List of American films of 1984

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A list of American films released in 1984.
Amadeus won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The highest grossing film of 1984 was Beverly Hills Cop.

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
2010	Peter Hyams	Roy Scheider, Helen Mirren, John Lithgow, Bob Balaban, Dana Elcar	Science fiction	sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai	W. D. Richter	Peter Weller, Ellen Barkin, John Lithgow, Jeff Goldblum	Science fiction	20th Century Fox
Against All Odds	Taylor Hackford	Jeff Bridges, Rachel Ward, James Woods, Richard Widmark, Dorian Harewood, Alex Karras, Jane Greer	Drama	remake of Out of the Past
All of Me	Carl Reiner	Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin, Dana Elcar	Comedy	Columbia
Alley Cat	Victor M. Ordonez	Karin Mani, Robert Torti	Action
Amadeus	Miloš Forman	Tom Hulce, F. Murray Abraham, Elizabeth Berridge, Jeffrey Jones	Biography	bio of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; won 8 Oscars
The Ambassador	J. Lee Thompson	Robert Mitchum, Ellen Burstyn, Donald Pleasence, Rock Hudson	Thriller	Cannon Group
American Dreamer	Rick Rosenthal	Tom Conti, JoBeth Williams, Giancarlo Giannini	Comedy	Warner Bros.
Angel	Robert Vincent O'Neill	Donna Wilkes, Dick Shawn, Susan Tyrrell	Action	New World Pictures
Bachelor Party	Neal Israel	Tom Hanks, Tawny Kitaen, Adrian Zmed	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Bad Manners	Bobby Houston	Martin Mull, Karen Black	Comedy	New World
Beat Street	Stan Lathan	Rae Dawn Chong, Guy Davis	Drama, Music
Before Stonewall	Greta Schiller		Documentary
Best Defense	Willard Huyck	Dudley Moore, Eddie Murphy, Kate Capshaw, George Dzundza	Comedy	Paramount
Beverly Hills Cop	Martin Brest	Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Lisa Eilbacher, Bronson Pinchot, Ronny Cox	Comedy	1984 top-grossing film; 2 sequels
Birdy	Alan Parker	Matthew Modine, Nicolas Cage	Drama	based on William Wharton novel
Blame It on Rio	Stanley Donen	Michael Caine, Joseph Bologna, Michelle Johnson, Demi Moore, Valerie Harper	Comedy	Donen's final film
Blind Date	Nico Mastorakis	Kirstie Alley, Joseph Bottoms, Keir Dullea	Thriller	New Line Cinema
Blood Simple	Joel Coen, Ethan Coen	John Getz, Frances McDormand, M. Emmet Walsh, Dan Hedaya, Samm-Art Williams	Suspense	first film from Coen brothers
Body Double	Brian De Palma	Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Gregg Henry, Deborah Shelton	Suspense	Columbia
Body Rock	Marcelo Epstein	Lorenzo Lamas, Ray Sharkey	Musical
Bolero	John Derek	Bo Derek, George Kennedy, Olivia d'Abo, Andrea Occhipinti	Drama	won 6 Razzie awards
The Bostonians	James Ivory	Christopher Reeve, Vanessa Redgrave, Jessica Tandy	Drama	based on Henry James novel
The Bounty	Roger Donaldson	Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Daniel Day-Lewis, Laurence Olivier	Drama	remake of Mutiny on the Bounty
Breakin'	Joel Silberg	Lucinda Dickey, Christopher McDonald, Ice-T	Musical
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo	Sam Firstenberg	Lucinda Dickey, Adolfo Quinones, Ice-T	Musical	sequel
Broadway Danny Rose	Woody Allen	Mia Farrow, Woody Allen, Nick Apollo Forte	Comedy, Drama	Orion
The Brother from Another Planet	John Sayles	Joe Morton, Steve James	Comedy	Cinecom
The Buddy System	Glenn A. Jordan	Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Sarandon, Nancy Allen, Jean Stapleton	Comedy	20th Century Fox

