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Top 100 drama movies from the 1980s
Brew curates the best Drama movies of the 1980s, from gritty character studies to lush emotional epics. Find your next obsession in our handpicked list.
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Wings of Desire
movie•France
1988
02
Manon of the Spring
movie•Switzerland
1987
03
Salaam Bombay!
movie•India
1988
04
Akira
movie•Japan
1988
05
Where Is the Friend's House?
movie•Iran, Islamic Republic of
1987
06
Pink Floyd: The Wall
movie•GB
1982
07
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
movie•United States
1985
08
Paris, Texas
movie•France
1984
09
Stalker
movie•SUHH
1980
10
Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior
movie•Japan
1980
11
Blade Runner
movie•United States
1982
12
Rain Man
movie•United States
1988
13
Crimes and Misdemeanors
movie•United States
1989
14
Do the Right Thing
movie•United States
1989
15
Mississippi Burning
movie•United States
1989
16
Dead Poets Society
movie•United States
1989
17
Threads
movie
1984
18
Nayakan
movie•India
1987
19
Nostalghia
movie•Italy
1983
20
Fitzcarraldo
movie•PE
1982
21
Mr. Muhsin
movie•Turkey
1987
22
Pixote
movie•Brazil
1981
23
Das Boot
movie•Germany
1982
24
Come and See
movie•SUHH
1985
25
Being There
movie•United States
1980
26
Scarface
movie•United States
1983
27
Full Metal Jacket
movie•GB
1987
28
Ran
movie•Japan
1985
29
The Elephant Man
movie•United States
1980
30
Jean de Florette
movie•Switzerland
1987
31
Platoon
movie•United States
1986
32
Stand by Me
movie•United States
1986
33
Fanny and Alexander
movie•Sweden
1982
34
Raging Bull
movie•United States
1980
35
Au Revoir Les Enfants
movie•France
1988
36
Gandhi
movie•GB
1983
37
Abbas in Flower
movie•Turkey
1982
38
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
movie•SUHH
1980
39
Landscape in the Mist
movie•Greece
1988
40
Matewan
movie•United States
1987
41
The Marathon Family
movie•XYU
1982
42
Grave of the Fireflies
movie•Japan
1989
43
Heart of a Dog
movie
1988
44
Amadeus
movie•United States
1984
45
The Shining
movie•GB
1980
46
Once Upon a Time in America
movie•Italy
1984
47
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro
movie•India
1983
48
Lion of the Desert
movie•United States
1981
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