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Aliens
1986 · 137m
Military Sci-FiSpace OperaAlien Invasion
Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep…
Movies of 1986
60 movies from 1986. Includes Aliens, Platoon, and Castle in the Sky.
Common vibes here: Based on a True Story · Coming of Age · Detective
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Platoon
1986 · 120m
MilitaryDramaWar
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
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Max
Castle in the Sky
1986 · 125m
Urban FantasyAnimeMilitary
A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.
83
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Hannah and Her Sisters
1986 · 107m
ComedyDrama
Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with…
82
Jean de Florette
1986 · 122m
Drama
In a rural French village, an old man and his only remaining relative cast their covetous eyes on an adjoining vacant property.
81
Stand by Me
1986 · 89m
Coming-of-AgeRoad TripComing of Age
After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four boys decide to go see the body.
81
The Sacrifice
1986 · 149m
Drama
Alexander, a journalist, philosopher and retired actor, celebrates a birthday with friends and family when it is announced that nuclear war has begun.
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The Green Ray
1986 · 99m
Romantic ComedyComing of AgeDrama
A lonely Parisian woman comes to terms with her isolation and anxieties during a long summer vacation.
81
Tubi
Cat City
1986 · 96m
AnimationAdventureComedy
In the year 80 AMM (After Mickey Mouse) on the anthropomorphic animal-controlled Planet X, a party of mafioso cats plot to enact a genocide…
80
Max
A Room with a View
1986 · 117m
DramaRomance
When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son…
80
Max
Mona Lisa
1986 · 105m
CrimeDramaRomance
George is a small-time crook just out of prison who discovers his tough-guy image is out of date.
79
A Better Tomorrow
1986 · 95m
PrisonActionCrime
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
79
Prime
When the Wind Blows
1986 · 84m
War DramaMilitarySuperhero
With the help of government-issued pamphlets, an elderly British couple build a shelter and prepare for an impending nuclear attack, unaware that…
79
Tubi
Blue Velvet
1986 · 120m
ProceduralDetectiveMystery
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer…
78
Hulu
The Fly
1986 · 96m
MonstersHorrorScience Fiction
When brilliant, eccentric scientist Seth Brundle makes a huge technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself.
78
Max
Down by Law
1986 · 106m
PrisonCrimeDrama
A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.
77
Max
Little Shop of Horrors
1986 · 94m
DetectiveHorrorComedy
Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's, a flower shop in urban Skid Row.
77
Prime
Hoosiers
1986 · 114m
Coming-of-AgeBiopicSports Drama
Failed college coach Norman Dale gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to coach a high school basketball team in a tiny Indiana town.
77
Manon of the Spring
1986 · 115m
Drama
In this, the sequel to Jean de Florette, Manon has grown into a beautiful young shepherdess living in the idyllic Provencal countryside.
77
Tubi
The Pied Piper
1986 · 53m
AnimationFantasyDrama
A darkly brilliant stop-motion adaptation of The Pied Piper of Hamelin about a plague of rats that punish townsfolk corrupt with greed.
76
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986 · 103m
Coming-of-AgeHigh SchoolComing of Age
After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures…
76
Prime
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
1986 · 83m
SlasherBiopicTrue Crime
Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.
76
Terrorizers
1986 · 109m
DramaCrimeMystery
An uncompromising look into urban life from the eyes of a voyeuristic photographer, a rebellious teenager, and a married couple teetering on the…
76
Courier
1986 · 88m
DramaRomanceComedy
Ivan Mirosnikov, a cheeky young man in the Gorbachev era, is trying to figure out what to do with his life (he's not in college, and the 2-year…
75
The Color of Money
1986 · 119m
Drama
Former pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson decides he wants to return to the game by taking a pupil.
75
Ruthless People
1986 · 94m
Dark ComedyComedy
Sam Stone hates his wife Barbara so much that he wants her dead.
75
Tubi
Salvador
1986 · 123m
Based on a True StoryRoad TripDrama
In 1980, an American journalist covering the Salvadoran Civil War becomes entangled with both the leftist guerrilla groups and the right-wing…
75
Children of a Lesser God
1986 · 119m
DramaRomance
Starting his new job as an instructor at a New England school for the deaf, James Leeds meets Sarah Norman, a young deaf woman who works at the…
75
Hour of the Star
1986 · 96m
Drama
Macabéa has just moved to the big city after her aunt, who raised her, died.
74
Paramount+
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986 · 118m
Space OperaTime-Travel Sci-FiSpace
When a huge alien probe enters the galaxy and begins to vaporize Earth's oceans, Kirk and his crew must travel back in time in order to bring back…
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Shadows in Paradise
1986 · 74m
DramaRomance
Nikander, a rubbish collector and would-be entrepreneur, finds his plans for success dashed when his business associate dies.
