1986 Movies

To make this list a movie had to be made in 1986. Obviously many movies made in 1985 earned box office dollars in 1986. On the other side many movies made in 1986 made money in 1986 and later. This page will looks at over 200 movies made in 1986. The movies are listed in two massive tables that lets you rank the movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.

Our UMR Top 50 of 1986

Year Movie (Year) Rating S

Year Movie (Year) Rating S

1986 Platoon (1986)
AA Best Picture Win

1986 Aliens (1986)

1986 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

1986 Ruthless People (1986)

1986 Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
AA Best Picture Nom

1986 Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

1986 Back to School (1986)

1986 The Color of Money (1986)

1986 Stand By Me (1986)

1986 Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)

1986 Crocodile Dundee (1986)

1986 Top Gun (1986)

1986 The Fly (1986)

1986 An American Tail (1986)

1986 Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

1986 Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)

1986 Children of a Lesser God (1986)
AA Best Picture Nom

1986 Heartbreak Ridge (1986)

1986 Hoosiers (1986)

1986 About Last Night... (1986)

1986 The Karate Kid Part II (1986)

1986 Pretty in Pink (1986)

1986 The Mission (1986)
AA Best Picture Nom

1986 Running Scared (1986)

1986 Legal Eagles (1986)

1986 Short Circuit (1986)

1986 The Golden Child (1986)

1986 The Great Mouse Detective (1986)

1986 ¡Three Amigos! (1986)

1986 Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)

1986 Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)

1986 The Big Easy (1986)

1986 F/X (1986)

1986 Crimes of the Heart (1986)

1986 Manhunter (1986)

1986 Nothing in Common (1986)

1986 She's Gotta Have It (1986)

1986 The Money Pit (1986)

1986 Flight of the Navigator (1986)

1986 Blue Velvet (1986)

1986 The Morning After (1986)

1986 Mona Lisa (1986)

1986 Gung Ho (1986)

1986 Jean de Florette (1986)

1986 River's Edge (1986)

1986 Heartburn (1986)

1986 Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)

1986 Sid and Nancy (1986)

1986 Manon of the Spring (1986)

1986 A Better Tomorrow (1986)

Year	Movie (Year)	Rating	S
1986	Platoon (1986) AA Best Picture Win
1986	Aliens (1986)
1986	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
1986	Ruthless People (1986)
1986	Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) AA Best Picture Nom
1986	Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
1986	Back to School (1986)
1986	The Color of Money (1986)
1986	Stand By Me (1986)
1986	Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)
1986	Crocodile Dundee (1986)
1986	Top Gun (1986)
1986	The Fly (1986)
1986	An American Tail (1986)
1986	Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
1986	Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
1986	Children of a Lesser God (1986) AA Best Picture Nom
1986	Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
1986	Hoosiers (1986)
1986	About Last Night... (1986)
1986	The Karate Kid Part II (1986)
1986	Pretty in Pink (1986)
1986	The Mission (1986) AA Best Picture Nom
1986	Running Scared (1986)
1986	Legal Eagles (1986)
1986	Short Circuit (1986)
1986	The Golden Child (1986)
1986	The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
1986	¡Three Amigos! (1986)
1986	Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
1986	Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
1986	The Big Easy (1986)
1986	F/X (1986)
1986	Crimes of the Heart (1986)
1986	Manhunter (1986)
1986	Nothing in Common (1986)
1986	She's Gotta Have It (1986)
1986	The Money Pit (1986)
1986	Flight of the Navigator (1986)
1986	Blue Velvet (1986)
1986	The Morning After (1986)
1986	Mona Lisa (1986)
1986	Gung Ho (1986)
1986	Jean de Florette (1986)
1986	River's Edge (1986)
1986	Heartburn (1986)
1986	Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
1986	Sid and Nancy (1986)
1986	Manon of the Spring (1986)
1986	A Better Tomorrow (1986)

1986 Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.

Sort 1986 Movies by movie titles and movie trailers
Sort 1986 Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
Sort 1986 Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
Sort 1986 Movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each 1986 Movies received and how many Oscar® wins each 1986 Movies received.
Sort 1986 Movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking Score (UMR). Our UMR score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.

