmet Walsh *''

Body Double In filmmaking, a double is a person who substitutes FOR another actor such that the person's face is not shown. There are various terms associated with a double based on the specific body part or ability they serve as a double for, such as stunt ...

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Brian De Palma Brian Russell De Palma (born September 11, 1940) is an American film director and screenwriter. With a career spanning over 50 years, he is best known for his work in the suspense, crime and psychological thriller genres. De Palma was a leading ...

, starring

Craig Wasson Craig Wasson (born March 15, 1954) is an American actor. He made his film debut in ''Rollercoaster'' (1977). He is best known for his roles as Jake Scully in Brian DePalma's ''Body Double'' (1984), and Neil Gordon in Chuck Russell's '' A Nightm ...

Melanie Griffith Melanie Richards Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is an American actress. She began her career in the 1970s, appearing in several independent thriller films before achieving mainstream success in the mid-1980s. Born in Manhattan, New York City, ...

Deborah Shelton Deborah Dale Shelton (born November 21, 1948) is an American actress, beauty queen, and songwriter who was Miss USA and appeared on ''Dallas'' for three seasons and a special guest return in 2013. Pageants In 1970, Shelton competed in the Miss V ...

Gregg Henry Gregg Lee Henry (born May 6, 1952) is an American character actor and rock, blues and country musician. He is best known for his performance as serial killer Dennis Rader in the made-for-television film '' The Hunt for the BTK Killer'', and f ...

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The Bostonians ''The Bostonians'' is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in '' The Century Magazine'' in 1885–1886 and then as a book in 1886. This bittersweet tragicomedy centres on an odd triangle of characters: Basil Ransom, a political c ...

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James Ivory James Francis Ivory (born June 7, 1928) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. For many years, he worked extensively with Indian-born film producer Ismail Merchant, his domestic as well as professional partner, and with screen ...

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Christopher Reeve Christopher D'Olier Reeve (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, best known for playing the title character in the film '' Superman'' (1978) and three sequels. Born in New York City and raised in Princeton, New Jersey ...

Vanessa Redgrave Dame Vanessa Redgrave (born 30 January 1937) is an English actress and activist. Throughout her career spanning over seven decades, Redgrave has garnered numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Television Award, tw ...

Jessica Tandy Jessie Alice Tandy (7 June 1909 – 11 September 1994) was a British-American actress. Tandy appeared in over 100 stage productions and had more than 60 roles in film and TV, receiving an Academy Award, four Tony Awards, a BAFTA, a Golden Globe ...

- ( US/ UK) *'' The Bounty'', directed by

Roger Donaldson Roger Lindsey Donaldson (born 15 November 1945) is an Australian-born List of New Zealand film makers, New Zealand film director, producer and writer whose films include the 1981 relationship drama ''Smash Palace'', and a run of titles shot in ...

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Mel Gibson Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an American actor, film director, and producer. He is best known for his action hero roles, particularly his breakout role as Max Rockatansky in the first three films of the post-apoca ...

Anthony Hopkins Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins (born 31 December 1937) is a Welsh actor, director, and producer. One of Britain's most recognisable and prolific actors, he is known for his performances on the screen and stage. Hopkins has received many accolad ...

Laurence Olivier Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier (; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, was one of a trio of male actors who dominated the Theatre of the U ...

Daniel Day-Lewis Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English retired actor. Often described as one of the preeminent actors of his generation, he received numerous accolades throughout his career which spanned over four decades, incl ...

Liam Neeson William John Neeson (born 7 June 1952) is an actor from Northern Ireland. He has received several accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and two Tony Awards. In 2020, he was placed 7th on ''The I ...

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Broadway Danny Rose ''Broadway Danny Rose'' is a 1984 American black-and-white comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen. It follows a hapless theatrical agent who, by helping a client, gets dragged into a love triangle involving the mob. The film stars Allen a ...

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Woody Allen Heywood "Woody" Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American film director, writer, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades and multiple Academy Award-winning films. He began his career writing ...

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Mia Farrow Maria de Lourdes Villiers "Mia" Farrow ( ; born February 9, 1945) is an American actress. She first gained notice for her role as Allison MacKenzie in the television soap opera '' Peyton Place'' and gained further recognition for her subsequent ...

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The Brother from Another Planet ''The Brother from Another Planet'' is a 1984 American science fiction film, written and directed by John Sayles. The low-budget film stars Joe Morton as an extraterrestrial trapped on Earth. Plot A mute space alien crash-lands his ship on Elli ...

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John Sayles John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist. He has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, for ''Passion Fish'' (1992) and '' ...

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Joe Morton Joseph Thomas Morton Jr. (born October 18, 1947) is an American stage, television and film actor. He has worked with film director John Sayles in ''The Brother from Another Planet'' (1984), '' City of Hope'' (1991) and '' Lone Star'' (1996). Oth ...

