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    The Whales of August 1987 POSTER

    The Whales of August

    1987

    English

    7.1

    14

    64%

    67%

    Action

    based on play or musical

    Drama

    elderly

    elderly lady

    maine

    sibling relationship

    sister sister relationship

    Lindsay Anderson Lindsay Anderson Director Bette Davis Bette Davis as Libby Strong Vincent Price Vincent Price as Mr. Maranov Lillian Gish Lillian Gish as Sarah Webber Mary Steenburgen Mary Steenburgen as Young Sarah
    Two aged sisters reflect on life and the past during a late summer day in Maine.
    White of the Eye 1987 POSTER

    White of the Eye

    1987

    English

    6.1

    10

    Action

    arizona

    based on novel or book

    detective

    gas station

    Horror

    insanity

    Mystery

    psychopath

    Thriller

    Donald Cammell Donald Cammell Director Alberta Watson Alberta Watson as Ann Mason William G. Schilling William G. Schilling as Harold Gideon Cathy Moriarty Cathy Moriarty as Joan White David Keith David Keith as Paul White
    In a wealthy and isolated desert community, a sound expert is targeted as the prime suspect of a series of brutal murders of local suburban housewives who were attacked and mutilated in their homes. As he desperately tries to prove his innocence, his wife starts to uncover startling truths...
    Outrageous Fortune 1987 POSTER

    Outrageous Fortune

    1987

    English

    6.2

    9

    58%

    60%

    Action

    central intelligence agency (cia)

    cia

    Comedy

    fake death

    kgb

    new mexico

    Arthur Hiller Arthur Hiller Director John Schuck John Schuck as Atkins Robert Pastorelli Robert Pastorelli as Dealer #2 Diana Bellamy Diana Bellamy as Madam Florence Stanley Florence Stanley as Ticket Agent
    Refined actress Lauren Ames finally has a chance to study with the great theatre professor Stanislav Korzenowski. Sandy Brozinsky, a brash, loud actress, decides through happenstance to also study with Korzenowski. The two women end up dating the same man (who turns out to be a double agent) and follow him across the country to force him to choose between them.
    It's Alive III: Island of the Alive 1987 POSTER

    It's Alive III: Island of the Alive

    1987

    English

    4.9

    10

    50%

    16%

    Action

    Horror

    mutant

    mutant baby

    Sci-Fi

    sequel

    Larry Cohen Larry Cohen Director Michael Moriarty Michael Moriarty as Dawn Wildsmith Dawn Wildsmith as Dancer in Club Gerrit Graham Gerrit Graham as Ralston Jackie Swanson Jackie Swanson as Tenant
    The mutant babies have been placed by court order on a deserted island. Appalled by the cynicism and exploitation of the children by the legal system and the media, the man responsible for them leads an expedition to the island to free them.
    Rage of Honor 1987 POSTER

    Rage of Honor

    1987

    English

    5.4

    12

    23%

    23%

    Action

    Drama

    drug lord

    drug smuggling

    martial arts

    Gordon Hessler Gordon Hessler Director Gerry Gibson Gerry Gibson as Charles Lucia Charles Lucia as Dick Ezequiel Ezquenazi Ezequiel Ezquenazi as Killer in Hotel Shô Kosugi Shô Kosugi as Shiro Tanaka
    A Japanese cop, Shiro, and his partner Ray are after a bunch of drug dealers. But they are betrayed by an insider and Ray is killed. Shiro follows the murderer, a sadistic drug lord, up to Argentina
    Street Smart 1987 POSTER

    Street Smart

    1987

    English

    6.4

    18

    67%

    46%

    Action

    court case

    Crime

    Drama

    journalist

    lie

    new york city

    pimp

    prostitute

    Thriller

    Jerry Schatzberg Jerry Schatzberg Director Mimi Rogers Mimi Rogers as Alison Parker Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman as Fast Black Anna Maria Horsford Anna Maria Horsford as Harriet Leslie Carlson Leslie Carlson as Marty
    A New York journalist lies when his fake story about a pimp describes a real pimp up for murder.
    The Principal 1987 POSTER

    The Principal

    1987

    English

    6.3

    21

    44%

    51%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    drug trafficking

    resistance

    school life

    teacher

    Thriller

    youth gang

    Christopher Cain Christopher Cain Director Jacob Vargas Jacob Vargas as Arturo Diego Esai Morales Esai Morales as Raymi Rojas James Belushi James Belushi as Rick Latimer Kelly Jo Minter Kelly Jo Minter as Treena Lester
    Burglary. Drugs. Assault. Rape. The students at Brandel High are more than new Principal Rick Latimer bargained for. Gangs fight to control the school using knives - even guns - when they have to. When Latimer and the head of security try to clean up the school and stop the narcotics trade, they run up against a teenage mafia. A violent confrontation on the campus leads to a deadly showdown with the drug dealer's gang, and one last chance for Latimer to save his career... and his life.
    The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission 1987 POSTER

