# List of British films of 1987

A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1987 (see 1987 in film):

## 1987

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| 1987 |||||||
| 84 Charing Cross Road | David Jones | Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins | Drama | Entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival |
| Aria | Nicolas Roeg, Charles Sturridge plus eight more | Buck Henry, Beverly D'Angelo | Music/anthology | Ten arias with visual accompaniment; entered into the 1987 Cannes Film Festival |
| Bellman and True | Richard Loncraine | Bernard Hill, Kieran O'Brien | Crime | |
| The Belly of an Architect | Peter Greenaway | Brian Dennehy, Chloe Webb | Drama | Entered into the 1987 Cannes Film Festival |
| Born of Fire | Jamil Dehlavi | Peter Firth, Suzan Crowley | Sci-fi | |
| Business as Usual | Lezli-An Barrett | Glenda Jackson, John Thaw | Drama | |
| Casanova | Simon Langton | Richard Chamberlain, Faye Dunaway | Adventure | Made for TV |
| Coast to Coast | Sandy Johnson | Lenny Henry, John Shea | Comedy | |
| Cry Freedom | Richard Attenborough | Kevin Kline, Denzel Washington, John Thaw | Biopic | |
| The Dead | John Huston | Anjelica Huston, Donal McCann | Literary drama | John Huston's last film |
| Eat the Rich | Peter Richardson | Nosher Powell, Al Pillay, Nigel Planer, Miranda Richardson | Comedy | |
| The Fourth Protocol | John Mackenzie | Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan | Thriller | |
| Full Metal Jacket | Stanley Kubrick | Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio, Lee Ermey, Dorian Harewood, Arliss Howard, Kevyn Major Howard, Ed O'Ross | War drama | |
| Grand Larceny | Jeannot Szwarc | Marilu Henner, Ian McShane | Thriller | |
| Hellraiser | Clive Barker | Ashley Laurence, Doug Bradley | Horror | |
| Hidden City | Stephen Poliakoff | Charles Dance, Richard E. Grant, Bill Paterson | Drama | |
| High Season | Clare Peploe | Jacqueline Bisset, James Fox | Romance/comedy | |
| Hope and Glory | John Boorman | Sebastian Rice-Edwards, Sarah Miles | World War II drama | |
| The Hunting of the Snark | Mike Batt | Billy Connolly, Roger Daltrey | Musical | Based on a poem by Lewis Carroll |
| Jane and the Lost City | Terry Marcel | Kirsten Hughes, Maud Adams | Comedy | |
| The Last Emperor | Bernardo Bertolucci | John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole | Biopic | Co-production with China, France and Italy Won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture |
| The Last of England | Derek Jarman | Tilda Swinton, Nigel Terry | Drama | |
| The Living Daylights | John Glen | Timothy Dalton, Maryam d'Abo, Joe Don Baker, Jeroen Krabbé | Spy/action | |
| The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne | Jack Clayton | Maggie Smith, Bob Hoskins | Drama | |
| Maschenka | John Goldschmidt | Cary Elwes, Irina Brook | Drama | |
| Maurice | James Ivory | James Wilby, Hugh Grant, Rupert Graves | Literary drama | Based on the novel by E. M. Forster |
| A Month in the Country | Pat O'Connor | Colin Firth, Kenneth Branagh | Literary drama | Screened at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival |
| On the Black Hill | Andrew Grice | Nicola Beddoe, Patrick Godfrey, Mike Gwilym | Drama | |
| Out of Order | Jonnie Turpie | Gary Webster, Natasha Williams | Comedy | |
| Partition | Ken McMullen | Saeed Jaffrey, Zia Mohyeddin | Drama | |
| Personal Services | Terry Jones | Julie Walters, Shirley Stelfox, Alec McCowen | Comedy | Inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne |
| Playing Away | Horace Ové | Norman Beaton, Robert Urquhart | Comedy | |
| A Prayer for the Dying | Mike Hodges | Mickey Rourke, Liam Neeson, Bob Hoskins | Drama | |
| Prick Up Your Ears | Stephen Frears | Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina, Vanessa Redgrave | Biopic | Entered into the 1987 Cannes Film Festival |
| Sammy and Rosie Get Laid | Stephen Frears | Shashi Kapoor, Frances Barber | Drama | |
| The Second Victory | Gerald Thomas | Anthony Andrews, Helmut Griem, Max von Sydow | Drama | |
| Straight to Hell | Alex Cox | Sy Richardson, Courtney Love, Joe Strummer | Action comedy | Co-production with the US and Spain |
| Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Sidney Furie | Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman | Adventure | Co-production with the US |
| Waiting for the Moon | Jill Godmilow | Linda Bassett, Jacques Boudet, Linda Hunt | Drama | |
| White Mischief | Michael Radford | Greta Scacchi, Charles Dance, Joss Ackland | Drama | |
| White Of The Eye | Donald Cammell | David Keith, Cathy Moriarty | Thriller | |
| Wish You Were Here | David Leland | Emily Lloyd, Tom Bell | Comedy/drama | |
| Withnail and I | Bruce Robinson | Paul McGann, Richard E. Grant, Richard Griffiths | Comedy | |