Drama Movies
Personal Problems (1980)
An “experimental soap opera” centered on a Harlem nurse, her husband, her father-in-law, and her lover.
McVicar (1980)
John McVicar was a London Bad Boy. he graduated to armed bank robbery and was Britain’s “Public Enemy No. 1”. He was captured and put into a high security prison….
Be Forever Yamato (1980)
The Black Nebula Empire attacks Earth and threatens to blow up the planet with a bomb they placed on Earth if counter attacked. Earths hopes rest on the Yamato crew…
Rude Boy (1980)
Rude Boy is a semi-documentary, part character study, part ‘rockumentary’, featuring a British punk band, The Clash. The script includes the story of a fictional fan juxtposed with actual public…
Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
Buck Bonham is a country singer on the road caught in a romantic triangle with Dyan Cannon and Amy Irving, the daughter of one of his longtime musical sidekick.
My Bodyguard (1980)
Clifford Peach, an easygoing teenager, is finding less than easy to fit in at his new high school, where a tough-talking bully terrorizes his classmates and extorts their lunch money….
The True Story of the Nun of Monza (1980)
Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980)
Two teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old.
The Stunt Man (1980)
A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out and falls for the leading lady…
Virus (1980)
Scientists in Antarctica desperately try to find a cure to a military virus that was released in a plane crash and has wiped out the rest of the world.
The Kid with a Tattoo (1980)
One of Shaw Brothers’ most productive directors, Sun Chung’s action films had strong tension, snappy editing and slow motion which influenced up and coming martial arts director John Woo. Starring…
Bronco Billy (1980)
An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest.
Night of the Juggler (1980)
An ex New York cop is desperate to find his kidnapped daughter.
Urban Cowboy (1980)
After moving to Pasadena, Texas, country boy Bud Davis starts hanging around a bar called Gilley’s, where he falls in love with Sissy, a cowgirl who believes the sexes are…
The Constant Factor (1980)
A Week’s Vacation (1980)
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.
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…