R	Movie (Year)	UMR Co-Star Links			Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil)				UMR Score
R	Movie (Year)	UMR Co-Star Links	Actual B.O. Domestic (mil)	Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil)	Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil)	B.O. Rank by Year	Review	Oscar Nom / Win	UMR Score	S
1	Platoon (1986) AA Best Picture Win	Charlie Sheen & Directed by Oliver Stone	138.5	438.7	438.70	4	89	08 / 04	99.9
2	Aliens (1986)	Sigourney Weaver & Michael Biehn	141.0	446.5	446.50	3	94	07 / 02	99.6
4	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)	William Shatner & Leonard Nimoy	109.7	347.5	421.30	6	77	04 / 00	97.4
6	Ruthless People (1986)	Bette Midler & Danny DeVito	71.6	226.8	226.80	10	78	00 / 00	96.7
6	Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) AA Best Picture Nom	Michael Caine & Wooy Allen	35.4	112.1	112.10	30	90	07 / 03	96.5
5	Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)	Charlie Sheen & Matthew Broderick	70.1	222.1	222.10	11	77	00 / 00	96.3
5	Back to School (1986)	Robert Downey Jr. & Rodney Dangerfield	91.3	289.0	289.00	7	75	00 / 00	96.1
9	The Color of Money (1986)	Paul Newman & Tom Cruise	52.3	165.6	165.60	13	82	04 / 01	96.1
10	Stand By Me (1986)	John Cusack & Rob Reiner	52.3	165.6	165.60	14	85	01 / 00	95.8
11	Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)	Richard Dreyfuss & Bette Midler	62.1	196.8	196.80	12	73	00 / 00	95.3
10	Crocodile Dundee (1986)	Paul Hogan	171.5	543.2	1,029.00	2	68	01 / 00	94.5
12	Top Gun (1986)	Tom Cruise & Val Kilmer	176.8	559.9	1,120.60	1	56	04 / 01	91.9
13	The Fly (1986)	Jeff Goldblum & Geena Davis	40.5	128.1	192.00	25	81	01 / 01	91.8
14	An American Tail (1986)	Christopher Plummer	72.4	229.2	229.20	9	60	01 / 00	91.8
17	Little Shop of Horrors (1986)	Steve Martin & Bill Murray	38.7	122.7	122.70	26	83	02 / 00	91.4
18	Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)	Nicolas Cage & Kathleen Turner	41.4	131.1	131.10	20	78	03 / 00	90.9
17	Children of a Lesser God (1986) AA Best Picture Nom	William Hurt & Marlee Matlin	31.9	100.9	100.90	32	76	05 / 01	89.8
18	Heartbreak Ridge (1986)	Clint Eastwood & Marsha Mason	42.7	135.3	135.30	19	74	01 / 00	89.4
18	Hoosiers (1986)	Dennis Hopper & Gene Hackman	28.6	90.6	90.60	34	86	02 / 00	89.0
22	About Last Night... (1986)	Demi Moore & Rob Lowe	51.6	163.5	163.50	15	63	00 / 00	88.4
19	The Karate Kid Part II (1986)	Ralph Macchio	115.1	364.5	364.50	5	47	01 / 00	87.2
23	Pretty in Pink (1986)	Molly Ringwald & Jon Cryer	40.5	128.2	128.20	24	68	00 / 00	86.7
23	The Mission (1986) AA Best Picture Nom	Liam Neeson & Robert DeNiro	17.2	54.5	54.50	50	75	07 / 01	84.6
26	Running Scared (1986)	Billy Crystal	38.5	121.9	121.90	27	65	00 / 00	84.0
25	Legal Eagles (1986)	Robert Redford & Debra Winger	49.9	157.9	157.90	16	53	00 / 00	83.7
27	Short Circuit (1986)	Steve Guttenberg & Ally Sheedy	40.7	128.9	128.90	23	61	00 / 00	83.3
27	The Golden Child (1986)	Eddie Murphy	79.8	252.8	473.20	8	38	00 / 00	83.2
28	The Great Mouse Detective (1986)	Vincent Price & Basil Rathbone	25.3	80.2	80.20	37	76	00 / 00	82.9
30	¡Three Amigos! (1986)	Steve Martin & Chevy Chase	41.2	130.6	130.60	21	59	00 / 00	82.5
30	Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)	Craig T. Nelson & Horror	41.0	129.8	129.80	22	57	00 / 00	81.2
31	Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)	Steve Guttenberg	43.6	138.0	138.00	18	52	00 / 00	79.9
31	The Big Easy (1986)	Dennis Quaid & John Goodman	17.7	56.0	56.00	49	78	00 / 00	79.7
34	F/X (1986)	Bryan Brown & Brian Dennehy	20.6	65.3	65.30	43	74	00 / 00	79.4
35	Crimes of the Heart (1986)	Diane Keaton & Sissy Spacek	22.9	72.5	72.50	41	68	03 / 00	78.9
35	Manhunter (1986)	Joan Allen & Brian Cox	8.6	27.3	27.30	71	85	00 / 00	78.6
37	Nothing in Common (1986)	Tom Hanks & Garry Marshall	32.3	102.4	102.40	31	61	00 / 00	78.0
35	She's Gotta Have It (1986)	Directed by Spike Lee	7.1	22.6	22.60	85	84	00 / 00	77.3
38	The Money Pit (1986)	Tom Hanks & Shelley Long	37.5	118.8	174.20	28	54	00 / 00	77.2
39	Flight of the Navigator (1986)	Sarah Jessica Parker	18.6	58.8	58.80	46	72	00 / 00	76.6
40	Blue Velvet (1986)	Dennis Hopper	8.6	27.1	27.10	72	81	01 / 00	76.5
41	The Morning After (1986)	Jane Fonda & Jeff Bridges	25.1	79.6	79.60	39	64	01 / 00	75.8
40	Mona Lisa (1986)	Bob Hoskins & Michael Caine	5.8	18.4	18.40	98	82	01 / 00	75.3
43	Gung Ho (1986)	Michael Keaton	36.6	116.0	116.00	29	49	00 / 00	73.7
44	Jean de Florette (1986)	Gérard Depardieu	4.9	15.6	95.70	103	81	00 / 00	72.3
45	River's Edge (1986)	Keanu Reeves & Dennis Hopper	4.6	14.6	14.60	115	80	00 / 00	71.4
46	Heartburn (1986)	Meryl Streep & Jack Nicholson	25.3	80.2	80.20	38	59	00 / 00	71.3
47	Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)	Garry Marshall & Whoopi Goldberg	29.8	94.5	94.50	33	54	00 / 00	70.9
48	Sid and Nancy (1986)	Gary Oldman	2.8	9.0	9.00	130	81	00 / 00	70.8
49	Manon of the Spring (1986)	Emmanuelle Béart	3.9	12.5	12.50	119	80	00 / 00	70.3
48	A Better Tomorrow (1986)		4.8	15.2	125.10	108	78	00 / 00	69.6
51	Salvador (1986)	James Woods & Oliver Stone	1.5	4.8	4.80	158	80	02 / 00	69.3
52	Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)	Richard Pryor	18.0	57.1	57.10	47	65	00 / 00	69.1
51	The Name of the Rose (1986)	Sean Connery & Christian Slater	7.2	22.7	22.70	84	75	00 / 00	68.1
55	Something Wild (1986)	Melanie Griffith & Ray Liotta	8.4	26.5	26.50	75	73	00 / 00	67.9
