Top Movies of 1987


The top movies of 1987 list is calculated by community movie ratings and members' "Top Movies List". Lists are updated daily.

51. Man on Fire

Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Elie Chouraqui
Actors: Scott Glenn, Jade Malle, Joe Pesci, Brooke Adams, Jonathan Pryce, Danny Aiello

52. Better Tomorrow II, A ( Ying hung boon sik II )

Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Woo
Actors: Dean Shek, Lung Ti, Leslie Cheung, Yun-Fat Chow, Emily Chu, Kenneth Tsang

53. No Way Out

Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Roger Donaldson
Actors: Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Sean Young, Will Patton, George Dzundza, Howard Duff

54. The Stepfather

Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joseph Ruben
Actors: Terry O'Quinn, Jill Schoelen, Shelley Hack, Charles Lanyer, Stephen Shellen, Stephen E. Miller
Plot: A seemingly average man, after murdering his entire family, remarries a widow with a teenage daughter in another town and prepares to do it again.

55. Funeral, The ( Ososhiki )

Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Juzo Itami
Actors: Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kin Sugai, Hideji Otaki, Isao Bitoh, Midori Ebina

56. Hamburger Hill

Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Irvin
Actors: Steven Weber, Don Cheadle, Dylan McDermott, Courtney B. Vance, Michael Boatman, Michael Dolan
Plot: A group of army soldiers are assigned to take down Hill 937, which is held by the North Vietnamese.

57. Tenebrae

Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Crime/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Dario Argento
Actors: Anthony Franciosa, Christian Borromeo, Mirella D'Angelo, Veronica Lario, Ania Pieroni, Carola Stagnaro
Plot: An American horror novelist stops in Rome to promote his latest bestseller, but a serial killer who echoes his work has him fearing for is life, along with those close to him.

58. The Running Man

Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Michael Glaser
Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown, Jesse Ventura, Erland van Lidth
Plot: A wrongfully-accused man breaks out of a max-prison facility only to be caught again and forced to participate in the hit reality TV show "The Running Man" where he will be forced to fight or flee from sadistic killers.

59. Dolls

Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Stuart Gordon
Actors: Ian Patrick Williams, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Carrie Lorraine, Guy Rolfe, Stephen Lee, Hilary Mason
Plot: The plot revolves around one little girl who is trapped in an old mansion with her parents. The mansion is owned by an old toymaker who has a vast collection of dolls he crafted over the years. As the night passes, terrible things begin to happen, and it soon becomes clear that the dolls are responsible.

60. Monster Squad

Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Fred Dekker
Actors: Andre Gower, Duncan Regehr, Robby Kiger, Stephen Macht, Tom Noonan, Brent Chalem
Plot: A group of kids, with the help of Frankenstein, must save their town from Dracula, the wolfman and gillman.

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