Best Movies of 1987

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Best Movies of 1987
Best Movies of 1987
TOP Movies: Full Metal Jacket (1987), RoboCop (1987), Predator (1987), Evil Dead II (1987), Spaceballs (1987), Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Raising Arizona (1987), The Running Man (1987), The Witches of Eastwick (1987), Overboard (1987), *batteries not included (1987), Over the Top (1987), Throw Momma from the Train (1987), The Secret of My Succe$s (1987), The Last Emperor (1987), The Untouchables (1987), Dirty Dancing (1987), Blind Date (1987), Mannequin (1987).
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Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
Style: disturbing, suspense, bleak, psychological, clever ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: vietnam war, military, war, anti war, suicide, soldier, basic training, boot camp, sniper, military life, brutality, blood ...
Time: 20th century, year 1967, year 1968, year 1987, 60s ...
Place: vietnam, persia, america, asia, south carolina
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 7.6
 281K
RoboCop (1987)
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed ...
Style: futuristic, entertaining, black comedy, cyber, intense ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, teens, kids
Plot: cyberpunk, robot, cyborgs, police, androids and robots, robocop, violence, revenge, dystopia, graphic violence, gory, superhero ...
Time: future, 80s, year 1987, near future
Place: detroit, usa, michigan
Is relevant ?
 7.8
 451K
Predator (1987)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Dutch and his group of commandos are hired by the CIA to rescue downed airmen from guerillas in a Central American jungle. The mission goes well but as they return they find that something is hunting them. Nearly invisible, it blends in with the ...
Style: suspenseful, suspense, scary, cult classic, futuristic ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: monster, alien, survival, jungle, creature, military, hunting, deadly creature, mission, gory, chase, alien invasion ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1987, future
Place: latin america, south america, central america
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 7.7
 181K
Evil Dead II (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from “The Book of the Dead.” As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed ...
Style: scary, splatter, dark comedy, slasher, bloody ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, adult
Plot: gory, supernatural, evil dead, blood, dark humor, zombie, curses spells and rituals, undead, demon, haunted house, time travel, american horror ...
Time: 80s, year 1987, 20th century, medieval times, 90s ...
Place: michigan, usa
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 7.1
 205K
Spaceballs (1987)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power ...
Style: parody, spoof, funny, humorous, feel good ...
Audience: teens
Plot: space travel, space and aliens, space opera, alien, satire, space, farce, wilhelm scream, star wars, outer space, human in outer space, princess ...
Time: future, 80s
Place: space western
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A man must struggle to travel home for Thanksgiving, with an obnoxious slob of a shower ring salesman his only companion.
Style: feel good, road movie, light, funny, humorous ...
Audience: date night, kids
Plot: road trip, thanksgiving, travel, on the road, buddy, snow, holiday, train, airplane, airport, railway, traveling salesman ...
Time: 80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place: chicago, empire state building manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city, illinois, new york ...
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Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Detroit cop, Axel Foley heads for the land of sunshine and palm trees to find out who shot police Captain Andrew Bogomil. Thanks to a couple of old friends, Axel's investigation uncovers a series of robberies masterminded by a heartless weapons ...
Style: humorous, cult classic, entertaining, suspense, action comedy ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, adult
Plot: police, buddy cop, gunfight, police investigation, investigation, arms smuggling, heist, car chase, cop, partners against crime, friends, partner ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, beverly hills, california, usa
Is relevant ?
 7.3
 149K
Raising Arizona (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: The Coen Brothers tell the story of a absurd yet likable family with an unproductive couple as the focal point. The couple has gotten themselves into some trouble while kidnapping a baby and give Hollywood one of the most memorable chase scenes to ...
Style: witty, humorous, funny, dark comedy, surreal ...
Audience: kids, toddlers, family outing
Plot: kidnapping, screwball, baby, robbery, adoption, american football, parenthood, missing child, policewoman, crime gone awry, redemption, blackmail ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1987
Place: arizona, usa, phoenix arizona
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 166K
The Running Man (1987)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and American society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which convicted criminals fight ...
Style: exciting, futuristic, serious, rough, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: dystopian future, distopia, chase, cyberpunk, chases and races, dystopic future, danger, prison, prison escape, tough heroes, stephen king, game of death ...
Time: future, 80s, 20th century, 2010s, year 2019 ...
Place: los angeles
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The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted - at a cost - when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.
Style: sexy, light, black comedy, offbeat, dark comedy ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick
Plot: witch, small town, magic, witchcraft, devil, black magic, supernatural, supernatural ability, dark humor, wizards and magicians, twists and turns, deal with the devil ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: usa, new england, rhode island
Is relevant ?
 6.9
 67K
Overboard (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Heiress, Joanna Stayton hires carpenter, Dean Proffitt to build a closet on her yacht -- and refuses to pay him for the project when it's done. But after Joanna accidentally falls overboard and loses her memory, Dean sees an opportunity to get ...
