Best Drama movies of 1987

Actors : Vincent Price, Lillian Gish, Ann Sothern, Bette Davis,
Directors : Lindsay Anderson,

It's August. Like they have most summers, elderly widowed sisters Libby Strong and Sarah Webber, who live in Philadelphia, are staying together in the family's summer cottage on an island ...

Actors : Darren McGavin, John Hurt, Judd Nelson, Elizabeth Perkins,
Directors : Bob Clark,

Apprentice lawyer Robin Weathers turns a civil suit into a headline grabbing charade. He must re-examine his scruples after his shenanigans win him a promotion in his firm, and he must now ...

Actors : Sean Astin, K.C. Martel, Kevin Bacon, Jonathan Ward,
Directors : Jeff Bleckner,

The story of a shy boy who gets convinced by his parents to spend a few summer days in the mountains. So, he joins a group, and the vacation begins. Unfortunately, things turn out to be a little tough for our small friend.

Actors : Sener Sen, Osman Cavci, Sermin Hürmeriç, Ugur Yücel,
Directors : Yavuz Turgul,

An ingenuous countryman Ali Nazik migrates to Istanbul and meets producer Muhsin Kanadikirik to have his first album.

Actors : Alan Bates, Mickey Rourke, Bob Hoskins, Sammi Davis,
Directors : Mike Hodges,

Martin, an IRA hitman, is seen by a catholic priest while carrying out a hit. He grows a bond with the priest and his niece. But his past and his former employers put all their lives in danger.

Actors : Robert Guillaume, Gene Simmons, Rutger Hauer, Mel Harris,
Directors : Gary Sherman,

This movie features a character who is a descendant of the character played by Steve McQueen in the television series of the same name. And like McQueen's Josh Randall, Hauer's Nick Randall...

Actors : Ed Harris, Richard Masur, Keith Szarabajka, Rene Auberjonois,
Directors : Alex Cox,

An unconventional retelling of the life of William Walker, a 19th century American mercenary leader who became the president of Nicaragua.

Actors : Gail Neely, Dawn Wildsmith, Robert Harden, Barry Brenner,
Directors : Peter George,

When the son of a gun-wielding woman is murdered by neo-Nazi surf punks in the post-apocalyptic future, his Mama hunts them down for some bloodthirsty revenge.

Actors : Ji Liu, Li Gong, Rujun Ten, Wen Jiang,
Directors : Yimou Zhang,

In 1930s China a young woman is sent by her father to marry the leprous owner of a winery. In the nearby red sorghum fields she falls for one of his servants. When the master dies she finds...

Actors : Gary Conway, Larry Poindexter, Steve James, Michael Dudikoff,
Directors : Sam Firstenberg,

On a remote Caribbean island, Army Ranger Joe Armstrong investigates the disappearance of several marines, which leads him to The Lion, a super-criminal who has kidnapped a local scientist and mass-produced an army of mutant Ninja warriors.

Actors : John Hurt, Roy Hyatt, Stephanie Lane, Theresa Russell,

Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. Each short uses an aria as soundtrack/sound (...

Actors : Boguslawa Pawelec, Boguslaw Linda, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Tadeusz Lomnicki,
Directors : Krzysztof Kieslowski,

Witek runs after a train. Three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influence the rest of Witek's life.

Actors : Mimi Rogers, Christopher Reeve, Kathy Baker, Jay Patterson,
Directors : Jerry Schatzberg,

A New York journalist lies when his fake story about a pimp describes a real pimp up for murder.

Actors : Molly Ringwald, Dennis Hopper, Robert Downey Jr., Danny Aiello,
Directors : James Toback,

A womanizer meets his match when he falls for a woman in debt to the mafia.

Actors : Michael J. Fox, Gena Rowlands, Michael McKean, Joan Jett,
Directors : Paul Schrader,

The siblings Patty and Joe Rasnick live in an industrial suburb in Cleveland, Ohio. While Patty is focused on their rock band, The Barbusters, Joe also cares for the family and the ...

Actors : Debra Stipe, Ryan O'Neal, Wings Hauser, Isabella Rossellini,
Directors : Norman Mailer,

Writer, ex-con and 40-something bottle-baby Tim Madden, who is prone to black-outs, awakens from a two-week bender to discover a pool of blood in his car, a blond woman's severed head in ...

Actors : Loene Carmen, Ben Mendelsohn, Noah Taylor, Graeme Blundell,
Directors : John Duigan,

In 1962, a prepubescent boy in rural Australia watches painfully as his best friend and first love, an older girl, blossoms into womanhood and falls for a thuggish rugby player, setting off...

Actors : Yueh Sun, Yun-Fat Chow, Danny Lee, Carrie Ng,
Directors : Ringo Lam,

An undercover cop infiltrates a gang of thieves who plan to rob a jewelry store.

Actors : Viggo Mortensen, Lane Smith, Chelsea Field, Lincoln Kilpatrick,
Directors : Renny Harlin,

The spirit of a long-dead prisoner returns for revenge, haunting the prison's new governor.

Actors : Oliver Cotton, Jon Cryer, Annabeth Gish, Keith Coogan,
Directors : Bob Giraldi,

A stockbroker on the run from the mob decides to hide out from them by enrolling as a student in high school.