Movies by Release Date: 1984

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Amadeus (1984)

PG 160 min - Drama, History, Music - 26 October 1984
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The incredible story of genius musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told in flashback by his peer and secret rival Antonio Salieri - now confined to an insane asylum.

Director:  Miloš Forman

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The incredible story of genius musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told in flashback by his peer and secret rival Antonio Salieri - now confined to an insane asylum.


Collections: Miloš Forman

Tagline: ...Everything you've heard is true

Genres: Drama, History, Music

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English, German, Italian, Latin
Release Date:  26 October 1984

Box Office

Budget:  $18,000,000
Revenue:  $51,564,280

Company Credits

Production Companies:  AMLF, The Saul Zaentz Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:  2 h 40 min
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Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

R 105 min - Action, Comedy, Crime - 30 November 1984
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Tough-talking Detroit cop Axel Foley heads to the rarified world of Beverly Hills in his beat-up Chevy Nova to investigate a friend's murder. But soon, he realizes he's stumbled onto something much more complicated. Bungling rookie detective Billy Rosewood joins the fish-out-of-water Axel and shows him the West Los Angeles ropes.

Director:  Martin Brest

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Tough-talking Detroit cop Axel Foley heads to the rarified world of Beverly Hills in his beat-up Chevy Nova to investigate a friend's murder. But soon, he realizes he's stumbled onto something much more complicated. Bungling rookie detective Billy Rosewood joins the fish-out-of-water Axel and shows him the West Los Angeles ropes.


Collections: Martin Brest

Tagline: The Heat Is On!

Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  30 November 1984

Box Office

Budget:  $15,000,000
Revenue:  $316,360,478

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Paramount Pictures, Eddie Murphy Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 45 min
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Blood Simple (1984)

R 97 min - Crime, Drama, Thriller - 7 September 1984
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The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.

Director:  Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Writers:  Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

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The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.


Collections: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Tagline: Breaking up is hard to do.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  7 September 1984

Box Office

Budget:  $1,500,000
Revenue:  $3,851,855

Company Credits

Production Companies:  River Road Productions, Foxton Entertainment, Circle Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 37 min
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Ghostbusters (1984)

PG 107 min - Comedy, Fantasy - 7 June 1984
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After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout cellist hires the squad to purge her swanky digs of demons that appear to be living in her refrigerator.

Director:  Ivan Reitman

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After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout cellist hires the squad to purge her swanky digs of demons that appear to be living in her refrigerator.


Collections: Ivan Reitman

Tagline: They ain't afraid of no ghost.

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy

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Official Website:  http://www.ghostbusters.com/
Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  7 June 1984

Box Office

Budget:  $30,000,000
Revenue:  $295,212,467

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Columbia Pictures Corporation, Delphi Films, Black Rhino Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 47 min
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Gremlins (1984)

PG 106 min - Fantasy, Horror, Comedy - 7 June 1984
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When Billy Peltzer is given a strange but adorable pet named Gizmo for Christmas, he inadvertently breaks the three important rules of caring for a Mogwai, and unleashes a horde of mischievous gremlins on a small town.

Director:  Joe Dante

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When Billy Peltzer is given a strange but adorable pet named Gizmo for Christmas, he inadvertently breaks the three important rules of caring for a Mogwai, and unleashes a horde of mischievous gremlins on a small town.


Collections: Joe Dante

Tagline: Don't get him wet, keep him out of bright light, and never feed him after midnight.

Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Comedy

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English, Spanish
Release Date:  7 June 1984

Box Office

Budget:  $11,000,000
Revenue:  $153,083,102

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Amblin Entertainment, Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 46 min
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After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees, and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.



Tagline: If adventure has a name... it must be Indiana Jones.

Genres: Adventure, Action

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Official Website:  http://www.indianajones.com
Country:   United States of America
Language:  English,
Release Date:  23 May 1984

Box Office

Budget:  $28,000,000
Revenue:  $333,000,000

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Lucasfilm, Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 58 min
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Police Academy (1984)

R 97 min - Comedy, Crime - 22 March 1984
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New rules enforced by the Lady Mayoress mean that sex, weight, height and intelligence need no longer be a factor for joining the Police Force. This opens the floodgates for all and sundry to enter the Police Academy, much to the chagrin of the instructors. Not everyone is there through choice, though. Social misfit Mahoney has been forced to sign up as the only alternative to a jail sentence and it doesn't take long before he falls foul of the boorish Lieutenant Harris. But before long, Mahoney realises that he is enjoying being a police cadet and decides he wants to stay... while Harris decides he wants Mahoney out!

Director:  Hugh Wilson

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New rules enforced by the Lady Mayoress mean that sex, weight, height and intelligence need no longer be a factor for joining the Police Force. This opens the floodgates for all and sundry to enter the Police Academy, much to the chagrin of the instructors. Not everyone is there through choice, though. Social misfit Mahoney has been forced to sign up as the only alternative to a jail sentence and it doesn't take long before he falls foul of the boorish Lieutenant Harris. But before long, Mahoney realises that he is enjoying being a police cadet and decides he wants to stay... while Harris decides he wants Mahoney out!


Collections: Hugh Wilson

Tagline: What an Institution!

Genres: Comedy, Crime

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  22 March 1984

Box Office

Budget:  $4,500,000
Revenue:  $81,198,894

Company Credits

Production Companies:  The Ladd Company, Warner Bros. Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 37 min
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The Terminator (1984)

R 108 min - Action, Thriller, Science Fiction - 26 October 1984
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In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?

Director:  James Cameron
Writers:  James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd

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In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?


Collections: James Cameron

Tagline: Your future is in his hands.

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Country:   United Kingdom,   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  26 October 1984

Box Office

Budget:  $6,400,000
Revenue:  $78,371,200

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Pacific Western, Hemdale Film, Cinema 84, Euro Film Funding

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 48 min