This page lists 30 films I saw in theaters in 1987. My movie database lists only films I see in theaters, not those I see on TV, videotape, DVD, or the internet. My culture page lists other cultural events.

I have kept movie date/title/director data consistently since 1982, with additional details since 2010. I also have some incomplete data from earlier years.

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Date Title Director Year Theater City
03/15/87 Radio Days Allen, Woody 1987
05/01/87 Hoosiers Anspaugh, David 1986
09/24/87 Dirty Dancing Ardolino, Emile 1987
11/22/87 Cry Freedom Attenborough, Richard 1987
10/03/87 Stakeout Badham, John 1987
09/26/87 Jean de Florette Berri, Claude 1986
12/24/87 Last Emperor, The Bertolucci, Bernardo 1987
11/28/87 Hope and Glory Boorman, John 1987
06/25/87 Untouchables, The De Palma, Brian 1987
07/26/87 Swimming to Cambodia Demme, Jonathon 1987
08/02/87 Prick Up Your Ears Frears, Stephen 1987
01/18/87 Bedroom Window, The Hanson, Curtis 1987
04/24/87 Extreme Prejudice Hill, Walter 1987
03/12/87 Mission, The Joffe, Roland 1986
06/20/87 84 Charing Cross Road Jones, David 1987
05/17/87 Personal Services Jones, Terry 1987
07/12/87 Full Metal Jacket Kubrick, Stanley 1987
08/22/87 Wish You Were Here Leland, David 1987
03/08/87 Tin Men Levinson, Barry 1987
01/29/87 Morning After, The Lumet, Sidney 1986
09/21/87 Fatal Attraction Lynne, Adrian 1987
04/29/87 Sherman's March McElwee, Ross 1986
03/01/87 Star Trek IV Nimoy, Leonard 1986
01/22/87 Diary of a Lost Girl Pabst, G. W. 1929
02/08/87 Black Widow, The Rafelson, Bob 1987
04/05/87 Platoon Stone, Oliver 1986
05/23/87 Man Facing Southeast Subiela, Eliseo 1986
07/28/87 Rendez-vous Téchiné, André 1985
06/14/87 Rosa Luxemburg Trotta, Margarethe von 1986
01/11/87 Mosquito Coast, The Weir, Peter 1986