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The Buddy System The buddy system is a procedure in which two individuals, the "buddies", operate together as a single unit so that they are able to monitor and help each other. As per Merriam-Webster, the first known use of the phrase "buddy system" goes as fa ...

'', starring Richard Dreyfuss,

Susan Sarandon Susan Abigail Sarandon (; née Tomalin; born October 4, 1946) is an American actorMcCabe, Bruce"Susan Sarandon, the 'actor'" ''Boston Globe''. April 17, 1981. Retrieved January 21, 2021. and activist. She is the recipient of various accolades, ...

, Wil Wheaton, Nancy Allen (actress), Nancy Allen

C

*''C.H.U.D.'', starring John Heard (actor), John Heard and Daniel Stern (actor), Daniel Stern *''Cal (1984 film), Cal'', starring John Lynch (actor), John Lynch and

- (

) *''Camila (film), Camila'', directed by María Luisa Bemberg - (

) *''Cannonball Run II'', starring Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Shirley MacLaine, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra *''Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure'', a television film starring Warwick Davis *''Carmen (1984 film), Carmen'', a cinematic opera directed by Francesco Rosi, starring Plácido Domingo - (

) *''The Chain (1984 film), The Chain'', directed by Jack Gold - (U.K.) *''Kaos (film), Chaos'' (Kaos) - (Italy) *''The Children (1984 film), The Children'' (Les enfants), directed by Marguerite Duras - (

) *''Children of the Corn (1984 film), Children of the Corn'', starring Peter Horton and Linda Hamilton *''Choose Me'', directed by Alan Rudolph, starring Lesley Ann Warren, Geneviève Bujold, Keith Carradine *''Ciske de Rat'' (Ciske the Rat) - (Dutch films of the 1980s, Netherlands) *''City Heat'', directed by Richard Benjamin, starring Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, Madeline Kahn, Jane Alexander, Richard Roundtree, Rip Torn *''Cloak & Dagger (1984 film), Cloak & Dagger'', starring Henry Thomas, Dabney Coleman, Michael Murphy (actor), Michael Murphy *''Comfort and Joy (1984 film), Comfort and Joy'', directed by Bill Forsyth, starring Bill Paterson (actor), Bill Paterson - (

) *''The Company of Wolves'', directed by Neil Jordan, starring Stephen Rea, Angela Lansbury, Sarah Patterson - (

) *''Conan the Destroyer'', directed by Richard Fleischer, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Wilt Chamberlain, Grace Jones, Olivia d'Abo *''The Coolangatta Gold (film), The Coolangatta Gold'' - (

) *''My New Partner, Le Cop'', starring Philippe Noiret - (

) *''The Cotton Club (film), The Cotton Club'', directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane, James Remar, Bob Hoskins, Fred Gwynne,

*''Country (film), Country'', directed by Richard Pearce (director), Richard Pearce, starring Jessica Lange and Sam Shepard *''Crackers (1984 film), Crackers'', directed by Louis Malle, starring Donald Sutherland and Sean Penn *''Crimes of Passion (1984 film), Crimes of Passion'', directed by Ken Russell, starring Kathleen Turner and Anthony Perkins

D

*''The Dark Glow of the Mountains'' (Gasherbrum - Der leuchtende Berg), directed by

- (

) *''The Descendant of the Snow Leopard'' (Potomok belogo barsa) - (Soviet films: 1980–1991#1984, U.S.S.R.) *''La diagonale du fou'' (''Dangerous Moves''), starring Michel Piccoli - (

/List of Swiss films, Switzerland) - Academy Award for Foreign Language Film *''Diary for My Children'' (Napló gyermekeimnek) - (

) *''Draw!'', starring Kirk Douglas, James Coburn, Alexandra Bastedo, Graham Jarvis, Derek McGrath, Linda Sorenson *''Dreamscape (1984 film), Dreamscape'', starring Dennis Quaid,

, Max von Sydow, Christopher Plummer *''

'', directed by David Lynch, starring Kyle MacLachlan, Sting (musician), Sting, Sean Young, Francesca Annis, Jürgen Prochnow, Kenneth McMillan (actor), Kenneth McMillan, José Ferrer, Max von Sydow

E

*''Electric Dreams (film), Electric Dreams'', starring Virginia Madsen and Bud Cort *''The Element of Crime'' (Forbrydelsens element), directed by Lars von Trier - (Danish films of the 1980s, Denmark) *''The Evil That Men Do (film), The Evil That Men Do'', directed by

, starring Charles Bronson

F

*''Falling in Love (1984 film), Falling in Love'', directed by Ulu Grosbard, starring Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep *''Farewell to the Ark'' (Saraba hakobune) - (

