List of American films of 1986

A list of American films released in 1986.

Platoon won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Highest-grossing films

The highest-grossing American films released in 1986, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1986

Rank	Title	Distributor	Domestic gross
1	Top Gun	Paramount	$176,781,728
2	Crocodile Dundee		$174,803,506
3	Platoon	Orion	$138,530,565
4	The Karate Kid Part II	Columbia	$115,103,979
5	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home	Paramount	$109,713,132
6	Back to School	Orion	$91,258,000
7	Aliens	Fox	$86,160,248
8	The Golden Child	Paramount	$79,817,937
9	Ruthless People	Disney	$71,624,879
10	Ferris Bueller's Day Off	Paramount	$70,136,369

A

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
3:15	Larry Gross	Adam Baldwin, Jesse Aragon, René Auberjonois	Crime Drama
8 Million Ways to Die	Hal Ashby	Jeff Bridges, Rosanna Arquette, Andy García, Alexandra Paul	Thriller, Crime	script by Oliver Stone
9½ Weeks	Adrian Lyne	Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger	Drama	3 Razzie nominations
52 Pick-Up	John Frankenheimer	Roy Scheider, Ann-Margret, John Glover	Thriller, Crime	from Elmore Leonard novel
About Last Night...	Edward Zwick	Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, James Belushi, Elizabeth Perkins	Romantic Comedy	from a David Mamet play
Acceptable Risks	Rick Wallace	Brian Dennehy, Kenneth McMillan, Cicely Tyson, Christine Ebersole	Drama	Made-for-TV
Act of Vengeance	John Mackenzie	Charles Bronson, Ellen Burstyn, Wilford Brimley	Biography, Crime, Drama	Made-for-TV; Based on the life of Joseph Yablonski
The Adventures of the American Rabbit	Fred Wolf	Barry Gordon	Animation	Clubhouse Pictures
Aliens	James Cameron	Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Carrie Henn, Bill Paxton, Paul Reiser, Jenette Goldstein	Science Fiction, Action	sequel to Alien; 7 Oscar nominations; won 8 Saturn Awards
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold	Gary Nelson	Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Henry Silva, James Earl Jones, Cassandra Peterson	Adventure, Comedy
Amazons	Alejandro Sessa	Penelope Reed, Joseph Whipp	Adventure, Fantasy
America 3000	David Engelbach	Chuck Wagner, Laurene Landon	Science Fiction
American Anthem	Albert Magnoli	Mitch Gaylord, Janet Jones	Drama	aka Take It Easy
Apology	Robert Bierman	Lesley Ann Warren, Peter Weller, John Glover	Thriller	HBO
April Fool's Day	Fred Walton	Jay Baker, Deborah Foreman, Amy Steel, Thomas F. Wilson, Deborah Goodrich, Clayton Rohner, Ken Olandt, Griffin O'Neal	Black Comedy, Mystery, Slasher	Paramount
Armed and Dangerous	Mark L. Lester	John Candy, Eugene Levy, Meg Ryan, Robert Loggia, Kenneth McMillan	Comedy	Columbia
Armed Response	Fred Olen Ray	David Carradine, Lee Van Cleef, Mako	Action	CineTel
As Is	Michael Lindsay-Hogg	Colleen Dewhurst, Robert Carradine	Drama	Based on the play
At Close Range	James Foley	Christopher Walken, Sean Penn, Chris Penn, Mary Stuart Masterson	Neo-Noir, Crime Drama	Based on a true story
An American Tail	Don Bluth	Philip Glass, Dom DeLuise, Christopher Plummer	Animation
Avenging Force	Sam Firstenberg	Michael Dudikoff, Steve James	Action

