Best Drama movies of 1980s

Actors : Trini Alvarado, Tim Curry, Robin Johnson, Peter Coffield,
Directors : Allan Moyle,

Two ill-matched teenage girls form a punk band and soon have New York City by its ears.

Actors : Bill McKinney, Meg Tilly, Matt Dillon, Jim Metzler,
Directors : Tim Hunter,

After their mother dies and their father leaves them, teenage brothers Tex and Mason McCormick struggle to make it on their own.

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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Theresa Saldana, Charles Bronson, 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 ...

Actors : Lara Harris, D.B. Sweeney, Charlie Sheen, Randy Quaid,
Directors : Peter Werner,

A rookie cop goes undercover and infiltrates a car thief ring.

Actors : Catlin Adams, Neil Diamond, Laurence Olivier, Lucie Arnaz,
Directors : Richard Fleischer,

The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of being a popular singer.

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

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

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 : 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 : 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...