1986 IN FILM

My favourite films released in the U.S. in 1986. Top 30 & many honorables.

(ballot)






                  

30.          MAUVAIS SANG

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29.        THE COSMIC EYE

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                       LEGEND

28.          [U.S. theatrical cut]

27.   LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

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26.     SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT

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25.          FROM BEYOND

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24.               PLATOON

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23.          SID AND NANCY

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22.              MONA LISA

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21.     NIGHT OF THE CREEPS

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20.    A BETTER TOMORROW

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19. MY SUMMER AT GRANDPA'S

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18.       THE TERRORIZERS

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17.             BETTY BLUE

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16.FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF

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15.
  BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA

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14. A ZED AND TWO NOUGHTS

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13.            LABYRINTH

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12.            THE HITCHER

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11.BOUND FOR THE FIELDS, THE
  MOUNTAINS, & THE SEACOAST

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                    KRYSAŘ:
10.THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN

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9.          SOMETHING WILD

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8.            DOWN BY LAW

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7.               VAGABOND

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6.        SHERMAN'S MARCH

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5.                    KAOS

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4.                  THE FLY

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3.               MANHUNTER

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2.                BLUE VELVET

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1.                    ALIENS

***** 

ALSO ESSENTIAL! NOT RANKED. 

(the other titles of '86 I loved that could've place)

NIGHT

ON THE GALACTIC RAILROAD

LOVE ON THE GROUND

THE TEXAS 

CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2

.

ETHNIC NOTIONS

ROUTINE PLEASURES

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COFFEE & CIGARETTES: 

STRANGE TO MEET YOU

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 NIGHTANGEL

.
 

FILME DEMÊNCIA

THE NAME OF THE ROSE

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GOD'S COUNTRY

. 

GREEN RAY [SUMMER]

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JASON LIVES:

FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VI

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LOUIE BLUIE

.
 

APRIL FOOL'S DAY

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CRIMEWAVE

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THE SEVENTH CURSE

 

HANNAH AND HER SISTERS

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'ROUND MIDNIGHT

MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE

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SCENE OF THE CRIME

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HIS MOTORBIKE, HER ISLAND

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THE SACRIFICE

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TRUE STORIES

.
 

THE CRAZY FAMILY

STAR TREK IV: 

THE VOYAGE HOME

.
 

POLICE

.
 

ANGRY HARVEST

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...AND THE
PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

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CAPRICE

.

THE COLOR OF MONEY

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LUXO JR.

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THE MOSQUITO COAST

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STAND BY ME

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BIG TROUBLE

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AT CLOSE RANGE

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HOOSIERS

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THE MISSION

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MALA NOCHE

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¡THREE AMIGOS!

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DEMONS

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PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED

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HOUSE

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THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE

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EL AMOR BRUJO

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VAMP

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SALVADOR

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A ROOM WITH A VIEW

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POISON FOR THE FAIRIES 
[VENENO PARA LAS HADAS]

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MATADOR

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CARAVAGGIO

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GOTHIC

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CRITTERS

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8 MILLION WAYS TO DIE

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RONJA, 
THE ROBBER'S DAUGHTER

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MOMO

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BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS

WITCH FROM NEPAL

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1986
TOP 30

1. ALIENS (Cameron)
2. BLUE VELVET (Lynch)
3. MANHUNTER (Mann)
4. THE FLY (Cronenberg)
5. KAOS (Taviani Bros.)
6. SHERMAN'S MARCH (McElwee)
7. VAGABOND (Varda)
8. DOWN BY LAW (Jarmusch)
9. SOMETHING WILD (Demme)
10. PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN (Barta)
11. BOUND FOR THE FIELDS.. (Nobuhiko Obayashi)
12. THE HITCHER (Harmon)
13. LABYRINTH (Henson)
14. A ZED & 2 NOUGHTS (Greenaway)
15. BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (Carpenter)
16. FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF (Hughes)
17. BETTY BLUE (Beineix)
18. THE TERRORIZERS (Yang)
19. MY SUMMER AT GRANDPA'S (Hsiao-hsien Hou)
20. A BETTER TOMORROW (Woo)
21. NIGHT OF THE CREEPS (Dekker)
22. MONA LISA (Jordan)
23. SID AND NANCY (Cox)
24. PLATOON (Stone)
25. FROM BEYOND (S.Gordon)
26. SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT (Spike Lee)
27. LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (Oz)
28. LEGEND (R.Scott)
29. THE COSMIC EYE (Faith Hubley)
30. MAUVAIS SANG (Carax)

RUNNER-UP
NIGHT ON GALACTIC RAILROAD (Gisaburō Sugii), LOVE ON THE GROUND (Rivette), TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2 (Hooper), ETHNIC NOTIONS (Riggs), ROUTINE PLEASURES (Gorin), COFFEE AND CIGARETTES: STRANGE TO MEET YOU (Jarmusch), NIGHTANGEL (Pojar/Drouin), FILME DEMÊNCIA (Reichenbach), NAME OF THE ROSE (Annaud), GOD'S COUNTRY (Malle), GREEN RAY (Rohmer), JASON LIVES (McLoughlin), LOUIE BLUIE (Zwigoff), APRIL FOOL'S DAY (Walton), CRIMEWAVE (Raimi), SEVENTH CURSE (Lam Ngai Kai), HANNAH & HER SISTERS (Allen), 'ROUND MIDNIGHT (Tavernier), MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE (Frears), SCENE OF THE CRIME (Techine), HIS MOTORBIKE HER ISLAND (Nobuhiko Ôbayashi), THE SACRIFICE (Tarkovsky), TRUE STORIES (Byrne), THE CRAZY FAMILY (Ishii), STAR TREK IV (Nimoy), POLICE (Pialat), ANGRY HARVEST (Agnieszka Holland), & THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS (Malle), CAPRICE (Hogg), THE COLOR OF MONEY (Scorsese), LUXO JR (Lasseter), THE MOSQUITO COAST (Boorman), STAND BY ME (Reiner), BIG TROUBLE (Cassavetes), AT CLOSE RANGE (Foley), HOOSIERS (Anspaugh), THE MISSION (Joffe), MALA NOCHE (Van Sant), THREE AMIGOS (Landis), DEMONS (L.Bava), PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED (Coppola), HOUSE (Miner), GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE (Clements/Musker), EL AMOR BRUJO (Sauro), VAMP (Wenk), SALVADOR (Stone), ROOM WITH A VIEW (Ivory), POISON FOR THE FAIRIES (Taboada), MATADOR (Almodovar), CARAVAGGIO (Jarman), GOTHIC (K. Russell), CRITTERS (Herek), 8 MILLION WAYS TO DIE (Ashby), RONJA (Danielsson), MOMO (Schaaf),  BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS (Saks), WITCH FROM NEPAL (Ching Siu-tung)