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1987 Drama Movies

Public list by WPS with 256 movies or TV shows/series

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Full Metal Jacket(1987)

R
| 1h 57min | Drama, War
4.1/5 (with 4,893 votes)

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

Over the Top(1987)

PG
| 1h 33min | Action, Drama
3.2/5 (with 714 votes)

Sylvester Stallone stars as hard-luck big-rig trucker Lincoln Hawk and takes us under the glaring Las Vegas lights for all the boisterous action of the World Armwrestling Championship. Relying on wits and willpower, Hawk tries to rebuild his life by capturing the first-place prize money, and the love of the son he abandoned years earlier into the keeping of his rich, ruthless father-in-law.

No Way Out(1987)

R
| 1h 54min | Thriller
3.5/5 (with 274 votes)

Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell , and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice, is also romantically involved with Atwell. When the young woman turns up dead, Farrell is put in charge of the murder investigation. He begins to uncover shocking clues about the case, but when details of his encounter with Susan surface, he becomes a suspect as well.

Empire of the Sun(1987)

PG
| 2h 33min | Drama, History, War
3.8/5 (with 822 votes)

Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirits, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.

La Bamba(1987)

PG-13
| 1h 48min | Drama, Music
3.6/5 (with 358 votes)

Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens becomes an overnight rock 'n' roll success in 1958, thanks to a love ballad called "Donna" that he wrote for his girlfriend. But as his star rises, Valens has conflicts with his jealous brother, Bob, and becomes haunted by a recurring nightmare of a plane crash just as he begins his first national tour alongside Buddy Holly.

The Last Emperor(1987)

PG-13
| 2h 43min | Drama, History
3.8/5 (with 712 votes)

A dramatic history of Puyi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.

Gardens of Stone(1987)

R
| 1h 51min | War, Drama, History
3.2/5 (with 56 votes)

A sergeant; stationed in Arlington, Virginia in the late 1960s; must deal with his desires to save the lives of young soldiers being sent to Vietnam. Continuously denied the chance to teach the soldiers about his experiences, he settles for trying to help the son of an old army buddy.

The Brave Little Toaster(1987)

3.5/5 (with 178 votes)

A group of dated appliances, finding themselves stranded in a summer home that their family had just sold, decide to seek their young 8 year old "master".

Directed by Jerry Rees

Pelle the Conqueror(1987)

2h 37min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 64 votes)

In the late 19th century, two Swedish emigrants, Lasse Karlsson and his son Pelle, arrive on the Danish island of Bornholm hoping to find work on a farm and save enough money to travel to the United States of America.

Escape from Sobibor(1987)

2h 23min | Drama, Thriller, TV Movie, War
3.7/5 (with 79 votes)

The true story of WWII's notorious Sobibor Nazi death camp, where a courageous inmate orchestrates and leads the escape of over 300 prisoners.

Cry Freedom(1987)

PG
| 2h 37min | Drama, History
3.5/5 (with 83 votes)

A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.

Hachiko(1987)

1h 47min | Drama, Kids & Family
3.9/5 (with 81 votes)

The tragic, true story about Hachikō, an Akita dog who was loyal to his master, Professor Ueno, even after Ueno's death.

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Nuts(1987)

1h 56min | Drama
3.2/5 (with 47 votes)

A high-class call girl accused of murder fights for the right to stand trial rather than be declared mentally incompetent.

Ironweed(1987)

R
| 2h 23min | Drama
3.2/5 (with 64 votes)

An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.

Au Revoir les Enfants(1987)

PG
| 1h 45min | Drama, War
3.8/5 (with 271 votes)

Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true camaraderie—until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Malle’s own childhood, the film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening.

Royal Space Force - The Wings Of Honneamise(1987)

3.5/5 (with 51 votes)

On a future Earth, war between the Kingdom of Honneamise and its rival, The Republic, is inevitable. As evolving technology creates new ways to wage war, a small group seeks to propel mankind into space in their world’s first spaceflight program. For astronaut candidate Shirotsugh Lhadatt, it’s a personal odyssey as he grows from an aimless young man into a leader willing to put everything on the line in order to move the human race forward and away from the brink of Armageddon.

Directed by Hiroyuki Yamaga

Hamburger Hill(1987)

R
| 1h 52min | War, Action, Drama
3.3/5 (with 183 votes)

The men of Bravo Company are facing a battle that's all uphill… up Hamburger Hill. Fourteen war-weary soldiers are battling for a mud-covered mound of earth so named because it chews up soldiers like chopped meat. They are fighting for their country, their fellow soldiers and their lives. War is hell, but this is worse. Hamburger Hill tells it the way it was, the way it really was. It's a raw, gritty and totally unrelenting dramatic depiction of one of the fiercest battles of America's bloodiest war. This happened. Hamburger Hill - war at its worst, men at their best.

