409 movie summaries
Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1987
409 movies from 1987, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Mister Designer
1987 · Horror
Maharshi
1987 · Romance
The Vanishing World
1987 · Documentary
Vedham Pudhithu
1987 · Romance
A Hazard of Hearts
1987 · Drama
A Garfield Christmas
1987 · Music
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek
1987 · Drama
Le vie del Signore sono finite
1987 · Comedy
Opera
1987 · Thriller
Leonard Part 6
1987 · Action
September
1987 · Drama
Eddie Murphy: Raw
1987 · Comedy
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1987 · Sci-Fi
The Last Emperor
1987 · Biography
Moonstruck
1987 · Drama
Mr. Vampire III
1987 · Horror
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · Crime
Overboard
1987 · Comedy
Broadcast News
1987 · Drama
Mirror for a Hero
1987 · Drama
Pelle the Conqueror
1987 · Drama
Gandahar
1987 · Fantasy
The Wild Pair
1987 · Drama
Throw Momma from the Train
1987 · Thriller
Wall Street
1987 · Drama
Empire of the Sun
1987 · Action
Rouge
1987 · Drama
Walker
1987 · Drama
Cobra Verde
1987 · Drama
Princess Jasnenka and the Flying Shoemaker
1987 · Fantasy
The Secret Garden
1987 · Family
Rent-a-Cop
1987 · Action
Rent-a-Cop
1987 · Action
Teresa
1987 · Romance
3 Men and a Baby
1987 · Drama
Housekeeping
1987 · Comedy
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
1987 · Comedy
Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose
1987 · Animation
Twilight of the Cockroaches
1987 · Romance
Date with an Angel
1987 · Comedy
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