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The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

1987

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

1987
6.2
Against orders and with no help of relief Texas patriots led by William Travis, Jim Bowie, and Davy Crockett defend the Alamo against overwhelming Mexican forces.
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson

1987

Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson

1987
6.8
In the 1930's an aging film producer and his much younger wife live separate lives. Whenever a young starlet catches the husband's eye, he eventually manipulates her onto his casting couch. Natica Jackson (Michelle Pfeiffer) is a Hollywood star who is far from innocent, but she finds herself falling in love with a married man who has several children.
Star Force: Fugitive Alien II

1987

Star Force: Fugitive Alien II

1987
3.8
In this second film compiled from episodes of a Japanese TV serial, Captain Joe, reformed interstellar marauder Ken and the rest of the crew of the Bacchus-III set off to destroy an alien race's super-weapon.
Stamp of a Killer

1987

Stamp of a Killer

1987
5
A pregnant mother and her young son become the target of a killer.
After the Promise

1987

After the Promise

1987
7.6
Elmer Jackson is a carpenter in a small Californian town in the 1930s. Struggling to bring up 4 young boys after the death of his wife, he is horrified when the Government (citing trumped-up charges of parental neglect) places the boys into various foster homes and institutions, unaware of the abuse that boys would then be subjected to. The conditions imposed by the court and the difficulties caused by the Depression make Jackson's determined and vigorous quest to find his boys extremely difficult.
Haunted by Her Past

1987

Haunted by Her Past

1987
5.7
While staying at an inn in a colonial-recreation village for her anniversary, a young woman becomes possessed by her murderous ancestor through an antique mirror and compelled to murder her husband.
In Self Defense

1987

In Self Defense

1987
5.3
A witness is terrorized by the killer against whom she testified.
Time of the Apes

1987

Time of the Apes

1987
3.3
A female scientist and two children are accidentally transported into a future dominated by primates.
Police Story: The Freeway Killings

1987

Police Story: The Freeway Killings

1987
5.3
Thriller/Drama about LAPD detectives tracking down two serial killers who are murdering hookers.
Daniel and the Towers

1987

Daniel and the Towers

1987
4
The story of Simon Rodia, the real-life artist who spent 30 years constructing Los Angeles' Watts Towers, a monument to Christopher Columbus, and his fictional relationship with Daniel, a young boy.
Daddy

1987

Daddy

1987
7
Two high schoolers are unprepared for the reality of parenthood when the girl becomes pregnant.
Escape from Sobibor

1987

Escape from Sobibor

1987
7.2
The true story of WWII's notorious Sobibor Nazi death camp, where a courageous inmate orchestrates and leads the escape of over 300 prisoners.
In Love and War

1987

In Love and War

1987
4
This movie is an account of US Navy Commander James Stockdale's 8 year imprisonment in North Vietnam. During his confinement in such camps as the infamous "Hanoi Hilton", Stockdale, among other senior officers, led a resistance group against the North Vietnamese, facing torture, isolation, and starvation in attempts to break their wills. Back in the US, Stockdale's wife, Sybil, begins working with other POW wives to try to get information on their husbands and to inform the world on their treatment.
The Quick and the Dead

1987

The Quick and the Dead

1987
6.3
In 1876 Wyoming, the gun is the only law. And for Duncan and Suzanna McKaskel, newly arrived settlers beset by outlaws, rugged frontiersman Con Vallian is the only hope.
Northanger Abbey

1987

Northanger Abbey

1987
5.6
A young girl, whose head is full of romantic and melodramatic notions, goes to stay with the wealthy Tilney family. Through her adventures, Catherine Morland comes to learn that marriage in the society of her day is determined not by true love but by wealth and social status.
The Last Fling

1987

The Last Fling

1987
3.7
A young woman decides to have one more romantic escapade before marrying her dull fiancé.
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story

1987

Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story

1987
6
This is the story of Lenell Geter, an engineer who was accused and convicted of armed robbery. Because he had such faith in the system, he thought that he would eventually be released. But he was in jail for 18 months until a lawyer from the NAACP was brought to assist in his case.
Broken Vows

1987

Broken Vows

1987
4.7
When Father Joseph Hennessey visits the home of one of his parishioners to offer last rights,he becomes embroiled in a plot which ultimately shakes his faith to its very foundation. Intrigued by the dying man's mention of "Nim," and fascinated by the man's saintly demeanor, Father Joseph's curiosity is redoubled when a beautiful young woman enters his church to question the young priest about the deceased man. Father Joseph and the woman, whom he discovers to be the "Nim" in question, embark upon an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the man's death.
Frog

1987

Frog

1987
4.2
Arlo Anderson loves his reptiles, and so when he decides to buy a rare breed of frog with his date money he winds up with more than he bargained for! Gus, the frog, happens to be Italian royalty who was cursed by a witch some 600 years ago. So with the help of Gus, Arlo plans to win this year's science fair but he also somehow has to get Gus a kiss from a girl to free him from his curse. The only problem: the girls don't really like nerdy Arlo and his reptiles...
Blunt

1987

Blunt

1987
4
Anthony Blunt is an eminent Cambridge-educated art historian who is also working as a spy for the Soviet Union. In love with double agent Guy Burgess, he helps Burgess get yet another treasonous British agent to safety in Moscow. When Burgess unexpectedly defects as well, the government becomes suspicious of Blunt, but investigators have trouble believing such a refined and aristocratic gentleman would ever betray his nation and his class.