The best comedies of 1984

55 comedies from 1984, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension Score 31.1 · IMDb 6.2 · Tomatometer 67% · Metascore 70
  2. The Lonely Guy Score 29.9 · IMDb 6.2 · Tomatometer 50% · Metascore 45
  3. Tank Score 28.4 · IMDb 5.8 · Tomatometer 33% · Metascore 39
  4. Electric Dreams Score 28.1 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 45% · Metascore 52
  5. Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo Score 27.3 · IMDb 5.2 · Tomatometer 29% · Metascore 55
  6. City Heat Score 27.0 · IMDb 5.5 · Tomatometer 22% · Metascore 39
  7. The Hotel New Hampshire Score 26.0 · IMDb 5.8 · Tomatometer 71% · Metascore 36
  8. The Toxic Avenger Score 23.1 · IMDb 6.2 · Tomatometer 73% · Metascore 42
  9. The Ice Pirates Score 22.0 · IMDb 5.7 · Tomatometer 17% · Metascore 44
  10. Cannonball Run II Score 22.0 · IMDb 5.1 · Tomatometer 12% · Metascore 13