The best music films of 1984

10 music films 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. Amadeus Score 95.5 · IMDb 8.4 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 87 · Drama, History, Music
  2. Stop Making Sense Score 65.2 · IMDb 8.7 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 94 · Documentary, Music
  3. This Is Spinal Tap Score 61.1 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 98% · Metascore 92
  4. Top Secret! Score 58.0 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 77% · Metascore 68
  5. Purple Rain Score 51.6 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 74% · Metascore 55
  6. The Cotton Club Score 50.0 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 76% · Metascore 68
  7. Footloose Score 49.1 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 55% · Metascore 42
  8. Breakin' Score 36.1 · IMDb 5.9 · Tomatometer 33% · Metascore 53
  9. Electric Dreams Score 28.1 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 45% · Metascore 52
  10. Rhinestone Score 20.2 · IMDb 4.1 · Tomatometer 18% · Metascore 36