Top 23 Drama Movies Worth Watching Released in 1987

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue. More about Full Metal Jacket / IMDB / YouTube

Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict. Info on Platoon / IMDB / YouTube

During Prohibition, Treasury agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone, and assembles a small, incorruptible team to help him. See more about The Untouchables / IMDB / YouTube

Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances Baby Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle. Find out about Dirty Dancing / IMDB / YouTube

A Chicago advertising man must struggle to travel home from New York for Thanksgiving, with a lovable oaf of a shower-curtain-ring salesman as his only companion. More about Planes, Trains & Automobiles / IMDB / YouTube

An impatient young stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless, greedy corporate raider who takes the youth under his wing. More about Wall Street / IMDB / YouTube

A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation of China during World War II. Find out about Empire of the Sun / IMDB / YouTube

A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family. See more about Fatal Attraction / IMDB / YouTube

Tough trucker Lincoln Hawk is determined to win back his son and triumph at the world arm wrestling championships. Check out Over the Top / IMDB / YouTube

Jack Holden and his friends, Peter and Michael, spend most of their time having flings with several women in their apartment. Their life changes when a mysterious baby appears at their doorstep. Details on Three Men and a Baby / IMDB / YouTube

A coach with a checkered past and a local drunk train a small-town high school basketball team to become a top contender for the state championship in 1950s Indiana. Look into Hoosiers / IMDB / YouTube

A coverup and witchhunt occur after a politician accidentally kills his mistress. Info on No Way Out / IMDB / YouTube

In 1969, two substance-abusing, unemployed actors retreat to the countryside for a holiday that proves disastrous. Find out about Withnail and I / IMDB / YouTube

An outcast secretly pays the most popular girl in school one thousand dollars to pretend to be his girlfriend for a month. See more about Can't Buy Me Love / IMDB / YouTube

The Henderson family adopt a friendly Sasquatch but have a hard time trying to keep the legend of 'Bigfoot' a secret. Read about Harry and the Hendersons / IMDB / YouTube

Biographical story of the rise from nowhere of early rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens who died at age 17 in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper. Check out La Bamba / IMDB / YouTube

A nostalgic look at radio's golden age focusing on one ordinary family and the various performers in the medium. Read about Radio Days / IMDB / YouTube

When Keith goes out with Amanda, the girl of his dreams, Amanda's ex-boyfriend plans to get back at Keith. Meanwhile, Keith's best friend, tomboy Watts, realizes she has feelings for Keith. Info on Some Kind of Wonderful / IMDB / YouTube

A high-strung news producer finds herself in a love triangle between a talented but self-doubting reporter and a charming new anchor, who embodies the growing trivialization of news that she is determined to fight against. See more about Broadcast News / IMDB / YouTube

A very realistic interpretation of one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War. Learn about Hamburger Hill / IMDB / YouTube

A greedy landowner and his backward nephew conspire to block the only water source for an adjoining property in order to bankrupt the owner and force him to sell. Check out Jean de Florette / IMDB / YouTube

A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men. Check out House of Games / IMDB / YouTube

A beautiful but shy shepherdess plots vengeance on the men whose greedy conspiracy to acquire her father's land caused his death years earlier. Check out Manon of the Spring / IMDB / YouTube