Best Romance movies of 1987 that are award winners or nominees

Moonstruck(1987)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 71

Loretta Castorini, a book keeper from Brooklyn, New York, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the brother of the man she has agreed to marry.



Dirty Dancing(1987)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 63

Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.



Broadcast News(1987)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 68

Take two rival TV reporters: one handsome, one talented, both male. Add one producer, female. Mix well and watch the sparks fly.



Maurice(1987)

Combined Rating:
58
Combined Critics Rating: 56

After his lover rejects him, a young man trapped by the oppressiveness of Edwardian society tries to come to terms with and accept his sexuality.



Baby Boom(1987)

Combined Rating:
54
Combined Critics Rating: 50

The life of super-yuppie J.C. is thrown into turmoil when she inherits a baby from a distant relative.



Roxanne(1987)

Combined Rating:
43
Combined Critics Rating: 22

The large-nosed C.D. Bales is in love with the beautiful Roxanne; she falls for his personality but another man's looks.



Barfly(1987)

Combined Rating:
34
Combined Critics Rating: 16

Based on the life of successful poet Charles Bukowski and his exploits in Hollywood during the 60s, 70s, and 80s.



Hope and Glory(1987)

Combined Rating:
30
Combined Critics Rating: 16

A semi-autobiographical project by John Boorman about a nine year old boy called Bill as he grows up in London during the blitz of World War 2. For a young boy, this time in history was ...



Prick Up Your Ears(1987)

Combined Rating:
28
Combined Critics Rating: 21

This film is the story of the spectacular life and violent death of British playwright Joe Orton. In his teens, Orton is befriended by the older, more reserved Kenneth Halliwell, and while ...



Who's That Girl(1987)

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Combined Rating:
27
Combined Critics Rating: 14

The life of an uptight tax lawyer turns chaotic when he is asked to escort a young woman newly released from prison, who persuades him to help prove her innocence.



Mannequin(1987)

Combined Rating:
26
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A young artist, searching for his vocation, makes a mannequin so perfect he falls in love with it. Finding the mannequin in a store window, he gets a job there and his creation comes to life.



Square Dance(1987)

Combined Rating:
10
Combined Critics Rating: 10

Gemma is 13 years old lives with her grandpa in the country, she has for many years. One day her mother shows up, and wants to take Gemma to the city. Her mother is married now, and can ...



Gaby: A True Story(1987)

Combined Rating:
3
Combined Critics Rating: 0

The life of Gaby Brimmer, a girl physically handicapped, who finally gets her goals of study and triumph.



Happy New Year(1987)

Combined Rating:
2
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Small time crooksters Nick and Charlie have an elaborate plan to rob an exclusive jewelers store. Using a variety of disguises and posing as rich old men and women they begin the set-up, ...