Drama Movies
The Crying Woman (1979)
Perfumed Nightmare (1979)
Kidlat, a Filipino jeepney driver, is fascinated by the idea of the American space programme and by Western society as a whole. When he moves to Paris, disillusionment sets in…
Heart to Heart (1979)
The independently-minded daughter of lower-middle class French shopkeepers, Brigitte, one of three sisters, refused to marry the father of her child when she became pregnant. In this film, she reminisces…
A Woman Heats the Sauna (1979)
The story is about a woman, who has to heat up the company’s sauna, because the bosses want to entertain foreign visitors. The sauna is situated in a small village…
The House Without Steps (1979)
A sensuous woman, an angry artist, a mysterious puppet maker, suspicious townspeople, mischievous kids; these are the characters in the film.
Who Is Calling Me? (1979)
House of Seven Belles (1979)
The seven sisters of the outcast LeFleur family try to survive in a post-Civil War Deep South. The movie was unable to be completed, thus, it may be left to…
She Came To The Valley (1979)
Based on the book by Cleo Dawson, this film follows the struggle of a female settler as she becomes involved in a political conflict during the Spanish-American War.
Ice Castles (1978)
Alexis is on top of the world until a tragic accident dashes her hopes and dreams of becoming a world-class figure skater. Only with the help of those who love…
Les Misérables (1978)
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men’s lives, and soon Valjean finds himself…
Terror Out of the Sky (1978)
TV sequel to “The Savage Bees” featuring more rampaging insects. This time a marching band and a school bus get in the path of the bees.
Moment by Moment (1978)
Trisha Rawlings, a Beverly Hills socialite suffering from loneliness following the separation from her womanizing husband, develops a May–December romance with a young drifter named Strip.
King of the Gypsies (1978)
Zharko, leader of the Romanis in NYC, passes his position of leadership on to his unwilling grandson, Dave, leading to infighting between Dave and his father.
The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978)
The story of the Wright Brothers and their efforts to invent, build, and fly the world’s first successful motor-operated airplane.
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo (1978)
While attempting to win the affections of a beautiful rival, a master thief risks death to learn the secret intentions of a wealthy and seemingly immortal, but certainly ruthless, recluse.
Every Which Way but Loose (1978)
Philo Beddoe is your regular, easygoing, truck-driving guy. He’s also the best bar-room brawler west of the Rockies. And he lives with a 165-pound orangutan named Clyde. Like other guys,…
California Suite (1978)
The misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
The First Great Train Robbery (1978)
In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.
Richard II (1978)
Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal and stately monarch. He believes he is the rightful ruler of England, ordained by God, yet he is…
The Deer Hunter (1978)
A group of working-class friends decide to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds it to be hellish chaos — not the noble venture they imagined. Before…
The Brink’s Job (1978)
In 1950, a group of unlikely criminal masterminds commits the robbery of the century. Led by Tony Pino, a petty thief fresh out of prison, and Joe McGinnis, who specializes…
Romeo and Juliet (1978)
Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona where we lay our scene, from ancient grudge break to new mutiny where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth…
Knife in the Head (1978)
Stony Island (1978)
Richie Bloom, the only white kid on the block, forms an R&B band with his best friend, Kevin. With the help of their mentor, aging sax legend Percy, they pull…
In a Year with 13 Moons (1978)
Just a Gigolo (1978)
Killer of Sheep (1978)
An African-American man working at a slaughterhouse in the Watts area of Los Angeles leads a dissatisfied and listless existence.
Cleopatra Wong (1978)
Singapore’s top policewoman, Miss Cleopatra Wong, who heads the Seasian Interpol Criminal Investigation Department (C.I.D.), teams up with her Filipino counterpart to bust a counterfeit currency operation that threatens several…
Slow Dancing In The Big City (1978)
An aging out of shape reporter falls for a pretty but seriously ill ballerina.
Magic (1978)
A ventriloquist is at the mercy of his vicious dummy while he tries to renew a romance with his high school sweetheart.
The Swissmakers (1978)
This romantic drama follows two policemen whose job is to investigate the lives of foreigners who have applied for Swiss citizenship. Among the applicants they must screen are a French…
Naufragio (1978)
Caravans (1978)
This epic adventure-drama based on James Michener’s best-selling novel concerns a young American embassy official who is sent into the Middle-Eastern desert to find the missing daughter of a US…