    The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission

    1987

    English

    5.2

    14

    30%

    30%

    Action

    french resistance

    monastery

    nazi

    sequel

    soldier

    War

    Lee H. Katzin Lee H. Katzin Director Paul Picerni Paul Picerni as Ernesto Ferruci Meg Wynn Owen Meg Wynn Owen as Julia Flamands Telly Savalas Telly Savalas as Maj. Wright Bo Svenson Bo Svenson as Maurice Fontenac
    Learning of a Nazi plot to attack Washington, D.C. with a deadly nerve gas, Major Wright leads twelve convicts on a suicide mission deep into occupied France to destroy the secret factory where the poison is made.
    Spirits of the Air: Gremlins of the Clouds 1987 POSTER

    Spirits of the Air: Gremlins of the Clouds

    1987

    English

    6.4

    12

    67%

    67%

    Action

    Adventure

    Sci-Fi

    Alex Proyas Alex Proyas Director Rhys Davis Rhys Davis as Melissa Davis Melissa Davis as Betty Crabtree Michael Lake Michael Lake as Felix Crabtree Norman Boyd Norman Boyd as Smith
    A religious brother and sister endure alone together in the post-apocalyptic Outback, until the sudden arrival of a stranger who helps them build a crude plane to fly out of the desert.
    High Tide 1987 POSTER

    High Tide

    1987

    English

    7.1

    6

    93%

    84%

    Action

    background singer

    car trouble

    Drama

    family

    motherhood

    responsibility

    surfing

    Gillian Armstrong Gillian Armstrong Director Claudia Karvan Claudia Karvan as Ally Judy Davis Judy Davis as Lilli Colin Friels Colin Friels as Mick Rob Carlton Rob Carlton as Pinball Boy
    A backup singer gets stranded in a small coastal town after losing her job in a band. She winds up in a caravan park only to encounter, by accident, the teenage daughter she deserted following her husband's death.
    Bellman and True 1987 POSTER

    Bellman and True

    1987

    English

    6.8

    4

    100%

    100%

    Action

    bank robbery

    based on novel or book

    computer

    Crime

    decipherment

    Drama

    hostage

    london, england

    Richard Loncraine Richard Loncraine Director Derek Newark Derek Newark as Guv'nor Bernard Hill Bernard Hill as Hiller Richard Hope Richard Hope as Salto Jim Dowdall Jim Dowdall as The Wheelman
    Hiller, a computer expert, was bribed by group of bank robbers to obtain details of the security system at a newly-built bank. Having obtained the information, he thought he'd seen the last of the robbers. But now they've traced him and his son to London. They hold the son hostage and force Hiller to decode the information about the alarm and then to take part in the robbery.
    Deadly Prey 1987 POSTER

    Deadly Prey

    1987

    English

    5.0

    12

    54%

    54%

    Action

    kidnapping

    martial arts

    mercenary

    psychopath

    sniper

    swamp

    Thriller

    David A. Prior David A. Prior Director Troy Donahue Troy Donahue as Don Michaelson Cameron Mitchell Cameron Mitchell as Jaimy's Father Fritz Matthews Fritz Matthews as Lt. Thornton Ted Prior Ted Prior as Michael 'Mike' Danton
    A group of sadistic mercenaries led by Col. John Hogan kidnap Michael Danton from his home, and set him loose on the grounds of their secret camp to be used as training for new recruits. Danton has been called the "most perfect killer ever." Now, he'll have to prove it again. This prey has become DEADLY!
    Russkies 1987 POSTER

    Russkies

    1987

    English

    5.5

    8

    14%

    42%

    Action

    arcade

    cold war

    Drama

    go-kart

    man hunt

    shipwreck

    shopping montage

    Rick Rosenthal Rick Rosenthal Director Joaquin Phoenix Joaquin Phoenix as Danny Walter Robles Walter Robles as Goon Leo Rossi Leo Rossi as Keefer Whip Hubley Whip Hubley as Mischa
    A group of American boys discovers a Russian sailor washed up on the coast of Florida and decide to befriend him, assuming that he is friendly and will bring them no danger and thus go against the ideas of their parents, as well as the government.
    Escape from Sobibor 1987 POSTER

