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Best Movies of 1986

This collection ranks 3,503 movies released in 1986. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top of the list is Aliens.

3,503 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Aliens

    1986· 2h 17m· en

    8.011.1K
  2. 2

    Stand by Me

    1986· 1h 29m· en

    7.86.7K
  4. 4

    Platoon

    1986· 2h 0m· en

    7.75.2K
  5. 5

    Blue Velvet

    1986· 2h 0m· en

    7.63.9K
  6. 6

    The Fly

    1986· 1h 36m· en

    7.45.1K
  9. 9

    Top Gun

    1986· 1h 50m· en

    7.19.8K
  11. 11

    Labyrinth

    1986· 1h 41m· en

    7.32.8K
  17. 17

    The Mission

    1986· 2h 5m· en

    7.41.6K
  19. 19

    Betty Blue

    1986· 2h 0m· fr

    7.2472
  20. 20

    Highlander

    1986· 1h 56m· en

    6.93.0K
  22. 22

    Down by Law

    1986· 1h 46m· en

    7.3858
  24. 24

    Armour of God

    1986· 1h 37m· zh

    7.0673
  30. 30

    The Hitcher

    1986· 1h 38m· en

    6.91.1K
  31. 31

    Kin-dza-dza!

    1986· 2h 15m· ru

    7.7290
  32. 32

    Crossroads

    1986· 1h 39m· en

    7.3487
  33. 33

    Cat City

    1986· 1h 36m· hu

    7.6101
  35. 35

    Hoosiers

    1986· 1h 54m· en

    7.0598
  39. 39

    Rockabye

    1986· 2h 0m· en

    7.84
  45. 45

    Short Circuit

    1986· 1h 38m· en

    6.61.7K

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

3,503 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

Which movie is ranked #1?

Aliens currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.