) *''Fear City'', directed by Abel Ferrara, starring Tom Berenger and Billy Dee Williams *''Finders Keepers (1984 film), Finders Keepers'', starring Michael O'Keefe, Beverly D'Angelo, Louis Gossett Jr. *''Firestarter (1984 film), Firestarter'', directed by Mark L. Lester, starring Drew Barrymore, David L. Keith, David Keith, George C. Scott, Martin Sheen, Heather Locklear *''Firstborn (1984 film), Firstborn'', starring Peter Weller, Christopher Collet, Teri Garr *''The Flamingo Kid'', directed by Garry Marshall, starring Matt Dillon and Héctor Elizondo *''Flashpoint (1984 film), Flashpoint'', starring Kris Kristofferson, Treat Williams, Rip Torn, Kevin Conway (actor), Kevin Conway, Jean Smart, Tess Harper, Kurtwood Smith, Miguel Ferrer *''Flowers of Reverie'' (Szirmok, virágok, koszorúk) - (

) *''The Future of Emily, Flügel und Fesseln'', directed by Helma Sanders-Brahms - (

) *''Footloose (1984 film), Footloose'', directed by Herbert Ross, starring Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow, Chris Penn, Dianne Wiest *''Formula of Love'' (Formula lyubvi) - (Soviet films: 1980-1991, U.S.S.R.) *''Frankenweenie (1984 film), Frankenweenie'', directed by Tim Burton *''Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter'', directed by Joseph Zito, starring Kimberly Beck and Corey Feldman *''Full Moon in Paris'' (Les Nuits de la pleine lune), directed by Éric Rohmer - (

) *''The Funeral (1984 film), The Funeral'' aka ''Death Japanese Style'' - (

)

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*''Gallavants'' *''Garbo Talks'', directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Anne Bancroft, Ron Silver, Carrie Fisher, Catherine Hicks *''

'', directed by Ivan Reitman, starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis, Ernie Hudson *''Give My Regards to Broad Street (film), Give My Regards to Broad Street'' - written by and starring Paul McCartney, with Ringo Starr - (

) *''Grandview, U.S.A.'', starring Jamie Lee Curtis, C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze *''

'', directed by Joe Dante, starring Zach Galligan and Phoebe Cates *''Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes'', directed by Hugh Hudson, starring Christopher Lambert, Andie MacDowell, Ralph Richardson in his final role - (

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H

*''Hard to Hold (film), Hard to Hold'', starring Rick Springfield *''Harry & Son'', directed by and starring Paul Newman, with Robby Benson, Ellen Barkin, Judith Ivey, Ossie Davis, Joanne Woodward *''Heartbreakers (1984 film), Heartbreakers'', starring Peter Coyote, Nick Mancuso, Kathryn Harrold, Max Gail, Carol Wayne *''Henry IV (film), Henry IV'' (Enrico IV), starring Marcello Mastroianni and Claudia Cardinale -

*''The Hit (1984 film), The Hit'', directed by Stephen Frears, starring

and Terence Stamp - (

) *''Los santos inocentes, The Holy Innocents'' (Los santos inocentes) - (

) *''The Hotel New Hampshire (film), The Hotel New Hampshire'', directed by Tony Richardson, starring Rob Lowe, Jodie Foster, Nastassja Kinski, Beau Bridges,

I

*''Iceman (1984 film), Iceman'', directed by Fred Schepisi, starring Timothy Hutton, John Lone, Lindsay Crouse *''The Ice Pirates'', starring Robert Urich and Mary Crosby *'' Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'', directed by

, starring Harrison Ford and

*''Irreconcilable Differences (film), Irreconcilable Differences'', starring Ryan O'Neal, Shelley Long, Drew Barrymore

J

*''The Jesse Owens Story'', starring Dorian Harewood *''John the Fearless (film), John the Fearless'' (Jan zonder vrees) - (List of Belgian films of the 1980s, Belgium) *''Johnny Dangerously'', starring Michael Keaton, Marilu Henner, Joe Piscopo,

, Maureen Stapleton, Peter Boyle *''Just the Way You Are (1984 film), Just the Way You Are'', starring Kristy McNichol

K

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'', directed by John G. Avildsen, starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita *''Kidco'', starring Scott Schwartz *''The Killing Fields (film), The Killing Fields'', directed by Roland Joffé, starring Sam Waterston, John Malkovich, Haing S. Ngor - (

) - British Academy Award for Best Film *''Klassenverhältnisse'', directed by Straub-Huillet - (

)

L

*''Lassiter (film), Lassiter'', starring Tom Selleck and Jane Seymour (actress), Jane Seymour *''The Last Days of Pompeii (miniseries), The Last Days of Pompeii'', TV miniseries, starring

