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Movies of 1987

60 movies from 1987. Includes Where Is The Friend's House?, Au Revoir les Enfants, and The Princess Bride.

Common vibes here: Military · Based on a True Story · War Drama

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Where Is The Friend's House?
86

Where Is The Friend's House?

1987 · 83m

DramaAdventure

An 8-year-old boy must return his friend's notebook he took by mistake, lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school.

Au Revoir les Enfants
84
Max

Au Revoir les Enfants

1987 · 105m

War DramaMilitaryBased on a True Story

Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France.

The Princess Bride
82
Hulu

The Princess Bride

1987 · 99m

PiratesFantasyComedy

In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness…

Wings of Desire
82
Max

Wings of Desire

1987 · 128m

DramaFantasyRomance

Two angels, Damiel and Cassiel, glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling population, providing invisible rays of hope to the…

Babette's Feast
81
Max

Babette's Feast

1987 · 104m

DramaHistoryComedy

A French housekeeper with a mysterious past brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal to a circle of starkly pious villagers in…

Broadcast News
80

Broadcast News

1987 · 133m

ComedyRomance

A high-strung news producer finds herself in a love triangle between a talented but self-doubting reporter and a charming news anchor who embodies…

Hope and Glory
80

Hope and Glory

1987 · 113m

Coming-of-AgeBased on a True StoryComing of Age

A middle-aged man recalls his childhood growing up in and around London during World War II.

Matewan
80
Prime

Matewan

1987 · 132m

Based on a True StoryDramaHistory

Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage.

The Untouchables
79
Paramount+

The Untouchables

1987 · 119m

Mob / MafiaMafia & MobCrime

Elliot Ness, an ambitious prohibition agent, is determined to take down Al Capone.

Withnail & I
79
Max

Withnail & I

1987 · 108m

Dark ComedyBuddy ComedyAddiction & Recovery

Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail -- spend their days drifting between their…

Law of Desire
79

Law of Desire

1987 · 102m

DramaRomanceThriller

Pablo, a successful film director, disappointed in his relationship with his young lover, Juan, concentrates in a new project, a monologue…

Hachiko
79

Hachiko

1987 · 107m

Based on a True StoryDramaFamily

The tragic, true story about Hachikō, an Akita dog who was loyal to his master, Professor Ueno, even after Ueno's death.

Prison on Fire
79

Prison on Fire

1987 · 101m

CrimeDrama

A veteran inmate takes a newcomer under his wing as the pair confront both other violent inmates and the prison's corrupt wardens.

The Last Emperor
79
Max

The Last Emperor

1987 · 163m

War DramaMilitaryBased on a True Story

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship…

Evil Dead II
78
Max

Evil Dead II

1987 · 84m

HorrorComedyFantasy

Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting…

Planes, Trains and Automobiles
78
Paramount+

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

1987 · 92m

HolidayRoad TripFriendship

An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well…

Moonstruck
77

Moonstruck

1987 · 102m

ComedyDramaRomance

37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend…

Radio Days
77
Tubi

Radio Days

1987 · 89m

Coming-of-AgeWar DramaMilitary

The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV.

Maurice
77
Prime

Maurice

1987 · 140m

Coming-of-AgeComing of AgeDrama

After his lover rejects him, Maurice attempts to come to terms with his sexuality within the restrictiveness of Edwardian society.

House of Games
77
Tubi

House of Games

1987 · 102m

CrimeThrillerDrama

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,…

The Dead
77
Tubi

The Dead

1987 · 83m

Drama

After a convivial holiday dinner party, things begin to unravel when a husband and wife address some prickly issues concerning their marriage.

RoboCop
76
Tubi

RoboCop

1987 · 102m

Dystopian Sci-FiCyberpunkAI & Robots

In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police…

Raising Arizona
76

Raising Arizona

1987 · 94m

HeistComedyCrime

When a childless couple—an ex-con and an ex-cop—take one of a wealthy family’s quintuplets to raise as their own, their lives grow more…

No Way Out
76
Tubi

No Way Out

1987 · 114m

Spy / EspionageEspionageThriller

Navy Lt.

Dark Eyes
76

Dark Eyes

1987 · 121m

ComedyDramaRomance

Aboard a ship early in the 20th-century, a middle-aged Italian tells his story of love to a Russian.

Lethal Weapon
75

Lethal Weapon

1987 · 110m

ActionThrillerCrime

A veteran cop and an unstable detective become partners who must put their differences aside in order to bring down a heroin-smuggling ring run by…

Good Morning, Vietnam
75
Tubi

Good Morning, Vietnam

1987 · 121m

ComedyDramaWar

A disk jockey goes to Vietnam to work for the Armed Forces Radio Service.

City on Fire
75
Prime

City on Fire

1987 · 105m

ActionAdventureCrime

Ko Chow is an undercover cop who is under pressure from all sides.

Bagdad Cafe
74
Prime

Bagdad Cafe

1987 · 108m

Wilderness & NatureComedyDrama

A German woman named Jasmin stumbles upon a dilapidated motel/diner in the middle of nowhere.

Empire of the Sun
73

Empire of the Sun

1987 · 153m

Coming-of-AgeWar DramaMilitary

Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps.

