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Subgenre Sampler

 
PredatorPredator (1987) Recommended
Dir. John McTiernan
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers
Big Arnie leads a SWAT team into the South American jungle only to be confronted by a faceless, hostile alien life–form. Solid sci–fi…
Prick Up Your EarsPrick Up Your Ears (1987) Recommended
Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Gary Oldman
Gary Oldman portrays Joe Orton, the infamous gay playwright whose scandalous personal life ended at the bloodied hand of his jealous lover. The title…
Prince of DarknessPrince of Darkness (1987)
Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Donald Pleasence
Carpenter dreck, where religious sect, led by Donald Pleasence, duels with the devil.
Princess Bride, ThePrincess Bride, The (1987) Aro Favourite
Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. Robin Wright, Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin
An elaborate and whimsical fairytale told to a bedridden young boy conjures up images of good versus evil in a world of monsters, giants and…
Radio DaysRadio Days (1987)
Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Julie Kavner
Woody Allen revisits his childhood days in the golden era of radio.
Rita, Sue and Bob TooRita, Sue and Bob Too (1987) Recommended
Dir. Alan Clarke
Feat. Michelle Holmes, Siobhan Finneran
Frank sexuality has rarely been as squarely depicted as in this tale of two naive schoolgirls growing up in working class Liverpool. Bleak and darkly…
RobocopRobocop (1987) Aro Favourite
Dir. Paul Verhoeven
Feat. Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox
Loaded with sweat–breaking violence and suspense, dir. Paul Verhoeven never surpassed this stunning dystopian satire about a prototype cyborg…
Room Upstairs, TheRoom Upstairs, The (1987)
Dir. Stuart Margolin
Feat. Stockard Channing, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sam Waterston
The life of a lonely and isolated woman is transformed when she turns her childhood home into a boarding house filled with eclectic characters.
RoxanneRoxanne (1987)
Dir. Fred Schepisi
Feat. Steve Martin, Daryl Hannah
Steve Martin's splendid update of Cyrano de Bergerac casts him as a fire chief burdened with an enormous nose. Daryl Hannah is the object of his…
Running Man, TheRunning Man, The (1987)
Dir. Paul Michael Glaser
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto
Schwarzenegger is in his element in this dystopian fantasy set around a televised game–show. The story has much in common with ROLLERBALL, but…

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