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
C.H.U.D.	Douglas Cheek	John Heard, Daniel Stern	Horror, Science fiction	New World
Cannonball Run II	Hal Needham	Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, Shirley MacLaine, Sammy Davis, Jr., Marilu Henner, Jackie Chan, Telly Savalas, Frank Sinatra	Comedy	Warner Bros.; sequel to 1981 film; final film of Martin, Sinatra
Children of the Corn	Fritz Kiersch	Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton	Horror	first in series
Choose Me	Alan Rudolph	Keith Carradine, Lesley Ann Warren, Geneviève Bujold, Rae Dawn Chong	Drama
City Heat	Richard Benjamin	Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, Madeline Kahn, Richard Roundtree, Jane Alexander, Rip Torn	Crime comedy	Warner Bros.
Cloak & Dagger	Richard Franklin	Dabney Coleman, Henry Thomas	Adventure, Family	Universal
The Company of Wolves	Neil Jordan	Angela Lansbury, Stephen Rea	Fantasy, Horror	ITC
Conan the Destroyer	Richard Fleischer	Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Wilt Chamberlain, Olivia d'Abo, Mako	Action, Fantasy	sequel to Conan the Barbarian
The Cotton Club	Francis Ford Coppola	Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane, Lonette McKee, Bob Hoskins, James Remar, Nicolas Cage, Maurice Hines, Fred Gwynne, Gwen Verdon	Drama, Musical	based on famed Harlem club
Country	Richard Pearce	Jessica Lange, Sam Shepard, Wilford Brimley	Drama	Touchstone
Crackers	Louis Malle	Donald Sutherland, Jack Warden, Sean Penn	Crime comedy	Universal
Crimes of Passion	Ken Russell	Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins	Drama	New World
Dreamscape	Joseph Ruben	Dennis Quaid, Christopher Plummer, Kate Capshaw, Max von Sydow, David Patrick Kelly	Science fiction	20th Century Fox
Dune	David Lynch	Kyle MacLachlan, Sting, Sean Young, Kenneth McMillan, Francesca Annis, José Ferrer, Patrick Stewart, Alicia Witt, Virginia Madsen	Science fiction	based on the novel by Frank Herbert
Electric Dreams	Steve Barron	Lenny Von Dohlen, Virginia Madsen	Comedy
The Evil That Men Do	J. Lee Thompson	Charles Bronson, José Ferrer	Action	Tri-Star
Falling in Love	Ulu Grosbard	Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, Harvey Keitel	Romance	Paramount
Fear City	Abel Ferrara	Tom Berenger, Billy Dee Williams, Melanie Griffith	Action
Finders Keepers	Richard Lester	Michael O'Keefe, Louis Gossett, Jr., Beverly D'Angelo	Comedy	CBS Films
Firestarter	Mark L. Lester	Drew Barrymore, David Keith, George C. Scott, Martin Sheen, Heather Locklear, Louise Fletcher	Thriller	based on a story by Stephen King
Firstborn	Michael Apted	Teri Garr, Peter Weller, Corey Haim	Drama	Paramount
The Flamingo Kid	Garry Marshall	Matt Dillon, Richard Crenna, Héctor Elizondo	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Flashpoint	William Tannen	Kris Kristofferson, Treat Williams	Action	HBO Films
Footloose	Herbert Ross	Kevin Bacon, John Lithgow, Lori Singer, Dianne Wiest, Chris Penn	Drama, Musical	remade in 2011
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter	Joseph Zito	Corey Feldman, Crispin Glover, Kimberly Beck	Horror	sequel
Gallavants	Art Vitello	Robert Lydiard, Vic Perrin, Peter Cullen	Animation
Garbo Talks	Sidney Lumet	Anne Bancroft, Ron Silver, Carrie Fisher	Drama	United Artists
Ghostbusters	Ivan Reitman	Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts	Science fiction, Comedy	Columbia; first of series
Gimme an 'F'	Paul Justman	Stephen Shellen, Jennifer Cooke, Beth Miller	Comedy
Girls Nite Out	Robert Deubel	Julia Montgomery, Rutanya Alda	Horror
Grandview, U.S.A.	Randal Kleiser	Jamie Lee Curtis, Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Troy Donahue, Carole Cook	Drama	Paramount
Gremlins	Joe Dante	Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton	Comedy, Horror	sequel in 1990

