Best Drama movies of 1987

Actors : Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Ralph Brown, Richard Griffiths,
Directors : Bruce Robinson,

At the end of the 1960's, two substance-abusing, unemployed actors retreat to the countryside for a holiday that proves disastrous.

Actors : José Lewgoy, Klaus Kinski, King Ampaw, Salvatore Basile,
Directors : Werner Herzog,

During the 1800s, paroled Brazilian bandit Cobra Verde is sent to West Africa with a few troops to man an old Portuguese fort and to convince the local African ruler to resume the slave trade with Brazil.

Actors : Raphael Fejtö, Stanislas Carré de Malberg, Francine Racette, Gaspard Manesse,
Directors : Louis Malle,

A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives. He becomes the roommate of top student in his class. Rivals at first, the roommates form a bond and share a secret.

Actors : Michael Gelting, Colin Gilder, Allan De Waal, Ole Ernst,
Directors : Lars von Trier,

A film director and a script writer (performed by Lars von Trier and Niels Vørsel themselves) write a screenplay, in which an epidemic spreads about the whole world. Like the protagonist ...

Actors : Andrew McCarthy, James Spader, Robert Downey Jr., Jami Gertz,
Directors : Marek Kanievska,

A college freshman returns to L.A. for the holidays at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.

Actors : Ira Wheeler, Sam Waterston, Spalding Gray,
Directors : Jonathan Demme,

Spalding Gray discusses his participation in the film The Killing Fields (1984) and the background story about the troubles of Cambodia.

Actors : Jack Nance, Mickey Rourke, Faye Dunaway, Alice Krige,
Directors : Barbet Schroeder,

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

Actors : David Hayman, Sebastian Rice-Edwards, Sarah Miles, Geraldine Muir,
Directors : John Boorman,

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 ...

Actors : Michael Boatman, Anthony Barrile, Don Cheadle, Michael Dolan,
Directors : John Irvin,

A very realistic interpretation of one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War.

Actors : Mimi Rogers, Tom Berenger, Lorraine Bracco, Jerry Orbach,
Directors : Ridley Scott,

A married New York cop falls for the socialite murder witness he's been assigned to protect.

Actors : Steve Guttenberg, Nancy Travis, Tom Selleck, Ted Danson,
Directors : Leonard Nimoy,

Three bachelors find themselves forced to take care of a baby left by one of the guys' girlfriends.

Actors : Chris Cooper, Will Oldham, Mary McDonnell, James Earl Jones,
Directors : John Sayles,

A labor union organizer comes to an embattled mining community brutally and violently dominated and harassed by the mining company.

Actors : Vanessa Redgrave, Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina, Wallace Shawn,
Directors : Stephen Frears,

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 ...

Actors : Lance Henriksen, Jenny Wright, Adrian Pasdar, Bill Paxton,
Directors : Kathryn Bigelow,

A small-town farmer's son reluctantly joins a traveling group of vampires after he is turned by a beautiful drifter.

Actors : Dennis Hopper, Debra Winger, Sami Frey, Theresa Russell,
Directors : Bob Rafelson,

A federal investigator tracks down a gold digging woman who moves from husband to husband, kills them and collects the inheritance.

Actors : Meryl Streep, Carroll Baker, Jack Nicholson, Michael O'Keefe,
Directors : Hector Babenco,

An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his home town of Albany, NY after returning there for the first time in decades.

Actors : Donal McCann, Anjelica Huston, Helena Carroll, Cathleen Delany,
Directors : John Huston,

Gabriel Conroy and wife Greta attend an early January dinner with friends at the home of his spinster aunts, an evening which results in an epiphany for both of them.

Actors : Barbara Hershey, John Mahoney, Richard Dreyfuss, Danny DeVito,
Directors : Barry Levinson,

A minor car accident drives two rival aluminum-siding salesmen to the ridiculous extremes of man versus man in 1963 Baltimore.

Actors : Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Elaine Stritch, Denholm Elliott,
Directors : Woody Allen,

At a summer house in Vermont, neighbor Howard falls in love with Lane, who's in a relationship with Peter, who's falling for Stephanie, who's married with children.

Actors : Maureen Stapleton, Barbra Streisand, Karl Malden, Richard Dreyfuss,
Directors : Martin Ritt,

A high-class call girl accused of murder fights for the right to stand trial rather than be declared mentally incompetent.