Best Movies/TV shows of 1986

100 titles that travel well across time — a personal watchlist for best movies/tv shows of 1986.

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1 Aliens(1986)
Movie | Action, Adventure | UK, USA | English, Spanish
2 Tenku no shiro Rapyutaaka Castle in the Sky(1986)
Movie | Animation, Adventure | Japan | Japanese
3 Platoon(1986)
Movie | Drama, War | USA, UK | English, Vietnamese
4 Stand by Me(1986)
Movie | Adventure, Comedy | USA | English
5 Jean de Florette(1986)
Movie | Drama | France, Italy | French, English
6 Dragon Ball: Doragon boruaka Dragon Ball(1986)
TV | Animation, Action | Japan | Japanese
7 Mouna Ragam(1986)
Movie | Drama, Romance | India | Tamil
8 Blue Velvet(1986)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English
9 The Fly(1986)
Movie | Drama, Horror | USA, Canada | English
10 Offretaka The Sacrifice(1986)
Movie | Drama | Sweden, France | Swedish, Icelandic
11 Malgudi Days(1986)
TV | Drama | India | Hindi
12 Blackadder II(1986)
TV | Comedy | UK | English
13 Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal(1986)
Movie | Romance | India | Malayalam
14 Saint Seiyaaka Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac(1986)
TV | Animation, Action | Japan | Japanese, English
15 Ek Ruka Hua Faisla(1986)
Movie | Crime, Drama | India | Hindi
16 Hannah and Her Sisters(1986)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | USA | English
17 Ferris Bueller's Day Off(1986)
Movie | Comedy | USA | English, German
18 Manon des sourcesaka Manon of the Spring(1986)
Movie | Drama | France, Italy | French
19 The Name of the Rose(1986)
Movie | Drama, Mystery | Germany, Italy | English, Latin
20 Mirch Masala(1986)
Movie | Drama, Thriller | India | Hindi
21 Macskafogoaka Cat City(1986)
Movie | Animation, Adventure | Hungary, Canada | Hungarian
22 Swathi Muthyam(1986)
Movie | Drama, Family | India | Telugu, Tamil
23 Ying hung boon sikaka A Better Tomorrow(1986)
Movie | Action, Crime | Hong Kong | Cantonese, Mandarin
24 Thalavattam(1986)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | India | Malayalam
25 Kin-dza-dza!(1986)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | Russia | Georgian, Russian
26 Karma(1986)
Movie | Action, Adventure | India | Hindi
27 Chameli Ki Shaadi(1986)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | India | Hindi
28 Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam(1986)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | India | Malayalam
29 Labyrinth(1986)
Movie | Adventure, Family | UK, USA | English
30 Top Gun(1986)
Movie | Action, Drama | USA | English
31 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home(1986)
Movie | Adventure, Comedy | USA | English, Finnish
32 ALF(1986)
TV | Comedy, Family | USA | English
33 The Return of Sherlock Holmes(1986)
TV | Crime, Drama | UK | English
34 Little Shop of Horrors(1986)
Movie | Comedy, Horror | USA | English
35 Hoosiers(1986)
Movie | Drama, Sport | USA, UK | English
36 Yes, Prime Minister(1986)
TV | Comedy | UK | English
37 Chantabbai(1986)
Movie | Comedy, Mystery | India | Telugu
38 Punnagai Mannan(1986)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | India | Tamil
39 The Mission(1986)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | UK, France | English, Guarani
40 Le rayon vertaka The Green Ray(1986)
Movie | Drama, Romance | France | French, English
41 Big Trouble in Little China(1986)
Movie | Action, Adventure | USA | English, Cantonese
42 Manhunter(1986)
Movie | Crime, Mystery | USA | English
43 Down by Law(1986)
Movie | Comedy, Crime | Germany, USA | English, Italian
44 Aakhree Raasta(1986)
Movie | Action, Crime | India | Hindi
45 The Color of Money(1986)
Movie | Drama, Sport | USA | English, Spanish
46 37deg2 le matinaka Betty Blue(1986)
Movie | Drama, Romance | France | French
47 Ginga: Nagareboshi Ginaka Silver Fang(1986)
TV | Animation, Action | Japan | Japanese
48 T.P. Balagopalan M.A.(1986)
Movie | Drama, Comedy | India | Malayalam
49 Gandhinagar 2nd Street(1986)
Movie | Comedy, Family | India | Hindi, Malayalam