, Olivia Hussey, Siobhán McKenna, Franco Nero, Ned Beatty, Nicholas Clay, Ernest Borgnine *''The Last Starfighter'', starring Lance Guest, Robert Preston (actor), Robert Preston, Catherine Mary Stewart *''The Little Drummer Girl (film), The Little Drummer Girl'', directed by George Roy Hill, starring Diane Keaton *''Loafing and Camouflage'' (Lufa ke Paralayi) - (Greek films of the 1980s, Greece) *''The Lonely Guy'', starring

and Charles Grodin *''Love and Pigeons'' (Lyubov i golubi) - (Soviet films: 1980–1991#1984, U.S.S.R.) *''Love Letters (1984 film), Love Letters'', starring Jamie Lee Curtis *'' Love Streams'', directed by and starring

, with Gena Rowlands and Seymour Cassel - Golden Bear award winner

M

*''MacArthur's Children'' (Setouchi Shōnen Yakyū-dan) - (

) *''Macross: Do You Remember Love?'' (Chōjikū Yōsai Makurosu: Ai Oboete Imasu ka) - (Japan) *''Making the Grade (1984 film), Making the Grade'', starring Judd Nelson *''The Man from Majorca'' (Mannen från Mallorca), directed by Bo Widerberg - (

) *''A Man of Principle'' (Cóndores no entierran todos los días) - (List of Colombian films#1984, Colombia) *''Man Under Suspicion'' (Morgen in Alabama), starring Maximilian Schell - (

) *''Maria's Lovers'', starring Nastassja Kinski, John Savage (actor), John Savage,

*''Mashaal'', starring Dilip Kumar and Anil Kapoor - (

) *''The Masks of Death'' (British) Sherlock Holmes mystery directed by Roy Ward Baker for Tyburn Films, starring Peter Cushing as Holmes and John Mills as Watson; co-starred Anton Diffring, Susan Penhaligon and Anne Baxter *''Mass Appeal (film), Mass Appeal'', starring Jack Lemmon, Željko Ivanek, Charles Durning *''Meatballs Part II'', starring Richard Mulligan, Hamilton Camp, John Mengatti, Kim Richards, Archie Hahn (actor), Archie Hahn, Misty Rowe, John Larroquette, Paul Reubens, Joe Nipote, Jason Hervey, Elayne Boosler, Nancy Glass, Felix Silla, Donald Gibb *''Mermaid Legend'' (Ningyo Densetsu) - (

) *''Micki & Maude'', directed by Blake Edwards, starring

, Ann Reinking, Amy Irving *''Mike's Murder (film), Mike's Murder'', directed by James Bridges, starring Debra Winger *''The Miracle of Joe Petrel'' (Umitsubame Jyo no kiseki) - (

) *''Missing in Action (film), Missing in Action'', starring Chuck Norris *''Misunderstood (1984 film), Misunderstood'', starring Henry Thomas and Gene Hackman *''Moscow on the Hudson'', directed by Paul Mazursky, starring Robin Williams *''Mrs. Soffel'', directed by Gillian Armstrong, starring Diane Keaton and

*''The Muppets Take Manhattan'', directed by Frank Oz *''My First Wife'', starring John Hargreaves (actor), John Hargreaves - (

)

N

*''The Naked Face (film), The Naked Face'', starring Roger Moore, Rod Steiger, Elliott Gould, Anne Archer, Art Carney *''The Natural (film), The Natural'', directed by Barry Levinson, starring Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Barbara Hershey, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley, Richard Farnsworth *''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film), Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'' (Kaze no Tani no Naushika) - (

) *''

'' (''Die Unendliche Geschichte'') - directed by Wolfgang Petersen, starring Barret Oliver and Noah Hathaway - (

) *''Night of the Comet'', starring Catherine Mary Stewart and Robert Beltran *''A Nightmare on Elm Street'', directed by Wes Craven, starring Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley *''Night Patrol'', starring Linda Blair and The Unknown Comic *''The Ninja Mission'' (Misja ninja) - (

) *''Nothing Lasts Forever (film), Nothing Lasts Forever'', starring Zach Galligan, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd *''Nothing Left to Do But Cry''

O

*''Oh, God! You Devil'', starring George Burns *''Old Enough'', starring Rainbow Harvest and Danny Aiello, Sundance Grand Jury Prize *''On the Top of the Cherry Tree'' (Gore na chereshata) - (Bulgarian films of the 1980s, Bulgaria) *''Once Upon a Time in America'', directed by Sergio Leone, starring Robert De Niro,

, Elizabeth McGovern, Joe Pesci, Tuesday Weld, Treat Williams - (

) *''Opasen char'' (Dangerous Charm) - (Bulgarian films of the 1980s, Bulgaria) *''Over the Brooklyn Bridge'', starring Elliott Gould, Shelley Winters, Sid Caesar *''Oxford Blues'', starring Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy, Gail Strickland