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Hard to Hold	Larry Peerce	Rick Springfield, Patti Hansen, Albert Salmi	Musical	Universal
Harry & Son	Paul Newman	Paul Newman, Robby Benson, Ellen Barkin, Judith Ivey, Ossie Davis, Joanne Woodward	Drama	Orion
Heartbreakers	Bobby Roth	Peter Coyote, Nick Mancuso, Kathryn Harrold, Max Gail, Carol Wayne	Drama	Orion
Hot Dog... The Movie	Peter Markle	David Naughton, Shannon Tweed	Comedy
The Hotel New Hampshire	Tony Richardson	Jodie Foster, Beau Bridges, Rob Lowe, Nastassja Kinski, Anita Morris, Matthew Modine	Comedy, drama	based on a novel by John Irving
The Ice Pirates	Stewart Raffill	Robert Urich, Mary Crosby, Anjelica Huston	Sci-fi	MGM
Iceman	Fred Schepisi	Timothy Hutton, John Lone, Lindsay Crouse	Sci-fi
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom	Steven Spielberg	Harrison Ford, Jonathan Ke Quan, Kate Capshaw	Action	sequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark
Irreconcilable Differences	Charles Shyer	Ryan O'Neal, Drew Barrymore, Shelley Long	Comedy	Warner Bros.
The Jesse Owens Story	Richard Irving	Dorian Harewood, Dan Ammerman	Biography
Johnny Dangerously	Amy Heckerling	Michael Keaton, Marilu Henner, Griffin Dunne, Joe Piscopo, Maureen Stapleton, Peter Boyle	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Just the Way You Are	Édouard Molinaro	Kristy McNichol, Michael Ontkean	Comedy	MGM
The Karate Kid	John G. Avildsen	Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue, William Zabka, Martin Kove	Drama	3 sequels plus 2010 remake
Killpoint	Frank Harris	Richard Roundtree, Leo Fong, Cameron Mitchell	Action
Lace	William Hale	Phoebe Cates, Angela Lansbury, Brooke Adams, Bess Armstrong, Anthony Quayle, Herbert Lom	Drama	TV mini-series; based on Shirley Conran novel
Lassiter	Roger Young	Tom Selleck, Jane Seymour, Lauren Hutton	Adventure
The Last Starfighter	Nick Castle	Lance Guest, Robert Preston, Dan O'Herlihy, Catherine Mary Stewart	Science fiction	Lorimar
The Little Drummer Girl	George Roy Hill	Diane Keaton, Klaus Kinski, Sami Frey	Thriller	based on a novel by John le Carré
The Lonely Guy	Arthur Hiller	Steve Martin, Judith Ivey, Charles Grodin	Comedy	based on Bruce Jay Friedman book
Love Letters	Amy Holden Jones	Jamie Lee Curtis, James Keach, Bonnie Bartlett	Thriller	New World Pictures
Love Streams	John Cassavetes	Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes	Drama	Cannon
Making the Grade	Dorian Walker	Judd Nelson, Gordon Jump	Comedy
Maria's Lovers	Andrei Konchalovsky	Nastassja Kinski, John Savage, Robert Mitchum	Drama	Cannon
Mass Appeal	Glenn Jordan	Jack Lemmon, Željko Ivanek, Charles Durning	Drama	based on play
Meatballs Part II	Ken Weiderhorn	Richard Mulligan, Kim Richards	Comedy	sequel to Meatballs
Micki and Maude	Blake Edwards	Dudley Moore, Ann Reinking, Amy Irving	Comedy	Columbia
Mike's Murder	James Bridges	Debra Winger, Mark Keyloun	Drama	Warner Bros.
Missing in Action	Joseph Zito	Chuck Norris, James Hong, M. Emmet Walsh	Action	Cannon
Moscow on the Hudson	Paul Mazursky	Robin Williams, María Conchita Alonso	Comedy	Columbia
Mrs. Soffel	Gillian Armstrong	Diane Keaton, Mel Gibson, Edward Herrmann, Matthew Modine	Drama	MGM
The Muppets Take Manhattan	Frank Oz	Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz	Family	TriStar