The Dead(1987)

PG
| 1h 23min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 61 votes)

After a convivial holiday dinner party, things begin to unravel when a husband and wife address some prickly issues concerning their marriage.

The Family(1987)

3.8/5 (with 48 votes)

"The Family," an album with a velvet cover, is meant to touch the extended family of man. Formal portraits, bookends in this 80-year saga, enclose the central story, which opens with the baptism of Carlo, a baby in his grandfather's lap, and ends with Carlo as a grandfather with a baby in his arms. And never once do we get out of the house, whose rooms provide the film's structure. Comfort or passion? Carlo couldn't really decide until it was too late.

Where Is My Friend's House?(1987)

1h 23min | Drama, Kids & Family
4.0/5 (with 148 votes)

An 8 year old boy must return his friend's notebook he took by mistake, lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school.

Directed by Abbas Kiarostami

Aria(1987)

R
| 1h 30min | Comedy, Drama, Music
2.8/5 (with 16 votes)

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 (Vivaldi, Bach, Wagner), and is an interpretation of the particular aria.

Matewan(1987)

PG-13
| 2h 12min | Drama, History
3.7/5 (with 41 votes)

Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan, a scab named "Few Clothes" Johnson and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and Matewan's vested interests so that justice and workers' rights need not take a back seat to squalid working conditions, exploitation and the bottom line.

Cobra Verde(1987)

1h 51min | Adventure, Drama
3.4/5 (with 63 votes)

A fearsome 19th century bandit, Cobra Verde cuts a swath through Brazil until he arrives at the sugar plantation of Don Octávio Countinho. Not knowing that his new guest is the notorious bandit and impressed by his ruthless ways, Don Octávio hires Cobra Verde to oversee his slaves. But when Cobra Verde impregnates Don Octávio’s three daughters, the incensed plantation owner exiles the outlaw to Africa where he is expected to reopen the slave trade. Following his trans-Atlantic journey, Cobra Verde exploits tribal conflicts to commandeer an abandoned fortress and whips an army of naked warriors into a frenzied bloodlust as he vies for survival.

White Water Summer(1987)

PG
| 1h 30min | Adventure, Drama
3.2/5 (with 33 votes)

When the experienced guide Vic accompanies the city boy Alan and his three friends on their first wilderness experience, he not only hope to teach the four boys lessons about the wilderness, but about themselves. Vic pushes them to the limit. Soon after alienating the boys, Vic finds himself in desperate need of help and must rely on his students in order to survive.

September(1987)

PG
| 1h 22min | Drama
3.1/5 (with 98 votes)

After a suicide attempt, Lane has moved into her country house to recuperate. Her best friend, Stephanie, has come to join her for the summer. Lane's mother, Diane, has recently arrived with her husband Lloyd, Lane's stepfather. Lane is close to two neighbors: Peter, and Howard. Howard is in love with Lane, Lane is in love with Peter, and Peter is in love with Stephanie.

Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder(1987)

2h per episode | Drama, Mystery
3.3/5 (with 1 vote)

A sociopathic socialite plots her father's murder.

Directed by Paul Bogart - With Lee Remick

84 Charing Cross Road(1987)

PG
| 1h 40min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.6/5 (with 103 votes)

When a humorous script-reader in her New York apartment sees an ad in the Saturday Review of Literature for a bookstore in London that does mail order, she begins a very special correspondence and friendship with Frank Doel, the bookseller who works at Marks & Co., 84 Charing Cross Road.

Weeds(1987)

R
| 1h 55min | Drama
2.7/5 (with 7 votes)

A San Quentin inmate, sentenced to life without parole, writes a play that catches the interest of a reporter.

North Shore(1987)

PG
| 1h 36min | Romance / Love, Action, Drama
2.9/5 (with 19 votes)

On a small stretch of coastline as powerful as a man's will, Rick Kane came to surf the big waves. He found a woman who would show him how to survive, and a challenge unlike any other.

Directed by William Phelps - With Matt Adler, Nia Peeples, Gerry Lopez, John Philbin, Gregory Harrison

Siesta(1987)

R
| 1h 37min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
2.7/5 (with 17 votes)

American Claire wakes up blood-soaked and bruised at the end of a runway in Spain. As she tries to account for her state, she has flashbacks from the past few days. She thinks she's killed someone, but isn't sure, and now she's wandering the Spanish streets without money or a clear memory.

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