1987 Movies

To make this list a movie had to be made in 1987.  Obviously many movies made in 1986 earned box office dollars in 1987.  On the other side many movies made in 1987 made money in 1988 and later.   This page will looks at over 200 movies made in 1987.  The movies are listed in two massive tables that lets you rank the movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.

Our UMR Top 50 of 1987

1987 Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.

  • Sort 1987 Movies by movie titles and movie trailers
  • Sort 1987 Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
  • Sort 1987 Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
  • Sort 1987 Movies how they were received by critics and audiences.  60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
  • Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each 1987 Movies received and how many Oscar® wins each 1986 Movies received.
  • Sort 1987 Movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking Score (UMR).  Our UMR score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.

Detailed Table

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Top earners in 1987 for Adjusted USA Box Office:

35 thoughts on “1987 Movies

  1. Best Foreign Language Film
    winner:
    Babette’s Feast (Denmark) in Danish and French – Gabriel Axel

  2. Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
    The Dead – Tony Huston based on the short story by James Joyce
    Best Costume Design
    The Dead – Dorothy Jeakins

  3. Best Original Song
    “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” from Dirty Dancing – Music by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz; Lyrics by Franke Previtedouble-dagger

    nominees:
    Cry Freedom” from Cry Freedom – Music and Lyrics by George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa

    “Shakedown” from Beverly Hills Cop II – Music by Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey; Lyrics by Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey, and Bob Seger
    “Storybook Love” from The Princess Bride – Music and Lyrics by Willy DeVille

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