B-G

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Babes in Toyland	Clive Donner	Drew Barrymore, Richard Mulligan, Eileen Brennan, Keanu Reeves	Christmas Musical	Made-for-TV
Back to School	Alan Metter	Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Keith Gordon, Adrienne Barbeau, Robert Downey Jr., William Zabka, Paxton Whitehead, Burt Young, Ned Beatty	Comedy	Orion
Band of the Hand	Paul Michael Glaser	Stephen Lang, Lauren Holly, Leon	Action	1st film directed by Glaser
Behind Enemy Lines	Gideon Amir	David Carradine, Mako Iwamatsu, Steve James	Action
The Best of Times	Roger Spottiswoode	Robin Williams, Kurt Russell, Pamela Reed	Comedy	written by Ron Shelton
Big Trouble	John Cassavetes	Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Beverly D'Angelo, Valerie Curtin	Comedy	Cassavetes' final film
Big Trouble in Little China	John Carpenter	Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, James Hong, Victor Wong	Martial Arts, Fantasy, Action, Comedy	20th Century Fox
Black Moon Rising	Harley Cokeliss	Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Hamilton, Robert Vaughn	Sci-Fi, Action, Thriller	written by John Carpenter
Blue City	Michelle Manning	Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Scott Wilson, David Caruso	Drama	5 Razzie nominations
Blue Velvet	David Lynch	Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Laura Dern, Dennis Hopper, Hope Lange	Suspense	Lynch Academy Award-nominated
The Boy Who Could Fly	Nick Castle	Bonnie Bedelia, Lucy Deakins, Jay Underwood, Fred Savage, Fred Gwynne, Mindy Cohn, Colleen Dewhurst	Fantasy	20th Century Fox
Breeders	Tim Kincaid		Sci-Fi, Horror
Brighton Beach Memoirs	Gene Saks	Jonathan Silverman, Blythe Danner, Judith Ivey	Comedy, Drama	written by Neil Simon, Based on his play
Captain EO	Francis Ford Coppola	Michael Jackson	Sci-Fi	only shown at Disney theme parks
Children of a Lesser God	Randa Haines	William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie	Drama	Based on the play; Oscar for Matlin
Choke Canyon	Charles Bail	Stephen Collins, Bo Svenson, Lance Henriksen	Sci-Fi
Chopping Mall	Jim Wynorski	Kelli Maroney, Barbara Crampton, Dick Miller	Techno-Horror
The Clan of the Cave Bear	Michael Chapman	Daryl Hannah, Pamela Reed, James Remar	Adventure	from Jean M. Auel novel
Class of Nuke 'Em High	Lloyd Kaufman (as Samuel Weil), Richard W. Haines, Michael Herz	Janelle Brady, Gil Brenton	Sci-Fi, Horror, Comedy
Club Paradise	Harold Ramis	Robin Williams, Peter O'Toole, Rick Moranis	Comedy	5 SCTV stars in cast
Cobra	George P. Cosmatos	Sylvester Stallone, Brigitte Nielsen, Reni Santoni, Andrew Robinson, Brian Thompson	Action	remade as Fair Game
The Color of Money	Martin Scorsese	Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Bill Cobbs, John Turturro, Helen Shaver, Forest Whitaker	Drama	sequel to The Hustler; Oscar for Newman
Combat Shock	Buddy Giovinazzo	Rick Giovinazzo, Veronica Stork	Drama, War
Crawlspace	David Schmoeller	Klaus Kinski, Talia Balsam	Thriller
Crimes of the Heart	Bruce Beresford	Diane Keaton, Jessica Lange, Sissy Spacek, Tess Harper	Black Comedy	from Beth Henley play
Critters	Stephen Herek	Dee Wallace, M. Emmet Walsh	Sci-Fi, Comedy, Horror
Crocodile Dundee	Peter Faiman	Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon, Reginald VelJohnson	Action, Comedy
