1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) ❧ Dir. Steven Spielberg 118· USA· Adventure, Action,· PG A+ 97/100 Director Steven Spielberg Writer Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz, George Lucas D.O.P. Douglas Slocombe Composer John Williams Editor Michael Kahn Language English Country USA Runtime 118′ Percentile 99th Viewings 5
2 Once Upon a Time in America (1984) ❧ Dir. Sergio Leone 229· USA· Drama, Crime,· R A+ 97/100 Director Sergio Leone Writer Sergio Leone, Enrico Medioli, Piero De Bernardi, Franco Arcalli, Leonardo Benvenuti, Franco Ferrini D.O.P. Tonino Delli Colli Composer Ennio Morricone Editor Nino Baragli Language English Country USA, Italy Runtime 229′ Percentile 99th
3 The Terminator (1984) ❧ Dir. James Cameron 108· USA· Action, Thriller, Science Fiction,· R A- 90/100 Director James Cameron Writer James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd D.O.P. Adam Greenberg Composer Brad Fiedel Editor Mark Goldblatt Language English Country USA, UK Runtime 108′ Percentile 90th Viewings 2
4 Blood Simple (1984) ❧ Dir. Joel Coen, Ethan Coen 97· USA· Crime, Drama, Thriller,· R B+ 89/100 Director Joel Coen, Ethan Coen Writer Joel Coen, Ethan Coen D.O.P. Barry Sonnenfeld Composer Carter Burwell Editor Ethan Coen, Don Wiegmann, Joel Coen Language English Country USA Runtime 97′ Percentile 89th
5 A Soldier's Story (1984) ❧ Dir. Norman Jewison 101· USA· Mystery, Crime, Drama,· PG B 82/100 Director Norman Jewison Writer Charles Fuller D.O.P. Russell Boyd Composer Herbie Hancock Editor Mark Warner, Caroline Biggerstaff Language English Country USA Runtime 101′ Percentile 73rd
6 Romancing the Stone (1984) ❧ Dir. Robert Zemeckis 106· USA· Romance, Comedy, Action, Adventure,· PG B 81/100 Director Robert Zemeckis Writer Diane Thomas D.O.P. Dean Cundey Composer Alan Silvestri Editor Donn Cambern, Frank Morriss Language English Country USA, Mexico Runtime 106′ Percentile 72nd Viewings 2
7 The Killing Fields (1984) ❧ Dir. Roland Joffé 142· UK· Drama, History, War,· R B 80/100 Director Roland Joffé Writer Bruce Robinson D.O.P. Chris Menges Composer Mike Oldfield Editor Jim Clark Language English Country UK Runtime 142′ Percentile 69th
8 A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) ❧ Dir. Wes Craven 91· USA· Horror,· R C+ 74/100 Director Wes Craven Writer Wes Craven D.O.P. Jacques Haitkin Composer Charles Bernstein Editor Patrick McMahon, Rick Shaine Language English Country USA, UK Runtime 91′ Percentile 56th
9 Splash (1984) ❧ Dir. Ron Howard 111· USA· Comedy, Romance, Fantasy,· PG C 65/100 Director Ron Howard Writer Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, Bruce Jay Friedman, Brian Grazer D.O.P. Donald Peterman Composer Lee Holdridge Editor Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill Language English Country USA Runtime 111′ Percentile 37th
10 Beverly Hills Cop (1984) ❧ Dir. Martin Brest 105· USA· Comedy, Crime, Action,· R D+ 57/100 Director Martin Brest Writer Daniel Petrie Jr., Danilo Bach D.O.P. Bruce Surtees Composer Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey Editor Arthur Coburn, Billy Weber Language English Country USA Runtime 105′ Percentile 24th Viewings 2
11 Swing Shift (1984) ❧ Dir. Jonathan Demme 100· USA· Drama, Romance, War,· PG D- 46/100 Director Jonathan Demme Writer Nancy Dowd D.O.P. Tak Fujimoto Composer Patrick Williams Editor Craig McKay Language English Country USA Runtime 100′ Percentile 13th
12 Dune (1984) ❧ Dir. David Lynch 137· USA· Action, Science Fiction, Adventure,· PG-13 F 32/100 Director David Lynch Writer David Lynch D.O.P. Freddie Francis Composer Brian Eno, David Paich, Jeff Porcaro, Mike Porcaro, Steve Porcaro, Marty Paich, Steve Lukather, Daniel Lanois, Roger Eno, James Newton Howard, TOTO Editor Antony Gibbs Language English Country USA Runtime 137′ Percentile 6th Watched 1/9/2025
13 Supergirl (1984) ❧ Dir. Jeannot Szwarc 124· USA· Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Science Fiction,· PG F 7/100 Director Jeannot Szwarc Writer David Odell D.O.P. Alan Hume Composer Jerry Goldsmith Editor Malcolm Cooke Language English Country USA, UK, Netherlands Runtime 124′ Percentile 0th