P

*''

'', directed by Wim Wenders, starring Harry Dean Stanton and Nastassja Kinski - Palme d'Or winner *''A Passage to India (film), A Passage to India'', directed by David Lean, starring Judy Davis, Victor Banerjee, Peggy Ashcroft, James Fox - (

) - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film *''Pehlivan (film), Pehlivan'' - (Turkish films of the 1980s, Turkey) *''The Philadelphia Experiment (film), The Philadelphia Experiment'', starring Michael Paré and Nancy Allen (actress), Nancy Allen *''Places in the Heart'', directed by Robert Benton, starring Sally Field, Danny Glover, John Malkovich, Ed Harris, Lindsay Crouse, Amy Madigan *''Police Academy (film), Police Academy'', directed by Hugh Wilson (director), Hugh Wilson, starring Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall, Bubba Smith *''The Pope of Greenwich Village'', directed by Stuart Rosenberg, starring Eric Roberts, Mickey Rourke, Daryl Hannah, Kenneth McMillan (actor), Kenneth McMillan, Geraldine Page *''A Private Function'', directed by Malcolm Mowbray, starring Michael Palin and Maggie Smith - (

) *''Protocol (film), Protocol'', starring Goldie Hawn, Chris Sarandon, Gail Strickland *''Purple Hearts (1984 film), Purple Hearts'', directed by Sidney J. Furie, starring Ken Wahl and Cheryl Ladd *'' Purple Rain'', starring

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*''Quilombo (film), Quilombo'' - (Brazilian films of the 1980s, Brazil)

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*''Raaj Tilak (1984 film), Raaj Tilak'', starring Raaj Kumar, Sunil Dutt, Dharmendra - (

) *''The Razor's Edge (1984 film), The Razor's Edge'', starring Bill Murray, Theresa Russell, Catherine Hicks, Denholm Elliott *''Reckless (1984 film), Reckless'', starring Aidan Quinn and Daryl Hannah *''Red Dawn'', directed by John Milius, starring Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, Lea Thompson *''Repentance (1984 film), Repentance'' (Pokayaniye) - (Soviet films: 1980–1991#1984, U.S.S.R.) *''Repo Man (film), Repo Man'', directed by Alex Cox, starring Emilio Estevez, Dick Rude, Harry Dean Stanton *''The Return of Godzilla'' (also known as "Godzilla 1985") - (

) *''Revenge of the Nerds'', starring Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards (actor), Anthony Edwards, Curtis Armstrong, Timothy Busfield *''

'', starring Sylvester Stallone and Dolly Parton *''The River (1984 film), The River'', directed by Mark Rydell, starring Sissy Spacek and

*''The Road to Bresson'' (De weg naar Bresson), starring Robert Bresson, Louis Malle, Andrei Tarkovsky, Orson Welles - (Dutch films of the 1980s, Netherlands) *''Roadhouse 66'', starring Willem Dafoe and

*''

'', directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring

and Kathleen Turner - Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy) *''Ronia, the Robber's Daughter (film), Ronia, the Robber's Daughter'' (Ronja Rövardotter) - (

) *''Runaway (1984 film), Runaway'', directed by Michael Crichton, starring Tom Selleck

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*''Saaransh'' (The Gist), directed by Mahesh Bhatt - (

) *''Secret Honor'', directed by Robert Altman, starring Philip Baker Hall *''Sharaabi'' (Drunkard), directed by Prakash Mehra, starring Amitabh Bachchan - (

) *''Sheena (film), Sheena'', starring Tanya Roberts *''Silent Night, Deadly Night'' *''Sixteen Candles'', written and directed by John Hughes (filmmaker), John Hughes, starring Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Michael Schoeffling, Gedde Watanabe *''Slapstick of Another Kind'', starring Jerry Lewis, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman *''Slunce, seno, jahody'' - (Czech films of the 1980s, Czechoslovakia) *''A Soldier's Story'', directed by Norman Jewison, starring Howard Rollins, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Adolph Caesar, Denzel Washington *''The Snowdrop Festival'' (Slavnosti sněženek), directed by Jiří Menzel - (Czech films of the 1980s, Czechoslovakia) *''Solomon Northup's Odyssey'' *''Songwriter (1984 film), Songwriter'', starring Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Lesley Ann Warren *''Splash (film), Splash'', directed by Ron Howard, starring

, Daryl Hannah, John Candy *''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock'', directed by and starring Leonard Nimoy, with William Shatner, DeForest Kelley, Christopher Lloyd, Judith Anderson *''Starman (film), Starman'', directed by John Carpenter, starring

and Karen Allen *''Stop Making Sense'', a concert film directed by Jonathan Demme featuring Talking Heads *''Stranger Than Paradise'', directed by Jim Jarmusch *''Strangler vs. Strangler'' (Davitelj protiv davitelja) - (

