The best dramas of 1987

81 dramas from 1987, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Boyfriends and Girlfriends Score 54.8 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 100% · Romance, Drama, Comedy
  2. Withnail and I Score 54.5 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 84% · Metascore 84 · Comedy, Drama
  3. The Dead Score 54.4 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 94% · Drama
  4. Maurice Score 53.3 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 81% · Metascore 75
  5. House of Games Score 52.9 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 78
  6. Some Kind of Wonderful Score 52.8 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 76% · Metascore 55
  7. Matewan Score 52.6 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 73
  8. Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise Score 52.6 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 100%
  9. Law of Desire Score 52.2 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 100%
  10. Bagdad Cafe Score 51.7 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 80% · Metascore 71