54	Big Trouble in Little China (1986)	Kurt Russell & Directed by John Carpenter	11.1	35.2	35.20	66	71	00 / 00	67.8
58	Tough Guys (1986)	Burt Lancaster & Kirk Douglas	21.5	68.0	68.00	42	60	00 / 00	67.8
57	At Close Range (1986)	Christopher Walken & Sean Penn	2.3	7.4	7.40	142	79	00 / 00	67.6
57	Lucas (1986)	Charlie Sheen & Winona Ryder	8.2	26.0	26.00	76	73	00 / 00	67.1
59	Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986)	Blythe Danner	12.0	37.9	37.90	65	69	00 / 00	66.6
60	'Round Midnight (1986)	Dexter Gordon	3.3	10.4	10.40	125	74	02 / 01	65.7
61	The Mosquito Coast (1986)	Harrison Ford	14.3	45.3	45.30	57	65	00 / 00	65.1
64	Labyrinth (1986)	David Bowie & Jennifer Connelly	12.7	40.3	40.30	62	67	00 / 00	65.0
61	Down by Law (1986)	Roberto Benigni	1.4	4.5	4.50	161	78	00 / 00	64.6
64	Soul Man (1986)	James Earl Jones	27.8	88.1	88.10	35	51	00 / 00	64.5
66	April Fool's Day (1986)	Deborah Foreman	17.1	54.1	54.10	51	62	00 / 00	64.4
68	Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI (1986)	Jason & Horror	19.5	61.7	61.70	45	59	00 / 00	63.5
67	Parting Glances (1986)		0.5	1.7	1.70	184	77	00 / 00	62.9
68	Cobra (1986)	Sylvester Stallone	49.0	155.3	506.90	17	28	00 / 00	62.1
69	Castle in the Sky (1986)		0.5	1.7	19.10	185	77	00 / 00	62.1
70	Iron Eagle (1986)	Louis Gossett Jr.	24.2	76.5	76.50	40	53	00 / 00	61.7
70	True Stories (1986)	John Goodman	2.5	8.1	8.10	137	74	00 / 00	60.8
72	When the Wind Blows (1986)	John Mills	0.0	0.1	0.10	243	76	00 / 00	60.6
74	Extremities (1986)	Farrah Fawcett	13.4	42.5	42.50	60	63	00 / 00	60.5
72	Crossroads (1986)	Ralph Macchio	5.8	18.5	18.50	97	70	00 / 00	60.2
75	Betty Blue (1986)	Jean-Hugues Anglade & Béatrice Dalle	2.0	6.3	6.30	148	74	00 / 00	60.0
76	The Decline of the American Empire (1986)	Dominique Michel	1.9	6.0	6.00	152	73	01 / 00	59.5
76	The Care Bears Movie 2 (1986)	Pam Hyatt	8.5	27.0	27.00	73	67	00 / 00	59.0
78	The Fugitives (1986)		0.1	0.2	50.00	222	75	00 / 00	58.5
78	Home of the Brave (1986)	Laurie Anderson	1.2	4.0	4.00	168	73	00 / 00	57.8
79	RAD (1986)	Bart Conner	2.0	6.4	6.40	147	72	00 / 00	56.6
80	Ginger and Fred (1986)	Marcello Mastroianni	0.8	2.7	2.70	175	73	00 / 00	56.4
80	The Assault (1986)	Derek de Lint	0.5	1.6	1.60	186	73	00 / 00	55.9
81	'night, Mother (1986)	Sissy Spacek & Anne Bancroft	0.4	1.4	1.40	189	73	00 / 00	55.8
83	The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1986)	Dudley Moore	2.9	9.3	9.30	129	70	00 / 00	54.8
85	My Little Pony (1986)	Danny DeVito	6.0	18.9	18.90	93	67	00 / 00	54.7
86	The Delta Force (1986)	Lee Marvin & Chuck Norris	17.8	56.3	56.30	48	55	00 / 00	54.7
86	Lady Jane (1986)	Helena Bonham Carter & Cary Elwes	0.3	0.9	0.90	198	72	00 / 00	53.8
88	The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)	Bonnie Bedelia	7.2	22.7	22.70	83	65	00 / 00	53.2
89	Critters (1986)	M. Emmet Walsh	13.2	41.7	41.70	61	58	00 / 00	52.7
90	Otello (1986)	Plácido Domingo	1.2	3.8	3.80	169	70	00 / 00	52.5
90	On the Edge (1986)		0.4	1.4	1.40	190	71	00 / 00	52.3
92	Duet for One (1986)	Liam Neeson & Julie Andrews	0.0	0.0	0.00	261	71	00 / 00	52.2
93	One Crazy Summer (1986)	John Cusack & Demi Moore	13.4	42.5	42.50	59	57	00 / 00	51.9
92	Ménage (1986)	Gérard Depardieu	0.9	2.9	2.90	173	70	00 / 00	51.0
93	From Beyond (1986)	Jeffrey Combs	1.3	4.0	4.00	166	69	00 / 00	50.9
95	Fire with Fire (1986)	Craig Sheffer	4.6	14.7	14.70	113	66	00 / 00	50.5
96	Bad Blood (1986)		0.0	0.1	0.20	242	70	00 / 00	49.3
98	Sweet Liberty (1986)	Alan Alda & Micheel Caine	14.2	45.0	45.00	58	55	00 / 00	48.7
99	Psycho III (1986)	Anthony Perkins	14.5	45.9	45.90	56	55	00 / 00	48.5
98	Night of the Creeps (1986)	Jason Lively & Zombie Movies	0.6	1.9	1.90	181	68	00 / 00	47.9
99	Murrow (1986) HBO Movie	Dabney Coleman	0.1	0.2	0.20	218	69	00 / 00	47.6
103	The Transformers: The Movie (1986)	Orson Welles & Judd Nelson	5.8	18.5	18.50	95	63	00 / 00	47.1
103	Nutcracker: The Motion Picture (1986)	Hugh Bigney	0.8	2.5	2.50	176	68	00 / 00	46.8
103	Dangerously Close (1986)	John Stockwell	2.4	7.6	7.60	141	66	00 / 00	46.0
103	Miss Mary (1986)		0.3	0.8	0.80	202	68	00 / 00	45.8
106	Armour of God (1986)		0.1	0.2	48.60	221	68	00 / 00	45.5
107	Those Glory Glory Days (1986)	Soccer Movies & Sara Sugarman	0.0	0.1	0.10	241	68	00 / 00	45.2
108	Saving Grace (1986) Limited Release	Edward James Olmos	0.0	0.1	0.10	248	67	00 / 00	44.5
110	The Manhattan Project (1986)	John Lithgow	3.9	12.4	12.40	120	63	00 / 00	44.5
108	Clockwise (1986)	John Cleese	1.5	4.7	4.70	160	66	00 / 00	44.3
113	Band of the Hand (1986)	Stephen Lang & Michael Carmine	4.9	15.4	15.40	105	62	00 / 00	43.2
112	Working Girls (1986)	Louise Smith	1.8	5.6	5.60	154	65	00 / 00	42.8
113	Where the River Runs Black (1986)	Charles Durning	0.7	2.1	2.10	177	66	00 / 00	42.6
114	Comrades (1986)		0.1	0.2	0.20	238	66	00 / 00	42.6
114	Desert Bloom (1986)	Jon Voight	0.4	1.3	1.30	193	66	00 / 00	42.1
115	Red Headed Stranger (1986)	Willie Nelson & Katharine Ross	0.1	0.2	0.20	236	66	00 / 00	41.5
119	9½ Weeks (1986)	Kim Basinger & Mickey Rourke	6.7	21.3	21.30	89	59	00 / 00	40.9
120	Just Between Friends (1986)	Ted Danson	6.4	20.3	20.30	91	59	00 / 00	40.2
117	Belizaire the Cajun (1986)	Armand Assante & Gail Youngs	1.1	3.6	3.60	170	64	00 / 00	39.9
119	Busted Up (1986) Limited Release	Irene Cara	0.2	0.5	0.50	208	65	00 / 00	39.6
122	Trick or Treat (1986)	Marc Price	6.8	21.5	21.50	88	58	00 / 00	38.5
121	Scene Of The Crime (1986)		0.2	0.5	11.90	204	64	00 / 00	38.3
