Best movies of 1987

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 : Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Frank McRae, Elizabeth Peña,
Directors : Matthew Robbins,

Apartment block tenants seek the aid of alien mechanical life-forms to save their building from demolition.

Actors : Kyle MacLachlan, Claudia Christian, Michael Nouri, Clarence Felder,
Directors : Jack Sholder,

An alien parasite with the ability to possess human bodies goes on a violent crime spree in L.A. A human cop, detective Tom Beck, and an alien cop posing as a young FBI agent Lloyd Gallagher both pursue the parasite who frequently changes his human hosts.

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 : Lorraine Gary, Mario Van Peebles, Lance Guest, Karen Young,
Directors : Joseph Sargent,

Chief Brody's widow believes that her family is deliberately being targeted by another shark in search of revenge.

Actors : Terry O'Quinn, Charles Lanyer, Jill Schoelen, Shelley Hack,
Directors : Joseph Ruben,

After murdering his entire family, a man remarries a widow with a teenage daughter in another town and prepares to do it all over again.

Actors : Kirstie Alley, Mark Harmon, Robin Thomas, Patrick Labyorteaux,
Directors : Carl Reiner,

A high-school gym teacher has big plans for the summer, but is forced to cancel them to teach a "bonehead" English class for misfit goof-off students. Fortunately, his unconventional brand ...

Actors : John Astin, Paul Sand, Jason Bateman, Kim Darby,
Directors : Christopher Leitch,

Todd Howard is a struggling teenager. Nothing seems to be going very well for him, until he turns into a wolf.

Actors : Timothy Busfield, Curtis Armstrong, Robert Carradine, Larry B. Scott,
Directors : Joe Roth,

The rising college nerds set out to a convention in Florida, but are not welcomed by the Alpha Beta representatives.

Actors : Timothy Stack, Thurl Ravenscroft, Jon Lovitz, Timothy E. Day,
Directors : Jerry Rees,

A group of dated appliances embarks on a journey to the city to find its master after being abandoned in its cabin in the woods.

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 : Cristina Marsillach, Urbano Barberini, Daria Nicolodi, Ian Charleson,
Directors : Dario Argento,

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

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 : Steve Guttenberg, David Graf, Michael Winslow, Bubba Smith,
Directors : Jim Drake,

The misfit Police Academy (1984) graduates now are assigned to train a group of civilian volunteers to fight crime once again plaguing the streets.

Actors : Donald F. Muhich, Arsenio Hall, Rosanna Arquette, Michelle Pfeiffer,

A spoof 1950s science fiction movie, interspersed with various comedy sketches concerning late night television.

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.