Films of 1987

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Last Updated: 5/6/24
Total Films: 96
Note: The year of each film is according to IMDb. It sometimes changes without my knowledge. When I become aware, I will make adjustments. Like the Oscars, I select the best for each category: picture, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, director, cinematography, editing, original screenplay, adapted screenplay, and documentary. This is based on the movies I've actually seen, and miniseries and telefilms are fair game. Each winner is named along with the next four ordered runner-ups (which may be less) and honorable mentions (if any). Any of these categories may be left blank if I feel there's no deserving winner. A ranked list of films is presented afterwards.



Best Picture
Wall Street

2. Predator
3. Hamburger Hill
4. Planes, Trains & Automobiles
5. Lethal Weapon
Honorable Mentions: The Monster Squad, House of Games, Empire of the Sun, Prince of Darkness, and Dirty Dancing


Best Actor
Michael Douglas (Wall Street)

2. Mickey Rourke (Barfly)
3. Joe Mantegna (House of Games)
4. William Hurt (Broadcast News)
5. Danny Glover and Mel Gibson (Lethal Weapon)
Honorable Mentions: Christian Bale (Empire of the Sun), Nicolas Cage (Raising Arizona), André Gower (The Monster Squad), John Lone (The Last Emperor), Steve Martin (Planes, Trains & Automobiles), Esai Morales (La Bamba), Michael Nouri (The Hidden), Lou Diamond Phillips (La Bamba), Charlie Sheen (Wall Street), Patrick Swayze (Dirty Dancing), James Wilby (Maurice), and James Woods (Best Seller)


Best Actress
Jennifer Grey (Dirty Dancing)

2. Holly Hunter (Broadcast News)
3. Valerie Harper (Strange Voices)
4. Lindsay Crouse (House of Games)
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Supporting Actor
John Candy (Planes, Trains & Automobiles)

2. Robert De Niro (The Untouchables)
3. Rob Lowe (Square Dance)
4. Morgan Freeman (Street Smart)
5. Alfred Molina (Prick Up Your Ears)
Honorable Mentions: Albert Brooks (Broadcast News), Brian Dennehy (Best Seller), Billy Drago (The Untouchables), Peter Falk (The Princess Bride), André the Giant (The Princess Bride), Hugh Grant (Maurice), Frank Langella (Masters of the Universe), Tom Noonan (The Monster Squad), Mandy Patinkin (The Princess Bride), Duncan Regehr (The Monster Squad), Wallace Shawn (The Princess Bride), and Kiefer Sutherland (The Lost Boys)


Best Supporting Actress
Marry Stuart Masterson (Some Kind of Wonderful)

2. Anne Ramsey (Throw Momma from the Train)
3. Ashley Bank (The Monster Squad)
4. Joan Chen (The Last Emperor)
5. Louise Fletcher (Flowers in the Attic)
Honorable Mentions: Kathy Baker (Street Smart)


Best Director
Rob Reiner (The Princess Bride)

2. John McTiernan (Predator)
3. Emile Ardolino (Dirty Dancing)
4. Oliver Stone (Wall Street)
5. Steven Spielberg (Empire of the Sun)
Honorable Mentions: John Carpenter (Prince of Darkness), Alex Cox (Walker), Fred Dekker (The Monster Squad), Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon), John Hughes (Planes, Trains & Automobiles), John Irvin (Hamburger Hill), David Mamet (House of Games), and Joel Schumacher (The Lost Boys)


Best Cinematography
Vittorio Storaro (The Last Emperor)

2. Stephen H. Burum (The Untouchables)
3. Allen Daviau (Empire of the Sun)
4. Pierre Lhomme (Maurice)
5. Robert Richardson (Wall Street)
Honorable Mentions: Juan Ruiz Anchía (House of Games), Adrian Biddle (The Princess Bride), and Amir Mokri (Slam Dance)


