The best thrillers of 1984

17 thrillers 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. Tightrope Score 48.4 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 86% · Metascore 61
  3. The Hit Score 44.3 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 75
  4. The Element of Crime Score 42.9 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 83% · Metascore 66
  5. Red Dawn Score 38.8 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 48% · Metascore 53
  6. My New Partner Score 37.6 · IMDb 7.2
  7. Crimes of Passion Score 32.9 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 52% · Metascore 52
  8. The Evil That Men Do Score 29.2 · IMDb 5.9 · Tomatometer 40% · Metascore 32
  9. Angel Score 28.1 · IMDb 5.8
  10. The Initiation Score 26.7 · IMDb 5.6