Best Drama Films of 1986

Pulse of Cinema lists 170 drama films released in 1986, ranked by the Pulse Score blended from IMDb, Letterboxd and TMDB. Standouts include Stand by Me, Platoon, The Sacrifice.

7.8

Stand by Me

1986

7.8

Platoon

1986

7.7

The Sacrifice

1986

7.7

Jean de Florette

1986

7.8

Mouna Raagam

1986

7.6

Manon of the Spring

1986

7.4

Terrorizers

1986

7.6

Blue Velvet

1986

7.5

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986

7.5

When the Wind Blows

1986

7.5

The Green Ray

1986

7.4

The Fly

1986

7.3

Down by Law

1986

7.7

Kin-dza-dza!

1986

7.6

Dust in the Wind

1986

7.4

Courier

1986

7.3

Shadows in Paradise

1986

6.9

Dead Man's Letters

1986

7.5

The Name of the Rose

1986

7.4

A Better Tomorrow

1986

7.0

Trial on the Road

1986

7.8

His Motorbike, Her Island

1986

7.5

The Innocent

1986

7.2

Betty Blue

1986

6.8

The Beauty of Vice

1986

7.4

The Mission

1986

7.4

'night, Mother

1986

7.3

Hour of the Star

1986

7.1

Mauvais Sang

1986

7.1

'Round Midnight

1986

7.0

The Beekeeper

1986

6.9

Mona Lisa

1986

6.4

How to Save Asiye

1986

7.8

Poison for the Fairies

1986

7.3

Christmas Present

1986

7.0

A Room with a View

1986

7.0

Hoosiers

1986

7.0

Salvador

1986

7.0

Night of the Pencils

1986

6.9

Swati Muthyam

1986

6.8

Love Me Forever or Never

1986

6.5

Leila and the Wolves

1986

6.3

Movie Dementia

1986

7.8

Thalavattam

1986

7.5

Voyage to Nowhere

1986

7.4

Billionaire

1986

6.9

The Color of Money

1986

6.9

Children of a Lesser God

1986