Near Dark
73

Near Dark

1987 · 94m

Vampire HorrorVampiresHorror

A farm boy reluctantly becomes a member of the undead when a girl he meets turns out to be part of a band of vampires who roam the highways in…

Opera
73

Opera

1987 · 107m

HorrorMysteryThriller

A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.

Hamburger Hill
73

Hamburger Hill

1987 · 110m

MilitaryWarAction

The men of Bravo Company are facing a battle that's all uphill… up Hamburger Hill.

The Brave Little Toaster
73
Disney+

The Brave Little Toaster

1987 · 90m

Coming of AgeAnimationAdventure

A group of dated appliances, finding themselves stranded in a summer home that their family had just sold, decide to seek out their eight year old…

Escape from Sobibor
73
Tubi

Escape from Sobibor

1987 · 169m

War DramaMilitaryPrison

The true story of WWII's notorious Sobibor Nazi death camp, where a courageous inmate orchestrates and leads the escape of over 300 prisoners.

Angel Heart
72

Angel Heart

1987 · 113m

DetectiveHorrorMystery

A down-and-out Brooklyn detective is hired to track down a singer on an odyssey that will take him through the desperate streets of Harlem, the…

La Bamba
72
Tubi

La Bamba

1987 · 108m

BiopicBased on a True StoryDrama

Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens becomes an overnight rock 'n' roll success in 1958, thanks to a love ballad called "Donna" that he wrote for…

Roxanne
72

Roxanne

1987 · 107m

ComedyRomance

In this modern take on Edmond Rostand's classic play "Cyrano de Bergerac," C.

Stakeout
72

Stakeout

1987 · 116m

Buddy ComedyPrisonDetective

Two detectives observe an escaped convict's ex-girlfriend, but complications set in when one of them falls for her.

Barfly
72

Barfly

1987 · 100m

ComedyDramaRomance

Downtrodden writer Henry and distressed goddess Wanda aren't exactly husband and wife: they're wedded to their bar stools.

The Stepfather
72
Prime

The Stepfather

1987 · 89m

SlasherSerial KillerHorror

Seemingly mild-mannered Henry Morrison has just murdered his entire family.

A Chinese Ghost Story
72
Prime

A Chinese Ghost Story

1987 · 95m

SupernaturalFantasyAction

A naïve young tax collector for the imperial government winds up spending the night in a haunted temple.

Stage Fright
72
Prime

Stage Fright

1987 · 90m

SlasherHorror

While a group of young actors rehearse a new musical about a mass murderer, a notorious psychopath escapes from a nearby insane asylum.

The Lost Boys
71

The Lost Boys

1987 · 97m

Vampire HorrorVampiresHorror

When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes gear up to rescue him.

Innerspace
71

Innerspace

1987 · 120m

ActionComedyScience Fiction

Test pilot Tuck Pendleton volunteers to test a special vessel for a miniaturization experiment.

The Hidden
71

The Hidden

1987 · 97m

HeistActionScience Fiction

When average, law-abiding citizens suddenly turn to a life of hedonistic behavior and violent crime, Detective Tom Beck is tasked with helping…

Project A - Part II
71

Project A - Part II

1987 · 105m

Martial ArtsPiratesAction

Dragon is now transferred to be the police head of Sai Wan district, and has to contend with a gangster kingpin, anti-Manchu revolutionaries, some…

Dirty Dancing
71

Dirty Dancing

1987 · 100m

Coming-of-AgeMedical DramaHeist

Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find…

Wall Street
70

Wall Street

1987 · 126m

Legal DramaLegalCrime

A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a…

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers
70

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers

1987 · 93m

Chess & Mind GamesDetectiveAnimation

After the death of Shaggy's Uncle Beaureguard, he, Scooby and Scrappy arrive at the late uncle's Southern plantation to collect the inheritance.

Cry Freedom
70

Cry Freedom

1987 · 157m

BiopicJournalism & MediaFriendship

A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s.

Fatal Attraction
69
Paramount+

Fatal Attraction

1987 · 119m

Legal DramaLegalThriller

A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.

A Better Tomorrow II
69
Prime

A Better Tomorrow II

1987 · 104m

Mob / MafiaFriendshipMafia & Mob

A restauranteur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend's daughter.

Predator
69

Predator

1987 · 107m

Military Sci-FiAlien InvasionSurvival Thriller

A team of elite commandos on a secret mission in a Central American jungle come to find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.

Some Kind of Wonderful
68
Paramount+

Some Kind of Wonderful

1987 · 95m

High SchoolRomanceComedy

Keith Nelson, an artsy high school outcast, tries to land a date with popular girl Amanda Jones with some help from his tomboy best friend, Watts.

Hellraiser
67
Prime

Hellraiser

1987 · 93m

Zombie HorrorSupernatural HorrorSupernatural

A hedonistic man finds a mysterious puzzle box that summons a group of gruesome beings known as the Cenobites.

The Living Daylights
67
Prime

The Living Daylights

1987 · 130m

Spy / EspionagePrisonEspionage

After a defecting Russian general reveals a plot to assassinate foreign spies, James Bond is assigned a secret mission to dispatch the new head of…

The Witches of Eastwick
66

The Witches of Eastwick

1987 · 118m

Urban FantasyMagicComedy

Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted, at a cost, when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.

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