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Best Movies of 1986

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  • Isabella Rossellini and Kyle MacLachlan in Blue Velvet (1986)

    1. Blue Velvet

    19862hR75Metascore
    7.7 (233K)
    The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
    DirectorDavid LynchStarsIsabella RosselliniKyle MacLachlanDennis Hopper
  • Mia Farrow, Barbara Hershey, and Dianne Wiest in Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

    2. Hannah and Her Sisters

    19861h 47mPG-1390Metascore
    7.8 (79K)
    Between two Thanksgivings two years apart, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsMia FarrowDianne WiestMichael Caine
  • Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn in Aliens (1986)

    3. Aliens

    19862h 17mR84Metascore
    8.4 (810K)
    Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsSigourney WeaverMichael BiehnCarrie Henn
  • Jeff Goldblum in The Fly (1986)

    4. The Fly

    19861h 36mR81Metascore
    7.6 (215K)
    A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.
    DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsJeff GoldblumGeena DavisJohn Getz
  • Roberto Benigni, Tom Waits, and John Lurie in Down by Law (1986)

    5. Down by Law

    19861h 47mR75Metascore
    7.6 (57K)
    Two men are framed and sent to jail, where they meet a murderer who helps them escape and leave the state.
    DirectorJim JarmuschStarsTom WaitsJohn LurieRoberto Benigni
  • Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, Tichina Arnold, Tisha Campbell, Vincent Gardenia, Ellen Greene, Levi Stubbs, and Michelle Weeks in Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

    6. Little Shop of Horrors

    19861h 34mPG-1381Metascore
    7.1 (91K)
    A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.
    DirectorFrank OzStarsRick MoranisEllen GreeneVincent Gardenia
  • William Petersen in Manhunter (1986)

    7. Manhunter

    19862hR75Metascore
    7.2 (87K)
    Former FBI profiler Will Graham returns to service to pursue a deranged serial killer dubbed "the Tooth Fairy" by the media.
    DirectorMichael MannStarsWilliam PetersenKim GreistJoan Allen
  • Melanie Griffith and Jeff Daniels in Something Wild (1986)

    8. Something Wild

    19861h 54mR73Metascore
    6.9 (23K)
    A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-convict husband shows up.
    DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJeff DanielsMelanie GriffithGeorge 'Red' Schwartz
  • Vincent Gauthier and Marie Rivière in The Green Ray (1986)

    9. The Green Ray

    19861h 39mR
    7.6 (11K)
    It's July, and Delphine has nowhere to go for the summer. She feels very bored and "empty", but this won't last; one day she accidently meets someone who seems to be totally made for her...
    DirectorÉric RohmerStarsMarie RivièreMaría Luisa GarcíaVincent Gauthier
  • Bob Hoskins and Cathy Tyson in Mona Lisa (1986)

    10. Mona Lisa

    19861h 44mR85Metascore
    7.3 (20K)
    A man recently released from prison manages to get a job driving a call girl from customer to customer.
    DirectorNeil JordanStarsBob HoskinsCathy TysonMichael Caine
  • Kim Cattrall, Kurt Russell, and James Hong in Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

    11. Big Trouble in Little China

    19861h 39mPG-1353Metascore
    7.2 (161K)
    A rough-and-tumble trucker and his sidekick face off with an ancient sorcerer in a supernatural battle beneath Chinatown.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellKim CattrallDennis Dun
  • Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb in Sid and Nancy (1986)

    12. Sid and Nancy

    19861h 52mR76Metascore
    7.0 (36K)
    The relationship between Sid Vicious, bassist for British punk group Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen is portrayed.
    DirectorAlex CoxStarsGary OldmanChloe WebbDavid Hayman
  • River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Wil Wheaton, and Jerry O'Connell in Stand by Me (1986)

    13. Stand by Me

    19861h 29mR75Metascore
    8.1 (465K)
    A writer recounts a childhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy.
    DirectorRob ReinerStarsWil WheatonRiver PhoenixCorey Feldman
  • Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, George Takei, and Nichelle Nichols in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

    14. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

    19861h 59mPG71Metascore
    7.3 (94K)
    To save Earth from an alien probe, Admiral James T. Kirk and his fugitive crew go back in time to San Francisco in 1986 to retrieve the only beings who can communicate with it: humpback whales.
    DirectorLeonard NimoyStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest Kelley
  • Castle in the Sky (1986)

    15. Castle in the Sky

    19862h 4mPG78Metascore
    8.0 (191K)
    Pazu's life changes when he meets Sheeta, a girl whom pirates are chasing for her crystal amulet, which has the potential to locate Laputa, a legendary castle floating in the sky.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsMayumi TanakaKeiko YokozawaKotoe Hatsui

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