Top Ten Films of 1987: U.S. Releases
Top Ten by World Premiere (Updated) // My 1987 Oscar Ballot (Updated)
| 1. | Broadcast News Dir. James L. Brooks. With Holly Hunter, William Hurt, Albert Brooks A |
| 2. | Au revoir, les enfants Dir. Louis Malle. With Gaspard Manesse, Raphaël Fejtö A |
| 3. | Fatal Attraction Dir. Adrian Lyne. With Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Anne Archer A |
| 4. | Empire of the Sun Dir. Steven Spielberg. With Christian Bale, John Malkovich A |
| 5. | The Dead Dir. John Huston. With Helena Carroll, Cathleen Delany, Anjelica Huston B+ |
| 6. | The Last Emperor Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci. With John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole A |
| 7. | Raising Arizona Dir. Joel Coen. With Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, John Goodman B+ |
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