Subgenre Sampler
Nuts (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 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…
Orphans (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 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 Conqueror (1987)
- 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, 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…
Porterhouse Blue (Mini-series) (1987)- Dir. Robert Knights
Feat. Ian Richardson, David Jason - Stuffy Powerhouse College, with its old boy archaism and hermetically sealed traditions, is given a jolt of reform by new headmaster Ian Richardson.…
Prick Up Your Ears (1987)- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Gary Oldman - Gary Oldman portrays Joe Orton, the infamous gay playwright whose scandalous personal life ended at the bloodied hand of his jealous lover. The title…
Radio Days (1987)- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Julie Kavner - Woody Allen revisits his childhood days in the golden era of radio.
Room Upstairs, The (1987)- Dir. Stuart Margolin
Feat. Stockard Channing, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sam Waterston… - The life of a lonely and isolated woman is transformed when she turns her childhood home into a boarding house filled with eclectic characters.
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