Best Drama movies of 1986

Manon des sources(1986)

Actors : Daniel Auteuil, Emmanuelle Béart, Hippolyte Girardot, Yves Montand,
Directors : Claude Berri,

A beautiful but shy shepherdess plots vengeance on the men whose greedy conspiracy to acquire her father's land caused his death years earlier.

'Round Midnight(1986)

Actors : Dexter Gordon, François Cluzet, Gabrielle Haker, Sandra Reaves-Phillips,
Directors : Bertrand Tavernier,

In 'Round Midnight, real-life jazz legend Dexter Gordon brilliantly portrays the fictional tenor sax player Dale Turner, a musician slowly losing the battle with alcoholism, estranged from ...

Under the Cherry Moon(1986)

Actors : Steven Berkoff, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jerome Benton, Prince,

Two brothers from Miami are in the Mediterranean, enjoying life by scamming money off of rich women. One day, they read about a young woman set to inherit $50,000,000 from her father. At ...

Deadly Friend(1986)

Actors : Kristy Swanson, Michael Sharrett, Anne Twomey, Matthew Labyorteaux,
Directors : Wes Craven,

After his friend is killed by her abusive father, the new kid in town attempts to save her by implanting robotic microchips into her brain.

When the Wind Blows(1986)

Actors : James Russell, John Mills, Robin Houston, Peggy Ashcroft,
Directors : Jimmy T. Murakami,

A naive elderly British rural couple survive the initial onslaught of a nuclear war.

Crossroads(1986)

Actors : Joe Seneca, Jami Gertz, Ralph Macchio, Joe Morton,
Directors : Walter Hill,

Ralph Macchio is Lightning Boy. A kid who can make a slide guitar sing. Blind Dog is an old pro who knows it. Together, they're headed to a place where deals are made. And legends are born.

Mala Noche(1986)

Actors : Ray Monge, Nyla McCarthy, Tim Streeter, Doug Cooeyate,
Directors : Gus Van Sant,

A story of amour fou. Walt is madly in love/lust with a young illegal Mexican immigrant. However, the object of his unrequited affection doesn't even speak any English and finds Walt really...

The Clan of the Cave Bear(1986)

Actors : Pamela Reed, Thomas G. Waites, Daryl Hannah, James Remar,
Directors : Michael Chapman,

A young Cro-Magnon woman is raised by Neanderthals.

Quicksilver(1986)

Actors : Paul Rodriguez, Rudy Ramos, Kevin Bacon, Jami Gertz,
Directors : Thomas Michael Donnelly,

Jack Casey used to be a hot-shot stock market whiz kid. After a disastrous professional decision, his life in the fast lane is over. He loses his nerve and joins a speed delivery firm which...

Crimes of the Heart(1986)

Actors : Sissy Spacek, Sam Shepard, Jessica Lange, Diane Keaton,
Directors : Bruce Beresford,

Three sisters with quite different personalities and lives reunite when the youngest of them, Babe, has just shot her husband. The oldest sister, Lenny, takes care of their grandfather and ...

Lady Jane(1986)

Actors : John Wood, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Hordern, Cary Elwes,
Directors : Trevor Nunn,

The death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. His weak son Edward, is on his deathbed. Anxious to keep England true to the Reformation, a ...

Kin-dza-dza!(1986)

Actors : Levan Gabriadze, Evgeniy Leonov, Stanislav Lyubshin, Yuriy Yakovlev,
Directors : Georgiy Daneliya,

Two Russians push the wrong button on a strange device and end up on the telepathic planet Pluke with its strange societal norms.

Koneko monogatari(1986)

Actors : Milo, Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, Kyôko Koizumi, Dudley Moore,
Directors : Masanori Hata,

The adventures of a young cat and a dog as they find themselves accidentally separated and each swept into a hazardous trek.

Rad(1986)

Actors : Bill Allen, Talia Shire, Bart Conner, Lori Loughlin,
Directors : Hal Needham,

The story of one young man, Cru Jones, who has the intensity and desire to win a BMX race called Helltrack.

Shanghai Surprise(1986)

Actors : Paul Freeman, Madonna, Sean Penn, Richard Griffiths,
Directors : Jim Goddard,

Glendon Wasey is a fortune hunter looking for a fast track out of China. Gloria Tatlock is a missionary nurse seeking the curing powers of opium for her patients. Fate sets them on a hectic...

Le déclin de l'empire américain(1986)

Actors : Louise Portal, Pierre Curzi, Dorothée Berryman, Dominique Michel,
Directors : Denys Arcand,

Sexual revelations emerge when a group of academics and their partners spend a weekend at a country retreat.

Extremities(1986)

Actors : Alfre Woodard, James Russo, Diana Scarwid, Farrah Fawcett,
Directors : Robert M. Young,

A woman takes revenge on the man who invades her home and tries to rape her.

No Mercy(1986)

Actors : George Dzundza, Kim Basinger, Richard Gere, Jeroen Krabbé,
Directors : Richard Pearce,

A Chicago detective, seeking to avenge his partner's death, travels to New Orleans, where he unexpectedly becomes involved in a cat and mouse game of survival.

The Best of Times(1986)

Actors : Kurt Russell, Pamela Reed, Robin Williams, Holly Palance,
Directors : Roger Spottiswoode,

A small-town loser determines to have one more shot at the big time by winning a football game.

Power(1986)

Actors : Gene Hackman, Kate Capshaw, Julie Christie, Richard Gere,
Directors : Sidney Lumet,

Pete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the country. When his long-time friend and client, Ohio senator Sam Hastings, decides to quit ...