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
The Naked Face	Bryan Forbes	Roger Moore, Rod Steiger, Elliott Gould, Anne Archer, David Hedison, Art Carney	Mystery	based on a novel by Sidney Sheldon
National Lampoon's Joy of Sex	Martha Coolidge	Cameron Dye, Colleen Camp, Ernie Hudson	Comedy	based on sex manual
The Natural	Barry Levinson	Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley, Richard Farnsworth, Robert Prosky, Barbara Hershey, Darren McGavin	Drama	based on a novel by Bernard Malamud
The NeverEnding Story	Wolfgang Petersen	Barret Oliver, Noah Hathaway, Gerald McRaney	Fantasy	2 sequels
Night Patrol	Jackie Kong	Linda Blair, Murray Langston, Pat Paulsen	Comedy
Night of the Comet	Thom Eberhardt	Catherine Mary Stewart, Geoffrey Lewis	Sci-fi
A Nightmare on Elm Street	Wes Craven	Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Amanda Wyss, Johnny Depp	Horror	first of series
Ninja III: The Domination	Sam Firstenberg	Sho Kosugi, Lucinda Dickey	Action
No Small Affair	Jerry Schatzberg	Jon Cryer, Demi Moore, George Wendt	Comedy	Columbia
Not for Publication	Paul Bartel	Nancy Allen, David Naughton	Comedy
Nothing Lasts Forever	Tom Schiller	Zach Galligan, Lauren Tom, Bill Murray	Comedy	not released in theaters or on DVD
Old Enough	Marisa Silver	Sarah Boyd, Rainbow Harvest, Danny Aiello	Teen
Once Upon a Time in America	Sergio Leone	Robert De Niro, James Woods, Tuesday Weld, Elizabeth McGovern, Joe Pesci, Jennifer Connelly, Treat Williams, William Forsythe, Danny Aiello	Drama	winner of 2 BAFTA awards; Leone's last film
Over the Brooklyn Bridge	Menahem Golan	Elliott Gould, Shelley Winters, Margaux Hemingway, Burt Young, Carol Kane, Sid Caesar	Comedy	MGM/UA
Oxford Blues	Robert Boris	Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy, Julian Sands	Comedy	remake of A Yank at Oxford
Paris, Texas	Wim Wenders	Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell	Drama	won Palme d'Or at Cannes Festival
A Passage to India	David Lean	Judy Davis, Peggy Ashcroft, Alec Guinness	Drama	based on a novel by E. M. Forster; Lean's last film; 2 Oscars
The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak	Just Jaeckin	Tawny Kitaen, Brent Huff	Action
The Philadelphia Experiment	Stewart Raffill	Michael Paré, Nancy Allen	Sci-fi	New World
Places in the Heart	Robert Benton	Sally Field, John Malkovich, Danny Glover, Lindsay Crouse, Ed Harris, Amy Madigan	Drama	Oscars for Field and screenplay
Police Academy	Hugh Wilson	Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall, G. W. Bailey, Bubba Smith, George Gaynes, Leslie Easterbrook, David Graf, Michael Winslow, Donovan Scott	Comedy	first of series
The Pope of Greenwich Village	Stuart Rosenberg	Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts, Daryl Hannah, Kenneth McMillan, Geraldine Page, M. Emmet Walsh, Burt Young	Crime drama	based on a novel by Vincent Patrick
Protocol	Herbert Ross	Goldie Hawn, Andre Gregory, Chris Sarandon	Comedy	Warner Bros.
Purple Hearts	Sidney J. Furie	Ken Wahl, Cheryl Ladd	War drama	Warner Bros.
Purple Rain	Albert Magnoli	Prince, Morris Day, Apollonia Kotero	Drama	Academy Award for Musical Score
Racing with the Moon	Richard Benjamin	Sean Penn, Nicolas Cage, Elizabeth McGovern	Drama	Paramount
The Razor's Edge	John Byrum	Bill Murray, Theresa Russell, Catherine Hicks, Denholm Elliott, Brian Doyle-Murray, James Keach	Drama	based on a novel by Somerset Maugham
Reckless	James Foley	Aidan Quinn, Daryl Hannah, Cliff De Young	Romance
Red Dawn	John Milius	Patrick Swayze, Lea Thompson, Charlie Sheen, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Grey, Harry Dean Stanton, Powers Boothe, Ben Johnson	Action	remade in 2012
Repo Man	Alex Cox	Emilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton, Tracey Walter	Comedy	Universal
Revenge of the Nerds	Jeff Kanew	Anthony Edwards, Robert Carradine, Timothy Busfield, Curtis Armstrong	Comedy	3 sequels
Rhinestone	Bob Clark	Sylvester Stallone, Dolly Parton, Ron Leibman, Tim Thomerson, Richard Farnsworth	Musical comedy	8 Razzie nominations
The River	Mark Rydell	Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek, Scott Glenn	Drama	4 Oscar nominations
Roadhouse 66	John Mark Robinson	Willem Dafoe, Judge Reinhold	Action
Romancing the Stone	Robert Zemeckis	Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito	Comedy	followed by The Jewel of the Nile
The Rosebud Beach Hotel	Harry Hurwitz	Colleen Camp, Peter Scolari, Christopher Lee	Comedy
Runaway	Michael Crichton	Tom Selleck, Gene Simmons, Cynthia Rhodes	Sci-fi	TriStar
Savage Streets	Danny Steinmann	Linda Blair, John Vernon	Action
Secret Honor	Robert Altman	Philip Baker Hall	Drama	1-character story (Richard Nixon)
Sheena	John Guillermin	Tanya Roberts, Ted Wass, Donovan Scott	Adventure	based on comic-book character
Silent Night, Deadly Night	Charles E. Sellier, Jr.	Lilyan Chauvin, Robert Brian Wilson, Linnea Quigley	Horror
Sixteen Candles	John Hughes	Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall	Comedy	Universal
Slapstick of Another Kind	Steven Paul	Jerry Lewis, Madeline Kahn	Comedy	based on story by Kurt Vonnegut
A Soldier's Story	Norman Jewison	Howard Rollins, Adolph Caesar, Denzel Washington	Drama	based on a play by Charles Fuller
Songwriter	Alan Rudolph	Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Melinda Dillon	Drama	TriStar
Splash	Ron Howard	Daryl Hannah, Tom Hanks, John Candy, Eugene Levy	Comedy	Touchstone
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock	Leonard Nimoy	William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, George Takei	Science fiction	2nd sequel to Star Trek
Starman	John Carpenter	Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith	Science fiction	inspired TV series
Stop Making Sense	Jonathan Demme	Talking Heads	Documentary
Stranger Than Paradise	Jim Jarmusch	John Lurie, Eszter Balint, Richard Edson	Comedy
Streets of Fire	Walter Hill	Michael Paré, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis, Amy Madigan, Willem Dafoe	Action	Universal
Suburbia	Penelope Spheeris	Jennifer Clay, Flea, Christina Beck	Comedy
Supergirl	Jeannot Szwarc	Helen Slater, Peter O'Toole, Faye Dunaway	Superhero	based on character from DC Comics
Surf II	Randall M. Badat	Eddie Deezen, Cleavon Little, Eric Stoltz	Comedy
Swing Shift	Jonathan Demme	Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Christine Lahti, Ed Harris	Drama	Warner Bros.

