| 100% | KID | 3 | "The Karate ___" (1984 movie) |
| 77% | GREMLINS | 8 | 1984 comedy horror movie with the characters Gizmo and Stripe |
| 76% | GHOSTBUSTERS | 12 | 1984 movie about supernatural beings that launched a franchise including the 2024 "Frozen Empire" sequel |
| 73% | REDDAWN | 7 | 1984 Patrick Swayze film, the first movie released with a PG-13 rating |
| 73% | THETERMINATOR | 13 | 1984 science fiction movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as the title cyborg: 2 wds. |
| 72% | REPOMAN | 7 | 1984 movie with the tag line "It's 4 a.m., do you know where your car is?" |
| 72% | THEKARATEKID | 12 | 1984 movie about martial arts that launched a franchise including the 2018-2025 "Cobra Kai" series: 3 wds. |
| 72% | ROBERTRED4D | 11 | Star of the 1984 movie "The Natural" |
| 71% | FOOTLOOSE | 9 | 1984 Kevin Bacon teen movie title that includes the name of a body part |
| 70% | MRMIYAGI | 8 | Daniel's mentor in The Karate Kid movies |
| 70% | THEKARATEKID | 12 | 1984 martial arts movie upon which the streaming show "Cobra Kai" is based: 3 wds. |
| 70% | REDDAWN | 7 | 1984 Charlie Sheen/Patrick Swayze movie about a Russian invasion of the US: 2 wds. |
| 69% | THETERMINATOR | 13 | 1984 movie about a cyborg from the future that launched a franchise including a 2024 Netflix anime series: 2 wds. |
| 67% | TERMINATOR | 10 | 1984 movie with a 100% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with "The" |
| 66% | CORN | 4 | "Children of the ___" (1984 horror movie) |
| 66% | SPLASH | 6 | 1984 Tom Hanks movie |
| 66% | PROTOCOL | 8 | 1984 Goldie Hawn movie |
| 66% | SPLASH | 6 | 1984 daryl hannah movie |
| 66% | KID | 3 | "The Karate ___," 1984 martial arts film starring Ralph Macchio and Elisabeth Shue |
| 64% | KID | 3 | "The Karate ___" (1984 film) |
| 64% | FOOTLOOSE | 9 | 1984 movie remade in 2011 |
| 64% | KID | 3 | "The Karate ___," 1984 martial arts drama film starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita |
| 64% | GHOSTBUSTERS | 12 | 1984 supernatural movie with a 2016 reboot ... or a description of the black squares between the groups of circles? |
| 64% | MIYAGI | 6 | Pat Morita, Mr. __ in The Karate Kid movies |
| 63% | LOVELEADSTHEWAY | 15 | Treacly 1984 Disney movie |
| 62% | NARRATE | 7 | Talk during the movie |
| 62% | SCRIPT | 6 | Lines at the movie |
| 62% | CINEMA | 6 | The movies |
| 61% | MRMIYAGI | 8 | The Karate Kid's mentor (2 wds.) |
| 61% | ALLOFME | 7 | 1932 song or 1984 movie |