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Best Films of 1987

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People who added this item 225 Average listal rating (140 ratings) 5.9 IMDB Rating 6.6
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Void of most of the things that worked in the first.
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People who added this item 495 Average listal rating (287 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 7.3
Likely the worst Disney Animation movie made. The lowest point in their history. Lucky for us, they got their shit together...
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People who added this item 164 Average listal rating (80 ratings) 6.3 IMDB Rating 6.6
September (1987)
A Woody Allen dud. Is presented like a very long one act play. Filled with annoying characters.
Still, I can't help deny his often likable penchant for dialogue.

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People who added this item 72 Average listal rating (47 ratings) 5.9 IMDB Rating 6.2
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People who added this item 30 Average listal rating (16 ratings) 6.4 IMDB Rating 6.3
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People who added this item 327 Average listal rating (227 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 6.9
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People who added this item 103 Average listal rating (67 ratings) 6.4 IMDB Rating 6.5
The Big Easy (1987)
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People who added this item 450 Average listal rating (310 ratings) 6.3 IMDB Rating 6.7
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People who added this item 449 Average listal rating (315 ratings) 5.8 IMDB Rating 6.3
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People who added this item 435 Average listal rating (275 ratings) 5.4 IMDB Rating 5.9
Mannequin (1987)
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People who added this item 470 Average listal rating (286 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.5
Radio Days (1987)
A likely forgettable Woody Allen film.
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People who added this item 449 Average listal rating (311 ratings) 6.4 IMDB Rating 6.9
A classic, low-brow 80s adventure basically only kids will like.
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People who added this item 400 Average listal rating (303 ratings) 5.3 IMDB Rating 5.8
Over the Top (1987)
The Rocky of arm wrestling
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People who added this item 137 Average listal rating (79 ratings) 5.3 IMDB Rating 5.3
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People who added this item 211 Average listal rating (107 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.6
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People who added this item 1186 Average listal rating (758 ratings) 6.3 IMDB Rating 6.5
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People who added this item 232 Average listal rating (135 ratings) 5.1 IMDB Rating 5.5
The first Ernest movie I ever saw could still be the best
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People who added this item 212 Average listal rating (147 ratings) 6 IMDB Rating 6.6
Stakeout (1987)
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People who added this item 2670 Average listal rating (1699 ratings) 6.6 IMDB Rating 7
Dirty Dancing (1987)
A classic for many a women; but alas I am a man.
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People who added this item 599 Average listal rating (403 ratings) 6.5 IMDB Rating 6.7
Possibly the worst 007 film.
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People who added this item 501 Average listal rating (287 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.6
Withnail & I (1987)
Scottish absurdity at its finest.
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People who added this item 76 Average listal rating (29 ratings) 6.7 IMDB Rating 6.4
Street Smart (1987)
Morgan Freeman is the only thing memorable about this movie and it's very memorable
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People who added this item 294 Average listal rating (148 ratings) 6.4 IMDB Rating 6.5
Depressing but so rightfully moody in that 80s sort of way.
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People who added this item 855 Average listal rating (572 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.3
Angel Heart (1987)
A noir detective story that mixes 1980s production with 1950s setting quite nicely. Rourke is entertaining and De Niro makes his few scenes memorable.
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People who added this item 178 Average listal rating (90 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.3
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People who added this item 485 Average listal rating (286 ratings) 6.6 IMDB Rating 7.1
Moonstruck (1988)
Snap out of it, people, Cher is not funny but this well-written romantic comedy at least gives her a chance at some quality acting.
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People who added this item 162 Average listal rating (97 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.2
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People who added this item 1633 Average listal rating (1120 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.8
Evil Dead II (1987)
The sequel more ridiculous than the first and ultimately better.
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People who added this item 1217 Average listal rating (741 ratings) 5.4 IMDB Rating 6
Classic 80s comedy with three actors who helped define the era. It doesn't hold up one bit, but as long as you look at it through an 80s lens it can be entertaining.
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People who added this item 281 Average listal rating (182 ratings) 6.1 IMDB Rating 6.5
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People who added this item 241 Average listal rating (164 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.7
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People who added this item 355 Average listal rating (236 ratings) 6.4 IMDB Rating 6.9
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People who added this item 1732 Average listal rating (1127 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7.3
The Lost Boys (1987)
People are Strange
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People who added this item 89 Average listal rating (57 ratings) 6.7 IMDB Rating 7.2
I loved the chipmunks as a kid and this was an epic adventure all right
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People who added this item 512 Average listal rating (273 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 8
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People who added this item 186 Average listal rating (130 ratings) 6.6 IMDB Rating 6.7
Not a hill Fats Domino would sing about.
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People who added this item 518 Average listal rating (346 ratings) 6.5 IMDB Rating 6.8
Innerspace (1987)
Weird and silly but somehow watchable without explanation
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People who added this item 346 Average listal rating (205 ratings) 7.1 IMDB Rating 7.1
Classic Hughes script with 80s cliches abound.
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People who added this item 1103 Average listal rating (762 ratings) 6.3 IMDB Rating 6.7
"I'll be back" - The first time of many Arnold self-imitation quotes.
I finally got to watching this 80s action classic. And wow, is it an 80s movie! It's so bad and yet so good. Definitely a guilty pleasure. Schwarzenegger was so likable back then.
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Stewart is one of my all-time favorites, as an actor and human. This documentary, hosted and narrated by Johnny Carson, does a very fine job of telling his story.

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People who added this item 966 Average listal rating (539 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 8
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People who added this item 3 Average listal rating (2 ratings) 8.5 IMDB Rating 8.1
A movie that will always put me in the Christmas spirit. It brings not only The Muppets together, but their friends from Sesame Street and Fraggle Rock!
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People who added this item 99 Average listal rating (58 ratings) 4.3 IMDB Rating 4.4
Ishtar (1987)
Possibly the most misunderstood and unfairly panned movie of all time. Honestly, give it a shot, you might be surprised.
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People who added this item 2561 Average listal rating (1851 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7.8
Predator (1987)



Director: John McTiernan
His 2nd movie
My 7th movie watched from the director


Wow, finally a movie that has been on my list for honestly twenty years, and here we are! It mostly lives up to the expectations. A lot of alpha male dialogue and action with all the characters getting killed off one-by-one.
It is a delight to see but also a sad reminder of how these types of movies no longer get any mainstream attention.
The one part that was actually kind of disappoint was "Get to the chopper!" as it's a hugely popular line from this movie, but in the scene it feels like just another line from Arnold. Doesn't actually stand out and not as intense as I expected.

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People who added this item 353 Average listal rating (244 ratings) 5.8 IMDB Rating 6
Dragnet (1987)
Hanks and Aykroyd make a fun team in this decent 80s cop comedy.
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People who added this item 2719 Average listal rating (1842 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 7.6
RoboCop (1987)
Outrageous and addicting as a kid.
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People who added this item 950 Average listal rating (562 ratings) 6.5 IMDB Rating 6.9
Glen Close plays crazy pretty well.
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People who added this item 1079 Average listal rating (600 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.7
A true epic, showing the long development of a country i feel I still know little about.
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People who added this item 414 Average listal rating (265 ratings) 6.1 IMDB Rating 6.6
Roxanne (1987)
Cerano would be envious of Martin's version.
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This list was created by and in the opinion of Stephen H Koontz


"Wall Streets, Trains, and Untouchables: My favorite 65 films of 1987"

Total Movies Seen: 170

Also-Seen:
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River's Edge
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Hellraiser
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The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
Rated 1/10
Slave Girls from Beyond



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