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Best Drama Movies of 1987

This collection ranks 1,478 drama movies released in 1987. 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 Full Metal Jacket.

1,478 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  5. 5

    Nayakan

    1987· 2h 36m· ta

    7.994
  9. 9

    Maurice

    1987· 2h 20m· en

    7.6629
  14. 14

    Hachiko

    1987· 1h 47m· ja

    7.8182
  16. 16

    La Bamba

    1987· 1h 48m· en

    7.3823
  17. 17

    No Way Out

    1987· 1h 54m· en

    6.9827
  20. 20

    Moonstruck

    1987· 1h 42m· en

    6.81.1K
  27. 27

    Radio Days

    1987· 1h 29m· en

    7.1652
  31. 31

    Rouge

    1987· 1h 36m· zh

    7.495
  32. 32

    Matewan

    1987· 2h 12m· en

    7.4133
  35. 35

    Cobra Verde

    1987· 1h 51m· de

    6.9166
  39. 39

    Barfly

    1987· 1h 40m· en

    6.9390
  42. 42

    The Dead

    1987· 1h 23m· en

    6.8195
  48. 48

    Mr. India

    1987· 2h 59m· hi

    6.8108
  49. 49

    Baby Boom

    1987· 1h 50m· en

    6.4418
  50. 50

    Suspect

    1987· 2h 1m· en

    6.6255

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

1,478 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?

Full Metal Jacket currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.