Guide for the Film Fanatic

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In his Guide for the Film Fanatic (1986), Danny Peary provides short reviews for over 1600 “Must See” films.
A list of Peary’s “Additional Must See” titles (not reviewed in the book) is available here: https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/guide+for+the+film+fanatic+addendum/red.hexapus/

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  1. 6 -

    The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the...

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 24 -

    All of Me

    1984, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 35 -

    Amadeus

    1984, in 23 top lists Check
  4. 54 -

    Angel

    1983, in 0 top lists Check
  5. 132 -

    Beverly Hills Cop

    1984, in 7 top lists Check
  6. 134 -

    Me'Ahorei Hasoragim

    1984 — a.k.a. Beyond the Walls, in 3 top lists Check
  7. 173 -

    Blood Simple

    1984, in 10 top lists Check
  8. 186 -

    Body Double

    1984, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 189 -

    Bolero

    1984, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 215 -

    Broadway Danny Rose

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 219 -

    The Brother from Another Planet

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  12. 240 -

    Cal

    1984, in 0 top lists Check
  13. 279 -

    Choose Me

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  14. 311 -

    Comfort and Joy

    1984, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 315 -

    The Company of Wolves

    1984, in 6 top lists Check
  16. 324 -

    The Cotton Club

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  17. 335 -

    Crimes of Passion

    1984, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 433 -

    Dune

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 498 -

    Firestarter

    1984, in 0 top lists Check
  20. 567 -

    Ghostbusters

    1984, in 13 top lists Check
  21. 609 -

    Gremlins

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  22. 610 -

    Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

    1984, in 0 top lists Check
  23. 700 -

    Mauvaise conduite

    1984 — a.k.a. Improper Conduct, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 706 -

    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

    1984, in 11 top lists Check
  25. 757 -

    The Karate Kid

    1984, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 766 -

    The Killing Fields

    1984, in 12 top lists Check
  27. 857 -

    Love Streams

    1984, in 8 top lists Check
  28. 929 -

    Missing in Action

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  29. 934 -

    Mixed Blood

    1984, in 0 top lists Check
  30. 955 -

    Moscow on the Hudson

    1984, in 0 top lists Check
  31. 992 -

    The Natural

    1984, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 1000 -

    The Neverending Story

    1984 — a.k.a. The NeverEnding Story, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 1005 -

    Night of the Comet

    1984, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 1014 -

    A Nightmare on Elm Street

    1984, in 8 top lists Check
  35. 1018 -

    Nineteen Eighty-Four

    1984 — a.k.a. 1984, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 1053 -

    Once Upon a Time in America

    1984, in 19 top lists Check
  37. 1085 -

    Paris, Texas

    1984, in 21 top lists Check
  38. 1087 -

    A Passage to India

    1984, in 5 top lists Check
  39. 1121 -

    Places in the Heart

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 1129 -

    Police Academy

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  41. 1153 -

    Purple Rain

    1984, in 3 top lists Check
  42. 1183 -

    Red Dawn

    1984, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 1189 -

    Repo Man

    1984, in 9 top lists Check
  44. 1198 -

    Revenge of the Nerds

    1984, in 0 top lists Check
  45. 1228 -

    Romancing the Stone

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  46. 1311 -

    Sixteen Candles

    1984, in 0 top lists Check
  47. 1327 -

    A Soldier's Story

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  48. 1356 -

    Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  49. 1360 -

    Starman

    1984, in 0 top lists Check
  50. 1370 -

    Stop Making Sense

    1984, in 9 top lists Check
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