Best Drama movies of 1980s

Actors : Ellen Barkin, Julian Sands, Gabriel Byrne, Isabella Rossellini,
Directors : Mary Lambert,

Claire (an American) wakes up in a terrible state at the end of a runway in Spain. As she tries to account for her state (blood-soaked and bruised), she has flashbacks from the past few ...

Actors : Donal McCann, Helen Mirren, John Lynch, John Kavanagh,
Directors : Pat O'Connor,

Cal, a young man on the fringes of the IRA, falls in love with Marcella, a Catholic woman whose husband, a Protestant policeman, was killed one year earlier by the IRA.

Actors : Chuck Pierce Jr., Charles B. Pierce, Cindy Butler, Jimmy Clem,
Directors : Charles B. Pierce,

A professor and three of his students camp out in the wilderness to find a Bigfoot-type creature.

Actors : Reha Yurdakul, Kemal Sunal, Zihni Göktay, Nevra Serezli,
Directors : Natuk Baytan,

A poor man discovers his talent on the horse racing predictions but he is not the only one who is aware of his talent.

Actors : Cynthia Gibb, Burt Reynolds, Kenneth McMillan, Cliff Robertson,
Directors : Harley Cokeliss,

Ex-CIA hit-man running from his past (Malone) finds just how difficult it is to retire when he runs accross a small town controlled by mercenaries and a family that's resisting their ...

Actors : Shashi Kapoor, Frances Barber, Ayub Khan-Din, Claire Bloom,
Directors : Stephen Frears,

Sammy and Rosie are an unconventional middle-class London married couple. They live in the midst of inner-city chaos, surround themselves with intellectual street people, and sleep with ...

Actors : Candice Azzara, Anne Bancroft, Ron Carey, Dom DeLuise,
Directors : Anne Bancroft,

Dominick DiNapoli has always been a big kid who loved eating. It was his favorite thing. Then his cousin dies from health complications due to a lack of exercise and improper diet. ...

Actors : Candice Bergen, Charles Durning, Burt Reynolds, George Segal,
Directors : Burt Reynolds,

Ernest 'Stick' Stickley returns from prison, and very soon he gets involved with his old friend in a drug-running deal that goes sour. Hired by a rich investor, he tries to walk the line, ...

Actors : Victor Rebengiuc, Luminita Gheorghiu, Dorel Visan, Gina Patrichi,
Directors : Stere Gulea,

Story of a family. Problems, marriage, taxes, revenge, friendship, army, life and much more...

Actors : Joe Don Baker, Rossano Brazzi, Patrizia Pellegrino, Venantino Venantini,
Directors : Greydon Clark,

Homicidal Sheriff Thomas Jefferson Geronimo is tasked with escorting a mobster to Malta; when the prisoner escapes, Geronimo goes rogue to catch him.

Actors : Maria Pakulnis, Grazyna Szapolowska, Jerzy Radziwilowicz, Aleksander Bardini,
Directors : Krzysztof Kieslowski,

It's 1982: Poland is under martial law, and Solidarity is banned. Ulla, a translator working on Orwell, suddenly loses her husband, Antek, an attorney. She is possessed by her grief, and ...

Actors : Imanol Arias, Marta Fernández Muro, Helga Liné, Cecilia Roth,
Directors : Pedro Almodóvar,

A camp melodrama/comedy about Sexilia (a nymphomaniac), Sadec (a gay Islamic terrorist), Riza Niro (the son of the emperor of Tiran), and Queti (the daughter of a dry-cleaner). When Riza ...

Actors : Gary Oldman, Pamela Reed, Dennis Hopper, Frances McDormand,
Directors : Mick Jackson,

In 1955 Florida, a Korean vet has a breakdown and is incarcerated in a "maximum security" mental health prison, where patients are abused.

Actors : Jason Robards, Winona Ryder, Rob Lowe, Jane Alexander,
Directors : Daniel Petrie,

Gemma is 13 years old lives with her grandpa in the country, she has for many years. One day her mother shows up, and wants to take Gemma to the city. Her mother is married now, and can ...

Actors : Malik Berrichi, Tuncel Kurtiz, Ayse Emel Mesci Kuray, Nicolas Hossein,
Directors : Yilmaz Güney,

Teens in a Turkish prison struggle to survive under hideous conditions. Made by dying Yilmaz Guney in France, after he escaped from a Turkish prison, enabling him to accept his award at ...

Actors : Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah, Jugal Hansraj, Tanuja,
Directors : Shekhar Kapur,

A happy family goes through turbulent times because of a big mistake by one of the family members.

Actors : Jack Kao, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Shu-Fen Hsin, Sung Young Chen,
Directors : Hsiao-Hsien Hou,

A beautiful, historical film based upon the complex lives of four brothers.

Actors : Moushumi Chatterjee, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Sunny Deol, Amrish Puri,
Directors : Rajkumar Santoshi,

Ajay Mehra, an amateur boxer, takes revenge against Balwant Rai, a crooked businessman, after his elder brother is killed.

Actors : Sener Sen, Nilgün Akçaoglu, Pekcan Kosar, Zihni Küçümen,
Directors : Basar Sabuncu,

A citizen drives crazy because of the economic problems.

Actors : Susie Coelho, Lucinda Dickey, Adolfo Quinones, Michael Chambers,
Directors : Sam Firstenberg,

A developer tries to bulldoze a community recreation center. The local breakdancers try to stop it.