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My Favorite Top 30 Movies of 1987

by pardonemepaddre • Created 8 years ago • Modified 6 years ago
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  • Mia Farrow in Radio Days (1987)

    1. Radio Days

    19871h 28mPG74Metascore
    7.4 (38K)
    A nostalgic look at radio's golden age focusing on one ordinary family and the various performers in the medium.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsMia FarrowDianne WiestMike Starr
  • Judy Davis and Claudia Karvan in High Tide (1987)

    2. High Tide

    19871h 41mPG-13
    7.1 (1K)
    A rock'n roll singer gets stranded in a small Australian town after losing her job in a band. She winds up in a trailer park only to encounter, by accident, the teenage daughter she deserted following her husband's death. In HD.
    DirectorGillian ArmstrongStarsJudy DavisJan AdeleClaudia Karvan
  • The Belly of an Architect (1987)

    3. The Belly of an Architect

    19871h 59mR56Metascore
    6.9 (6.5K)
    An architect supervising an exhibition starts to have mysterious stomach pains while his life slowly falls apart.
    DirectorPeter GreenawayStarsBrian DennehyChloe WebbLambert Wilson
  • Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon (1987)

    4. Lethal Weapon

    19871h 49mR68Metascore
    7.6 (288K)
    Two newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers.
    DirectorRichard DonnerStarsMel GibsonDanny GloverGary Busey
  • Theresa Russell and Debra Winger in Black Widow (1987)

    5. Black Widow

    19871h 42mR70Metascore
    6.4 (12K)
    Federal investigator Alexandra Barnes tracks down gold-digging woman Catherine Peterson, who moves from husband to husband in order to kill them and collect the inheritance.
    DirectorBob RafelsonStarsDebra WingerTheresa RussellSami Frey
  • Michael Douglas and Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction (1987)

    6. Fatal Attraction

    19871h 59mR67Metascore
    6.9 (107K)
    A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.
    DirectorAdrian LyneStarsMichael DouglasGlenn CloseAnne Archer
  • Roxanne (1987)

    7. Roxanne

    19871h 47mPG73Metascore
    6.6 (49K)
    The large-nosed C.D. Bales is in love with the beautiful Roxanne; she falls for his personality but another man's looks.
    DirectorFred SchepisiStarsSteve MartinDaryl HannahRick Rossovich
  • Withnail and I (1987)

    8. Withnail and I

    19871h 47mR84Metascore
    7.5 (50K)
    Two sloppy actors in 1969 London go to a gay uncle's cottage.
    DirectorBruce RobinsonStarsRichard E. GrantPaul McGannRichard Griffiths
  • Cher in Moonstruck (1987)

    9. Moonstruck

    19871h 42mPG83Metascore
    7.2 (75K)
    Loretta Castorini, a bookkeeper from Brooklyn, New York, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the brother of the man she has agreed to marry.
    DirectorNorman JewisonStarsCherNicolas CageOlympia Dukakis
  • Lindsay Crouse and Joe Mantegna in House of Games (1987)

    10. House of Games

    19871h 42mR78Metascore
    7.2 (25K)
    A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.
    DirectorDavid MametStarsLindsay CrouseJoe MantegnaMike Nussbaum
  • Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina, and Vanessa Redgrave in Prick Up Your Ears (1987)

    11. Prick Up Your Ears

    19871h 45mR72Metascore
    7.1 (6.8K)
    Biographer John Lahr is writing a book about playwright Joe Orton. Joe and Kenneth meet at drama school and live together for ten years as lovers and collaborators. Both want to be writers, but only one of them is successful.
    DirectorStephen FrearsStarsGary OldmanAlfred MolinaVanessa Redgrave
  • Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, and Daryl Hannah in Wall Street (1987)

    12. Wall Street

    19872h 6mR56Metascore
    7.3 (171K)
    An impatient young stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless, greedy corporate raider who takes the youth under his wing.
    DirectorOliver StoneStarsCharlie SheenMichael DouglasTamara Tunie
  • Peter Falk in Happy New Year (1987)

