Top Movies of 1986


The top movies of 1986 list is calculated by community movie ratings and members' "Top Movies List". Lists are updated daily.

41. Demons ( Dèmoni )

Year of Release: 1986
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Lamberto Bava
Actors: Urbano Barberini, Natasha Hovey, Karl Zinny, Fiore Argento, Geretta Geretta, Paola Cozzo
Plot: Campy little movie with pretty poor acting and dubbing, but none-the-less very frightening. A group of strangers are given free tickets to the premiere of a movie when someone tries on a mysterious mask on display. Cut by the mask, the wearer soon transforms into a demon attacking an infecting other movie goers. Chaos ensues as the demons transforms other people into demons until only a few fight for survival in the theatre.

42. The Mosquito Coast

Year of Release: 1986
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Peter Weir
Actors: Harrison Ford, River Phoenix, Helen Mirren , Conrad Roberts, Dick O'Neill, Jason Alexander
Plot: A crazy inventor invents a refrigeration system that doesn't need electricity. He is shunned by his neighbors so he packs up and takes his family to a remote location in Central America to start a new.

43. Name of the Rose, The ( Name der Rose, Der )

Year of Release: 1986
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Actors: Sean Connery, Christian Slater, Ron Perlman, F. Murray Abraham, Helmut Qualtinger, Peter Berling
Plot: An intellectually nonconformist monk investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey.1327: after a mysterious death in a Benedictine Abbey, the monks are convinced that the apocalypse is coming. With the Abbey to play host to a council on the Franciscan's Order's belief that the Church should rid itself of wealth, William of Baskerville, a respected Franciscan monk, is asked to assist in determining the cause of the untimely death. Alas, more deaths occur as the investigation draws closer to uncovering the secret the Abbey wants hidden, and there is finally no stopping the Holy Inquisition from taking an active hand in the process. William and his young novice must race against time to prove

44. Kin-Dza-Dza!

Year of Release: 1986
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Russian
Genre: Comedy/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Georgi Daneliya
Actors: Stanislav Lyubshin, Evgeni Leonov, Yuri Yakovlev, Levan Gabriadze, Olga Mashnaya, Irina Shmelyova
Plot: A Soviet foreman and a stranger help a poor homeless man without shoes. The man claims to be from space, but the surprise comes when the Uncle and his nephew are transported to the alien planet of "Pluke" by the homeless man. Matches are like gold, wealthy people get to wear yellow pants, and the wealthiest get to wear purple pants without bowing and "koo"ing.

45. At Close Range

Year of Release: 1986
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: James Foley
Actors: Sean Penn, Christopher Walken, Mary Stuart Masterson, Chris Penn, Millie Perkins, Eileen Ryan
Plot: A blue collar teen in a small southern town wrestles with his future until his long lost criminal of a father comes back into his life and lures him into the world of crime.

46. Short Circuit

Year of Release: 1986
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: John Badham
Actors: Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Austin Pendleton, Fisher Stevens, G.W. Bailey, Brian McNamara
Plot: Number 5 is an experimental robot that is electrocuted and becomes intelligent and almost human. It escapes and the government tries to track it down to destroy him but it has a couple friends looking out for him.

47. Crocodile Dundee

Year of Release: 1986
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Peter Faiman
Actors: Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon, David Gulpilil, Ritchie Singer, Maggie Blinco
Plot: Michael J. "Crocodile" Dundee is an Australian crocodile hunter who lives in the Australian outback and runs a safari business with his trusted friend and mentor Walter Reilly. After surviving a crocodile attack, a New York journalist named Sue arrives to interview Mick about how he survived and learns more about the crocodile hunter. After saving Sue from a crocodile, Sue invites Mick to visit New York City, since Mick has never been to a city. Mick finds the culture and life in New York City a lot different than his home and he finds himself falling in love with Sue

48. Luxo Jr.

Year of Release: 1986
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: John Lasseter

49. Fist of the North Star ( Hokuto no ken )

Year of Release: 1986
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Animation/Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Toyoo Ashida
Actors: Akira Kamiya, Yuriko Yamamoto, Kenji Utsumi, Chikao Ôtsuka, Toshio Furukawa, Kaneto Shiozawa

50. Three Amigos

Year of Release: 1986
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: John Landis
Actors: Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Alfonso Arau, Patrice Martinez, Joe Mantegna
Plot: Three out-of-work silent film actors head to Mexico to meet the "infamous" El Guapo and his gang for what they think is a show, but have to put their talents to the test when they find out it's the real deal.

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