123	Witchboard (1986)	Todd Allen	7.4	23.3	23.30	82	57	00 / 00	37.6
126	Deadly Friend (1986)	Matthew Labyorteaux	9.0	28.5	28.50	70	55	00 / 00	37.2
123	Thrashin' (1986)	Josh Brolin	0.0	0.1	0.10	245	64	00 / 00	36.9
128	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)	Dennis Hopper	8.0	25.4	25.40	78	56	00 / 00	36.6
125	Vamp (1986)	Chris Makepeace	4.9	15.6	15.60	102	59	00 / 00	36.5
126	Avenging Force (1986)	Michael Dudikoff & Steve James	4.8	15.3	15.30	107	59	00 / 00	36.4
130	Quicksilver (1986)	Kevin Bacon & Laurence Fishburne	7.6	24.2	24.20	80	56	00 / 00	36.1
130	Caravaggio (1986)	Robbie Coltrane	0.1	0.2	0.20	217	63	00 / 00	35.1
129	The Cosmic Eye (1986)	Jack Warden	0.1	0.2	0.20	225	63	00 / 00	35.0
132	The Whistle Blower (1986)	Michael Caine	1.5	4.8	4.80	159	61	00 / 00	33.8
132	Oviri (1986)	Donald Sutherland	0.6	1.8	1.80	182	62	00 / 00	33.6
133	Nanou (1986)		0.0	0.1	0.10	258	62	00 / 00	33.4
134	Billy Galvin (1986)	Karl Malden	0.3	1.0	1.00	195	62	00 / 00	33.0
137	The Toxic Avenger (1986)	Marisa Tomei	0.1	0.2	0.20	220	62	00 / 00	32.5
136	Inside Out (1986)		0.0	0.1	0.10	246	62	00 / 00	32.4
137	That's Life! (1986)	Jack Lemmon & Julie Andrews	4.1	12.9	12.90	117	57	01 / 00	31.8
139	SpaceCamp (1986)	Joaquin Phoenix	9.7	30.7	30.70	69	52	00 / 00	31.8
138	Absolute Beginners (1986)	David Bowie & Patsy Kensit	0.9	2.9	2.90	172	60	00 / 00	31.0
141	Highlander (1986)	Sean Connery	5.9	18.7	59.50	94	55	00 / 00	31.0
142	Violets Are Blue... (1986)	Sissy Spacek & Kevin Kline	4.7	15.0	15.00	110	56	00 / 00	31.0
142	Power (1986)	Richard Gere & Gene Hackman	3.8	12.0	12.00	121	57	00 / 00	30.9
144	Black Moon Rising (1986)	Tommy Lee Jones	6.6	21.0	21.00	90	54	00 / 00	30.7
145	Foreign Body (1986)		0.1	0.2	0.20	229	61	00 / 00	30.6
147	Hunter's Blood (1986)	Billy Bob Thornton	0.0	0.1	0.10	259	61	00 / 00	30.4
146	Flight of the Spruce Goose (1986)		0.0	0.1	0.10	256	61	00 / 00	30.2
148	Wildcats (1986)	Woody Harrelson & Goldie Hawn	26.3	83.2	83.20	36	34	00 / 00	30.0
147	My Chauffeur (1986)	Deborah Foreman	4.8	15.1	15.10	109	56	00 / 00	29.7
151	No Retreat, No Surrender (1986)	Jean-Claude Van Damme	4.7	14.8	14.80	112	56	00 / 00	29.6
151	Firewalker (1986)	Chuck Norris & Louis Gossett, Jr.	14.5	46.0	46.00	55	46	00 / 00	29.4
154	The Hitcher (1986)	C. Thomas Howell & Rutger Hauer	5.8	18.5	18.50	96	54	00 / 00	29.0
154	52 Pick-Up (1986)	Roy Scheider & Ann-Margret	5.2	16.4	16.40	100	55	00 / 00	28.9
154	Native Son (1986)	Matt Dillon	1.3	4.1	4.10	164	59	00 / 00	28.9
155	The Adventures of the American Rabbit (1986)	Bob Arbogast	1.3	4.0	4.00	165	59	00 / 00	28.9
157	No Picnic (1986) Film Festival Circuit Only	Steve Buscemi	0.1	0.2	0.20	235	60	00 / 00	28.6
156	Impure Thoughts (1986)		0.1	0.2	0.20	232	60	00 / 00	28.6
158	Youngblood (1986)	Patrick Swayze & Rob Lowe	15.4	48.9	48.90	54	44	00 / 00	28.1
159	Modern Girls (1986)	Daphne Zuniga	0.6	1.9	1.90	178	59	00 / 00	27.6
159	Tai-Pan (1986)	Bryan Brown	4.0	12.7	12.70	118	55	00 / 00	27.0
161	Haunted Honeymoon (1986)	Gene Wilder	8.0	25.4	25.40	77	51	00 / 00	26.9
162	On Valentine's Day (1986)	Matthew Broderick	0.1	0.2	0.20	239	59	00 / 00	26.9
161	Where Are the Children? (1986)	Jill Clayburgh	3.1	9.8	9.80	127	56	00 / 00	26.6
164	Murphy's Law (1986)	Charles Bronson	9.9	31.5	31.50	68	49	00 / 00	26.5
163	Quiet Cool (1986)	James Remar	1.9	6.0	6.00	153	57	00 / 00	26.3
164	Out of Bounds (1986)	Anthony Michael Hall	5.1	16.2	16.20	101	53	00 / 00	25.8
165	Castaway (1986)		0.4	1.4	1.40	191	58	00 / 00	25.6
168	Raw Deal (1986)	Arnold Schwarzenegger & Kathryn Harrold	16.2	51.3	51.30	53	41	00 / 00	25.5
169	The Naked Cage (1986)	Shari Shattuck	3.1	9.9	9.90	126	55	00 / 00	25.3
168	Gothic (1986)	Gabriel Byrne	0.9	2.9	2.90	174	57	00 / 00	24.4
171	No Mercy (1986)	Richard Gere & Kim Basinger	12.3	39.0	39.00	64	45	00 / 00	24.4
172	Act of Vengeance (1986) HBO Movie	Charles Bronson & Keanu Reeves	0.0	0.1	0.10	247	57	00 / 00	24.1
173	Seize The Day (1986) HBO Movie		0.0	0.1	0.10	249	57	00 / 00	23.9
174	Wise Guys (1986)	Danny DeVito & Harvey Keitel	8.5	26.8	26.80	74	49	00 / 00	23.7
175	TerrorVision (1986)	Diane Franklin	0.3	1.0	1.00	196	57	00 / 00	23.5
176	GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986)	Roddy McDowall	1.3	4.2	4.20	162	56	00 / 00	23.4
175	Bullies (1986)	Jonathan Crombie & Janet-Laine Green	3.0	9.5	9.50	128	54	00 / 00	23.2
178	Half Moon Street (1986)	Michael Caine & Sigourney Weaver	1.1	3.6	3.60	171	55	00 / 00	22.2
177	The American Way (1986)	Dennis Hopper	0.4	1.4	1.40	192	56	00 / 00	21.7
180	The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)	Daryl Hannah	2.0	6.2	6.20	150	53	01 / 00	20.7
181	The Longshot (1986)	Tim Conway	0.2	0.8	0.80	203	55	00 / 00	20.6
181	Heathcliff: The Movie (1986)	Mel Blanc	2.6	8.3	8.30	134	53	00 / 00	20.6
182	Nobody's Fool (1986)	Eric Roberts	0.6	1.8	1.80	183	55	00 / 00	20.6
182	A Killing Affair (1986)		0.0	0.1	0.10	244	55	00 / 00	19.7
185	Jake Speed (1986)	John Hurt	1.9	6.2	6.20	151	53	00 / 00	19.0
184	Reform School Girls (1986)	Linda Carol	2.5	8.0	8.00	138	52	00 / 00	18.6
187	The Best of Times (1986)	Kurt Russell & Robin Williams	7.8	24.7	24.70	79	46	00 / 00	18.3
186	Hostage (1986)		0.2	0.5	0.50	209	54	00 / 00	18.1
188	The Kinmen Bombs (1986)		0.1	0.2	0.20	226	53	00 / 00	17.2
190	Armed and Dangerous (1986)	John Candy & Meg Ryan	20.0	63.3	63.30	44	33	00 / 00	16.8
190	Willy/Milly (1986)		0.0	0.1	0.10	252	53	00 / 00	16.1