    13. Happy New Year

    19871h 25mPG
    5.9 (794)
    Nick and Charlie (Peter Falk and Charles Durning) are two crooks that rob Harry Winston's jewelry store. Nick portrays a rich elderly brother and sister by using prosthetics and make-up to con the manager.
    DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsPeter FalkCharles DurningClaude Lelouch
  • Matewan (1987)

    14. Matewan

    19872h 15mPG-1373Metascore
    7.9 (9.9K)
    A labor union organizer comes to an embattled mining community in 1920 West Virginia, brutally and violently dominated and harassed by the mining company.
    DirectorJohn SaylesStarsChris CooperJames Earl JonesMary McDonnell
  • Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Susan Sarandon, and Cher in The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

    15. The Witches of Eastwick

    19871h 58mR67Metascore
    6.6 (82K)
    Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted, at a cost, when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.
    DirectorGeorge MillerStarsJack NicholsonCherSusan Sarandon
  • Diane Keaton in Baby Boom (1987)

    16. Baby Boom

    19871h 50mPG53Metascore
    6.3 (20K)
    The life of super-yuppie J.C. is thrown into turmoil when she inherits a baby from a distant relative.
    DirectorCharles ShyerStarsDiane KeatonSam ShepardHarold Ramis
  • Personal Services (1987)

    17. Personal Services

    19871h 45mR
    6.3 (2K)
    The story of the rise of a madame of a suburban brothel catering to older men, inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne.
    DirectorTerry JonesStarsJulie WaltersAlec McCowenShirley Stelfox
  • Holly Hunter, William Hurt, and Albert Brooks in Broadcast News (1987)

    18. Broadcast News

    19872h 13mR84Metascore
    7.3 (36K)
    A high-strung news producer finds herself in a love triangle between a talented but self-doubting reporter and a charming new anchor, who embodies the growing trivialization of news that she is determined to fight against.
    DirectorJames L. BrooksStarsWilliam HurtAlbert BrooksHolly Hunter
  • Peter Falk and Fred Savage in The Princess Bride (1987)

    19. The Princess Bride

    19871h 38mPG78Metascore
    8.0 (471K)
    A bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.
    DirectorRob ReinerStarsCary ElwesMandy PatinkinRobin Wright
  • Danyi Deats in River's Edge (1986)

    20. River's Edge

    19861h 39mR73Metascore
    6.9 (22K)
    A high school slacker commits a shocking act and proceeds to let his friends in on the secret. However, the friends' reaction is almost as ambiguous and perplexing as the crime itself.
    DirectorTim HunterStarsCrispin GloverKeanu ReevesIone Skye
  • Robin Williams in Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

    21. Good Morning, Vietnam

    19872h 1mR67Metascore
    7.3 (161K)
    In 1965, an unorthodox and irreverent DJ named Adrian Cronauer begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the U.S. Armed Services radio station in Vietnam.
    DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsRobin WilliamsForest WhitakerTom T. Tran
  • Ellen Barkin and Dennis Quaid in The Big Easy (1986)

    22. The Big Easy

    19861h 42mR77Metascore
    6.5 (15K)
    A corrupt lieutenant in the homicide division is threatened by the righteous DA while trying to solve a string of mysterious murders.
    DirectorJim McBrideStarsDennis QuaidEllen BarkinNed Beatty
  • Anthony Hopkins and Anne Bancroft in 84 Charing Cross Road (1987)

    23. 84 Charing Cross Road

    19871h 40mPG
    7.4 (12K)
    Based on the true story of a transatlantic business correspondence about used books, which later developed into a close, long-distance friendship that evolved over the course of two decades.
    DirectorDavid Hugh JonesStarsAnne BancroftAnthony HopkinsJudi Dench
  • Richard Dreyfuss and Barbra Streisand in Nuts (1987)

    24. Nuts

    19871h 56mR
    6.6 (7.9K)
    A high-class call girl accused of murder fights for the right to stand trial rather than be declared mentally incompetent.
    DirectorMartin RittStarsBarbra StreisandRichard DreyfussMaureen Stapleton

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