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MatewanMatewan (1987) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell
In 1920s Virginia, miners unite against their strong–arm company who resort to 'scab' minority labour in response to strike action. Costly…
MauriceMaurice (1987) Recommended
Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Hugh Grant, James Wilby, Rupert Graves
In the face of Edwardian attitudes and noble breeding, two young Englishmen comes to terms with their homosexuality. From E.M. Forster's novel.
Month in the Country, AMonth in the Country, A (1987)
Dir. Pat O'Connor
Feat. Colin Firth, Kenneth Branagh, Natasha Richardson
Colin Firth plays a shellshocked WW1 vet keen to recoup a medieval painting in a remote Yorkshire town. Kenneth Branagh and Natasha Richardson prove…
Northanger AbbeyNorthanger Abbey (1987)
Dir. Giles Foster
Feat. Katherine Schlesinger, Peter Firth
A BBC adaptation based on the Jane Austen novel, with Austen–heroine Katherine Schlesinger yearning for a consuming gothic romance amid the…
NutsNuts (1987)
Dir. Martin Ritt
Feat. Barbra Streisand, Richard Dreyfuss, Maureen Stapleton
Barbra Streisand must prove her sanity in order to stand trial for manslaughter. Richard Dreyfuss helps out with some heavy duty courtroom banter.
On the Black HillOn the Black Hill (1987)
Dir. Andrew Grieve
Feat. Bob Peck, Nicola Beddoe, Patrick Godfrey
Adapted from Bruce Chatwin's novel about the difficult lives of Welsh tenant–farmers in the early 20th century. A bull–headed Bob Peck…
OrphansOrphans (1987)
Dir. Alan J. Pakula
Feat. Albert Finney, Matthew Modine
Two delinquents attempt to rob a gangster, but tables turn to a point where he becomes their friend and mentor. Powerhouse drama.
Out on a LimbOut on a Limb (1987)
Dir. Robert Butler
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Charles Dance, Anne Jackson
Unusual docudrama that follows the epic journey of self–discovery of actress Shirley MacLaine, as she travels the world in search of…
Pelle the ConquerorPelle the Conqueror (1987) Recommended
Dir. Bille August
Feat. Max von Sydow
Swedish widower Max Von Sydow emigrates in the 19th century to Denmark with his son, where they struggle against injustice and poverty. Won an Oscar…
Perfect Spy, APerfect Spy, A (1987)
Dir. Peter Smith
Feat. Peter Egan, Ray McAnally, Peggy Ashcroft
Peter Egan is Magnus Pyum, a spy so perfect he has come to betray everyone he knows, including himself. A superbly realised Beeb version of John Le…

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