Movies and TvShows featuring "year-1984" theme.
Five high school students from different social groups report for Saturday detention. As they spend the day together, they open up to each other, revealing their secrets and fears. Despite their differences, they form unexpected friendships and challenge stereotypes. In the end, they write a motivating letter to their disciplinary principal, challenging his preconceived judgments and demonstrating their growth and realization that they are more than the labels society has placed on them.
In 1984, Diana Prince, also known as Wonder Woman, works as a senior anthropologist at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. She meets Barbara, who idolizes her. They both unknowingly use an ancient artifact to fulfill their desires. A businessman named Maxwell Lord covets the artifact's power and becomes a powerful figure, triggering chaos and conflict. Diana and Barbara must find a way to reverse the effects and prevent a nuclear war. With the help of Steve Trevor, Diana renounces her wish and saves the world.
In a dystopian future, John Connor sends a soldier back in time to protect his mother from a killer robot. However, he discovers that the timeline has been altered and joins forces with a reprogrammed Terminator to save the world.
Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane employs computer-generated analysis to acquire new players and assemble a competitive baseball team on a lean budget.
Follows the history of sports marketing executive Sonny Vaccaro, and how he led Nike in its pursuit of the greatest athlete in the history of basketball, Michael Jordan. In 1984, Oregon-based Nike, Inc. is on the verge of shutting their basketball shoe division due to low sales. Sonny Vaccaro, a high school basketball talent scout, is tasked with finding a new spokesperson for Nike basketball shoes. Despite facing challenges and competition from other brands, Sonny is determined to sign Michael Jordan, who would go on to become a generational talent and the face of the Air Jordan brand. With strategic planning and convincing, Sonny succeeds in securing Jordan's endorsement, leading to the immense success and popularity of the Air Jordan line.
Tetris (2023) is a movie that tells the story of how one of the world's most popular video games, Tetris, found its way to players around the globe. Businessman Henk Rogers and Tetris inventor Alexey Pazhitnov join forces in the USSR, risking it all to bring it to the masses. The movie explores their journey, from Henk Rogers marketing his own video game at a show in Las Vegas, to obtaining the Tetris rights in Japan, to striking a partnership with Nintendo. It showcases the challenges they face, including betrayal, corruption, and threats to their families. Despite the obstacles, they persevere and ultimately succeed in making Tetris an enormous success worldwide.
A string of violent robberies in the Pacific Northwest leads veteran FBI agent Terry Husk into a white supremacist plot to overthrow the federal government.
The Carrie Diaries is a coming-of-age story about a high school junior in 1980s New York City. After her mother's death, Carrie Bradshaw struggles with her single father, sister, and the challenges of being a teenager. She explores her passion for writing and fashion and forms impactful relationships with her friends, including a gay classmate and an intern at a law firm.
In 1984, 13-year-old Donny Berger begins a relationship with his teacher, Mary McGarricle, resulting in pregnancy and her imprisonment. In 2012, Donny, now a broke alcoholic slacker, discovers he owes back-taxes and must organize a reunion with Todd and Mary for a TV show. Donny arrives at Todd's wedding and tries to convince him to participate, causing conflict and revealing the truth about his past. Despite the chaos, Todd ultimately confronts the truth, breaks up with his fiancé, and accepts Donny as his father.
During the 1984-1985 UK miners' strike, 11-year-old Billy Elliot discovers his passion for dance while his family struggles. Despite his father and brother being coal miners on strike, Billy secretly joins a ballet class. His dance teacher believes he has the talent to study at the Royal Ballet School. Jackie, Billy's father, initially opposes his dream fearing judgment, but later supports him. With the help of the community, Billy auditions for the school and overcomes obstacles. Fourteen years later, Billy performs the lead in Swan Lake, achieving his dream.
In a future of mass surveillance and political repression, Winston Smith begins a forbidden love affair amidst the constant surveillance and manipulation of the Party.
Richard Montañez, a Frito Lay janitor, disrupts the food industry by channeling his Mexican heritage to turn Flamin' Hot Cheetos into an iconic global pop culture phenomenon.
In 1984, a young programmer named Stefan starts questioning reality when he adapts a mad writer's fantasy novel into a video game. As he works on the game, his life begins to mirror the choices and events in the game, leading him to question his sanity.
Cover Up (1984) follows the story of Danielle Reynolds, a former soldier of fortune who works as a fashion photographer. After her husband is murdered, she becomes a government agent and goes undercover to seek justice and uncover the truth behind his death. Along the way, she encounters dangerous criminals, espionage missions, and a male-female relationship that adds complexity to her quest for revenge.
In Friday the 13th Part 2, a group of teenagers return to a summer camp in New Jersey, unaware that they are being hunted by a sadistic murderer. As the body count rises, they must figure out the identity of the killer and try to survive the night.
Lorenzo's Oil is a compelling drama based on a true story that follows the Odone family as they desperately seek a treatment for their son's rare disease, adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). With the clock ticking, Lorenzo's parents turn to unorthodox methods and extensive research to find a cure, facing countless challenges and setbacks along the way.
While protecting an Amish boy - who is the sole witness to a brutal murder - and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life is threatened. Detective John Book investigates the murder and uncovers corruption within the police force. He must protect the witnesses from the corrupt police officers and finds himself falling in love with the boy's mother, Rachel. As Book recovers in the Amish community, he forms a bond with the people and faces danger when the corrupt officers come after them.
A teenager named Todd Bowden discovers that an old man named Kurt Dussander, who lives in his town, is actually a Nazi war criminal. Todd becomes obsessed with the idea of exposing Dussander's secret identity and starts blackmailing him to reveal his past. As their relationship unfolds, Todd's descent into darkness and the consequences of his actions become increasingly disturbing.
In 1985, a team of lawyers led by public prosecutor Julio Strassera fights against the odds and races against time to bring the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship to justice. With a democratic government newly established, this trial is a battle to expose the crimes committed by the military junta. The lawyers face death threats, assemble a team with limited resources, and gather evidence to prove that the commanders were involved in systematic torture and kidnappings. Through their efforts, they seek to show that the atrocities were coordinated from the top. The trial proceeds despite bomb threats and witnesses being intimidated. Testimonies from victims of the junta shed light on the horrors they endured, including one woman who gave birth while under military custody. Julio and his team strive to protect the witnesses and present an eloquent closing argument that resonates with the judges and the world. Ultimately, the court sentences some of the commanders to imprisonment, marking the first time a military dictatorship is tried in a civilian court.
In the summer of 1984, a group of teenage friends becomes obsessed with the idea that their neighbor, a local policeman, is a serial killer. As they conduct their own investigation, they gather evidence and follow him, but their accusations are met with disbelief. As tensions rise and suspicions mount, they find themselves drawn into a dangerous game of cat and mouse. Will they uncover the truth, or will their lives be forever changed by the summer of 84?