Style: feel good, light, entertaining, sentimental, funny ...
Audience: date night, chick flick, kids, girls' night, teens ...
Plot: memory loss, rich woman poor man, amnesia, love and romance, single father, father son relationship, family life, parents and children, carpenter, pretend relationship, love, dishonesty ...
Time: 80s, year 1987
Place: oregon
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: It's been many years since Freddy Krueger's first victim, Nancy, came face-to-face with Freddy and his sadistic, evil ways. Now, Nancy's all grown up; she's put her frightening nightmares behind her and is helping teens cope with ...
Style: slasher, scary, surreal, suspense, bloody ...
Audience: teens, date night, adult
Plot: serial killer, mental institution, murder, supernatural, nightmare, dream, dead teenager, sleep disorder, trapped, serial murder, nightmare on elm street, nightmare comes true ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1990
Place: los angeles, usa, ohio
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*batteries not included (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: In a soon to be demolished block of apartments, the residents resist the criminal methods used to force them to leave so a greedy tycoon can build his new skyscraper. When tiny mechanical aliens land for a recharge, they decide to stay and help out.
Style: feel good, entertaining, touching, light, sentimental ...
Audience: family outing, kids, date night, teen drama
Plot: ufo, apartment building, alien, alien robot, benign alien, space and aliens, eviction, robot, alien invasion, friendship, elderly couple, alien encounter ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1987
Place: usa, new york, manhattan new york city
Is relevant ?
 5.8
 59K
Over the Top (1987)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Sylvester Stallone stars as hard-luck big-rig trucker Lincoln Hawk and takes us under the glaring Las Vegas lights for all the boisterous action of the World Armwrestling Championship. Relying on wits and willpower, Hawk tries to rebuild his life ...
Style: intense, inspirational, serious, action packed, grindhouse ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: father son relationship, arm wrestling, truck driver, underdog, truck, athlete's life, road trip, on the road, custody, contests and competitions, ambition, death of mother ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: las vegas, usa, los angeles
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Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Larry Donner is a author and writing professor who tutors people who want to write books. Larry's life has become a misery when his Ex-wife has published a book he wrote under her name and has gotten rich over it. Owen Lift, one of Larry's ...
Style: black comedy, dark comedy, humorous, exciting, semi serious ...
Plot: train, dark humor, writers, murder, unlikely friendships, disorder, family relations, strangulation, nothing goes right, dysfunctional family, railway, mother ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: hawaii, los angeles
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The Secret of My Succe$s (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York, but once in New York, he learns that jobs - and girls - are hard to get. When Brantley visits his uncle, Howard Prescott, who runs a ...
Style: feel good, light, realistic, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, manly, family friendly, date night
Plot: business, rich and poor, office, workplace, mistaken identity, love triangle, ambition, rise to the top, fish out of water, farce, job promotion, office worker ...
Time: 80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place: new york, kansas, usa, florida
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The Last Emperor (1987)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: China, Italy, UK, France
Duration: 163 min.
Story: A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation ...
Style: visually stunning, epic, political, breathtaking, visually appealing ...
Plot: childhood, world war two, biopic, chinese history, revolution, empress, prison, drug addiction, emperor, interrogation, politics, eunuch ...
Time: 1950s, 1930s, 1920s, 1940s, 1910s ...
Place: china, beijing china, asia, japan, east asia
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The Untouchables (1987)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Young Treasury Agent Elliot Ness arrives in Chicago and is determined to take down Al Capone, but it's not going to be easy because Capone has the police in his pocket. Ness meets Jimmy Malone, a veteran patrolman and probably the most ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, stylized, clever, tense ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, adult
Plot: mafia, gangster, organized crime, corruption, smuggling, mentor, tough cop, tough law enforcer, gunfight, prohibition, tax evasion, prohibition era ...
Time: 1930s, 1920s, 20th century, year 1987
Place: chicago, usa, america
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Dirty Dancing (1987)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer – and unexpectedly falling in love.
Style: feel good, sexy, sentimental, touching, romantic ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, girls' night, date night, kids ...
Plot: love story, dancing, coming of age, couples, forbidden love, summer, summer romance, youth, love and romance, fall in love, dance, unlikely couple ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, 90s, year 1963, 1950s
Place: usa, new york, new york state
Is relevant ?
 5.9
 24K
Blind Date (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: When bachelor Walter Davis (Bruce Willis) is set up with his sister-in-law's pretty cousin, Nadia Gates (Kim Basinger), a seemingly average blind date turns into a chaotic night on the town. Walter's brother, Ted (Phil Hartman), tells him ...
Style: romantic, funny, feel good, humorous, slapstick ...
Audience: date night
Plot: blind date, farce, restaurant, father son relationship, brother brother relationship, lawyer, wedding, bachelor, law, breakup, first date, teen angst ...
Time: 80s, future, year 1987
Place: california, los angeles
Is relevant ?
