Best Drama movies of 1980s

Actors : Jenny Seagrove, Carey Lowell, Brad Hall, Dwier Brown,
Directors : William Friedkin,

A young couple with a newborn baby don't realize that the nanny they hired is a magical nymph who sacrifices infants to an evil tree.

Actors : Heidi Lenhart, David Thomas, Mitsuki Yayoi, Leo Morimoto,
Directors : Hiroyuki Yamaga,

In an alternative Earth, a young astronaut participates in a controversial fledgling space program.

Actors : Keith Carradine, Kris Kristofferson, Lori Singer, Geneviève Bujold,
Directors : Alan Rudolph,

The lives of an ex-con, a coffee-shop owner, and a young couple looking to make it rich intersect in the fictional and hypnotic Rain City.

Actors : Miranda Garrison, Laura Harring, Barbra Brighton, Jeff James,
Directors : Greydon Clark,

Filmed during the Lambada dance craze (if there really ever was one), this film tries to have a social conscience. A princess (Laura Herring) in the Amazon rain forests tries to fight a ...

Actors : Alan Bates, Maggie Smith, Isabelle Adjani, Anthony Higgins,
Directors : James Ivory,

Marya finds herself penniless after her art dealer husband, Stephan, is convicted of theft. Marya accepts the hospitality of a strange couple, H.J. and Lois Heidler, who lets her live in their house.

Actors : Deven Verma, Saeed Jaffrey, Madhuri Dixit, Aamir Khan,
Directors : Indra Kumar,

Raja lives a poor lifestyle along with his dad, Hazariprasad and mom. He attends college where he has several run-ins with wealthy fellow-collegian, Madhu Mehra. Matters escalate to such an...

Actors : Franco Fabrizi, Marcello Mastroianni, Friedrich von Ledebur, Giulietta Masina,
Directors : Federico Fellini,

Amelia and Pippo are reunited after several decades to perform their old music-hall act (imitating Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers) on a TV variety show. It's both a touchingly nostalgic ...

Actors : Jet Li, Lan Ding, Jianqiang Hu, Chun Hua Ji,
Directors : Hsin-Yen Chang,

The Tang emperor is betrayed by one of his generals, who installs himself as emperor in the East Capital. The son of one of his slave workers escapes to the Shaolin Temple, learns kung fu, ...

Actors : Sam Wanamaker, Lee Remick, Amy Irving, Richard Dreyfuss,
Directors : Joel Oliansky,

The movie centers on a piano competition whose winner is assured of success. It is Paul's last chance to compete, but newcomer Heidi may be a better pianist. Can romance be far away? Will ...

Actors : Lukas Haas, Jami Gertz, Jason Patric, Richard Jordan,
Directors : Alan Johnson,

In a post-apocalyptic future ruled by the military, a group of renegade teenage orphans find a legendary orb, Bohdai, that can supposedly bring the rain back to dried up Earth.

Actors : Tisha Campbell-Martin, Eddie Velez, Jason Gedrick, Troy Byer,
Directors : Robert Wise,

A skilled young street fighter battles criminals across the rooftops of New York City.

Actors : Shô Kosugi, Virgil Frye, Keith Vitali, Arthur Roberts,
Directors : Sam Firstenberg,

After his family is killed in Japan by ninjas, Cho and his son Kane come to America to start a new life. He opens a doll shop but is unwittingly importing heroin in the dolls. When he finds...

Actors : Issiaka Kane, Balla Moussa Keita, Aoua Sangare, Niamanto Sanogo,
Directors : Souleymane Cissé,

A young man with magical powers journeys to his uncle to request help in fighting his sorcerer father.

Actors : David Sust, Gisèle Echevarría, Günter Meisner, Marisa Paredes,
Directors : Agustí Villaronga,

In Spain, the former Nazi doctor Klaus tries to commit suicide jumping off the roof of his manor. However, he survives with the entire body paralyzed and dependable of an iron lung with ...

Actors : Robert Loggia, Julie Andrews, Jack Lemmon, Sally Kellerman,
Directors : Blake Edwards,

Harvey and Gillian Fairchild face a very difficult weekend. Harvey, celebrating his 60th birthday, is stressed and depressed. Gillian is awaiting the results of a throat biopsy. Their lives...

Actors : Guðrún Gísladóttir, Bryndis Petra Bragadóttir, Valdimar Örn Flygenring, Björk,
Directors : Nietzchka Keene,

Margit and her older sister, Katla, flee their homeland in Iceland after their mother is killed for practicing witchcraft. Needing a place to stay, Katla casts a spell over a young farmer ...

Actors : Sakari Kuosmanen, Esko Nikkari, Matti Pellonpää, Kati Outinen,
Directors : Aki Kaurismäki,

An episode in the life of Nikander, a garbage man, involving the death of a coworker, a love affair and much more.

Actors : Charles Bronson, Theresa Saldana, José Ferrer, Joseph Maher,
Directors : J. Lee Thompson,

A professional killer comes out of retirement to investigate and avenge the brutal murder of an old friend.

Actors : Phoebe Cates, Annabeth Gish, Bridget Fonda, Scott Coffey,
Directors : Zelda Barron,

Summer of 1963. Carson is getting married to her boyfriend so her friends Melaina, Pudge and Luanne take her to Myrtle Beach for one last irresponsible weekend.

Actors : Brigitte Fossey, Claude Brasseur, Sophie Marceau, Lambert Wilson,
Directors : Claude Pinoteau,

Two years after the first "Boum", Vic - now 15 and a half years old - has a very calm love life, actually no boyfriend at all. Her parents are happily together again, Grandma Poupette ...