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Oscar Nominated Movies 1986

by David-Grant • Created 7 years ago • Modified 7 years ago
All Feature Films Nominated at the 1986 Oscar Ceremony
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  • Robert Redford and Meryl Streep in Out of Africa (1985)

    1. Out of Africa

    19852h 41mPG69Metascore
    7.1 (90K)
    In 20th-century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter.
    DirectorSydney PollackStarsMeryl StreepRobert RedfordKlaus Maria Brandauer
  • Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple (1985)

    2. The Color Purple

    19852h 34mPG-1378Metascore
    7.7 (101K)
    A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDanny GloverWhoopi GoldbergOprah Winfrey
  • Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)

    3. Kiss of the Spider Woman

    19852hR80Metascore
    7.3 (18K)
    A gay man and a political prisoner are together in a prison. The gay man narrates the stories of two fake movies and his own life.
    DirectorHector BabencoStarsWilliam HurtRaul JuliaSonia Braga
  • Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner in Prizzi's Honor (1985)

    4. Prizzi's Honor

    19852h 10mR84Metascore
    6.7 (28K)
    Two professional assassins fall in love.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsJack NicholsonKathleen TurnerRobert Loggia
  • Harrison Ford and Lukas Haas in Witness (1985)

    5. Witness

    19851h 52mR76Metascore
    7.3 (109K)
    While protecting an Amish boy - who is the sole witness to a brutal murder - and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life is threatened.
    DirectorPeter WeirStarsHarrison FordKelly McGillisLukas Haas
  • Sally Field in Murphy's Romance (1985)

    6. Murphy's Romance

    19851h 47mPG-13
    7.0 (7.5K)
    Emma moves to a ranch with her son after a divorce and befriends the older Murphy, but things turn complicated when her ex shows up.
    DirectorMartin RittStarsSally FieldJames GarnerBrian Kerwin
  • Rebecca De Mornay, Eric Roberts, and Jon Voight in Runaway Train (1985)

    7. Runaway Train

    19851h 51mR67Metascore
    7.2 (35K)
    Two escaped convicts and a female railway worker find themselves trapped on a speeding train with no brakes and nobody driving.
    DirectorAndrei KonchalovskyStarsJon VoightEric RobertsRebecca De Mornay
  • The Trip to Bountiful (1985)

    8. The Trip to Bountiful

    19851h 48mPG81Metascore
    7.4 (5.6K)
    Carrie Watts is an elderly woman who decides to visit her childhood home in Bountiful one last time. There, she meets a young woman with whom she shares her secrets and memories.
    DirectorPeter MastersonStarsGeraldine PageJohn HeardCarlin Glynn
  • Agnes of God (1985)

    9. Agnes of God

    19851h 38mPG-1352Metascore
    6.6 (8.4K)
    Norman Jewison's adaptation of John Pielmeier's stage play. When naive novice nun Agnes is discovered with a dead newborn baby in her convent quarters, court-appointed psychiatrist Dr. Martha Livingston investigates her case.
    DirectorNorman JewisonStarsJane FondaAnne BancroftMeg Tilly
  • Ed Harris and Jessica Lange in Sweet Dreams (1985)

    10. Sweet Dreams

    19851h 55mPG-1365Metascore
    7.0 (5.7K)
    The story of Patsy Cline, the velvet-voiced country music singer who died in a tragic plane crash at the height of her fame.
    DirectorKarel ReiszStarsJessica LangeEd HarrisAnn Wedgeworth
  • Cocoon (1985)

    11. Cocoon

    19851h 57mPG-1365Metascore
    6.7 (71K)
    When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.
    DirectorRon HowardStarsDon AmecheWilford BrimleyHume Cronyn
  • Jeff Bridges and Glenn Close in Jagged Edge (1985)

    12. Jagged Edge

    19851h 48mR60Metascore
    6.5 (18K)
    A wealthy woman is murdered in her beach house. The husband is allegedly knocked out first. He inherits all. He has a female ex criminal prosecutor represent him in court.
    DirectorRichard MarquandStarsJeff BridgesGlenn ClosePeter Coyote
  • Gene Hackman, Ally Sheedy, Ellen Burstyn, and Amy Madigan in Twice in a Lifetime (1985)

