Drama Movies
The Missouri Breaks (1976)
When vigilante land baron David Braxton hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler Tom Logan, Logan’s gang decides to get even by purchasing a small farm next to…
The Student Body (1976)
Carrie, Mitzie, and Chicago get in trouble a lot in the women’s prison, but are offered early parolement if they agree to become subjects of a study on human aggression…
Death Journey (1976)
Fearful that their star witness might be murdered, two attorneys hire a protector to bring him from Los Angeles to New York. Jesse Crowder (Fred Williamson) is a no-nonsense tough…
The Blue Bird (1976)
Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the fairy Berylune. On their journey, they’re accompanied by the anthropomorphized…
Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
A one-armed martial arts master is being stalked by an Imperial assassin, the master of two fighters killed in the previous film. When the One-Armed Boxer is invited to attend…
Stay Hungry (1976)
A dishonest businessman asks rich layabout Craig Blake to help him buy a gym, which will be demolished for a development project in Alabama. But after spending time with weightlifter…
Barbed Wire Dolls (1976)
Maria, an unfortunate young woman, kills her rapist father in self-defense, and is later tried, sentenced, and shipped off to a woman’s penitentiary where she and her fellow inmates are…
The Last Woman (1976)
The River Niger (1976)
An intimate look at life in the ghetto: Johnny Williams is a house painter who moonlights as a poet, struggling to financially and emotionally support his cancer-ridden wife Mattie. But…
The Village (1976)
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (1976)
When a widowed mother falls in love with an American sailor, her troubled young son is pressured by the bullying leader of his clique to seek revenge.
All the President’s Men (1976)
During the 1972 elections, two reporters’ investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate scandal that compels President Nixon to resign from his post.
The Story of David (1976)
The “David and Goliath” legend is presented as credibly as possible, while David’s later disastrous romance with Bathsheba is handled with taste and decorum. Also in the cast are Anthony…
Sparkle (1976)
Three sisters start out singing in their church choir in Harlem in the late 1950s and become a successful girl group in the 1960s.
Lipstick (1976)
An aspiring avant-garde composer rapes a fashion model. When she takes him to court, she’s slut-shamed by the defense and the man is exonerated. But justice will be served.
The Moon Over the Alley (1976)
A surreal musical exploring the problems of the multicultural residents in a Notting Hill boarding house.
Jackson County Jail (1976)
A young woman stumbles into a nightmare land of hijacking and humiliation while driving cross-country from California to New York.
Snake Dancer (1976)
With the oppressive climate of 1970s South Africa as the backdrop, this erotic biopic tells the story of Glenda Kemp (playing herself), a former Sunday school teacher who becomes an…
Killer Clans (1976)
Based on a popular swordplay novel, this colorful and complex saga (whose Chinese title literally translates into the poetic Meteor, Butterfly, Sword) has enough conspiracies, stratagems, and sword fights to…
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
Thomas Jerome Newton is an alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. Aided by lawyer Oliver Farnsworth, Thomas uses his knowledge of…
Dead on Target (1976)
Dead on Target is the third and final film in the Our Man Flint movie trilogy. The film originally aired on ABC on March 17, 1976. The TV movie was…
Allegro non troppo (1976)
The film is a parody of Disney’s Fantasia, though possibly more of a challenge to Fantasia than parody status would imply. In the context of this film, “Allegro non Troppo”…
Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1976)
A sadistic plantation owner pushes his slaves to the point of rebellion.
The Girl Chewing Gum (1976)
At Stamford Road in Dalston Junction of east London, the camera follows pedestrians, cars and birds while a narrator, who appears to be the director behind the camera, seems to…
I Love You I Don’t (1976)
The Message (1976)
In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he’s not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is…
Black Shampoo (1976)
A black hairdresser’s sexual escapades with married customers lead to a confrontation with a jealous mobster.