Crossroads	Walter Hill	Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca, Jami Gertz	Drama	Based on Robert Johnson
Dangerously Close	Albert Pyun	John Stockwell, Carey Lowell	Action, Thriller
Deadly Friend	Wes Craven	Kristy Swanson	Sci-Fi, Horror
The Delta Force	Menahem Golan	Chuck Norris, Lee Marvin	Action	Marvin's final film
Desert Bloom	Eugene Corr	Annabeth Gish, Jon Voight, Ellen Barkin	Drama
Detective School Dropouts	Filippo Ottoni	David Landsberg, Lorin Dreyfuss	Action, Comedy
Down and Out in Beverly Hills	Paul Mazursky	Nick Nolte, Richard Dreyfuss, Bette Midler, Elizabeth Peña	Comedy	Based on a French play
Down by Law	Jim Jarmusch	Tom Waits, John Lurie, Roberto Benigni, Ellen Barkin	Comedy	filmed in black and white
Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam	John R. Cherry III	Jim Varney, Glenn Petach	Comedy
Dream Lover	Alan J. Pakula	Kristy McNichol	Thriller
Duet for One	Andrei Konchalovsky	Julie Andrews, Alan Bates	Drama	from Tom Kempinski play
Echo Park	Robert Dornhelm	Susan Dey, Tom Hulce, Cheech Marin	Comedy
Eliminators	Peter Manoogian	Andrew Prine, Denise Crosby, Patrick Reynolds	Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy
Equalizer 2000	Cirio Santiago	Richard Norton, Robert Patrick	Action
Every Time We Say Goodbye	Moshe Mizrahi	Tom Hanks	War, Drama	filmed in Israel
Extremities	Robert M. Young	Farrah Fawcett, James Russo, Alfre Woodard, Diana Scarwid	Suspense	Based on off-Broadway play
Eye of the Tiger	Richard C. Sarafian	Gary Busey, Yaphet Kotto, Seymour Cassel	Action
F/X	Robert Mandel	Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Diane Venora, Cliff DeYoung	Action, Thriller	followed by F/X2
Ferris Bueller's Day Off	John Hughes	Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jennifer Grey, Jeffrey Jones	Teen, Comedy	Paramount
A Fine Mess	Blake Edwards	Ted Danson, Howie Mandel	Comedy	Columbia
Fire with Fire	Duncan Gibbins	Craig Sheffer, Virginia Madsen	Romance
Firewalker	J. Lee Thompson	Chuck Norris, Louis Gossett Jr., Melody Anderson, Will Sampson, Sonny Landham, John Rhys-Davies	Action	Cannon Films
Flight of the Navigator	Randal Kleiser	Joey Cramer, Veronica Cartwright, Sarah Jessica Parker	Sci-Fi	Walt Disney Pictures
The Fly	David Cronenberg	Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz	Sci-Fi, Horror	remake of 1958 film
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives	Tom McLoughlin	C. J. Graham, Thom Mathews, David Kagen, Jennifer Cooke	Slasher	5th Friday the 13th sequel
From Beyond	Stuart Gordon	Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Ken Foree	Body Horror, Sci-Fi
Getting Even	Dwight H. Little	Edward Albert, Joe Don Baker	Drama
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords	Ray Patterson	Margot Kidder, Telly Savalas, Roddy McDowall, Michael Nouri	Animation	Hanna-Barbera
The Golden Child	Michael Ritchie	Eddie Murphy, Charlotte Lewis, Charles Dance, James Hong	Dark Fantasy, Martial Arts, Action, Comedy	Paramount
Good to Go	Blaine Novak	Art Garfunkel, Robert DoQui, Harris Yulin	Thriller
The Great Mouse Detective	Ron Clements	Barrie Ingham, Val Bettin, Vincent Price	Animation	Disney
A Great Wall	Peter Wang	Peter Wang, Kelvin Han Yee	Comedy, Drama	1st U.S.-China co-production
Gung Ho	Ron Howard	Michael Keaton, John Turturro, Mimi Rogers, Gedde Watanabe, George Wendt	Comedy	Paramount

