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Highest Grossing Films of 1984! What to watch from 1984

  • Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
  • Stars: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold
  • Director: Martin Brest
  • Summary: A Detroit cop, played by Eddie Murphy, goes to Beverly Hills to solve the murder of his best friend, leading to fish-out-of-water comedic situations and unexpected friendships.
  • Ghostbusters (1984)
  • Stars: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Sigourney Weaver
  • Director: Ivan Reitman
  • Summary: A group of parapsychologists start a ghost-catching business in New York City, facing off against supernatural forces and a looming apocalypse.
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
  • Stars: Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw
  • Director: Steven Spielberg
  • Summary: Archaeologist Indiana Jones embarks on a perilous journey to recover a mystical stone and save enslaved children in a hidden Indian temple.
  • Gremlins (1984)
  • Stars: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates
  • Director: Joe Dante
  • Summary: A young man receives a cute creature called a Mogwai as a pet, but chaos ensues when the creature’s care instructions are not followed, resulting in the creation of mischievous gremlins.
  • The Karate Kid (1984)
  • Stars: Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita
  • Director: John G. Avildsen
  • Summary: A teenager learns martial arts from a wise and unconventional mentor to defend himself against bullies and compete in a karate tournament.
  • Police Academy (1984)
  • Stars: Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall
  • Director: Hugh Wilson
  • Summary: A group of misfit recruits joins the police academy, leading to comedic situations as they try to prove themselves as worthy police officers.
  • Footloose (1984)
  • Stars: Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer
  • Director: Herbert Ross
  • Summary: A city teenager moves to a small town where dancing is prohibited, leading him to challenge the community’s conservative rules and bring dance back to their lives.
  • Romancing the Stone (1984)
  • Stars: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner
  • Director: Robert Zemeckis
  • Summary: A romance novelist’s life takes a thrilling turn when she becomes involved in a real-life adventure in the jungles of Colombia with a soldier of fortune.
  • Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
  • Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy
  • Director: Leonard Nimoy
  • Summary: The crew of the starship Enterprise risks everything to retrieve the body of Spock and restore him to life after his apparent death in the previous film.
  • Splash (1984)
  • Stars: Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah
  • Director: Ron Howard
  • Summary: A man falls in love with a mermaid who saved him from drowning, leading to comedic and romantic complications as they navigate the challenges of a relationship between two worlds.