Best Movies of 1984

These are the 31 best-rated movies released in 1984, led by Golden Sands, Loafing and Camouflage and Atla Gel Şaban. Ranked by audience score, with cast, trailers and legal places to watch on every page.

1. Golden Sands (1984)

★ 8.0/10

A political comedy about the effects of the apparent discovery of gold in the sands near a small community on Iceland's south coast. Troops from the American NATO base "invade" the territory, journalists from Reykjavik…
2. Loafing and Camouflage (1984)

★ 7.5/10

A group of Greek soldiers are assigned to run the Cinematographic Unit of the army in the midst of political unrest.
3. Atla Gel Şaban (1984)

★ 7.4/10

Niyazi is a humble factory worker whose life is turned upside down when he wins the “altılı ganyan” (six-horse accumulator) lottery. Suddenly, everyone from neighbours to total strangers, claiming to be his long-lost…
4. When the Tenth Month Comes (1984)

★ 7.2/10

In the final days of the war, Duyên faces a daily struggle to take care of her young son and ailing father-in-law, all the while hiding from them the fact that her husband has recently been killed in battle.
5. Iron Maiden: Behind The Iron Curtain (1984)

★ 7.1/10

Shot during Maiden's historic tour of Poland and other parts of the Eastern Bloc in 1984, featuring interviews, live and offstage footage, capturing the atmosphere of this remarkable journey behind the Wall at the…
6. Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to Remember (1984)

★ 7.0/10

A holiday musical special with Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers based around their best-selling album "Once Upon a Christmas."
7. Tutku (1984)

★ 7.0/10

Sherif Ali is a handsome but unemployed young man in the village. He has been linked to many women in his village. Sherif Ali's neighbor, Gülsüm, lost her husband at a young age and lives with her 17-year-old daughter…
8. Shanghai Blues (1984)

★ 7.0/10

In 1937 Shanghai, a soldier and a young woman have an awkward meet-cute in darkness under a bridge as they seek refuge during a bomb raid. Ten years later, the soldier, now a burgeoning songwriter and tuba-player in a…
9. Los Sures (1984)

★ 6.8/10

A documentary on the inhabitants of South Williamsburg, New York, whose lives are explored through the testimony of five inhabitants of the Brooklyn neighborhood. In the late 70s and early 80s, Los Sures was one of the…
10. Before Stonewall (1984)

★ 6.5/10

New York City's Stonewall Inn is regarded by many as the site of gay and lesbian liberation since it was at this bar that drag queens fought back against police June 27-28, 1969. This documentary uses extensive…
11. In Heaven There Is No Beer? (1984)

★ 6.5/10

A joyous romp through the dance, food, music, friendship, and even religion of the Polka. The explosive energy and high spirits of the polka subculture are rendered with warmth and dedication to scholarship in this…
12. Maria's Lovers (1984)

★ 6.1/10

A World War II prisoner returns home to his childhood sweetheart. However, back home, he discovers that he has to compete to win her love.
13. Şabaniye (1984)

★ 6.0/10

A poet, who works as a waiter to make ends meet, postures as a female singer to end a blood feud between two families.
14. Choose Me (1984)

★ 6.0/10

Several lost-soul night-owls, including a nightclub owner, a talk radio relationship counselor, and an itinerant stranger have encounters that expose their contradictions and anxieties about love and acceptance.
15. Fort Saganne (1984)

★ 6.0/10

In 1911, a willful and determined man from peasant stock named Charles Saganne enlists in the military and is assigned to the Sahara Desert under the aristocratic Colonel Dubreuilh.
16. Shanghai 13 (1984)

★ 6.0/10

A patriot finds evidence that the government is collaborating with a foreign power. If the people knew about the deception, they would revolt and overthrow the corrupt government. One patriot in office steals the proof…
17. Kid Colter (1984)

★ 6.0/10

A Boston boy escapes from spies and survives in the wild with tricks from his mountain-man father.
18. Broken Mirrors (1984)

★ 5.9/10

Diane and Dora are two prostitutes who begin to rebel against their lot in life. Meanwhile, in another part of town, a murderer is at large.
19. UFOria (1984)

★ 5.9/10

Sheldon Bart (Fred Ward) is a drifter, and a small-time con man. He meets his old friend, Brother Bud (Harry Dean Stanton), a big-time con man into faith healing and fencing stolen cars, at his revival tent outside a…
20. The Hate (1984)

★ 5.8/10

Fatma leads a rich life with her husband Metin. But when she learns that her husband is cheating on her, she divorces him. Their only daughter Hülya holds her mother responsible for the divorce. Hülya spends her days…
21. New Wave (1984)

★ 5.8/10

São Paulo, 1983: Women’s soccer has just been legalized in Brazil. A group of rebellious young women form the Gayvotas Football Club and begin training for their first match. But as the team quickly becomes a media…
22. Dangerous Moves (1984)

★ 5.8/10

During the Cold War, the World Chess Championship clashed complete opposites - personal and political.
23. Kill the Referee (1984)

★ 5.5/10

Michel, a referee has to suffer the consequences of having whistled a penalty against a team which is supported by football hooligans.
24. The Mirror (1984)

★ 5.4/10

Zelihan and Necmettin, a young couple, live in a small village in the service of an agha. They share their poor "one-eye" room with the agha's ox. In this environment of poverty and loneliness, the agha's brother is…
25. Malombra (1984)

★ 5.3/10

Gothic and erotic mystery about a young man called Marco, who goes to stay with his strange uncle, whose wife (Marco's beautiful aunt) died some time ago. His uncle's sister-in-law is the only other person living…
26. The Devil's Sword (1984)

★ 5.1/10

A legendary warrior embarks on a deadly quest to retrieve the cursed Devil’s Sword, a mystical weapon with dark powers capable of unleashing unimaginable destruction. When the sword falls into the wrong hands, chaos…
27. The Big Election in Gırgıriye (1984)

★ 5.0/10

In the historic Roma quarter of Sulukule, its colorful residents, led by matriarch Sabahat, her niece Güllü, and rival chieftain candidates Uncle Bekir and family friend Bayram, face their first ever democratic…
28. Poppers (1984)

★ 4.9/10

A guy named Santos is released from prison after having killed his best friend. The dead friends father then organizes a manhunt to kill Santos. Santos escapes and then turns things around as he starts hunting the…
29. The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent (1984)

★ 4.7/10

An international intrigue with terrorists threatening to blow up the presidents of the most powerful countries.
30. Maladonna (1984)

★ 4.6/10

In late XIX century, rich and bored Maria (Paola Senatore) is after a more sexually interesting life and gets involved with Alessio who shows her other kinds of love. She soon becomes his sex slave but some unexpected…
31. The Parade (1984)

★ 1.0/10

When her estranged, drifter husband Matt returns after spending seven years in prison to ask her to let him be a part of her life again, Rachel Kirby's life is thrown into turmoil, which also affects her teenage…