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Tank	Marvin J. Chomsky	James Garner, C. Thomas Howell, Shirley Jones	Drama	Lorimar
Teachers	Arthur Hiller	Nick Nolte, JoBeth Williams, Judd Hirsch, Ralph Macchio, Lee Grant	Drama	United Artists
The Terminator	James Cameron	Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Paul Winfield	Science fiction	first of series
Terror in the Aisles	Andrew J. Kuehn	Donald Pleasence, Nancy Allen	Documentary	on horror films
Thief of Hearts	Douglas Day Stewart	Steven Bauer, Barbara Williams	Drama
This Is Spinal Tap	Rob Reiner	Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer	Comedy	Embassy Pictures
Tightrope	Richard Tuggle	Clint Eastwood, Geneviève Bujold, Dan Hedaya	Thriller	Warner Bros.
Top Secret!	Jim Abrahams, David Zucker	Val Kilmer, Lucy Gutteridge, Omar Sharif	Comedy	Paramount
Under the Volcano	John Huston	Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset	Drama	based on Malcolm Lowry novel
Unfaithfully Yours	Howard Zieff	Dudley Moore, Nastassja Kinski, Armand Assante, Albert Brooks	Comedy	remake of 1948 film
Until September	Richard Marquand	Karen Allen, Thierry Lhermitte	Romance
Up the Creek	Robert Butler	Tim Matheson, Jennifer Runyon	Comedy	Orion
The Warrior and the Sorceress	John C. Broderick	David Carradine, Maria Socas	Action, Fantasy
Where the Boys Are '84	Hy Averback	Lisa Hartman, Lorna Luft, Wendy Schaal, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Russell Todd, Alana Stewart	Comedy	remake of 1960 film
Where the Toys Come From	Theodore Thomas		Animation
The Wild Life	Art Linson	Chris Penn, Eric Stoltz, Lea Thompson, Rick Moranis, Ilan Mitchell-Smith	Comedy	Universal
The Woman in Red	Gene Wilder	Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner, Joseph Bologna, Charles Grodin, Kelly Le Brock	Comedy	Academy Award for Best Song

See also

• List of American films of 1983
• List of American films of 1985

External links

• 1984 films at the Internet Movie Database