) *''Streets of Fire'', directed by Walter Hill (director), Walter Hill, starring Michael Paré, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis, Amy Madigan, Willem Dafoe *''A Summer at Grandpa's'' (Dong–dong de jia qi) - (List of Taiwanese films, Taiwan) *''A Sunday in the Country'' (Un dimanche à la campagne), directed by Bertrand Tavernier - (

) *''Supergirl (1984 film), Supergirl'', starring Helen Slater, Faye Dunaway, Peter O'Toole *''Swing Shift (film), Swing Shift'', directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Christine Lahti, Ed Harris, Fred Ward *''Szaffi'' - (

)

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*''The Tale of Tsar Saltan (1984 film), The Tale of Tsar Saltan'' () - (Soviet films: 1980-1991, U.S.S.R.) *''Talk to Me (1984 film), Talk to Me'', directed by Julius Potocsny, starring Austin Pendleton and Michael Murphy (actor), Michael Murphy *''Tank (film), Tank'', starring James Garner and Shirley Jones *''Le Tartuffe'', directed by and starring Gérard Depardieu - (

) *''Teachers (film), Teachers'', starring Nick Nolte,

, Judd Hirsch *''The Terminator'', directed by James Cameron, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton *''Terror in the Aisles'', starring Donald Pleasence and Nancy Allen (actress), Nancy Allen *''Thief of Hearts'', starring Steven Bauer, Barbara Williams (actress), Barbara Williams, George Wendt *''This Is My Country (film), This Is My Country'' (Bayan ko: Kapit sa patalim) - (

) *''This Is Spinal Tap'', directed by Rob Reiner, starring Harry Shearer, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest *''Tightrope (film), Tightrope'', starring Clint Eastwood and Geneviève Bujold *''Top Secret!'', directed by Jim Abrahams and starring Val Kilmer

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*''Ultraman Story'' (Urutoraman Sutōr) - (

) *''Ultraman Zoffy: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army'' - (

) *''Under the Volcano (1984 film), Under the Volcano'', directed by John Huston, starring Albert Finney and Jacqueline Bisset *''Unfaithfully Yours (1984 film), Unfaithfully Yours'', starring

, Nastassja Kinski, Armand Assante, Albert Brooks *''Until September'', starring Karen Allen *''Up the Creek (1984 film), Up the Creek'', starring Tim Matheson and Jennifer Runyon

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*''Veneno para las hadas'' (Poison for the Fairies) - (Mexican films of the 1980s, Mexico) *''Vigil (film), Vigil'' - (List of New Zealand films#1980s, New Zealand) *''Voyage to Cythera'' (Taxidi sta Kythira) - (Greek films of the 1980s, Greece)

W

*''W's Tragedy'' (W no higeki) - (

) *''What Have I Done to Deserve This? (film), What Have I Done to Deserve This?'' (¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?), directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Carmen Maura - (

) *''Wheels on Meals'' (Fai Chan Tse), starring Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung - (Hong Kong films of 1984, Hong Kong) *''When the Raven Flies'' (Hrafninn flýgur) - (List of Icelandic films#1980s, Iceland) *''

'', starring Lisa Hartman, Lorna Luft, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Wendy Schaal *''Where the Green Ants Dream'' (Wo die grünen Ameisen träumen), directed by

- (

) *''The Wild Life (film), The Wild Life'', starring Chris Penn, Eric Stoltz and Lea Thompson *''The Woman in Red (1984 film), The Woman in Red'', directed by and starring Gene Wilder, with Gilda Radner, Charles Grodin, Judith Ivey, Kelly LeBrock *''Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain'' (Gao shan xia de hua huan) - (Chinese films of the 1980s, China)

Y

*''

'' (''Rok spokojnego slonca'') - (List of Polish films of the 1980s, Poland) - Golden Lion winner *''Yellow Earth'' (Huáng tǔdì), directed by Chen Kaige - (Chinese films of the 1980s, China)

