Films of 1984
1984 was the most strange year of its era.
Across 90 well-known films, 1984 reads higher on strangeness than the decade around it — 46.8 against 42.5, a gap of 4.3. Every year is measured against its own era rather than against all of cinema, because a slow trend is not a year’s signature.
The best-liked films of 1984
Once Upon a Time in America
8.4 / 10
Paris, Texas
8.1 / 10
Amadeus
8.0 / 10
Warriors of the Wind
7.9 / 10
The Terminator
7.7 / 10
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
7.7 / 10
Ghostbusters
7.5 / 10
The Killing Fields
7.5 / 10
A Nightmare on Elm Street
7.4 / 10
This Is Spinal Tap
7.4 / 10
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
7.3 / 10
The Karate Kid
7.2 / 10
The most singular films of 1984
Highest Cinnamon Scores of the year, leaving out anything already listed above. Not the best films of 1984 — the ones you cannot get anywhere else.
