11. The Lost Boys
Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Adventure
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joel Schumacher
Actors: Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Kiefer Sutherland, Dianne Wiest, Jason Patric, Edward Herrmann
Plot: A family, that is staying with their grandfather, finds that there is something strange going on in the town. The town is plagued by odd deaths and missing people, vampires could be the culprit.
12. The Last Emperor
Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Historical/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Actors: Peter O'Toole, Joan Chen, Ruocheng Ying, Vivian Wu, Ryuichi Sakamoto, John Lone
Plot: The story of the last emperor of China as told through flash backs and flash forwards.
13. Tampopo
Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Juzo Itami
Actors: Nobuko Miyamoto, Ken Watanabe, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kôji Yakusho, Rikiya Yasuoka, Kensô Katô
Plot: A young cook, with the assistance of a handsome stranger, set out to create the best noodle cafe in a small rural village.
14. Manon of the Spring ( Manon des sources )
Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Claude Berri
Actors: Yves Montand, Daniel Auteuil, Emmanuelle Béart, Hippolyte Girardot, Margarita Lozano, Yvonne Gamy
Plot: Sequel to Jean de Florette - Manon, now a beautiful, grown woman seeks revenge against those responsible for the death of her father years before.
15. Raising Arizona
Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Joel Coen
Actors: Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Trey Wilson, William Forsythe, Sam McMurray
Plot: When an ex-con and an ex-cop marry, they discover they can neither bear nor adopt children. Reading about what a handful the Arizona quints are, they decide to liberate one for themselves and raise it as their own.
16. RoboCop
Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Actors: Peter Weller, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, Nancy Allen, Miguel Ferrer, Dan O'Herlihy
Plot: The future Detroit is plagued by crime and the police are threatening to strike. When an officer is brutally shot down, a corporation steps in to create the ultimate in law enforcement: part man, part machine: Robocop.
17. Short Film About Killing, A ( Krótki film o zabijaniu )
Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Polish
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Actors: Krzysztof Globisz, Miroslaw Baka, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Jan Tesarz, Krystyna Janda
Plot: As simple as it is dark and uncompromising on its view of capitol punishment - a senseless, violent murder leads to a cold, calculating execution (both deaths shows in excruciating detail) while the idealistic, young defense lawyer deals with his part in this state-sponsored execution.
18. Come and See ( Idi i smotri )
Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Russian
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Elem Klimov
Actors: Aleksei Kravchenko, Olga Mironova, Liubomiras Lauciavicius, Vladas Bagdonas, Juris Lumiste, Viktor Lorents
Plot: A boy is unwillingly thrust into the atrocities of war in WWII Byelorussia, fighting for a hopelessly unequipped resistance movement against the ruthless German forces. Witnessing scenes of abject terror and accidentally surviving horrifying situations he loses his innocence and then his mind.
19. Good Morning Vietnam
Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Barry Levinson
Actors: Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, Bruno Kirby, J.T. Walsh, Tung Thanh Tran, Chintara Sukapatana
Plot: A DJ arrives in Saigon with a penchant for rock music and quick, scathing monologues. The brass are annoyed with his antics, but the realities of war soon come crashing down.
20. Wall Street
Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Oliver Stone
Actors: Charlie Sheen, Michael Douglas, Martin Sheen, Daryl Hannah, John C. McGinley, Terence Stamp
Plot: Bud Fox, a young, hotheaded broker, is willing to put his values and relationships on the line when he decides to do anything to get to the top on Wall Street, with help from the successful and ruthless Gordon Gecko.