H-M

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Half Moon Street	Bob Swaim	Sigourney Weaver, Michael Caine	Thriller	from Paul Theroux novel
Hamburger: The Motion Picture	Mike Marvin	Leigh McCloskey, Dick Butkus	Comedy
Hannah and Her Sisters	Woody Allen	Mia Farrow, Barbara Hershey, Dianne Wiest, Woody Allen, Michael Caine, Max von Sydow	Comedy, Drama	Oscars for Caine, Wiest
Haunted Honeymoon	Gene Wilder	Gilda Radner, Gene Wilder, Dom DeLuise	Comedy	Radner's final film
Heartbreak Ridge	Clint Eastwood	Clint Eastwood, Mario Van Peebles, Marsha Mason	Drama, War	filmed partly in Grenada
Heartburn	Mike Nichols	Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson, Jeff Daniels, Stockard Channing, Maureen Stapleton, Miloš Forman	Drama	from Nora Ephron novel
Heat	Dick Richards	Burt Reynolds, Karen Young, Peter MacNicol	Action	from William Goldman novel
Heathcliff: The Movie	Bruno Bianchi	Mel Blanc	Animation
Hell Hunters	Ernst R. von Theumer	Maud Adams, Stewart Granger, Candice Daly	Action
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer	John McNaughton	Michael Rooker, Tom Towles	Crime
Highlander	Russell Mulcahy	Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Roxanne Hart, Clancy Brown	Action, Adventure, Fantasy	followed by several sequels
The Hitcher	Robert Harmon	Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh	Thriller
Hollywood Vice Squad	Penelope Spheeris	Trish Van Devere, Ronny Cox, Frank Gorshin, Carrie Fisher, Evan C. Kim, Robin Wright	Action, Comedy, Crime
Hoosiers	David Anspaugh	Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper, Sheb Wooley	Sports, Drama	released in U.K. as Best Shot
House	Steve Miner	William Katt, Kay Lenz, George Wendt	Horror
Howard the Duck	Willard Huyck	Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Tim Robbins	Sci-Fi, Comedy	won 4 Razzie awards
Hunter's Blood	Robert C. Hughes	Sam Bottoms, Kim Delaney, Clu Gulager, Joey Travolta	Action, Thriller
Invaders from Mars	Tobe Hooper	Karen Black, Hunter Carson, Timothy Bottoms, Laraine Newman, Louise Fletcher	Sci-Fi, Horror	remake of 1953 film
Iron Eagle	Sidney J. Furie	Louis Gossett Jr., Jason Gedrick	Action	followed by 3 sequels
Jake Speed	Andrew Lane	Wayne Crawford, Dennis Christopher, Karen Kopins	Action, Comedy
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling	Richard Pryor	Richard Pryor, Paula Kelly, Wings Hauser	Drama	only film directed by Pryor
Jumpin' Jack Flash	Penny Marshall	Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen Collins, Jonathan Pryce, Annie Potts	Comedy	first film directed by Marshall
Just Between Friends	Allan Burns	Mary Tyler Moore, Christine Lahti, Ted Danson, Sam Waterston	Drama	Orion
The Karate Kid Part II	John G. Avildsen	Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Tamlyn Tomita, Yuji Okumoto	Martial Arts, Drama	sequel to The Karate Kid
Killer Party	William Fruet	Joanna Johnson	Supernatural, Slasher
A Killing Affair	David Saperstein	Peter Weller, Kathy Baker, John Glover, Bill Smitrovich	Drama
King Kong Lives	John Guillermin	Linda Hamilton, Brian Kerwin	Sci-Fi
Knights of the City	Dominic Orlando	Leon Isaac Kennedy, Nicholas Campbell, John Mengatti	Action, Adventure
Labyrinth	Jim Henson	David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly	Musical, Fantasy	final film directed by Henson
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James	William A. Graham	Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, June Carter Cash	Biographical Western	Made-for-TV
Legal Eagles	Ivan Reitman	Robert Redford, Debra Winger, Daryl Hannah, Brian Dennehy, Terence Stamp, Steven Hill	Comedy	Universal
Let's Get Harry	Stuart Rosenberg	Michael Schoeffling, Mark Harmon, Robert Duvall, Gary Busey, Glenn Frey	Action	TriStar Pictures
Lightning, the White Stallion	William A. Levey	Mickey Rooney	Drama
Little Shop of Horrors	Frank Oz	Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Steve Martin	Horror, Comedy, Musical	remake of 1960 film
Living the Blues	Alan Gorg	Galyn Gorg, Sam Taylor	Musical
Lucas	David Seltzer	Corey Haim, Kerri Green, Charlie Sheen, Winona Ryder	Comedy, Drama	20th Century Fox
Luxo Jr.	John Lasseter		Animated film	1st film from Pixar
The Manhattan Project	Marshall Brickman	John Lithgow, Christopher Collet, Cynthia Nixon	Drama	Gladden Entertainment
Manhunter	Michael Mann	William Petersen, Dennis Farina, Brian Cox, Joan Allen, Stephen Lang, Tom Noonan, Kim Greist	Thriller	Based on novel Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
Maximum Overdrive	Stephen King	Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle	Thriller	only film directed by King
The Men's Club	Peter Medak	Roy Scheider, Harvey Keitel, Frank Langella, Stockard Channing, Treat Williams, David Dukes, Jennifer Jason Leigh	Drama	Atlantic
Miracles	Jim Kouf	Teri Garr, Paul Rodriguez, Christopher Lloyd, Adalberto Martinez, Tom Conti	Comedy	Orion
The Mission	Roland Joffé	Jeremy Irons, Robert De Niro, Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn	Drama	7 Oscar nominations
Modern Girls	Jerry Kramer	Virginia Madsen, Cynthia Gibb, Daphne Zuniga	Comedy
The Money Pit	Richard Benjamin	Tom Hanks, Shelley Long, Alexander Godunov, Maureen Stapleton, Joe Mantegna, Yakov Smirnoff	Comedy	Based on Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Monster in the Closet	Bob Dahlin	Paul Dooley, Paul Walker, John Carradine, Claude Akins, Howard Duff, Frank Ashmore, Donald Moffat, Stella Stevens	Comedy, Horror
The Morning After	Sidney Lumet	Jane Fonda, Jeff Bridges, Raúl Juliá	Psychological Thriller, Mystery	Academy Award nomination for Fonda; Remake of 1974 film
The Mosquito Coast	Peter Weir	Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, River Phoenix	Drama	from Paul Theroux novel
Murphy's Law	J. Lee Thompson	Charles Bronson, Kathleen Wilhoite, Carrie Snodgress	Action	Cannon Films
My Chauffeur	David Beaird	Deborah Foreman, Sam J. Jones, Penn & Teller	Comedy	Crown International
My Little Girl	Connie Kaiserman	Mary Stuart Masterson, James Earl Jones, Geraldine Chaplin	Drama	Hemdale
My Little Pony: The Movie	Michael Joens	Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Madeline Kahn	Animation

