"It's been said that 1984 was a vintage year for movies, and looking back, it's easy to see why. The likes of Ghostbusters and Gremlins served up comedy, action and the macabre in equal measure. James Cameron's The Terminator cemented Arnold Schwarzenegger's star status and gave us one of the greatest sci-fi action movies of the decade.
"This was also the year where the Coen Brothers made their screen debut with the stunning thriller Blood Simple, and when the Zucker brothers followed up Airplane! with the equally hilarious Top Secret!
"With competition like that in cinemas, it's hardly surprising that there are some 1984 movies that didn't generate quite the same clamor of interest. This brings us to the following: a selection of thrillers, sci-fi, comedy, and horror that were either overlooked at the time or have dwindled from view since."
