Greatest 30 Romance Movies Must-Watch Released in 1984

A girl's sweet sixteenth birthday is anything but special: her family forgets about it, and she suffers from every embarrassment possible. Read about Sixteen Candles / IMDB / YouTube

A mousy romance novelist sets off for Colombia to ransom her kidnapped sister, and soon finds herself in the middle of a dangerous adventure hunting for treasure with a mercenary rogue. Look into Romancing the Stone / IMDB / YouTube

A big city teenager moves to a small town where Rock and Roll music and dancing have been banned by backward local parents and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace. Learn about Footloose / IMDB / YouTube

A young man is reunited with a mermaid he briefly encountered as a boy and falls in love with her without knowing her secret. Read about Splash / IMDB / YouTube

An alien takes the form of a young Wisconsin widow's husband and makes her drive him to his departure point in Arizona. Distrustful government agents, along with a more ambivalent scientist, give pursuit in hopes of intercepting them. Info on Starman / IMDB / YouTube

Fed up with their Captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship's crew decides to take action. See more about The Bounty / IMDB / YouTube

Adventurer, brain surgeon, rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his crime-fighting team, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, must stop evil alien invaders from the eighth dimension who are planning to conquer Earth. Learn about The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension / IMDB / YouTube

A mercenary is hired to rescue his ex-girlfriend, a singer who has been kidnapped by a motorcycle gang. Check out Streets of Fire / IMDB / YouTube

After losing a powerful orb, Kara Zor-El, Superman's cousin, comes to Earth to retrieve it and instead finds herself up against a wicked witch. Info on Supergirl / IMDB / YouTube

A young musician, tormented by an abusive situation at home, must contend with a rival singer, a burgeoning romance, and his own dissatisfied band, as his star begins to rise. See more about Purple Rain / IMDB / YouTube

Kermit and his friends go to New York City to get their musical on Broadway only to find it's a more difficult task than they anticipated. Details on The Muppets Take Manhattan / IMDB / YouTube

A missing heir of respected Scottish family, raised in African jungles by animals, finally returns to his estate only to realize that difference between the two worlds is really significant. Look into Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes / IMDB / YouTube

Dying millionaire Edwina Cutwater has her soul transferred into the body of younger, willing Terry Hoskins. However, something goes wrong, and she finds herself in her lawyer Roger Cobb's body - together with the lawyer. Learn about All of Me / IMDB / YouTube

On his way to work, Teddy spots Charlotte, an incredibly beautiful Woman in Red. He really wants to meet her, but what would his wife say? Read about The Woman in Red / IMDB / YouTube

A Jewish girl disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training. Details on Yentl / IMDB / YouTube

A United States Navy destroyer escort participates in a Navy invisibility experiment that inadvertently sends two sailors forty years into the future. More about The Philadelphia Experiment / IMDB / YouTube

Two Chinese friends, who operate a food truck in Barcelona, Spain, use their martial arts expertise to help their private investigator friend protect the pickpocket Sylvia, who's been targeted by a ruthless gang. Check out Wheels on Meals / IMDB / YouTube

Although they live married lives, two strangers keep running into each other, starting a friendship that could blossom into so much more. More about Falling in Love / IMDB / YouTube

A gangster hires an ex-football player to find his estranged girlfriend. When he finds her, they fall in love and things get complicated. Look into Against All Odds / IMDB / YouTube

A Russian saxophonist visiting New York City with a USSR circus troupe suddenly decides to defect in Bloomingdale's. Info on Moscow on the Hudson / IMDB / YouTube

Best friends and their daughters vacation in Rio de Janeiro only for one to fall for the other's daughter. Explore Blame It on Rio / IMDB / YouTube

In a distant future scarce of water, space pirates get caught after stealing ice from a spaceship. They are sold to a princess looking for her dad. He might have found a planet abundant with water. Read about The Ice Pirates / IMDB / YouTube

A young man buys a computer that accidentally becomes sentient and begins to turn its affections toward the man's attractive female neighbor. Get info on Electric Dreams / IMDB / YouTube

A mysterious woman, fashion designer by day and prostitute by night, is hounded by two men: a married father of two children and a sexually repressed preacher. Look into Crimes of Passion / IMDB / YouTube

A writer for a greeting card company discovers the struggles and tribulations of living alone after breaking up with his unfaithful girlfriend. Check out The Lonely Guy / IMDB / YouTube

A struggling young jazz dancer meets up with two break-dancers. Together they become the sensation of the street crowds. Look into Breakin' / IMDB / YouTube

Based on the life of the young Guy Burgess, who would become better known as one of the Cambridge Spies. Get info on Another Country / IMDB / YouTube

A recent high-school graduate unsure of his future gets a summer job at the Flamingo beach club, and meets the charismatic Phil Brody. Explore The Flamingo Kid / IMDB / YouTube

In the 1920s, a young woman sets out to lose her virginity. Her mission leads her to a Moroccan sheikh and a Spanish bullfighter. See more about Bolero / IMDB / YouTube

A young Boston writer goes back in time into an era where wizards and dragon reign and science is just barely known. Learn about The Flight of Dragons / IMDB / YouTube