N-S

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
'night, Mother	Tom Moore	Sissy Spacek, Anne Bancroft	Drama	from Marsha Norman play
Neon Maniacs	Joseph Mangine	Leilani Sarelle, Andrew Divoff	Horror
Never Too Young to Die	Gil Bettman	John Stamos, Vanity, Gene Simmons, George Lazenby, Robert Englund	Action, Adventure
Night of the Creeps	Fred Dekker	Jason Lively, Tom Atkins	Sci-Fi, Horror, Comedy
No Mercy	Richard Pearce	Richard Gere, Kim Basinger	Neo-Noir, Action, Thriller	TriStar
No Retreat, No Surrender	Corey Yuen	Jean-Claude Van Damme	Martial Arts
Nobody's Fool	Evelyn Purcell	Rosanna Arquette, Eric Roberts	Comedy	written by Beth Henley
Nomads	John McTiernan	Pierce Brosnan, Lesley-Anne Down	Horror
Nothing in Common	Garry Marshall	Tom Hanks, Jackie Gleason, Eva Marie Saint, Barry Corbin, Héctor Elizondo, Bess Armstrong, Sela Ward	Drama	Gleason's final film
Nutcracker: The Motion Picture	Carroll Ballard	Pacific Northwest Ballet	Performing Arts
Odd Jobs	Mark Story	Paul Reiser, Robert Townsend	Comedy
Of Pure Blood	Joseph Sargent	Lee Remick, Patrick McGoohan	Thriller	Made-for-TV
Off Beat	Michael Dinner	Judge Reinhold, Meg Tilly	Comedy
On the Edge	Rob Nilsson	Bruce Dern, Pam Grier	Drama
One Crazy Summer	Savage Steve Holland	John Cusack, Bobcat Goldthwait, Demi Moore	Comedy	Warner Bros.
One More Saturday Night	Dennis Klein	Tom Davis, Al Franken, Moira Harris	Comedy	Columbia
Out of Bounds	Richard Tuggle	Anthony Michael Hall, Jenny Wright, Jeff Kober	Action	Columbia
Parting Glances	Bill Sherwood	Steve Buscemi	Drama
The Patriot	Frank Harris	Gregg Henry, Simone Griffeth, Michael J. Pollard	Action
Peggy Sue Got Married	Francis Ford Coppola	Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage, Catherine Hicks, Joan Allen, Jim Carrey, Helen Hunt	Comedy	3 Academy Award nominations
Pirates	Roman Polanski	Walter Matthau	Action, Adventure, Comedy
Platoon	Oliver Stone	Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen	War	Oscar for Best Picture
Playing for Keeps	Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein	Daniel Jordano, Matthew Penn	Comedy	Universal; written by the Weinsteins
Police Academy 3: Back in Training	Jerry Paris	Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, Bruce Mahler, Leslie Easterbrook, David Graf, George Gaynes, Michael Winslow, Marion Ramsey, Brian Tochi, Bobcat Goldthwait	Comedy	2nd Police Academy sequel
Poltergeist II: The Other Side	Brian Gibson	JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Will Sampson, Heather O'Rourke, Oliver Robins, Julian Beck, Zelda Rubinstein	Supernatural Horror	sequel to Poltergeist
Power	Sidney Lumet	Richard Gere, Julie Christie, Gene Hackman, Denzel Washington, Kate Capshaw	Drama	20th Century Fox
Pretty in Pink	Howard Deutch	Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, Jon Cryer, Harry Dean Stanton, Annie Potts, James Spader	Drama	Paramount
Psycho III	Anthony Perkins	Anthony Perkins, Diana Scarwid, Jeff Fahey	Slasher	2nd sequel to Psycho
Quicksilver	Thomas Michael Donnelly	Kevin Bacon, Jami Gertz, Paul Rodriguez, Laurence Fishburne, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Georgann Johnson, Rudy Ramos	Drama	Columbia
Quiet Cool	Clay Borris	James Remar, Daphne Ashbrook, Jared Martin, Nick Cassavetes	Action
Rad	Hal Needham	Bill Allen, Lori Loughlin, Talia Shire, Ray Walston, Hard Boiled Haggerty, Jack Weston, Bart Conner	Sports	TriStar
