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| 1 |  | Wings of Desire (1987) |  3.7197 45 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
$7.49
| Damiel (Bruno Ganz) is an angel who assists the needs of the people in Berlin. He decides to trade ...more about Wings of Desire starring Bruno Ganz and Curt Bois |
| 2 |  | RoboCop (1987) |  3.2285 48 reviews | R | Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Crime |
$9.97
| In the future, a Detroit police officer is killed in the line of duty. The department decides to ...more about RoboCop starring Peter Weller and Nancy Allen |
| 3 |  | Princess Bride, The (1987) | 3.2164 130 reviews | PG | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Comedy |
$5.99
| Princess Buttercup is being held against her will and forced to marry the evil Prince Humperdinck. ...more about Princess Bride starring Cary Elwes and Robin Wright |
| 4 |  | Untouchables, The (1987) | 3.1585 80 reviews | R | Drama, History, Thriller, Crime |
$3.94
| Agent Elliot Ness makes it his personal mission to bring down notorious crime boss Al Capone. Using ...more about Untouchables starring Kevin Costner and Sean Connery |
| 5 |  | Lethal Weapon (1987) | 3.1502 66 reviews | R | Action, Drama, Crime, Comedy |
$4.60
| Seasoned officer Roger Murtaugh is reluctantly partnered with loose cannon Martin Riggs to ...more about Lethal Weapon starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover |
| 6 |  | Near Dark (1987) | 3.1011 78 reviews | NA | Horror, Western |
$6.00
| A lonely drifter woman turns Caleb, a young mid-western boy, into a vampire. Still uncomfortable ...more about Near Dark starring Adrian Pasdar and Jenny Wright |
| 7 |  | House of Games (1987) | 3.0858 33 reviews | R | Thriller, Crime, Mystery |
$6.59
| A famous psychologist, Margaret Ford, decides to try to help one of her patients get out of a ...more about House of Games starring Lindsay Crouse and Paul Walsh |
| 8 |  | Predator (1987) | 3.0850 114 reviews | R | Action, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$9.99
| A group of trained special forces commandos is commandeered by the CIA for a rescue mission. The ...more about Predator starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Carl Weathers |
| 9 |  | Bad Taste (1987) | 3.0818 84 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi, Comedy |
$23.79
| Aliens from outer space come to earth hunting for human flesh to supply their growing fast food ...more about Bad Taste starring Peter Jackson and Pete O'Herne |
| 10 |  | Radio Days (1987) | 3.0790 19 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy |
$9.99
| Woody Allen's sentimental reminiscence about the golden age of radio. A series of vignettes ...more about Radio Days starring Mike Starr and Paul Herman |
| 11 |  | Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) | 3.0419 54 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Comedy |
$5.64
| All that Neal Page wants to do is to get home for Thanksgiving. His flight has been cancelled due ...more about Planes starring John Candy and Laila Robins |
| 12 |  | Spaceballs (1987) | 3.0260 76 reviews | NA | Sci-Fi, Comedy |
$5.99
| King Roland of the planet Druidia is trying to marry his daughter Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga) to ...more about Spaceballs starring Michael Winslow and Mel Brooks |
| 13 |  | Raising Arizona (1987) | 3.0039 51 reviews | NA | Action, Crime, Comedy |
$6.88
| Recidivist hold-up man H.I. McDonnough and police woman Edwina marry, only to discover they are ...more about Raising Arizona starring Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter |
| 14 |  | Moonstruck (1987) | 2.9995 45 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance, Comedy |
$5.99
| Loretta Castorini, a Brooklyn bookkeeper in her late 30s whose husband died several years earlier ...more about Moonstruck starring Cher (I) and Nicolas Cage |
| 15 |  | Full Metal Jacket (1987) | 2.9964 78 reviews | R | Action, Adventure, Drama, War, Adaptation |
$5.99
| A two-segment look at the effect of the military mindset and war itself on Vietnam era Marines. The ...more about Full Metal Jacket starring Adam Baldwin and Matthew Modine |
| 16 |  | Wall Street (1987) | 2.9912 36 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime |
$10.52
| Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) is a Wall Street stockbroker in early 1980's New York with a strong desire ...more about Wall Street starring Charlie Sheen and Tamara Tunie |
| 17 |  | Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) | 2.9798 51 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, Romance, Teen |