Births

*January 6 ** Priit Loog, Estonian actor ** Kate McKinnon, American actress, comedian and writer *January 8 - Steven Kanumba, Tanzanian actor and director (d. 2012 in film, 2012) *January 12 **Taraneh Alidoosti, Iranian actress **Sam Richardson (actor), American actor, comedian, writer and producer *January 20 - Saverio Raimondo, Italian actor and comedian *January 21 - Richard Gutierrez, Filipino actor and model *January 25 - Kaiji Tang, voice actor *January 31 – Michael Aloni, Israeli actor *February 1 **Abbi Jacobson, American comedian, writer, actress and illustrator **Lee Thompson Young, American actor (d. 2013) *February 8 - Cecily Strong, American actress and comedian *February 12 - Alexandra Dahlström, Swedish actress *February 13 - Brina Palencia, voice actress *February 18 - Genelle Williams, Canadian actress *February 19 - Josh Trank, American director, screenwriter and editor *February 20 - Trevor Noah, South African comedian, writer, producer, actor and television host *February 21 - Karina Nose, Karina, Japanese model and actress *February 24 - Nicholas Saputra, Indonesian actor *March 2 **John Bernecker, American stunt performer (d. 2017) **Ian Sinclair (voice actor), Ian Sinclair, voice actor *March 7 - Brandon T. Jackson, American stand-up comedian, rapper, actor, and writer *March 8 - Nora-Jane Noone, Irish actress *March 10 - Olivia Wilde, American actress *March 12 - Jaimie Alexander, American actress *March 13 **Rachael Bella, retired American actress **Noel Fisher, Canadian actor *March 20 - Christy Carlson Romano, American stage and film actress and singer *March 25 - Katharine McPhee, American singer and actress *March 27 **Emily Ann Lloyd, American actress **Jon Paul Steuer, American actor and musician (d. 2018) *April 2 **Ashley Peldon, American actress **Shawn Roberts, Canadian actor **Deep Sidhu, Indian actor (d. 2022) *April 3 - Chrissie Fit, American actress and singer *April 8 ** Taran Noah Smith, American actor ** Kirsten Storms, American actress *April 10 ** Cara DeLizia, American actress ** Mandy Moore, American singer-songwriter and actress *April 16 - Claire Foy, British actress *April 18 - America Ferrera, American actress *April 25 - Jillian Bell, American comedian, actress and screenwriter *April 26 - Ryan O'Donohue, American actor *April 29 - Firass Dirani, Australian actor *May 13 - Hannah New, English actress *May 14 - Olly Murs, English singer, songwriter, composer, dancer, television presenter, voice actor and director *May 17 - Alejandro Edda, Mexican-American actor *May 21 - Marnie Schulenburg, American actress (d. 2022) *May 23 - Adam Wylie, American actor *May 29 - Kaycee Stroh, American actress and singer *May 30 - DeWanda Wise, American actress *June 1 - Taylor Handley, American actor *June 10 - Betsy Sodaro, American actress *June 13 - Phillip Van Dyke, American actor *June 19 - Paul Dano, American actor *June 21 - Shiv Panditt, Indian actor and television host *June 24 - Lucien Dodge, voice actor *June 26 ** Aubrey Plaza, American actress, comedian and producer ** Wen Zhang, Chinese actor *June 30 - Fantasia Barrino, American singer and actress *July 1 **Jared Keeso, Canadian actor **Cyron Melville, Danish actor and musician *July 2 - Vanessa Lee Chester, American actress *July 7 - Ross Malinger, American actor *July 9 - Hanna R. Hall, American actress *July 11 - Serinda Swan, Canadian actress *July 14 - Britta Soll, Estonian actress *July 17 - Mary Nighy, English actress and filmmaker *July 19 ** Alessandra De Rossi, Filipina actress ** Andrea Libman, Canadian actress, voice actress, pianist, and singer *July 20 - Jacky Heung, Hong Kong actor *July 25 - Zawe Ashton, English actress, playwright, director and narrator *July 27 ** Taylor Schilling, American actress ** Kenny Wormald, American actor *July 28 - John David Washington, American actor and producer *July 29 - J. Madison Wright Morris, American actress (d. 2006) *July 30 ** Gina Rodriguez, American actress and director ** Gabrielle Christian, American actress and singer *August 3 - Jon Foster, American actor and musician *August 7 – Hsu Wei-ning, Taiwanese actress and model *August 10 – Mariel Rodriguez, Filipina actress and model *August 12 – Marian Rivera, Filipino actress *August 15 - Quinton Aaron, American actor *August 19 - Simon Bird, English actor, director and comedian *August 28 – Him Law, Hong Kong actor *September 3 **Garrett Hedlund, American actor **Paz de la Huerta, American actress and model *September 4 - Kyle Mooney, American actor, comedian and writer *September 5 - Annabelle Wallis, English actress *September 10 - Luke Treadaway, British actor and singer *September 14 **Adam Lamberg, American actor **Ayushmann Khurrana, Indian actor *September 17 - Mark Shandii Bacolod, Filipino director and producer (d. 2022) *September 18 - Nina Arianda, American actress *September 19 **Lydia Hearst, American actress and model **Kevin Zegers, Canadian actor and model *September 22 - Laura Vandervoort, Canadian actress *September 22 - Jordan Vogt-Roberts, American film director *September 23 - Anneliese van der Pol, Dutch-American actress and singer *September 25 - Zach Woods, American actor and comedian *September 27 - Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer-songwriter *October 1 - Beck Bennett, American actor, comedian and writer *October 2 - John Morris (actor), John Morris, American actor *October 3 **Chris Marquette, American actor **Ashlee Simpson, American actress and singer *October 4 - Will Theakston, former English actor *October 5 - Nathalie Kelley, Peruvian actress *October 7 - Andy Bean (actor), American actor *October 14 - Jason Davis (actor, born 1984), Jason Davis, American actor (d. 2020) *October 18 - Freida Pinto, Indian actress *October 25 - Katy Perry, American singer-songwriter and actress *October 27 - Kelly Osbourne, English actress and singer *November 1 - Natalia Tena, English actress and musician *November 6 - Patina Miller, American actress and singer *November 10 - Britt Irvin, Canadian actress and voice artist *November 13 - Sarah Rose Karr, American former child actress *November 15 - Asia Kate Dillon, American actor *November 16 - Kimberly J. Brown, American actress *November 17 - Lauren Maltby, American actress *November 18 - Nayanthara, Indian actress *November 21 ** Lindsey Haun, American actress and singer ** Jena Malone, American actress *November 22 - Scarlett Johansson, American actress *November 23 - Lucas Grabeel, American actor and singer *November 25 - Gaspard Ulliel, French actor (d. 2022) *November 28 - Mary Elizabeth Winstead, American actress *December 5 - Lauren London, American actress *December 11 - Sandra Echeverría, Mexican actress and singer *December 14 - Jackson Rathbone, American actor, singer and musician *December 16 - Theo James, English actor and producer *December 17 - Tennessee Thomas, British drummer and actress *December 19 - Ankita Lokhande, Indian actress *December 23 - Alison Sudol, American actress, singer and songwriter *December 24 - Austin Stowell, American actor *December 25 - Georgia Tennant, English actress *December 29 - Chris Pang, Australian actor and producer

