Drama Movies
The Hearse (1980)
A schoolteacher moves into her deceased aunt’s house in a small Californian town, and is harassed by unfriendly locals and a mysterious hearse.
The Mountain Men (1980)
The story concerns two grizzled mountain men — Bill Tyler and Henry Frapp — during the dying days of the fur-trapping era. The plot begins when Running Moon runs away…
Cloud Dancer (1980)
An aerobatic pilot comes to terms with his work, his photographer ex-lover and a brash newcomer.
Crazy Thunder Road (1980)
When Ken, the leader of the once-notorious biker gang of Tokyo, falls in love with a barmaid, he quickly loses his rebellious ideals. The rest of the gang feels betrayed,…
The Long Days of Summer (1980)
In this sequel to his 1978 “When Every Day Was the Fourth of July” (and a pilot to a prospective series), producer/director Dan Curtis recalls more of his youth during…
Carny (1980)
Tired of being a small-town waitress, Donna departs with the latest carnival show, living with entertainers Frankie and Patch in a tense, emotional triangle.
The Long Riders (1980)
The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank…
Fame (1980)
A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.
Hussy (1980)
Beaty, a prostitute, and Emory, a lighting/sound technician, fall in love while working at the same London cabaret, but their relationship isn’t easy.
Gideon’s Trumpet (1980)
True story of Clarence Gideon’s fight to be appointed counsel at the expense of the state. This landmark case led to the Supreme Court’s decision which extended this right to…
Kagemusha (1980)
Akira Kurosawa’s lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When…
Heart Beat (1980)
An exploration of the relationship between Beat Generation writers Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, and Cassady’s wife, Carolyn.
Carnapping – Ordered Stolen and Sold (1980)
When designer Robert Meering returns from vacation, he discovers the company he worked for unexpectedly went bankrupt so he decides to visit his old boss. His former employer Banninger liquidated…
Ion: The Lust for the Land the Lust for Love (1980)
Jon, a young peasant love more “the land” than his engaged girlhood, Florica.Just when Ion thinks he has become master of his own land, he realizes that he has betrayed…
Woman’s Trail: Wet Path (1980)
Night Games (1980)
Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980)
Seven former college friends, along with a few new friends, gather for a weekend reunion at a summer house in New Hampshire to reminisce about the good old days, when…
Oblomov (1980)
St. Petersburg, mid 19th century: the indolent, middle-aged Oblomov lives in a flat with his older servant, Zakhar. He sleeps much of the day, dreaming of his childhood on his…
Caged Women (1980)
A bunch of delinquent women are shipped to an island prison run by the sadistic warden Carla. Forced into situations of sexual perversion and violence and torture, the prisoners band…
When Time Ran Out… (1980)
An active volcano threatens a south Pacific island resort and its guests as a power struggle ensues between the property’s developer and a drilling foreman.
Tom Horn (1980)
A renowned former army scout is hired by ranchers to hunt down rustlers but finds himself on trial for the murder of a boy when he carries out his job…
Harlequin (1980)
Up-and-coming senator Nick Rast’s young son is terminally ill with leukemia. A mysterious faith healer, Gregory Wolfe, appears and seems to cure the boy. Rast’s wife Sandy falls in love…
Little Darlings (1980)
Two 15-year-old girls from different sides of the tracks compete to see who will be first to lose their virginity while at camp.
Hide in Plain Sight (1980)
True story of a man in search of his children after his ex-wife enters the Witness Protection Program.
Nijinsky (1980)
A ballet dancer struggles with his homosexuality and the increasing allure of a young ballerina who seeks to draw him away from his domineering lover.
First Voyage (1980)
The Return of King Lapusneanu (1980)
Alexandru Lapusneanu is one of important Moldavian rulers. A Macbeth figure, who obtains his throne in fight, who reeves any possible danger out of his way, a good “hospodar”, husband…
A Distant Cry from Spring (1980)
Evening Rain (1980)
Brave New World (1980)
A man who grew up in a primitive society educating himself by reading Shakespeare is allowed to join the futuristic society where his parents are from. However, he cannot adapt…
Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980)
Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame.
Dominique (1980)
The wife of a greedy man comes back to haunt him after he scares her to death.
Attica (1980)
Acclaimed dramatization recreating the incidents surrounding the 1971 revolt in New York’s Attica State Prison that lasted for 23 days and resulted in the greatest casualty toll between Americans since…