 6.0
 35K
Mannequin (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Jonathan Switcher, an unemployed artist, finds a job as an assistant window dresser for a department store. When Jonathan happens upon a beautiful mannequin he previously designed, she springs to life and introduces herself as Emmy, an Egyptian ...
Style: romantic, sexy, cult classic, teen, romantic comedy ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, girls' night, kids, date night
Plot: motorcycle, shopping, department store, ends with a wedding, fired from the job, guard dog, competition, business rivalry, public nudity, hang glider, hang gliding, female boss ...
Time: 20th century, year 1987
Place: philadelphia, pennsylvania, egypt
Is relevant ?
 6.0
 28K
Creepshow 2 (1987)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: EC Comics-inspired weirdness returns with three tales. In the first, a wooden statue of a Native American comes to life...to exact vengeance on the murderer of his elderly owners. In the second, four teens are stranded on a raft on a lake with a ...
Style: anthology, scary, slasher, black comedy, horror comedy ...
Plot: hit and run, hitchhiker, stephen king, bullying, monster, lake, raft, murder, supernatural, scalping, man eating plant, swimming ...
Time: 80s
Place: maine, usa, arizona
Is relevant ?
 7.3
 164K
Wall Street (1987)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story: A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider whom takes the youth under his wing.
Style: realistic, intense, political, suspense, talky ...
Audience: manly
Plot: wall street, stock broker, stock market, stock exchange, capitalism, businessman, yuppie, entrepreneur, business, greed, success, workplace ...
Time: 80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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Lethal Weapon (1987)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Veteran buttoned-down LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh is partnered with unhinged cop Martin Riggs, who -- distraught after his wife's death -- has a death wish and takes unnecessary risks with criminals at every turn. The odd couple embark on ...
Style: suspense, exciting, humorous, entertaining, action packed ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: police, gunfight, reluctant partners, chase, buddy, car chase, female nudity, police investigation, police partner, police officer, cop, partners against crime ...
Time: 80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place: los angeles, california, usa, vietnam, beverly hills
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Empire of the Sun (1987)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story: Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor named Basie, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even ...
Style: sad, emotional, heartbreaking, period piece, realistic ...
Audience: family friendly, family outing, teens, teen drama
Plot: world war two, child protagonist, coming of age, childhood, pow, captivity, japanese army, peasant, survival, child, young heroes, world war ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1987, year 1945
Place: china, japan, asia, indochina, hong kong ...
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Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Radio funny man Adrian Cronauer is sent to Vietnam to bring a little comedy back into the lives of the soldiers. After setting up shop, Cronauer delights the G.I.s but shocks his superior officer, Sergeant Major Dickerson, with his irreverent take ...
Style: funny, feel good, political, clever, realistic ...
Plot: vietnam war, radio, military, radio dj, great war, politics, wartime, satire, radio station, violence, conflict, american history ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, year 1965
Place: vietnam, saigon, asia
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Like Father Like Son (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Dr. Jack Hammond has best chances to become medical superintendent in the clinic. So he's completely absorbed in his work and has no understanding for his teenage son Chris' problems with school. By accident one of them drinks a ...
Style: humorous, sentimental, not serious, inspirational, disgusting ...
Audience: teens, kids, date night
Plot: body swapping, high school, body swap, youth, child as adult, switching roles, disorder, misfit, fish out of water, parents and children, family life, odd couple ...
Time: year 1987
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Fatal Attraction (1987)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: A married man's one night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.
Style: sexy, psychological thriller, sensual, suspense, twist ending ...
Audience: adult
Plot: obsession, infidelity, stalker, mental illness, femme fatale, adultery, fatal attraction, sexual obsession, husband wife relationship, extramarital affair, insanity, borderline personality disorder ...
Time: 80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Is relevant ?
 5.5
 11K
Cherry 2000 (1987)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: When successful businessman Sam Treadwell finds that his android wife, Cherry model 2000 has blown a fuse, he hires sexy renegade tracker E. Johnson to find her exact duplicate. But as their journey to replace his perfect mate leads them into the ...
Style: cult classic, exciting, apocalyptic, grindhouse, futuristic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: post apocalypse, cyborgs, androids, robot, dystopia, distopia, cyberpunk, female robot, sexy woman, post apocalyptic, heroic mission, androids and robots ...
Time: future, year 1987, near future, year 2017, 2010s ...
Is relevant ?
 6.9
 139K
Hellraiser (1987)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Larry and his wife, Julia move into an old house and discover a hideous creature - the man's half-brother, who is also the woman's former lover - hiding upstairs. Having lost his earthly body to a trio of S&M demons, the Cenobites, ...
Style: scary, gothic, slasher, demonic, creepy ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: macabre, demon, body horror, torture, gory, occult, supernatural horror, supernatural, violence, human sacrifice, monster, surrealism ...
Time: 80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place: london, england
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