192	Something Special/Willy Milly (1986)	John Glover	0.3	0.9	0.90	199	51	00 / 00	13.9
194	Armed Response (1986)	Lee Van Cleef	3.6	11.3	11.30	122	47	00 / 00	13.7
193	Slow Burn (1986) Showtime Movies	Johnny Depp	0.0	0.1	0.10	257	51	00 / 00	13.4
195	A Fine Mess (1986)	Ted Danson	6.0	19.1	19.10	92	45	00 / 00	13.2
195	Link (1986)	Terence Stamp	1.7	5.4	5.40	155	49	00 / 00	13.0
197	Dream Lover (1986)	Kristy McNichol	0.5	1.6	1.60	187	50	00 / 00	12.8
196	P.O.W. - The Escape (1986)	David Carradine	2.5	7.9	7.90	139	48	00 / 00	12.6
199	Invaders From Mars (1986)	Karen Black	4.9	15.5	15.50	104	45	00 / 00	12.6
200	Miracles (1986)		0.2	0.5	0.50	205	50	00 / 00	12.4
201	Keeping Track (1986) Limited Release	Michael Sarrazin	0.2	0.5	0.50	206	50	00 / 00	12.4
201	Solarbabies (1986)	Jason Patric	1.6	5.0	5.00	157	48	00 / 00	12.4
203	The Vindicator (1986)	Pam Grier	0.0	0.1	0.10	250	50	00 / 00	12.2
202	The Boy in Blue (1986)	Rowing & Nicolas Cage	0.3	0.9	0.90	200	49	00 / 00	12.1
205	Eliminators (1986)	Andrew Prine	4.6	14.6	14.60	114	45	00 / 00	11.8
206	P.O.W. the Escape/Behind Enemy Lines (1986)		2.5	7.9	7.90	140	47	00 / 00	11.7
205	Pirates (1986)	Walter Matthau	1.6	5.2	5.20	156	47	01 / 00	11.7
207	The Gospel According to Vic (1986)	Helen Mirren	0.3	0.8	0.80	201	49	00 / 00	11.6
210	Deadtime Stories (1986)	Scott Valentine	2.8	8.7	8.70	132	46	00 / 00	10.9
209	Knights of the City (1986)	Leon Isaac Kennedy	0.6	1.9	1.90	179	48	00 / 00	10.7
213	Troll (1986)	Shelley Hack	5.5	17.3	17.30	99	43	00 / 00	10.6
212	Off Beat (1986)	Harvey Keitel & Judge Reinhold	4.8	15.3	15.30	106	43	00 / 00	10.6
212	Sky Bandits (1986)	Scott McGinnis	2.3	7.3	7.30	144	46	00 / 00	10.5
214	Death of an Angel (1986) Limited Release	Bonnie Bedelia	0.0	0.1	0.10	251	48	00 / 00	10.3
213	Every Time We Say Goodbye (1986)	Tom Hanks & Cristina Marsillach	0.3	0.9	0.90	197	47	00 / 00	10.0
217	Nomads (1986)	Pierce Brosnan	2.3	7.2	7.20	145	45	00 / 00	10.0
217	Touch and Go (1986)	Michael Keaton	1.3	4.0	4.00	167	46	00 / 00	10.0
218	Big Trouble (1986)	Peter Falk	0.1	0.3	0.30	213	47	00 / 00	9.9
218	Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)	Richard Chamberlain & Sharon Stone	4.5	14.3	14.30	116	43	00 / 00	9.8
220	Streets of Gold (1986)	Boxing Movies & Wesley Snipes	2.5	8.1	8.10	136	45	00 / 00	9.7
222	My Little Girl (1986)		0.0	0.1	0.10	254	47	00 / 00	9.3
222	Trespasses (1986) Limited Release	Lou Diamond Phillips	0.0	0.1	0.10	260	47	00 / 00	9.0
223	The Imagemaker (1986)	Farley Granger	0.0	0.1	0.10	255	47	00 / 00	8.9
226	Howard the Duck (1986)	Tim Robbins	16.3	51.6	120.20	52	30	00 / 00	8.5
224	The Wraith (1986)	Charlie Sheen	3.5	11.1	11.10	123	42	00 / 00	8.4
226	Let's Get Harry (1986)	Robert Duvall	0.1	0.4	0.40	210	46	00 / 00	8.4
225	Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star (1986)	Keenan Wynn	0.1	0.2	0.20	230	46	00 / 00	8.3
229	Blue City (1986)	Judd Nelson & Ally Sheedy	6.9	22.0	22.00	86	38	00 / 00	7.6
229	Weekend Warriors (1986)	Chris Lemmon	0.4	1.1	1.10	194	45	00 / 00	7.5
229	The Passage/Le Passage (1986)		2.0	6.3	19.60	149	43	00 / 00	7.4
231	The Men's Club (1986)	Roy Scheider & Harvey Keitel	2.6	8.1	8.10	135	42	00 / 00	7.4
232	Born American (1986)	Mike Norris	3.4	10.7	10.70	124	41	00 / 00	7.0
232	The Boss' Wife (1986)	Daniel Stern & Christopher Plummer	0.5	1.5	1.50	188	44	00 / 00	6.9
235	Playing for Keeps (1986)	Daniel Jordano	2.7	8.5	8.50	133	41	00 / 00	6.2
233	Hollywood Vice Squad (1986)	Carrie Fisher	0.1	0.2	0.20	240	43	00 / 00	6.1
234	Hamburger: The Motion Picture (1986) Limited Release		0.1	0.2	0.20	231	43	00 / 00	5.8
238	Under the Cherry Moon (1986)	Prince	10.1	32.0	32.00	67	33	00 / 00	5.5
237	King Kong Lives (1986)	Linda Hamilton	4.7	14.9	14.90	111	38	00 / 00	5.4
237	Captive (1986)		0.0	0.1	0.10	253	42	00 / 00	5.4
239	Good To Go (1986)		0.1	0.2	0.20	233	42	00 / 00	5.1
240	Shadow Play (1986)		0.1	0.2	0.20	237	42	00 / 00	5.1
240	Heat (1986)	Burt Reynolds	2.8	8.8	8.80	131	38	00 / 00	4.6
242	Stewardess School (1986)	Brett Cullen	0.1	0.4	0.40	211	41	00 / 00	4.6
243	Ratboy (1986)	Directed by Sondra Locke	0.1	0.2	0.20	219	41	00 / 00	4.4
245	The Aurora Encounter (1986)		0.1	0.2	0.20	227	40	00 / 00	4.1
246	The Supernaturals (1986) Limited Release	Nichelle Nichols	0.2	0.5	0.50	207	40	00 / 00	4.0
247	Scorpion (1986)	Don Murray	0.1	0.2	0.20	224	39	00 / 00	3.5
248	Maximum Overdrive (1986)	Emilio Estevez	7.4	23.5	23.50	81	31	00 / 00	3.2
251	Club Paradise (1986)	Robin Williams & Peter O'Toole	12.3	39.0	39.00	63	26	00 / 00	3.0
250	Meatballs III: Summer Job (1986)	Sally Kellerman	2.1	6.8	6.80	146	36	00 / 00	3.0
252	Windrider (1986)		0.1	0.2	0.20	216	38	00 / 00	2.9
249	Uphill All The Way (1986)		0.1	0.2	0.20	223	38	00 / 00	2.9
252	8 Million Ways to Die (1986)	Jeff Bridges & Oliver Stone	1.3	4.1	4.10	163	35	00 / 00	2.3
253	Last Resort (1986)	Charles Grodin	0.1	0.2	0.20	234	36	00 / 00	2.1
255	Low Blow (1986)	Troy Donahue	0.1	0.2	0.20	215	35	00 / 00	1.9
254	American Anthem (1986)	Mitchell Gaylord & Tiny Wells	6.9	21.8	21.80	87	28	00 / 00	1.9
256	Jocks (1986)	Scott Strader	0.1	0.4	0.40	212	34	00 / 00	1.5
258	Code Name: Wild Geese (1986)	Ernest Borgnine & Lee Van Cleef	0.6	1.9	1.90	180	31	00 / 00	1.0
259	Hardbodies 2 (1986)	James Karen	0.1	0.2	0.20	214	29	00 / 00	0.7
258	Shanghai Surprise (1986)	Sean Penn	2.3	7.3	7.30	143	26	00 / 00	0.5
260	The Perils of P.K. (1986)		0.1	0.2	0.20	228	28	00 / 00	0.5