    13. Twice in a Lifetime

    19851h 51mR58Metascore
    6.4 (1.5K)
    A 50-year-old married man begins an extramarital relationship which creates uncomfortable friction in his family between his long-time wife and grown children.
    DirectorBud YorkinStarsGene HackmanAnn-MargretEllen Burstyn
  • Ran (1985)

    14. Ran

    19852h 40mR97Metascore
    8.2 (144K)
    In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsTatsuya NakadaiAkira TeraoJinpachi Nezu
  • Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future (1985)

    15. Back to the Future

    19851h 56mPG87Metascore
    8.5 (1.4M)
    Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael J. FoxChristopher LloydLea Thompson
  • Brazil (1985)

    16. Brazil

    19852h 12mR84Metascore
    7.8 (217K)
    A bureaucrat in a dystopic society becomes an enemy of the state as he pursues the woman of his dreams.
    DirectorTerry GilliamStarsJonathan PryceKim GreistRobert De Niro
  • Norma Aleandro and Analia Castro in The Official Story (1985)

    17. The Official Story

    19851h 52mNot Rated
    7.7 (11K)
    During the final months of Argentinian Military Dictatorship in 1983, a high school teacher sets out to find out who the mother of her adopted daughter is.
    DirectorLuis PuenzoStarsNorma AleandroHéctor AlterioChunchuna Villafañe
  • The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)

    18. The Purple Rose of Cairo

    19851h 22mPG75Metascore
    7.6 (57K)
    In 1935 New Jersey, a movie character walks off the screen and into the real world.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsMia FarrowJeff DanielsDanny Aiello
  • The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)

    19. The Journey of Natty Gann

    19851h 41mPG66Metascore
    7.0 (7.4K)
    In the 1930s, a tomboy runs away from her guardian to join her single father who is 2,000 miles away, where he has found work.
    DirectorJeremy KaganStarsMeredith SalengerJohn CusackJed
  • A Chorus Line (1985)

    20. A Chorus Line

    19851h 58mPG-1346Metascore
    6.2 (12K)
    Hopefuls try out before a demanding director for a part in a new musical.
    DirectorRichard AttenboroughStarsMichael DouglasTerrence MannMichael Blevins
  • Matthew Broderick and Michelle Pfeiffer in Ladyhawke (1985)

    21. Ladyhawke

    19852h 1mPG-1364Metascore
    6.9 (53K)
    The thief Gaston escapes the dungeon of medieval Aquila through the latrine. Soldiers are about to kill him when Navarre saves him. Navarre, traveling with his spirited hawk, plans to kill the bishop of Aquila with help from Gaston.
    DirectorRichard DonnerStarsMatthew BroderickRutger HauerMichelle Pfeiffer
  • Kevin Costner, Kevin Kline, Danny Glover, and Scott Glenn in Silverado (1985)

    22. Silverado

    19852h 13mPG-1364Metascore
    7.2 (52K)
    A band of misfit friends come together to right the injustices which exist in a small town.
    DirectorLawrence KasdanStarsKevin KlineScott GlennKevin Costner
  • Sylvester Stallone in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

    23. Rambo: First Blood Part II

    19851h 36mR47Metascore
    6.5 (190K)
    Rambo returns to the jungles of Vietnam on a mission to infiltrate an enemy base-camp and rescue the American POWs still held captive there.
    DirectorGeorge P. CosmatosStarsSylvester StalloneRichard CrennaCharles Napier
  • Fairuza Balk, Brian Henson, John Alexander, Sean Barrett, Denise Bryer, Justin Case, Lyle Conway, Stewart Harvey-Wilson, Jean Marsh, Stephen Norrington, Tim Rose, Deep Roy, Michael Sundin, and Mak Wilson in Return to Oz (1985)

    24. Return to Oz

    19851h 53mPG42Metascore
    6.7 (32K)
    Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, is somehow called back to Oz when a vain witch and the Nome King destroy everything that makes the magical land beautiful.
    DirectorWalter MurchStarsFairuza BalkNicol WilliamsonJean Marsh
  • Sophie Ward, Alan Cox, and Nicholas Rowe in Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)

    25. Young Sherlock Holmes

    19851h 49mPG-1365Metascore
    6.8 (24K)
    When assorted people start having inexplicable delusions that lead to their deaths, a teenage Sherlock Holmes decides to investigate.
    DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsNicholas RoweAlan CoxSophie Ward

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