74
Prime
Something Wild
1986 · 114m
Dark ComedyHeistRoad Trip
A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure.
74
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She's Gotta Have It
1986 · 84m
ComedyRomance
The story of Nola Darling's simultaneous sexual relationships with three different men is told by her and by her partners and other friends.
74
Tubi
Poison for the Fairies
1986 · 90m
FantasyHorror
In 1965 Mexico City, Flavia, a wealthy yet lonely schoolgirl, befriends Veronica, a young orphan girl who has a fascination with witchcraft.
73
Disney+
The Great Mouse Detective
1986 · 74m
ProceduralDetectiveAnimation
When the diabolical Professor Ratigan kidnaps London's master toymaker, the brilliant master of disguise Basil of Baker Street and his trusted…
73
River's Edge
1986 · 100m
High SchoolCrimeDrama
A group of high-school friends must come to terms with the fact that one of them, Samson, killed another, Jamie.
72
Armour of God
1986 · 97m
AdventureActionComedy
After an adventurer known as the Asian Hawk steals a mysterious sword known to be a piece of the Armour of God, a magical suit of armour that…
72
Prime
F/X
1986 · 109m
Hitman & AssassinsDetectiveSerial Killer
A movies special effects man is hired by a government agency to help stage the assassination of a well known gangster.
72
Tubi
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Ménage
1986 · 84m
ComedyCrimeDrama
A bisexual petty criminal named Bob encounters a married couple arguing in a bar.
72
Tubi
The Big Easy
1986 · 102m
ProceduralDetectiveDrama
Remy McSwain is a New Orleans police lieutenant who investigates the murder of a local mobster.
71
Prime
The Name of the Rose
1986 · 130m
DramaThrillerMystery
14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered…
71
Disney+
Flight of the Navigator
1986 · 90m
Time-Travel Sci-FiAlien InvasionTime Travel
12-year-old David is accidentally knocked out in the forest near his home, but when he awakens eight years have passed.
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Tubi
Peggy Sue Got Married
1986 · 103m
Time TravelComedyDrama
At her 25th high school reunion, Peggy Sue faints and awakens in 1960—back in her senior year, before her marriage and all her regrets.
71
Lucas
1986 · 100m
Coming-of-AgeHigh SchoolComing of Age
A brilliant but socially inept 14-year-old experiences heartbreak for the first time when his two best friends – Cappie, an older-brother figure,…
71
Tubi
The Decline of the American Empire
1986 · 101m
ComedyDrama
Four very different Montreal university teachers gather at a rambling country house to prepare a dinner.
70
Crocodile Dundee
1986 · 97m
AdventureComedy
When a New York reporter plucks crocodile hunter Mick Dundee from the Australian Outback for a visit to the Big Apple, it's a clash of cultures…
70
Asterix in Britain
1986 · 79m
SuperheroMagicFamily
One little ancient British village still holds out against the Roman invaders.
70
Tubi
Back to School
1986 · 96m
Comedy
Self-made millionaire Thornton Melon decides to get a better education and enrolls at his son Jason's college.
70
Betty Blue
1986 · 120m
DramaRomance
A lackadaisical handyman and aspiring novelist tries to support his younger girlfriend as she slowly succumbs to madness.
70
Clockwise
1986 · 96m
Comedy
School headmaster Brian Stimpson is obsessed with timeliness, order, and discipline.
70
Fist of the North Star
1986 · 112m
Dystopian Sci-FiMartial ArtsAnime
After a nuclear holocaust tears the world apart, mankind is forced to the harshness of not only the oppression of others who are much more…
69
Tubi
Crossroads
1986 · 99m
DramaMusic
A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.
69
The Fugitives
1986 · 85m
HeistComedy
Coming out from jail, Lucas has decided to change his life and behave like a good citizen.
68
The Mission
1986 · 125m
Based on a True StoryAdventureDrama
When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave…
68
Night of the Creeps
1986 · 88m
Space OperaAlien InvasionZombie Horror
In 1959, an alien experiment crashes to earth and infects a fraternity member.
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Big Trouble in Little China
1986 · 100m
Martial ArtsUrban FantasyMagic
Truck driver Jack Burton gets embroiled in a supernatural battle when his best friend Wang Chi's green-eyed fiancée is kidnapped by henchmen of…
66
Hulu
Labyrinth
1986 · 101m
Coming of AgeAdventureFamily
Frustrated with babysitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah, a teenager with an active imagination, summons the Goblins to take her baby…
66
Pretty in Pink
1986 · 97m
High SchoolRomanceDrama
Andie is an outcast, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky high school classmate…