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Movies Set in 1987

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The Wolf of Wall Street(2013)

R
| 3h | Crime, Drama, Comedy
4.0/5 (with 11,232 votes)

A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.

Predator(1987)

3.7/5 (with 3,549 votes)

A team of elite commandos on a secret mission in a Central American jungle come to find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.

The Pope's Exorcist(2023)

R
| 1h 43min | Horror, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 1,090 votes)

Father Gabriele Amorth, Chief Exorcist of the Vatican, investigates a young boy's terrifying possession and ends up uncovering a centuries-old conspiracy the Vatican has desperately tried to keep hidden.

Bumblebee(2018)

PG-13
| 1h 54min | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
3.4/5 (with 2,769 votes)

On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary yellow VW bug.

American Psycho(2000)

R
| 1h 42min | Thriller, Drama, Crime
3.7/5 (with 4,767 votes)

A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.

Fargo(1996)

R
| 1h 38min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.9/5 (with 3,485 votes)

Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe(2023)

PG-13
| 1h 36min | Drama, Romance / Love
4.1/5 (with 7 votes)

Two teenage Mexican-American loners in 1987 El Paso explore a new, unusual friendship and the difficult road to self-discovery.

Madrid, 1987(2011)

1h 44min | Drama
3.2/5 (with 25 votes)

Two characters: old and young; teacher and pupil; man and woman. Four walls within which they conjure intellectualism, relive the profession (journalism), explore politics and discover each other.

Anna(2019)

R
| 1h 59min | Thriller, Action
3.3/5 (with 1,153 votes)

Beneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins.

13 Going on 30(2004)

PG-13
| 1h 38min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 2,295 votes)

After total humiliation at her thirteenth birthday party, Jenna Rink wants to just hide until she's thirty. With a little magic, her wish is granted, but it turns out that being thirty isn't as always as awesome as she thought it would be!

Ant-Man and the Wasp(2018)

PG-13
| 1h 59min | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
3.5/5 (with 6,080 votes)

Just when his time under house arrest is about to end, Scott Lang once again puts his freedom at risk to help Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym dive into the quantum realm and try to accomplish, against time and any chance of success, a very dangerous rescue mission.

White Boy Rick(2018)

R
| 1h 51min | Crime, Drama
3.2/5 (with 454 votes)

The story of a teenager, Richard Wershe Jr., who became an undercover informant for the police during the 1980s and was ultimately arrested for drug-trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.

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Totally Killer(2023)

3.5/5 (with 234 votes)

When the infamous "Sweet Sixteen Killer" returns 35 years after his first murder spree to claim another victim, 17-year-old Jamie accidentally travels back in time to 1987, determined to stop the killer before he can start.

Directed by Nahnatchka Khan - With Kiernan Shipka, Julie Bowen, Olivia Holt, Randall Park, Lochlyn Munro, Charles Gillespie, ...

Straight Outta Compton(2015)

R
| 2h 27min | Drama, Music, History
3.9/5 (with 1,716 votes)

In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story(2009)

NR
| 1h 26min | Drama
3.9/5 (with 248 votes)

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is a movie based on the life story of world-renowned neurosurgeon Ben Carson from 1961 to 1987.

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.

The Family Man(2000)

PG-13
| 2h 5min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love, Fantasy
3.4/5 (with 835 votes)

Jack's lavish, fast-paced lifestyle changes one Christmas night when he stumbles into a grocery store holdup and disarms the gunman. The next morning he wakes up in bed lying next to Kate, his college sweetheart he left in order to pursue his career, and to the horrifying discovery that his former life no longer exists. As he stumbles through this alternate suburban universe, Jack finds himself at a crossroad where he must choose between his high-power career and the woman he loves.

Lion(2016)

PG-13
| 1h 58min | Drama
4.1/5 (with 3,003 votes)

A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.

Directed by Garth Davis - With Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, David Wenham, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Priyanka Bose, ...

Blow(2001)

R
| 2h 4min | Crime, Drama
3.7/5 (with 1,917 votes)

A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocaine. As a result, when released, he gets rich by bringing cocaine to America. However, he soon pays the price.

The Dirt(2019)

1h 48min | Drama, Music, History, Comedy
3.8/5 (with 522 votes)

The story of Mötley Crüe and their rise from the Sunset Strip club scene of the early 1980s to superstardom.

Big George Foreman(2023)

PG-13
| 2h 9min | Drama, History
3.8/5 (with 77 votes)

Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to the pulpit. But when he sees his community struggling spiritually and financially, Foreman returns to the ring and makes history by reclaiming his title, becoming the oldest and most improbable World Heavyweight Boxing Champion ever.

Labor Day(2013)

PG-13
| 1h 51min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 493 votes)

Depressed single mom Adele and her son Henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. As police search town for the escaped convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their options become increasingly limited.

The Boss Baby(2017)

PG
| 1h 37min | Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
3.2/5 (with 3,361 votes)

A story about how a new baby's arrival impacts a family, told from the point of view of a delightfully unreliable narrator, a wildly imaginative 7 year old named Tim.

Directed by Tom McGrath

Adventureland(2009)

R
| 1h 47min | Comedy, Drama
3.2/5 (with 950 votes)

In the summer of 1987, a college graduate takes a 'nowhere' job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world.

When Harry Met Sally...(1989)

R
| 1h 36min | Comedy, Romance / Love, Drama
3.7/5 (with 1,743 votes)

During their travel from Chicago to New York, Harry and Sally debate whether or not sex ruins a friendship between a man and a woman. Eleven years later, and they're still no closer to finding the answer.

The Communion Girl(2023)

2h | Horror
3.1/5 (with 89 votes)

May, 1987. While returning from a nightclub and after having taken drugs, new girl in town Sara and her friend Rebe find a doll wearing a communion dress. From that moment, their lives will become a living hell.

Directed by Víctor García - With Carla Campra, Maria Molins

Miracle: Letters to the President(2021)

1h 57min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 15 votes)

Dreaming of making a way station for his sister and the villagers who have no choice but to commute along the dangerous train tracks every day, Joon-kyung sends many letters to the President, but with no reply. Ra-hee, who has a crush on Joon-kyung, does everything she can to help him meet the President.

Directed by Lee Jang-hoon - With Park Jeong-min, Lee Sung-min, Lim Yoon-a, Lee Soo-kyung, Kim Kang-hoon

Cool Runnings(1993)

PG
| 1h 38min | Comedy, Adventure, Drama
3.5/5 (with 867 votes)

When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican bobsled team.

Rock of Ages(2012)

PG-13
| 2h 3min | Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance / Love
3.1/5 (with 568 votes)

A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.

Masters of the Universe(1987)

2.8/5 (with 368 votes)

The world of Eternia in the aftermath of Skeletor's war on Castle Grayskull, which he has won after seizing Grayskull and the surrounding city using a cosmic key developed by the locksmith Gwildor. The Sorceress is now Skeletor's prisoner and he begins to drain her life-force as he waits for the moon of Eternia to align with the Great Eye of the Universe that will bestow god-like power upon him.

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