Ratboy	Sondra Locke	Sondra Locke, Sharon Baird	Comedy, Drama
Raw Deal	John Irvin	Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kathryn Harrold	Action	De Laurentiis Entertainment
Red Headed Stranger	William D. Wittliff	Willie Nelson, Morgan Fairchild	Western
River's Edge	Tim Hunter	Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye Leitch, Daniel Roebuck, Dennis Hopper	Crime, Drama	Independent Spirit Awards winner
Robotech: The Movie	Noboru Ishiguro, Carl Macek		Animation
Round Midnight	Bertrand Tavernier	Dexter Gordon	Musical, Drama	Academy Award for Best Score
Running Scared	Peter Hyams	Billy Crystal, Gregory Hines, Jimmy Smits, Steven Bauer, Darlanne Fluegel, Dan Hedaya, Joe Pantoliano	Action, Comedy	MGM
Ruthless People	Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker	Bette Midler, Danny DeVito, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater, Anita Morris, Bill Pullman	Comedy	Pullman's first film
Salvador	Oliver Stone	James Woods, James Belushi, Michael Murphy, John Savage	War, Drama	2 Academy Award nominations
Saving Grace	Robert M. Young	Tom Conti, Fernando Rey, Erland Josephson	Comedy	Embassy Pictures
Scorpion	William Riead	Tonny Tulleners, Don Murray	Action
Seize the Day	Fielder Cook	Robin Williams, Jerry Stiller, Joseph Wiseman	Drama	HBO
Shanghai Surprise	Jim Goddard	Sean Penn, Madonna	Adventure, Comedy	Razzie for Madonna
She's Gotta Have It	Spike Lee	Tracy Camilla Johns, Tommy Redmond Hicks	Comedy, Drama	Lee's first film
Sherman's March	Ross McElwee		Documentary	Sundance award winner
Short Circuit	John Badham	Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens	Sci-Fi, Comedy	followed by Short Circuit 2
A Smoky Mountain Christmas	Henry Winkler	Dolly Parton, Lee Majors, Rene Auberjonois, Anita Morris, Dan Hedaya, Rance Howard, Douglas Seale, John Ritter, Bo Hopkins	Musical, Fantasy	Made-for-TV
Solarbabies	Alan Johnson	Jason Patric, Jami Gertz, Lukas Haas	Sci-Fi
Something Wild	Jonathan Demme	Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith, Ray Liotta	Thriller	3 Golden Globe nominations
Soul Man	Steve Miner	C. Thomas Howell, Rae Dawn Chong, James Earl Jones	Comedy
SpaceCamp	Harry Winer	Kate Capshaw, Tom Skerritt, Lea Thompson, Kelly Preston, Leaf Phoenix, Tate Donovan, Mitchell Anderson, Larry B. Scott	Sci-Fi, Adventure	20th Century Fox
Spookies	Brendan Faulkner, Thomas Doran and Eugenie Joseph	Felix Ward, Maria Pechukas	Horror
Stagecoach	Ted Post	Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Elizabeth Ashley, Waylon Jennings, Anthony Newley, Mary Crosby, June Carter Cash, Jessi Colter	Western	Made-for-TV
Stand by Me	Rob Reiner	Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland	Drama	story by Stephen King
Star Crystal	Lance Lindsay	C. Juston Campbell, Faye Bolt, Taylor Kingsley	Sci-Fi
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home	Leonard Nimoy	William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Catherine Hicks, Walter Koenig, Robin Curtis, Mark Lenard, Brock Peters	Sci-Fi	preceded by Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Stoogemania	Chuck Workman	Josh Mostel, Melanie Chartoff, Sid Caesar	Comedy
Streets of Gold	Joe Roth	Klaus Maria Brandauer, Adrian Pasdar, Wesley Snipes	Action
Sweet Liberty	Alan Alda	Alan Alda, Michael Caine, Michelle Pfeiffer, Timothy Carhart, Lillian Gish, Bob Hoskins, Michael Flanagan, Lise Hilboldt, Lois Chiles	Comedy	Universal

