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.

132. The Believers

Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Schlesinger
Actors: Martin Sheen, Helen Shaver, Harley Cross, Robert Loggia, Jimmy Smits, Richard Masur

133. Square Dance

Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Daniel Petrie
Actors: Jason Robards, Jane Alexander, Winona Ryder, Rob Lowe, Deborah Richter, Guich Koock
Plot: A teen who has been living with her grandpa in the country is whisked away to the city when her long-absent mother shows up - re-married and ready to start over. Once there, she strikes up a friendship with a mentally-challenged boy.

134. China Girl

Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Abel Ferrara
Actors: James Russo, Richard Panebianco, Sari Chang, David Caruso, Russell Wong, James Hong

135. Deadly Illusion ( Love You to Death )

Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Larry Cohen, William Tannen
Actors: Billy Dee Williams, Vanity, Morgan Fairchild, John Beck, Joe Cortese, Michael Wilding Jr.

136. Demons 2 ( Demoni 2... L'incubo ritorna )

Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Lamberto Bava
Actors: David Edwin Knight, Nancy Brilli, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni, Bobby Rhodes, Asia Argento, Antonio Cantafora

137. Over the Top

Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Menahem Golan
Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Robert Loggia, Susan Blakely, Rick Zumwalt, David Mendenhall, Chris McCarty
Plot: A man, who's day-job is a truck driver, is engaged in arm-wrestling competitions and has to raise his son.

138. Best Seller

Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Flynn
Actors: James Woods, Brian Dennehy, Victoria Tennant, Allison Balson, Paul Shenar, George Coe
Plot: Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living, working for one of the most powerful politicians in the country. To get the story right, they travel around the country to gather statements and evidence, while strong forces use any means they can to keep the story untold.

139. Batteries Not Included

Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Matthew Robbins
Actors: Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Dennis Boutsikaris, Frank McRae, Tom Aldredge, Elizabeth Peña
Plot: A group of tenants, along with a down-in-the-luck diner, are being forced out by a developer who plans to demolish the building. Just as a local gang comes in to wreck havoc, a group of alien mechanical beings show up to help.

140. Light of Day

Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Paul Schrader
Actors: Michael J. Fox, Gena Rowlands, Joan Jett, Michael McKean, Thomas G. Waites, Cherry Jones

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