IMDb: My Top 20 Films of 1986 - a list by shutupandanz

1.

Aliens (1986)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.5/10 X

The planet from Alien has been colonized, but contact is lost. This time, the rescue team has impressive firepower, but will it be enough? (137 mins.)

Director: James Cameron

Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn, Paul Reiser

“ 9.5 ” - shutupandanz

2.

Platoon (1986)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X

A young recruit in Vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man. (120 mins.)

Director: Oliver Stone

Stars: Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Keith David

“ 9.0 ” - shutupandanz

3.

Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X

Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly. (103 mins.)

Director: Woody Allen

Stars: Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Michael Caine, Barbara Hershey

“ 9.0 ” - shutupandanz

4.

Children of a Lesser God (1986)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X

James is a new speech teacher at a school for the deaf. He falls for Sarah, a pupil who decided to stay... (119 mins.)

Director: Randa Haines

Stars: William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie, Philip Bosco

“ 8.0 ” - shutupandanz

5.

The Mission (1986)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X

18th century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American Indian tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal. (125 mins.)

Director: Roland Joffé

Stars: Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn

“ 8.0 ” - shutupandanz

6.

The Color of Money (1986)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X

Fast Eddie Felson teaches a cocky but immensely talented protégé the ropes of pool hustling, which in turn inspires him to make an unlikely comeback. (119 mins.)

Director: Martin Scorsese

Stars: Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Helen Shaver

“ 7.5 ” - shutupandanz

7.

Mona Lisa (1986)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X

George, after getting out of prison, begins looking for a job, but his time in prison has reduced his stature in the criminal underworld... (104 mins.)

Director: Neil Jordan

Stars: Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine, Robbie Coltrane

“ 7.0 ” - shutupandanz

8.

Stand by Me (1986)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X

After the death of a friend, a writer recounts a boyhood journey to find the body of a missing boy. (89 mins.)

Director: Rob Reiner

Stars: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell

“ 7.0 ” - shutupandanz

9.

Matador (1986)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X

Ex-bullfighter who is getting turned on by killing, lady lawyer with same problem and young man driven insane by over-religious upbringing... (110 mins.)

Director: Pedro Almodóvar

Stars: Assumpta Serna, Antonio Banderas, Nacho Martínez, Eva Cobo

“ 7.0 ” - shutupandanz

10.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X

A high school wise guy is determined to have a day off from school, despite of what the principal thinks of that. (103 mins.)

Director: John Hughes

Stars: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones

“ 7.0 ” - shutupandanz

11.

Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6/10 X

Eugene, a young teenage Jewish boy, recalls his memoirs of his time as an adolescent youth. He lives with his parents... (108 mins.)

Director: Gene Saks

Stars: Blythe Danner, Jonathan Silverman, Stacey Glick, Lisa Waltz

“ 7.0 ” - shutupandanz

12.

Blue Velvet (1986)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.8/10 X

The gruesome discovery of a severed human ear he found in a field leads a young man on a dark and dangerous journey into a dark and sinister underworld that exists in his hometown. (120 mins.)

Director: David Lynch

Stars: Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern

“ 7.0 ” - shutupandanz

13.

Crimes of the Heart (1986)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X

Three sisters with quite different personalities and lives reunite when the youngest of them, Babe, has just shot her husband... (105 mins.)

Director: Bruce Beresford

Stars: Diane Keaton, Jessica Lange, Sissy Spacek, Sam Shepard

“ 7.0 ” - shutupandanz

14.

Manhunter (1986)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X

An FBI specialist tracks a serial killer who appears to select his victims at random. (119 mins.)

Director: Michael Mann

Stars: William Petersen, Kim Greist, Joan Allen, Brian Cox

“ 6.5 ” - shutupandanz

15.

Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.0/10 X

Beverly Hills couple Barbara and Dave Whiteman are very rich but not happy Dave is a hard working business man... (103 mins.)

Director: Paul Mazursky

Stars: Nick Nolte, Bette Midler, Richard Dreyfuss, Little Richard

“ 6.5 ” - shutupandanz

16.

Hoosiers (1986)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X

A coach with a checkered past and a local drunk train a small town high school basketball team to become a top contender for the championship. (114 mins.)

Director: David Anspaugh

Stars: Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper, Sheb Wooley

“ 6.5 ” - shutupandanz

17.

Something Wild (1986)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X

A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-convict husband shows up. (114 mins.)

Director: Jonathan Demme

Stars: Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith, Ray Liotta, George 'Red' Schwartz

“ 6.5 ” - shutupandanz

18.

Ruthless People (1986)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X

A couple, cheated by a vile businessman, kidnap his wife in retaliation, without knowing that their enemy is delighted they did. (93 mins.)

Director: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker

Stars: Bette Midler, Danny DeVito, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater

“ 6.5 ” - shutupandanz

19.

Desert Bloom (1986)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.5/10 X

The story involves Rose Chismore's youth. She flashes back and remembers her coming-of-age. Her recollections are sometimes less than sweet... (105 mins.)

Director: Eugene Corr

Stars: Jon Voight, JoBeth Williams, Annabeth Gish, Ellen Barkin

“ 6.5 ” - shutupandanz