T-Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Tai-Pan	Daryl Duke	Bryan Brown, Joan Chen, Tim Guinee	Adventure, Drama	Based on novel by James Clavell
TerrorVision	Ted Nicolaou	Chad Allen, Diane Franklin, Mary Woronov	Sci-Fi, Horror, Comedy
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2	Tobe Hooper	Dennis Hopper	Black Comedy, Slasher	sequel
That's Life!	Blake Edwards	Jack Lemmon, Julie Andrews, Sally Kellerman	Comedy, Drama	3 Golden Globe nominations
Thrashin'	David Winters	Josh Brolin, Robert Rusler, Pamela Gidley	Sports
Three Amigos	John Landis	Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, Martin Short	Western, Comedy	songs by Randy Newman
Top Gun	Tony Scott	Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Anthony Edwards, Val Kilmer, Michael Ironside, Meg Ryan, Tom Skerritt, Tim Robbins	Action, Drama	5 Academy Award nominations; top-grossing 1986 U.S. film
Touch and Go	Robert Mandel	Michael Keaton, María Conchita Alonso	Romantic Comedy	TriStar
Tough Guys	Jeff Kanew	Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Eli Wallach, Dana Carvey	Action, Comedy	last Lancaster-Douglas pairing
The Transformers: The Movie	Nelson Shin	Judd Nelson, Leonard Nimoy, Robert Stack, Orson Welles, Michael Bell, Eric Idle, Chris Latta, Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Neil Ross, Paul Eiding	Animation	Based on TV series; music by Vince DiCola
Trick or Treat	Charles Martin Smith	Marc Price, Gene Simmons, Ozzy Osbourne	Horror
Troll	John Carl Buechler	Michael Moriarty, June Lockhart	Dark Fantasy, Horror, Comedy	Empire Pictures
True Stories	David Byrne	David Byrne, John Goodman, Swoosie Kurtz	Musical, Comedy
Under the Cherry Moon	Prince	Prince, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jerome Benton, Steven Berkoff, Francesca Annis	Musical, Romance, Comedy, Drama	won 5 Razzie awards
Vamp	Richard Wenk	Chris Makepeace, Grace Jones, Dedee Pfeiffer	Black Comedy, Horror
Vampires	Len Anthony	John Bly, Jackie James, Duane Jones	Horror
Violets Are Blue	Jack Fisk	Sissy Spacek, Kevin Kline, Bonnie Bedelia	Romance, Drama	Columbia
What You Mean We?	Laurie Anderson	Laurie Anderson	Musical, Short	Made-for-TV
Where the River Runs Black	Christopher Cain	Charles Durning, Peter Horton, Dana Delany	Adventure	MGM
Wildcats	Michael Ritchie	Goldie Hawn, Swoosie Kurtz, James Keach, Nipsey Russell, Robyn Lively, Woody Harrelson, Wesley Snipes	Sports, Comedy	Warner Bros.
Willy/Milly	Paul Schneider	Pamela Adlon, Patty Duke, Eric Gurry	Comedy, Fantasy
Wisdom	Emilio Estevez	Emilio Estevez, Demi Moore, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright	Romance, Crime	20th Century Fox
Wise Guys	Brian De Palma	Danny DeVito, Joe Piscopo, Harvey Keitel, Dan Hedaya	Black Comedy, Crime	MGM
Witchboard	Kevin Tenney	Tawny Kitaen, Stephen Nichols	Supernatural Horror
Working Girls	Lizzie Borden	Louise Smith, Ellen McElduff	Docudrama
The Wraith	Mike Marvin	Charlie Sheen, Sherilyn Fenn, Nick Cassavetes, Randy Quaid	Action, Fantasy	New Vista Entertainment
Youngblood	Peter Markle	Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, Cynthia Gibb, Keanu Reeves	Sports Drama	United Artists

See also

• 1986 in American television
• 1986 in the United States

External links

• American films of 1986 at IMDb
• List of 1986 box office number-one films in the United States