Best movies of 1986 that are award winners or nominees

The Mission(1986)

Actors : Ray McAnally, Jeremy Irons, Aidan Quinn, Robert De Niro,
Directors : Roland Joffé,

18th century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American Indian tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal.

Heartbreak Ridge(1986)

Actors : Moses Gunn, Clint Eastwood, Everett McGill, Marsha Mason,
Directors : Clint Eastwood,

A hard-nosed, hard-living Marine gunnery sergeant clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a bad attitude.

Children of a Lesser God(1986)

Actors : Marlee Matlin, William Hurt, Philip Bosco, Piper Laurie,
Directors : Randa Haines,

A new speech teacher at a school for the deaf falls in love with the janitor, a deaf woman speechless by choice.

Salvador(1986)

Actors : James Woods, John Savage, James Belushi, Michael Murphy,
Directors : Oliver Stone,

An American photojournalist gets caught in a political struggle at El Salvador in 1980.

Mona Lisa(1986)

Actors : Cathy Tyson, Robbie Coltrane, Bob Hoskins, Michael Caine,
Directors : Neil Jordan,

A man recently released from prison manages to get a job driving a call girl from customer to customer.

The Karate Kid Part II(1986)

Actors : Pat Morita, Eddie Smith, Ralph Macchio, Bruce Malmuth,
Directors : John G. Avildsen,

Daniel accompanies his mentor, Mr. Miyagi, to Miyagi's childhood home in Okinawa. Miyagi visits his dying father and confronts his old rival, while Daniel falls in love and inadvertently makes a new rival of his own.

The Morning After(1986)

Actors : Raul Julia, Diane Salinger, Jane Fonda, Jeff Bridges,
Directors : Sidney Lumet,

A washed up, alcoholic actress who is prone to blackouts wakes up next to a murdered man. Did she kill him and, if not, is she in danger?

'Round Midnight(1986)

Actors : Dexter Gordon, François Cluzet, Gabrielle Haker, Sandra Reaves-Phillips,
Directors : Bertrand Tavernier,

In 'Round Midnight, real-life jazz legend Dexter Gordon brilliantly portrays the fictional tenor sax player Dale Turner, a musician slowly losing the battle with alcoholism, estranged from ...

The Clan of the Cave Bear(1986)

Actors : Pamela Reed, Thomas G. Waites, Daryl Hannah, James Remar,
Directors : Michael Chapman,

A young Cro-Magnon woman is raised by Neanderthals.

Crimes of the Heart(1986)

Actors : Sissy Spacek, Sam Shepard, Jessica Lange, Diane Keaton,
Directors : Bruce Beresford,

Three sisters with quite different personalities and lives reunite when the youngest of them, Babe, has just shot her husband. The oldest sister, Lenny, takes care of their grandfather and ...

Pirates(1986)

Actors : Damien Thomas, Walter Matthau, Cris Campion, Olu Jacobs,
Directors : Roman Polanski,

The adventures of pirate Captain Red and his first mate Frog.

Extremities(1986)

Actors : Alfre Woodard, James Russo, Diana Scarwid, Farrah Fawcett,
Directors : Robert M. Young,

A woman takes revenge on the man who invades her home and tries to rape her.

That's Life!(1986)

Actors : Julie Andrews, Robert Loggia, Jack Lemmon, Sally Kellerman,
Directors : Blake Edwards,

Harvey and Gillian Fairchild face a very difficult weekend. Harvey, celebrating his 60th birthday, is stressed and depressed. Gillian is awaiting the results of a throat biopsy. Their lives...

'night, Mother(1986)

Actors : Anne Bancroft, Sissy Spacek, Ed Berke, Carol Robbins,
Directors : Tom Moore,

What would you do if someone you loved sat down with you one night and calmly told you that they were going to end their life before morning? This is Thelma Cates' dilemma. Her daughter, ...

Duet for One(1986)

Actors : Alan Bates, Julie Andrews, Max von Sydow, Rupert Everett,
Directors : Andrey Konchalovskiy,

Stephanie, a famous violin player married to a composer becomes ill from multiple sclerosis. Her whole life goes to pieces : her career ends abruptly and her husband betrays her with ...

Otello(1986)

Actors : Plácido Domingo, Petra Malakova, Katia Ricciarelli, Justino Díaz,
Directors : Franco Zeffirelli,

Based on Shakesphere's play, Verdi's opera depicts the devastating effects of jealousy, "...the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds upon". Believing Otello has promoted the...