Best Drama movies of 1980s

Actors : Judith Henry, Marie Bunel, Fabrice Luchini, Maurice Garrel,
Directors : Christian Vincent,

There is an author who has been dumped by his girlfriend and has no inspiration for a next novel. In an attempt to find a solution to both crises, he, along with his publisher friend, ...

Actors : Arliss Howard, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Robert Duvall, Tim Phillips,
Directors : Jerzy Skolimowski,

A trio of robbers, two brothers and their twisted genius leader, invade a lightship, but don't reckon on the crew fighting back.

Actors : Jason Miller, Fernando Rey, Geneviève Bujold, Christopher Reeve,
Directors : Frank Perry,

An ambitious priest seduces a nun and leads the Vatican into shady business during and after World War II.

Actors : Junko Miyashita, Kiwako Taichi, Norihei Miki, Kin'ya Kitaôji,
Directors : Mitsuo Yanagimachi,

The villagers in a beautiful remote area of Japan are divided into the woodsmen, who worship the mountain goddess, and the fishermen, who worship the goddess of the sea. These traditions ...

Actors : Hédi Temessy, György Cserhalmi, Maria Gladkowska, Zita Perczel,
Directors : Ferenc András,

Two old women who happen to be pickpockets stole money from Simon, the taxi driver. The police are unable to find the thieves, so Simon decides to find them himself.

Actors : Pavel Nazarov, Dinara Drukarova, Elena Popova, Valeriy Ivchenko,
Directors : Vitali Kanevsky,

Two children living in a remote mining town in the distant wastes of Siberia in 1947, survive poverty and hardship through the warmth of their friendship and a shared sense of humour.

Actors : Paul L. Smith, Rick Hearst, Jon Stafford, Vernon Wells,
Directors : Gary Graver,

A rich kid, with a fondness for fast bikes, is blamed when a motorcycle accident puts his best friend in a coma.

Actors : Joe Melia, Michael Elphick, John Standing, Patrick Pearson,
Directors : Michael Blakemore,

The members of SADUSEA (Song And Dance Unit South East Asia) fall in and out of love while trying to dodge Malayan Communist bullets in the late 1940s. Not only that, they have to contend ...

Actors : Kemal Sunal, Tayfun Coragan, Dilek Damlacik, Perin Aytaç,
Directors : Serif Gören,

Actors : Kumar Gaurav, Poonam Dhillon, Sanjay Dutt, Nutan,
Directors : Mahesh Bhatt,

Janki lives a poor middle class life with her two sons Ravi and Vicky while Ravi works for a abusive boss Mr Ghanshyam,Vicky is jobless and always takes law in his hands and dreams of going...

Actors : Cesare Ferretti, Roberto Stani, Michela Mioni, Enzo Di Benedetto,
Directors : Claudio Caligari,

The alienating and repetitive life of a group of heroin junkies in the 1980s Rome.

Actors : Linda Denise Martin, Michele Palermo, Rusty Cooper, Jim Fitzpatrick,
Directors : David Klass,

Four friends wrestle with moving out the town they were born and raised in, when they suddenly find themselves out of work because the towns only factory has been shut down.

Actors : Daniel Auteuil, Dominique Lavanant, Sandrine Bonnaire, Jean-Pierre Marielle,
Directors : Claude Sautet,

Martial's mother owns a chain of supermarkets. He had spent some years in a mental hospital because of pervasive indolence. Hoping that an active task may improve his condition, he is sent ...

Actors : Inês de Medeiros, Luís Miguel Cintra, Pedro Hestnes, Nuno Ferreira,
Directors : Pedro Costa,

Vicente, seventeen, lives with brother Nino, ten-years-old, and his ailing father in a derelict house on the outskirts of the capital. They don't seem to remember their mother, and are very...

Actors : Branka Pujic, Mira Banjac, Dragan Jovanovic, Aleksandar Bercek,
Directors : Djordje Kadijevic,

Sveto mesto (A Holy Place, 1990) is based on a literary classic, Nikolai Gogol's 1835 short story, 'Viy'. However, Kadijevic uses it only as a starting point for his own explorations into ...

Actors : Semka Sokolovic-Bertok, Bogdan Diklic, Predrag Lakovic, Snezana Niksic,
Directors : Goran Markovic,

The staff of elementary school prepare the retirement party for their cleaning woman. The complicated relations within the school will emerge to the surface on the same night.

Actors : Sunny Johnson, Mark Hamill, Kristy McNichol, Dennis Quaid,
Directors : Ron Maxwell,

A small town stud wants to go to Nashville and be a big country star. His ambitious kid sister works as his manager. When they cross paths with a small town sheriff, their dream comes in jeopardy.

Actors : Martin Hewitt, Dennis Christopher, Luis Prendes, Lynn-Holly Johnson,
Directors : Deran Sarafian,

Three friends encounter a malevolent alien.

Actors : Rajesh Khanna, Juhi Chawla, Govinda, Madhavi,
Directors : David Dhawan,

Living in a posh mansion named Swarg, this is the story of Sahabji, his wife sister Jyoti, two brothers, and a sister-in-law. Sahabji has a clash of wits with Dhanraj, who successfully ...

Actors : Burt Young, Giancarlo Giannini, Dennis Hopper, Eric Roberts,
Directors : Peter Masterson,

The history of a Sicilian family who emigrated to America years ago and now lives in California cultivating vine. The problems start when they have to confront themselves with a powerful ...