Best Drama movies of 1980s

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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Meg Tilly, Doug Savant, Rob Lowe, Kim Cattrall,
Directors : Bob Swaim,

A recently orphaned millionairess, Olivia, really hates her scheming step-father. Olivia finds love with a young yacht racing captain, Tim, who isn't completely truthful with her. When the ...

Actors : Leo Rossi, Bruce Barlow, Bonnie Bedelia, Beau Bridges,
Directors : Jonathan Kaplan,

Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her ...

Actors : Kazim Kartal, Hikmet Tasdemir, Yaman Okay, Kadir Inanir,
Directors : Melih Gülgen,

The story of a fearless man Tatar Ramazan who believes justice in his own way.

Actors : Richard Hell, Susan Berman, Brad Rijn, Nada Despotovich,
Directors : Susan Seidelman,

A narcissistic runaway engages in a number of parasitic relationships amongst members of New York's waning punk scene.

Actors : John Vernon, Johnny Venocur, Linda Blair, Robert Dryer,

A teenage vigilante seeks revenge on a group of violent thugs who raped her handicapped sister and killed her best friend.

Actors : Bill Gunn, Seret Scott, Billie Allen, Duane Jones,
Directors : Kathleen Collins,

A comedy-drama about a Black American female philosophy professor and her insensitive, philandering, and flamboyant artist husband who are having a marital crisis. When the wife goes off on...

Actors : Brynn Thayer, Steve James, Chuck Norris, Jack O'Halloran,
Directors : William Tannen,

Danny O'Brien is back in action fighting the notorious Simon Moon, also known as The Terror. Three years earlier O'Brien had single-handedly captured The Terror and was called Hero by the ...

Actors : Kiefer Sutherland, Robert Knepper, Lou Diamond Phillips, Jami Gertz,
Directors : Jack Sholder,

An undercover cop forms an alliance with a Native American to help him hunt down the criminals who stole an ancient Lakota tribal lance.

Actors : Yoshiko Tanaka, Etsuko Ichihara, Shôichi Ozawa, Kazuo Kitamura,
Directors : Shôhei Imamura,

The story of the aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing, based on Masuji Ibuse's novel.

Actors : Noufou Ouédraogo, Adama Ouédraogo, Roukietou Barry, Fatimata Sanga,
Directors : Idrissa Ouedraogo,

A small African village. The story focuses on Bila, a ten year old boy who befriends an old woman, Sana. Everybody calls her 'Witch' but Bila himself calls her 'Yaaba' (grandmother). When ...

Actors : Roy Scheider, Lara Harris, Tim Reid, Jürgen Prochnow,
Directors : John Frankenheimer,

Cold War drama about two gung-ho border commanders (Roy Scheider, Jurgen Prochnow) who carry out their own private war against each other on the German - Czechoslovakia border.

Actors : Hema Malini, Amjad Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Ranjeeta Kaur,
Directors : Raj N. Sippy,

After the death of their parents; Ravi Anand the eldest of seven brothers becomes the guardian to his other six siblings. His dictatorship and measures to get things done are frustrated by ...

Actors : Nedumudi Venu, Poornam Vishwanathan, Mohanlal, Renjini,
Directors : Priyadarshan,

A woman hires a stranger to pose as her husband because she doesn't want her ailing father to know that her fiance broke their engagement.

Actors : Guzin Coragan, Sener Sen, Ali Uyandiran, Üstün Asutay,
Directors : Nesli Çölgeçen,

Selamsiz (wich means 'no greeting') is a small town in Anatolia. The town has a lot of problems but noone from governments come and see the town. One day the mayor learns that the prime ...