The best dramas of 1984

59 dramas 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. Blood Simple Score 57.4 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 84
  2. The NeverEnding Story Score 56.7 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 84% · Metascore 49
  3. Stranger Than Paradise Score 55.5 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 86
  4. The Holy Innocents Score 54.8 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 100%
  5. The Muppets Take Manhattan Score 54.7 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 85% · Metascore 64
  6. Full Moon in Paris Score 53.7 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 100%
  7. Purple Rain Score 51.6 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 74% · Metascore 55
  8. 1984 Score 50.8 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 76% · Metascore 67
  9. The Cotton Club Score 50.0 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 76% · Metascore 68
  10. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Score 49.9 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 79% · Metascore 62