The best sci-fi films of 1984

17 sci-fi 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. Night of the Comet Score 38.3 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 79% · Metascore 59
  2. Trancers Score 36.0 · IMDb 6.0 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 64
  3. Iceman Score 34.9 · IMDb 6.2 · Metascore 62
  4. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension Score 31.1 · IMDb 6.2 · Tomatometer 67% · Metascore 70
  5. Dune Score 28.9 · IMDb 6.2 · Tomatometer 36% · Metascore 41
  6. Firestarter Score 27.4 · IMDb 6.1 · Tomatometer 40% · Metascore 50
  7. C.H.U.D. Score 20.3 · IMDb 5.6 · Tomatometer 44% · Metascore 57