Films: 1984

Our 20 Favorite Films of 1984

1. Love Streams (John Cassavetes)

2. Streetwise (Martin Bell)

3. Paris, Texas (Wim Wenders)

4. This is Spinal Tap (Rob Reiner)

5. Stranger Than Paradise (Jim Jarmusch)

6. Blood Simple (Coen Brothers)

7. Ghostbusters (Ivan Reitman)

8. The Hit (Stephen Frears)

9. Boy Meets Girl (Leos Carax)

10. Once Upon a Time in America (Sergio Leone)

11. Gremlins (Joe Dante)

12. Meantime (Mike Leigh)

13. Body Double (Brian de Palma)

14. Starman (John Carpenter)

15. Beverly Hills Cop (Martin Brest)

16. Repo Man (Alex Cox)

17. The Natural (Barry Levinson)

18. The Terminator (James Cameron)

19. A Nightmare on Elm Street (Wes Craven)

20. Streets of Fire (Walter Hill)

21. Stop Making Sense (Jonathan Demme)

22. Sixteen Candles (John Hughes)

23. Dune (David Lynch)

24. Amadeus (Milos Foreman)

25. The Killing Fields (Roland Joffe)

26. 28 Up (Michael Apted)

27. Places in the Heart (Robert Benton)

28. Broadway Danny Rose (Woody Allen)

29. The Muppets Take Manhattan (Frank Oz)

30. Birdy (Alan Parker)

31. Against All Odds (Taylor Hackford)

32. Revenge of the Nerds (Jeff Kanew)

33. What Have I Done to Deserve This (Pedro Almodovar)

BEST ACTOR: Denis Lavant in Boy Meets Girl

BEST DIRECTOR: John Cassavetes for Love Streams

BEST SCREENPLAY: Peter Shaffer for Amadeus