Best Romance Films of 1984
Falling in Love
Falling in Love can ... "one year later" coda. The natural charisma of its stars lends distinction to the otherwise so-so Falling in Love. [ best romance films - 1984 ]
Swing Shift
Director Jonathan Demme made ... his wife has betrayed him. Lucky then decides to pursue Hazel, driving a wedge between the two best friends. [ best romance films - 1984 ]
Choose Me
The lives of five ... trilogy from the quirky low-budget director, the first two being Welcome to L.A. (1977) and Remember My Name (1978). [ best romance films - 1984 ]
Against All Odds
A remake of Jacques ... love in a Mayan temple, tragedy ensues, spinning the ill-fated Terry into a world of boundless deceit and corruption. [ best romance films - 1984 ]
Racing with the Moon
Sean Penn graduated to ... the stars, and by director Richard Benjamin's meticulous attention to period detail-especially in those peerless bowling-alley and skating-rink sequences. [ best romance films - 1984 ]
The Woman in Red
Gene Wilder's remake of ... Wonder's score included his hit song "I Just Called to Say I Love You", which received an Oscar nomination. [ best romance films - 1984 ]
I Married a Centerfold
In order to win ... a nebbishy engineer must meet a model; not only does he get to know her, they begin to date. [ best romance films - 1984 ]
Starman
Having crashed to Earth, ... leaving the field wide open for a sequel--which was never produced, though a weekly TV version surfaced in 1986. [ best romance films - 1984 ]
American Dreamer
In this farcical look ... or later Cathy-cum-Rebecca will have to realize the truth about her identity, but in the meantime, much skullduggery awaits. [ best romance films - 1984 ]
Until September
Mo Alexander (Karen Allen) ... Return of the Jedi when he filmed this small romantic comedy. It was Janice Lee Graham's only screenwriting success. [ best romance films - 1984 ]
Purple Rain
Purple Rain, the first ... 4 U, When Doves Cry and Let's Go Crazy; the score deservedly won an Academy Award and a Grammy. [ best romance films - 1984 ]
Almost You
After Griffin Dunne's wife ... mid-1980s self-indulgence are advised to keep an eye out for the brilliant monologist Spalding Gray in a supporting role. [ best romance films - 1984 ]
Camila
Camila O'Gorman (Susan Peccaro) ... affair. Based on a true story, the Spanish/Argentine co-production Camila was honored with a Best Foreign Film Oscar nomination. [ best romance films - 1984 ]
Hard to Hold
In Hard to Hold, ... following Diana all over San Francisco, much to the discomfort of his lovelorn writing partner Nicky Nides (Patti Hanson). [ best romance films - 1984 ]
A Year of the Quiet Sun
The Polish Year of ... leave. More cerebral than carnal, Year of the Quiet Sun was originally release in Poland as Rok Spokojnego Slonca. [ best romance films - 1984 ]
The Best Legs in the 8th Grade
This made-for-television movie stars ... runs into the girl of his childhood dreams who, way back when, didn't even notice him. Now she does. [ best romance films - 1984 ]
Boy Meets Girl
A depressed aspiring filmmaker ... of their talking, the two find themselves unable to resist their mutual neediness and this leads them to tragedy. [ best romance films - 1984 ]