Best Editing
Gerald B. Greenberg and Bill Pankow (The Untouchables)

2. Mark Helfrich and John F. Link (Predator)
3. Robert Leighton (The Princess Bride)
4. Robert Brown (The Lost Boys)
5. Paul Hirsch (Planes, Trains & Automobiles)
Honorable Mentions: Stuart Baird (Lethal Weapon), Gabriella Cristiani (The Last Emperor), Peter C. Frank (Dirty Dancing), and Claire Simpson (Wall Street)


Best Original Screenplay
Stanley Weiser and Oliver Stone (Wall Street)

2. Jim Thomas and John Thomas (Predator)
3. David Mamet (House of Games)
4. John Hughes (Planes, Trains & Automobiles)
5. Charles Bukowski (Barfly)
Honorable Mentions: Eleanor Bergstein (Dirty Dancing), Shane Black (Lethal Weapon), Shane Black and Fred Dekker (The Monster Squad), James L. Brooks (Broadcast News), and John Hughes (Some Kind of Wonderful)


Best Adapted Screenplay
William Goldman (The Princess Bride)

2. David Mamet (The Untouchables)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Films Rated '10'
  1. Wall Street

  2. Predator

  3. Hamburger Hill

  4. Planes, Trains & Automobiles

  5. Lethal Weapon

  6. The Monster Squad

  7. House of Games

  8. Empire of the Sun

  9. Prince of Darkness

Films Rated '9'
  1. Dirty Dancing

  2. The Princess Bride

  3. The Last Emperor

  4. Broadcast News

  5. The Untouchables

  6. Best Seller

  7. Barfly

  8. Race for the Double Helix

  9. Evil Dead 2

  10. Masters of the Universe

Films Rated '8'
  1. The Lost Boys

  2. No Way Out

  3. Walker

  4. La Bamba

  5. The Hidden

  6. Flowers in the Attic

  7. Winners Take All

  8. The Stepfather

  9. Summer School

  10. Strange Voices

Films Rated '7'
  1. Over the Top

  2. Maurice

  3. Beverly Hills Cop II

  4. Some Kind of Wonderful

  5. Raising Arizona

  6. Slam Dance

  7. Stakeout

  8. Throw Momma from the Train

  9. Street Smart

  10. Someone to Watch Over Me

  11. Prick Up Your Ears

  12. Shy People

  13. The Rosary Murders

  14. A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 3: Dream Warriors

Films Rated '6'
  1. Suspect

  2. My Best Friend Is a Vampire

  3. Square Dance

  4. Angel Heart

  5. Less Than Zero

  6. Innerspace

  7. A Prayer for the Dying

  8. Roxanne

  9. American Ninja 2: The Confrontation

  10. The Howling III: The Marsupials

Films Rated '5'
  1. Moonstruck

  2. RoboCop

  3. Overboard

  4. Ironweed

  5. Blindside

  6. The Big Town

  7. The Bedroom Window

  8. Dead of Winter

  9. Bates Motel

  10. Good Morning, Vietnam

  11. Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

Films Rated '4'
  1. The Running Man

  2. Dragnet

  3. The Stranger

  4. House II: The Second Story

  5. Creepshow 2

  6. The House on Carroll Street

  7. Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II

Films Rated '3'
  1. Murder by the Book

  2. Cry Freedom

  3. Fatal Attraction

  4. No Man's Land

  5. The Living Daylights

  6. Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise

  7. The Gate

  8. The Sicilian

  9. Near Dark

Films Rated '2'
  1. Jaws: The Revenge

  2. Hellraiser

  3. The Witches of Eastwick

  4. Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

  5. Disorderlies

  6. Ishtar

  7. Teen Wolf Too

  8. The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

  9. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

  10. Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

  11. The Pick-Up Artist

Films Rated '1'
  1. Spaceballs

  2. Outrageous Fortune

  3. Return to Horror High

  4. Full Metal Jacket

  5. The Principal