$8.99
| Loner Keith keeps to himself preferring to paint alone, but when he finds out the girl of his ...more about Some Kind of Wonderful starring Eric Stoltz and John Ashton |
| 18 |  | Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A (1987) | 2.9778 44 reviews | NA | Action, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Comedy |
$5.99
| Picking up where the original Nightmare left off, Nancy has grown up and become a psychiatrist ...more about Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors starring Nan Martin and Heather Langenkamp |
| 19 |  | Broadcast News (1987) | 2.9772 27 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance, Comedy |
$7.10
| Basket-case network news producer Jane Craig falls for new reporter Tom Grunnick, a pretty boy who ...more about Broadcast News starring William Hurt and Albert Brooks |
| 20 |  | Angel Heart (1987) | 2.9766 41 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Mystery |
$6.33
| Harry Angel has a new case, to find a man called Johnny Favourite. Except things aren't quite that ...more about Angel Heart starring Mickey Rourke and Robert De Niro |
| 21 |  | Fatal Attraction (1987) | 2.9608 60 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller |
$2.10
| Happily married New York lawyer Dan Callagher has an affair with his colleague Alex, and the two ...more about Fatal Attraction starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close |
| 22 |  | Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) | 2.9530 34 reviews | NA | Drama, War, Comedy |
$9.59
| A new Disc Jockey is shipped from Crete to Vietnam to bring humor to Armed Forces Radio. He turns ...more about Good Morning starring Robin Williams and Forest Whitaker |
| 23 |  | Hellraiser (1987) | 2.9435 49 reviews | NA | Fantasy, Horror |
$5.07
| Clive Barker's feature directing debut graphically depicts the tale of a man and wife who move into ...more about Hellraiser starring Andrew Robinson and Clare Higgins |
| 24 |  | Hidden, The (1987) | 2.9360 35 reviews | NA | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$4.29
| An alien is on the run in America. To get his kicks, it kills anything that gets in its way, and ...more about Hidden starring Joey Aresco and Kyle MacLachlan |
| 25 |  | Stepfather, The (1987) | 2.9266 28 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror | N/A | "Scary" Jerry has become the stepfather in a family of a beautiful, young widow and a lovely ...more about Stepfather starring Jill Schoelen and Shelley Hack |
| 26 |  | Hope and Glory (1987) | 2.9163 18 reviews | NA | Drama, War, Comedy |
$6.09
| A semiautobiographical project by John Boorman about a nine year old boy called Bill as he grows up ...more about Hope and Glory starring Sebastian Rice-Edwards and Geraldine Muir |
| 27 |  | Withnail & I (1987) | 2.9055 38 reviews | NA | Comedy |
$21.95
| London 1969 - two 'resting' (unemployed and unemployable) actors, Withnail and Marwood, fed up with ...more about Withnail & I starring Richard E. Grant and Richard Griffiths |
| 28 |  | Lost Boys, The (1987) | 2.8930 45 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Comedy, Teen |
$7.99
| When a young family moves to California, the oldest son begins hanging out with a gang of teenage ...more about Lost Boys starring Jason Patric and Corey Haim |
| 29 |  | Empire of the Sun (1987) | 2.8897 34 reviews | NA | Drama, History, War |
$6.99
| Based on J. G. Ballard's autobiographical novel, tells the story of a boy, James Graham, whose ...more about Empire of the Sun starring Christian Bale and Miranda Richardson |
| 30 | | Babettes gæstebud (1987) | 2.8688 24 reviews | NA | Drama |
$9.27
| In 19th century Denmark, two adult sisters live in an isolated village with their father, who is ...more about Babettes gæstebud starring Stéphane Audran and Birgitte Federspiel |
| 31 | | Au revoir, les enfants (1987) | 2.8566 35 reviews | NA | Drama |
$17.99
| A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student ...more about Au revoir starring Francine Racette |
| 32 | | Roxanne (1987) | 2.8491 18 reviews | NA | Romance, Comedy |
$3.95
| A modernisation of Edmond Rostands "Cyrano De Bergerac". C.D. Bales is a fire chief, who just ...more about Roxanne starring Daryl Hannah and Rick Rossovich |
| 33 | | Ami de mon amie, L' (1987) | 2.8385 17 reviews | NA |
$13.35
| In Paris outskirts Blanche, a young clerk, befriends Lea, a girl livelier than she is. Lea is going ...more about Ami de mon amie starring Emmanuelle Chaulet | |
| 34 |  | Hamburger Hill (1987) | 2.8355 16 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War |