Top earners in 1986 for Adjusted USA Box Office:


Tom Cruise	2	1,286.2	725.5
Charlie Sheen	4	697.9	697.9
Meg Ryan	2	1,183.9	623.2
Tim Robbins	2	1,240.8	611.5
Forest Whitaker	2	604.3	604.3
Kelly McGillis	1	1,120.6	559.9
Val Kilmer	1	1,120.6	559.9
Paul Hogan	1	1,029.0	543.2
Sigourney Weaver	2	450.1	450.1
Michael Biehn	1	446.5	446.5
Bill Paxton	1	446.5	446.5
Carrie Henn	1	446.5	446.5
Paul Reiser	1	446.5	446.5
Johnny Depp	2	438.8	438.8
Tom Berenger	1	438.7	438.7
Willem Dafoe	1	438.7	438.7
Keith David	1	438.7	438.7
M. Emmet Walsh	4	438.6	438.6
Bette Midler	2	423.6	423.6
John Turturro	4	409.0	409.0
Jim Belushi	4	385.5	385.5
Ralph Macchio	2	383.0	383.0
Leonard Nimoy	2	439.8	366.0
Pat Morita	1	364.5	364.5
Richard Dreyfuss	2	362.4	362.4

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24 thoughts on “1986 Movies”

Flora Breen Robison says:

December 3, 2018 at 4:51 pm

I have seen 13 movies from 1986.

The HIGHEST Rated film I have seen is Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

The highest rated film I have NOT seen is Platoon.

The LOWEST rated film I have seen is Maximum Overdrive, which I saw at a birthday party three years later.

Top 10 Movie I Have Seen:
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
A Room With a View
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off which is the first “grown up” film I saw in the theatre
The Color of Money

Top 20 Movies I Have Seen:
Top Gun
An American Tail
Peggy Sue Got Married

Other 1986 Movies I’ve Seen:
Pretty in Pink
Flight of the Navigator
The Delta Force
Murphy’s Law
Heat
Maximum Overdrive

Favourite 1986 Movies:
A Room With a View
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
An American Tail
Top Gun
The Color of Money
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

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1. Cogerson says:
  
  December 4, 2018 at 7:22 am
  
  Hey Flora
  1. As always…thanks for the feedback…it is greatly appreciated.
  2. Tally count. Cogerson 127, Steve 82 , bob cox 53, Flora 13.
  3. In bob cox’s comment he thought the year had “too many good movies and no great ones”….so I do not think you have missed too much……Platoon is very good…but very very intense.
  4. 40% of the Top 10 and 35% of the Top 20 is not too bad.
  5. Seen all of your favorites….with our best match being Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home….which is still my favorite Trek movie.
  Good feedback as always.
  
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bob cox says:

December 3, 2018 at 4:49 pm

I saw 53 including top 15. 10s and favorites: hoosiers, ferris buellers day off, aliens, stand by me, top gun. 10s not favorites: a room with a view, children of a lesser god. 9 and favourite: star trek IV. 9s not favorites: blue velvet(too weird to ever recommend), the fly, crocodile Dundee, platoon, color of money, the mission. hidden gems: highlander, night mother(dark with great performances), running scared, legal eagles, big easy, nothing in common, name of the rose, f/x, (all 8s) best of times , mona lisa, sid and nancy, (7’s worth a look if no 8’s available).

very tough year to rate , only 6 cross the 100 mil barrier and 1 is karate kid part 2 with a 47%review and top gun with a 56 % review was number 1. second was crocodile Dundee with a 68% review and no Oscar nominations. I thinks its possible there were too many good movies and no great ones. UMR did well with a tough task.

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1. Cogerson says:
  
  December 4, 2018 at 7:17 am
  
  Hey bob cox. Tally count….Cogerson 127, Steve 82 and you at 53. I really like 60% of your Top 10s…Top Gun and Ferris Bueller are entertaining….but….I would not rate them that high. Lots of good movies in your 8s and 9s. I really liked Running Scared….it was a pretty decent hit back then….yet almost nobody talks about….I thought a sequel was coming….sadly it never did. I agree with you 100% about Blue Velvet….I would put The Fly in the same category. I like your assessment of “too many good movies and no great ones”. Good stuff.
  
