Best Drama movies of 1985

Actors : Maurice Arama, Antonin Brunel, Daniel Berlioux, Denise Boulet,
Directors : Alexandra von Grote,

Two women fall in love in nazi-occupied France, and must fight to survive the war. A task made more difficult as one is a jew on the run from Germany.

Actors : Nartay Begalin, Aleksandr Fatyushin, Sergey Nasibov, Mikhail Nozhkin,
Directors : Mikhail Tumanishvili,

Much of the movie's dialogue is in English with Russian dubbed over it.

Actors : Sulakshana, Delhi Ganesh, Suhasini, Sivakumar,
Directors : K. Balachander,

The plot of the film revolves around the three lead characters J. K. Balaganapathi (JKB), Sindhamani aka Sindhu and Bhairavi. A Carnatic singer (JKB) at the peak of his career loses his ...

Actors : Mohsen Mohieddin, Michel Piccoli, Mohamad Atef, Patrice Chéreau,
Directors : Youssef Chahine,

A story during the French Occupation of Egypt (1797-1803), depicting the conflict between tradintion and modernization in the context of fighting the French invadors.

Actors : Annette Charles, Américo González, Robert Beltran, Michael Goodwin,
Directors : Haskell Wexler,

Set in the context of the Sandinista government in Nicaragua and their battle with the U.S.-backed Contra rebels. Eddie Guerrero (Robert Beltran) is a Vietnam War veteran sent to help U.S. ...

Actors : Atsushi Watanabe, Takuzô Kawatani, Kiichi Nakai, Kôji Ishizaka,
Directors : Kon Ichikawa,

Actors : Anda Onesa, Ecaterina Nazare, Claudiu Bleont, Petre Nicolae,
Directors : Dan Pita,

Two friends, closer than brothers, working together, staying in the same room, playing together.

Actors : Anne Wiazemsky, Jacques Bonnaffé, Mireille Perrier, Lou Castel,
Directors : Philippe Garrel,

A young film director is turning a movie with his friend Christa (reminds us of the real-life relationship between Garrel and Nico). In the film-within-the-film there are two couples, one ...

Actors : Claude Brasseur, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Robert Arden, Niels Arestrup,
Directors : José Giovanni,

Actors : Assumpta Serna, Mercedes Sampietro, Carmen Maura, Aurora Bautista,
Directors : Miguel Picazo,

Actors : Gerard Thoolen, Kitty Courbois, Ester Spitz, Frank Rigter,
Directors : Kees Van Oostrum,

15 year old Sara, a Jewish girl living in the Netherlands during the German occupation slowly begins to realize the danger she and her family are in. When her parents are forced to move to ...

Actors : Alexander Rei Lo, Philip So, Hsueh-Erh Hu, Tae-jeong Kim,
Directors : Robert Tai,

Sewage workers Jack and Charlie get involved in an international Asian gang war when Jack helps the boss of a Shanghai gang against one of his rebellious underlings. This underling then ...

Actors : Mukesh, Nedumudi Venu, Lizy, Pappu,
Directors : Sibi Malayil,

In order to wed a retired wrestler's daughter, a post-master must wrestle Dara Singh.

Actors : Knut Husebø, Jorunn Kjellsby, Wenche Foss, Svein Sturla Hungnes,

A harrowing and ironic story about the first big and well educated generation born after WW2, living without any major concerns between 1965 and 1975. We follow shrink and doctor Atle and his good theater working friend Eigil.

Actors : Francisco Rabal, Sancho Gracia, Victoria Abril, Concha Velasco,
Directors : Jaime de Armiñán,

Actors : Joseph Vijay, Rajinikanth, Bhagyaraj, Ambika,
Directors : S.A. Chandrashekhar,

A professor Vijay (Rajnikanth) irked by the shady going-ons in his neighborhood thanks to a local thug Anburaj and his Mohanraj (Satyaraj), galvanizes citizens into carrying out a campaign ...

Actors : Eddie, Claude du Sorbier, John Spacely, Steven Shingles,
Directors : Lech Kowalski,

Critically Acclaimed documentary from director Lech Kowalski (DOA) following the life and times of a down-and-out heroin addict in 1980s New York.

Actors : Robin Renucci, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Catherine Leprince, Jacques Bonnaffé,
Directors : Jean-Charles Tacchella,

Actors : Adoor Bhasi, Mammootty, Thilakan, Shobana,
Directors : Balu Mahendra,

The story unfolds as Unnikrishnan (Mammootty), a convict, now free from the jail tells his tragic love story to his fellow passengers in a school bus. An orphan and a forest officer by ...