    Escape from Sobibor

    1987

    English

    7.3

    32

    82%

    82%

    Action

    brutality

    concentration camp

    Drama

    History

    mine field

    poland

    smoke

    War

    world war ii

    Jack Gold Jack Gold Director Rutger Hauer Rutger Hauer as Alexander 'Sasha' Pechersky Alan Arkin Alan Arkin as Leon Feldhendler Joanna Pacula Joanna Pacula as Luka Hartmut Becker Hartmut Becker as Sgt. Gustav Wagner
    The true story of WWII's notorious Sobibor Nazi death camp, where a courageous inmate orchestrates and leads the escape of over 300 prisoners.
    Burglar 1987 POSTER

    Burglar

    1987

    English

    5.1

    14

    Action

    bookshop

    burglar

    Comedy

    Crime

    Mystery

    suspicion of murder

    thief

    Hugh Wilson Hugh Wilson Director Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi Goldberg as Bernice Rhodenbarr John Goodman John Goodman as Detective Nyswander Anne De Salvo Anne De Salvo as Detective Todras Mike Pniewski Mike Pniewski as Man in Grey Uniform #1
    Bernice "Bernie" Rhodenbarr is a burglar by trade, and she runs a bookstore as well. Her friend Carl Hefler is a dog groomer. After a successful burglary, it's discovered that a dead body was in the house she burgled. As she's the only one who can be placed at the scene of the crime, she has to use her criminal skills to clear her name of the murder AND avoid getting charged with the burglary.
    Playing Away 1987 POSTER

    Playing Away

    1987

    English

    5.9

    2

    Action

    Comedy

    Horace Ové Horace Ové Director Charles Pemberton Charles Pemberton as Constable Gary Beadle Gary Beadle as Errol Helen Lindsay Helen Lindsay as Marjorie Sheila Ruskin Sheila Ruskin as Viv
    To mark the conclusion of their "Third World Week" celebration, a cricket team in a small English village invites a black cricket team from South London to a charity game with comical results.
    Scared Stiff 1987 POSTER

    Scared Stiff

    1987

    English

    4.8

    10

    Action

    haunted house

    Horror

    nervous breakdown

    singer

    slave owner

    Richard Friedman Richard Friedman Director Artie Malesci Artie Malesci as Andrew Stevens Andrew Stevens as David Young David Ramsey David Ramsey as George Masterson Mary Page Keller Mary Page Keller as Kate Christopher
    Kate's a single mom rock star recovering from a nervous breakdown; David is her psychiatrist turned lover. After David buys an old Charleston mansion and Kate and her son move in with him, strange events occur including the discoveries of a secret hidden attic and the diary of the murderous slave trader who owned the home. Kate hears a piano playing by itself and sees the ghost of the slave trader who once lived there. Their relationship is strained by the bizarre events as Kate's sanity is again questioned as she insists what she's seen is real...but is it?
    La Bamba 1987 POSTER

    La Bamba

    1987

    English

    7.0

    21

    83%

    79%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    death

    Drama

    dying young

    Music

    musical

    nostalgic

    rock 'n' roll

    Luis Valdez Luis Valdez Director Joe Pantoliano Joe Pantoliano as Bob Keane Noble Willingham Noble Willingham as Howard Dyana Ortelli Dyana Ortelli as Rosalinda Geoffrey Rivas Geoffrey Rivas as Rudy
    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.
    Someone to Love 1987 POSTER

    Someone to Love

    1987

    English

    6.0

    6

    75%

    55%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    Romance

    Henry Jaglom Henry Jaglom Director Elaine Kagan Elaine Kagan as Attendee Jeremy Kagan Jeremy Kagan as Attendee Henry Jaglom Henry Jaglom as Danny Sapir Sally Kellerman Sally Kellerman as Edith Helm
    A Hollywood film director assembles a group of friends and strangers for a social gathering on Valentines Day in a deserted movie theater where he interviews each one on their opinions on love and loneliness.
    Slaughterhouse 1987 POSTER

    Slaughterhouse

    1987

    French

    5.3

    8

    36%

    36%

    Action

    Comedy

    Horror

    killing spree

    mentally disabled

    murder

    slasher

    slaughterhouse

    trespassing

    Rick Roessler Rick Roessler Director Tom Normand Tom Normand as Ernie Lee Robinson Lee Robinson as Harold Murdock Joel Hoffman Joel Hoffman as Kevin William Houck William Houck as Sheriff Borden
    Faced with the town lawyer, the sheriff, and a rival slaughterhouse owner trying to purchase his land, Lester Bacon decides to take matters into his own hands, ordering his hulking and mentally deranged son to permanently dispose of anyone who conspires against them.
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