Drama Movies
The Return of the Soldier (1983)
The horrors of World War I have robbed returning veteran Chris Baldry of his memory. The traumatized soldier doesn’t even recognize his own wife, Kitty, or remember their years together….
Cocaine and Blue Eyes (1983)
Michael Brennen, a San Francisco private eye gets dragged into a drug-smuggling operation while searching for the girlfriend of a deal client, leading Brennen to a politically prominent family.
Heat and Dust (1983)
Anne is investigating the life of her grand-aunt Olivia, whose destiny has always been shrouded with scandal. As Anne delves into the history of her grand-aunt, she is led to…
The Gold Diggers (1983)
An avant-garde examination of the relationship between women and money in society. Mixing musical, silent melodrama, and philosophical treatise into a post-punk, heady brew.
Sorority Sweethearts (1983)
Sorority Sweethearts follows the carnal hi-jinx of a group of lusty sorority sisters and their voluptuous house mother (Lisa DeLeeuw), over the course of one pleasure-filled day… and night.
Somewhere Tomorrow (1983)
Lori Anderson is trying to deal with the recent tragedy of her father’s death. As Lori’s mother moves on, Lori finds herself stuck, consumed by grief and anger. With the…
Voice Over (1983)
‘Fats’ Bannerman is enjoying success as the writer and presenter of Thus Engaged, a romantic radio serial about the lives and loves of a Regency heroine. But when grim reality…
Hero (1983)
A group of misfits sets out from Los Angeles for a destination they never arrive at.
Edith and Marcel (1983)
This tragic musical drama chronicles the star-crossed love between beloved French singer Edith Piaf and World Middleweight boxing champion Marcel Cerdan who died in a plane crash. The tumultuous affair…
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (1983)
This film is made up of three segments that share no plot but have a general thematic relationship. In the first segment, Virginia and her three children are left by…
Fanny Hill (1983)
Happily engaged to her handsome fiance, Charles, Fanny is soon hit with one misfortune after another until she is forced to become a prostitute to survive. This is the story,…
Coming Out of the Ice (1982)
A biographical film about Victor Herman, based on the memoir of the same name.
Mazes and Monsters (1982)
Bound together by a desire to play “Mazes and Monsters,” Robbie and his four college classmates decide to move the board game into the local cavern. Robbie loses his mind,…
Haplos (1982)
Al is a balikbayan who returns to his former hometown where his mother is buried. There he meets his childhood friend Cristy who works as a counselor for family planning….
Moral (1982)
The episodically connected lives of four college friends unfold throughout the incipient martial law years, as they struggle to define their sexual and professional desires and how best to attain…
Six Weeks (1982)
A wealthy cosmetic tycoon and her 12-year-old daughter, who’s dying from leukemia, strike up a sentimental friendship with a California politician. Since the girl has only six weeks or less…
The King of Comedy (1982)
Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
As children in the loving Ekdahl family, Fanny and Alexander enjoy a happy life with their parents, who run a theater company. After their father dies unexpectedly, however, the siblings…
The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
Australian journalist Guy Hamilton travels to Indonesia to cover civil strife in 1965. There—on the eve of an attempted coup—he befriends a Chinese Australian photographer with a deep connection to…
Honkytonk Man (1982)
During the Great Depression, a young boy leaves his family’s Oklahoma farm to travel with his country musician uncle who is trying out for the Grand Ole Opry.
The Hot Touch (1982)
A master art forger and his partner in crime, an art expert who can vouch for the authenticity of the forgeries, are making a bundle. An art dealer figures out…
That Championship Season (1982)
It started as a friendly meeting between 4 old buddies with their basketball coach and ended up in revealing the truth about their relationship. The meeting forces the five men…
Sophie’s Choice (1982)
Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes friendly with Sophie and her lover Nathan, he learns that she…
The Verdict (1982)
Frank Galvin is a down-on-his-luck lawyer and reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing, when a former associate reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice suit by serving it…
Năpasta (1982)
Frances (1982)
The true story of Frances Farmer’s meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.
Still of the Night (1982)
When one of his patients is found murdered, psychiatrist Dr. Sam Rice is visited by the investigating officer but refuses to give up any information. He’s then visited by the…
Ashes and Embers (1982)
Ashes and Embers is an original screenplay by Haile Gerima, about a Vietnam veteran, who, several years after the war, is struggling to come to terms with his role in…
Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean Jimmy Dean (1982)
On the 20th anniversary of his death, the members of a James Dean fanclub gather at a five-and-dime for a reunion.
Girls’ School (1982)
Five Days One Summer (1982)
A 1930s Scottish doctor (Sean Connery) goes climbing in the Alps with an infatuated niece (Betsy Brantley) he passes off as his wife.
The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982)
A young artist is commissioned by the wife of a wealthy landowner to make a series of drawings of the estate while her husband is away.