$3.91
| A brutal and realistic war film focuses on the lives of a squad of 14 U.S. Army soldiers of B ...more about Hamburger Hill starring Anthony Barrile and Don Cheadle |
| 35 |  | Barfly (1987) | 2.8191 29 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance, Comedy | N/A | Mickey Rourke plays Henry Chinaski, a poet and alcoholic. He spends his life in bars in Los ...more about Barfly starring Mickey Rourke and Faye Dunaway |
| 36 |  | Jackie Chan's Project A2 (1987) | 2.8154 22 reviews | PG-13 |
$7.34
| Dragon Ma is back, having rid the seas of the dreaded Pirate Lo. Back on land, he is assigned to ...more about Jackie Chan's Project A2 starring John Cheung and Jackie Chan | |
| 37 |  | Innerspace (1987) | 2.8062 36 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Comedy |
$5.49
| Tuck Pendleton is a cocky pilot, who is taking part in a miniaturization experiment. When some bad ...more about Innerspace starring Dennis Quaid and Martin Short |
| 38 |  | Dolls (1987) | 2.7990 59 reviews | NA | Horror |
$5.99
| A group of travelers spend the night in the mansion of an elderly couple who are dollmakers. ...more about Dolls starring Ian Patrick Williams and Carolyn Purdy-Gordon |
| 39 |  | Dirty Dancing (1987) | 2.7955 77 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, Romance, Teen, Music |
$6.66
| In the summer of 1963, Baby's whole life changes when she meets the dance instructor at her ...more about Dirty Dancing starring Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze |
| 40 |  | Creepshow 2 (1987) | 2.7906 48 reviews | NA | Fantasy, Horror, Comedy |
$8.11
| EC Comics-inspired weirdness returns with three tales. In the first, a wooden statue of a Native ...more about Creepshow 2 starring Domenick John and George Kennedy |
| 41 |  | Bedroom Window, The (1987) | 2.7837 21 reviews | NA | Thriller |
$8.79
| Terry is having an affair with his boss' wife Sylvia. One night after an office party they are ...more about Bedroom Window starring Steve Guttenberg and Elizabeth McGovern |
| 42 |  | Adventures in Babysitting (1987) |  2.7452 31 reviews | NA | Adventure, Comedy, Teen |
$6.56
| Chris has a big night out planned when her boyfriend cancels on her. She agrees to babysit for a ...more about Adventures in Babysitting starring Elisabeth Shue and Maia Brewton |
| 43 |  | Big Easy, The (1987) | 2.7432 22 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Crime, Mystery, Romance |
$3.70
| Set in New Orleans. Remy McSwain, lieutenant in Homicide finds that he has two problems, the first ...more about Big Easy starring Dennis Quaid and Ellen Barkin |
| 44 |  | Summer School (1987) | 2.7402 26 reviews | NA | Romance, Comedy |
$7.12
| A high-school gym teacher has big plans for the summer, but is forced to cancel them to teach a ...more about Summer School starring Mark Harmon and Kirstie Alley |
| 45 |  | Brave Little Toaster, The (1987) | 2.7393 17 reviews | NA | Adventure, Thriller, Fantasy, Musical, Comedy, Family, Animation, Disney |
$12.47
| When a young boy and his family go on holiday, their household appliances, led by the toaster, ...more about Brave Little Toaster starring Deanna Oliver and Jon Lovitz |
| 46 |  | Maurice (1987) | 2.6903 28 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance |
$16.13
| Two male English school chums find themselves falling in love at Cambridge. To regain his place in ...more about Maurice starring James Wilby and Hugh Grant |
| 47 |  | Masters of the Universe (1987) | 2.6871 40 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Comedy |
$6.07
| Fantasy action-adventure about the war-torn planet Eternia and the Castle of Greyskull which is ...more about Masters of the Universe starring Dolph Lundgren and Frank Langella |
| 48 |  | Stakeout (1987) | 2.6826 20 reviews | NA | Action, Thriller, Crime, Romance, Comedy |
$7.42
| Two cops are given the 'dirty' job of staking out the home of an escaped convict's ex-girlfriend. ...more about Stakeout starring Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez |
| 49 |  | Deliria (1987) | 2.6810 24 reviews | NA | Horror |
$12.99
| A troupe of struggling stage actors is rehearsing for a small-town production of a play. Everything ...more about Deliria starring David Brandon and Barbara Cupisti |
| 50 |  | Baby Boom (1987) | 2.6686 29 reviews | NA | Romance, Comedy |
$9.72
| J.C. Wiatt is a successful New York business woman known around town as the "tiger lady." She gets ...more about Baby Boom starring Diane Keaton and Sam Shepard |
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