50 Naam(1986)
Movie | Action, Crime | India | Hindi
51 Khamosh(1986)
Movie | Mystery, Thriller | India | Hindi
52 Rajavinte Makan(1986)
Movie | Action, Crime | India | Malayalam
53 Vikram(1986)
Movie | Action, Adventure | India | Tamil
54 Highlander(1986)
Movie | Action, Adventure | UK, USA | English
55 Crocodile Dundee(1986)
Movie | Adventure, Comedy | Australia, USA | English
56 Olacak O Kadar(1986)
TV | Comedy | Turkey | Turkish
57 Ankush(1986)
Movie | Action, Drama | India | Hindi
58 Kariyila Kattu Pole(1986)
Movie | Crime, Mystery | India | Malayalam
59 Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu(1986)
Movie | Comedy | India | Malayalam
60 The Great Mouse Detective(1986)
Movie | Animation, Adventure | USA | English, French
61 Pretty in Pink(1986)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | USA | English
62 Mauvais sangaka Bad Blood(1986)
Movie | Crime, Drama | Switzerland, France | French
63 Kuryeraka Courier(1986)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | Russia | Russian
64 Kong bu fen ziaka The Terrorizers(1986)
Movie | Crime, Drama | Taiwan | Mandarin, Min Nan
65 Nukkad(1986)
TV | Comedy, Drama | India | Hindi
66 The Hitcher(1986)
Movie | Mystery, Thriller | USA | English, French
67 Varjoja paratiisissaaka Shadows in Paradise(1986)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | Finland | Finnish, Swedish
68 Lung hing foo daiaka Armour of God(1986)
Movie | Action, Adventure | Hong Kong, Yugoslavia | Cantonese, English
69 Koneko monogatariaka The Adventures of Milo and Otis(1986)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | Japan | English, Japanese
70 Shaka Zulu(1986)
TV | Action, Biography | Italy, South Africa | English, Zulu
71 Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma(1986)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | India | Kannada
72 Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer(1986)
Movie | Biography, Crime | USA | English
73 Asterix chez les Bretonsaka Asterix in Britain(1986)
Movie | Animation, Adventure | France, Denmark | French
74 Matador(1986)
Movie | Drama, Thriller | Spain | Spanish
75 The Real Ghost Bustersaka The Real Ghostbusters(1986)
TV | Animation, Action | USA | English
76 Alternatywy 4(1986)
TV | Comedy | Poland | Polish
77 Maanavudu Daanavudu(1986)
Movie | Family | India | Telugu
78 An American Tail(1986)
Movie | Animation, Adventure | USA | English
79 Flight of the Navigator(1986)
Movie | Adventure, Comedy | USA | English
80 Mona Lisa(1986)
Movie | Crime, Drama | UK | English
81 New Delhi Times(1986)
Movie | Drama, Mystery | India | Hindi
82 Sirivennela(1986)
Movie | Family, Musical | India | Telugu
83 Sid and Nancy(1986)
Movie | Biography, Drama | UK | English
84 The Transformers: The Movie(1986)
Movie | Animation, Action | USA, Japan | English, Japanese
85 Sledge Hammer!(1986)
TV | Action, Comedy | USA | English
86 Nagina(1986)
Movie | Fantasy, Romance | India | Hindi
87 Three Amigos!(1986)
Movie | Comedy, Western | USA | English, Spanish
88 Ruthless People(1986)
Movie | Comedy, Crime | USA | English
89 Samsaram Athu Minsaram(1986)
Movie | Drama | India | Tamil
90 Aavanazhi(1986)
Movie | Action, Crime | India | Malayalam
91 Short Circuit(1986)
Movie | Comedy, Family | USA | English
92 Hombre mirando al sudesteaka Man Facing Southeast(1986)
Movie | Drama, Mystery | Argentina | Spanish
93 Xi you jiaka Journey to the West(1986)
TV | Action, Adventure | China | Mandarin
94 Salvador(1986)
Movie | Drama, History | USA, Mexico | English, Spanish
95 The Karate Kid Part II(1986)
Movie | Action, Family | USA | English
96 Heartbreak Ridge(1986)
Movie | Drama, War | USA | English, Spanish
97 Children of a Lesser God(1986)
Movie | Drama, Romance | USA | English, American Sign
98 Hokuto no Kenaka Fist of the North Star(1986)
Movie | Animation, Action | Japan | Japanese, English
99 The Singing Detective(1986)
TV | Drama, Musical | UK, Australia | English
100 Perfect Strangers(1986)
TV | Comedy, Family | USA | English

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