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Pierre says:

December 3, 2018 at 1:24 pm

Hello girls, hello boys,
I saw a lot but as usual i will not count them because it is too long
My favorite picture without any questions is Alien the worst i saw is crocodile Dundee;
I was in USA for the last month but i forgot my iPad so no comment from me for a moment; I was in LA, and it was terrible with fire around;
When i look the bo of 1986 i saw the name of Steve Guttenberg, he was very popular in that days, and after three men and a baby what happen to him because he disappeared from the landscape of movie, in France , but in the mean time i dont know for USA.
I see Manon a french movie with Emmanuelle Béart, good point for french cinéma;
It is so rare that a French film is in the BO in america;
Bruce, could you on the Dietrich page put two films like Around the world and Follow the boys, simpl because you put Hollywood canteen for some others, and it was just two or three minutes like cameos Dietrich in this two films;
Anyway it coul be worst of course, it could be raining like now in France;
IT is always good to come back home……
Tchao
Pierre

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1. Cogerson says:
  
  December 4, 2018 at 7:09 am
  
  Hey Pierre. That is cool that you were in the United States last month. Hope you enjoyed your visit. Glad to hear from you again. Steve Guttenberg was indeed very popular in the 1980s. He has pretty much been forgotten as the years have passed….but I remember seeing him in many popular comedies. Manon and Jean de Florette are well thought of here….so I like you was glad it earned some box office dollars here…..I like how those two movies work together. Sorry you did not like Paul Hogan’s Dundee….it took America by storm….and for awhile made Hogan a star…even hosting the Oscars. I will add those two Dietrich movies….just for you my friend. Hope the rain stops….once again…good hearing from you.
  
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Steve Lensman says:

December 3, 2018 at 7:55 am

I’ve seen 82 of the 207 films on the chart, normally I would find that impressive but seeing that Bruce has watched 127… and gawd knows how many Dan has watched…

Looking at my files there are 78 films from 1986 in my movie collection, my favorites are –

Aliens
An American Tail
Big Trouble in Little China
Biggles
Black Moon Rising
Cobra
Color of Money ,The
Crocodile Dundee
Delta Force
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Flight of the Navigator
Fly ,The (1986)
Great Mouse Detective ,The
Highlander
Hitcher ,The
Howard the Duck
Iron Eagle
Karate Kid II
Little Shop of Horrors.
Mission ,The
Name of the Rose ,The
Platoon
Poltergeist II
Raw Deal
Ruthless People
Salvador
Short Circuit
Star Trek IV – The Voyage Home
Three Amigos
Top Gun
Tough Guys
Vamp
Wraith ,The
zz-China – Armour of God
zz-China – A Better Tomorrow
zz-Japan Anime – Castle in the Sky

Good to see Aliens topping the critics chart, an all time favorite of mine. Platoon tops the UMR chart, my favorite Oliver Stone movie.

Top rated films I haven’t seen include Hannah and her Sisters, and Hoosiers.

Sad to see Highlander rated so low, a cult classic of the 80s, watched it a zillion times on video tape back then. Star Trek IV was a lot of fun and David Cronenberg’s The Fly is still his best film IMO, and one of the rare times a remake beats the original.

Another epic movie year Bruce, a blast from the past, so many favorites from the 80s, the video era! We were rewinding VHS tapes endlessly, something we mercifully don’t have to do any more. And some video recorders were really noisy on rewind.

Nice work. Vote Up!

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1. Cogerson says:
  
  December 4, 2018 at 12:34 am
  
  Hey Steve….this was a fun page to put together…..this was one of the years I was an adult with no kids….so I went to and watched a lot of movies. 82 is pretty stout…..even if it trails me and Dan. I have seen all of your favorites…..though I am shaky if I saw all of The Great Mouse Detective….so I did not count it in my totals. Highlander got its audience on VHS days…for years it was a top renter. But it failed at the box office. Aliens is one of my all time favorites…so no arguing with your comment at all. Good stuff as always.
  
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Cogerson says:

December 3, 2018 at 12:56 am

Got some good totals for this page. Overall I have seen 127 of these movies….including 20 in theaters.

Seen in theaters: Platoon, Star Trek IV, Back To School, Crocodile Dundee, Color Of Money, Stand By Me, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Running Scared, Heartbreak Ridge, Legal Eagles, Manhunter, Nothing In Common, Gung Ho, One Crazy Summer, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, The Hitcher, Firewalker, Wildcats, Blue City and Club Paradise.

My Favorites:
Aliens…one of the best action movies ever made….one of my all-time favorites
Crocodile Dundee…..fun movie…just watched it recently with one of my daughters
The Hitcher…..a blast to see in theaters….poor Jennifer Jason Leigh
House…..William Katt and a haunted house…need to re-watch
Manhunter…good thriller….the orginal Hannibal Lector movie
Nothing in Common….Tom Hanks’ breakthrough performance as a dramatic actor
Platoon……great movie…has aged very nicely
Ruthless People….first time I saw this one, I laughed so hard
Something Wild….fell in love with Melanie Griffith in this one
Stand By Me…..one of Rob Reiner’s better efforts
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home….fun Star Trek movies…it’s the whale one

I was working at House of Video in 1986…one of the perks was watching two movies a day back then….those were the days.

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1. bob cox says:
  
  December 4, 2018 at 2:12 pm
  
  Cogerson, I am disappointed Hannah and her sisters(second best 86 reviewed) did not make your favorites list, “you know who” is in it, rhymes with paine. I agree platoon way too intense for me , a downer. aliens , truly great,is top 5 all time action with die hard, terminator 2, pulp fiction, Indiana jones and the last crusade.
  
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