Deaths

Film debuts

*Marshall Bell - '' Birdy'' *Jesse Bradford - ''Falling in Love (1984 film), Falling in Love'' *Simon Callow - ''

'' *Jennifer Connelly - ''Once Upon a Time in America'' *Jon Cryer - ''No Small Affair'' *Johnny Depp - ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' *Tate Donovan - ''No Small Affair'' *Richard Edson - ''Stranger Than Paradise'' *

- '' Another Country'' * Colin Firth - ''Another Country'' *Sarah Michelle Gellar - ''Over the Brooklyn Bridge'' *Bobcat Goldthwait - ''Massive Retaliation (film), Massive Retaliation'' *Heather Graham - ''Mrs. Soffel'' *Seth Green - ''Billions for Boris'' *Jennifer Grey - ''Reckless (1984 film), Reckless'' *Corey Haim - ''Firstborn (1984 film), Firstborn'' *Val Kilmer - ''Top Secret!'' *Andie MacDowell - ''Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes'' *Kyle MacLachlan - ''

'' *Mary McDonnell - ''Garbo Talks'' *

- ''

'' *Alyssa Milano - ''Old Enough'' *Connie Nielsen - ''Par où t'es rentré ? On t'a pas vu sortir'' *Chazz Palminteri - ''Home Free All'' *Lou Diamond Phillips - ''Interface (film), Interface'' *Martha Plimpton - ''The River Rat'' *Aidan Quinn - ''Reckless'' *Tim Robbins - ''Toy Soldiers (1984 film), Toy Soldiers'' *Tim Roth - ''The Hit (1984 film), The Hit'' *Ernie Sabella - ''City Heat'' *Charlie Sheen - ''Red Dawn'' *Elisabeth Shue - ''

'' *Helen Slater - ''Supergirl (1984 film), Supergirl'' *Ice-T - ''

'' *Jennifer Tilly - ''No Small Affair'' *Marisa Tomei - ''The Flamingo Kid'' *Jean-Claude Van Damme - ''Breakin *Ken Watanabe - ''MacArthur's Children'' *Damon Wayans - ''

'' *Alicia Witt - ''Dune'' *Michelle Yeoh - ''The Owl vs Bombo''

Notes

References

External links

"Was 1984 the greatest year in movies ever?"
by Chris Nashawaty - Entertainment Weekly, ''Entertainment Weekly'' online
1984 Domestic Grosses
at Box Office Mojo
Top 1984 Movies at the Domestic Box Office
at The Numbers (website), The Numbers
Top 1984 Movies at the International Box Office
at The Numbers (website), The Numbers
Top 1984 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office
at The Numbers (website), The Numbers
Top-US-Grossing Titles Released 1984-01-01 to 1984-12-31
at IMDb
Most Popular Feature Films Released 1984-01-01 to 1984-12-31
at IMDb {{Portal bar, 1980s, Film 1984 in film, Film by year

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