Recommended: Drama
260 Drama Films we think you’ll enjoy
Insurance Man, The (1986)
- A fascinating BBC production of Alan Bennett's screenplay about the one–and–only Franz Kafka, who is trapped in his own infernal…
- DVD $24.95
Out of Africa (1985)
- Epic, elegant retelling of Karen Blixen's African memoirs. Winner of seven Oscars including Best Picture.
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$20 $15
Birdy (1984)
- Matthew Modine and Nicolas Cage star in this complex yet compelling tale of a disturbed war veteran's descent into believing he is a bird. A bold and…
- DVD
$20 $15
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
- David Bowie endures the hardships of a Japanese POW camp in WWII. Stylish melodrama, memorably scored by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
- DVD
$25 $18.75
Terms of Endearment (1983)
- Classic family saga of loss and reconciliation with Shirley Maclaine and Jack Nicholson, who both won Oscars, as did the film.
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$19.95 $14.95
Gandhi (1982)
- Epic retelling of the life of the inspirational Indian leader with Ben Kingsley as 'The Mahatma'. Won eight Academy Awards including Best Picture.
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$19.95 $14.95
Brideshead Revisited (Mini-series) (1981)
- Famous adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel chronicles one Charles Ryder and his relationship with the Marchmain family in England between the wars.…
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$35 $25
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1980)
- Alec Guinness returns as John Le Carre's retired agent George Smiley, this time lured back to trace an infiltrator at his old stomping ground.
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$34.95 $25
Rose, The (1979)
- Bette Midler's acting debut was this raunchy rock biopic based loosely on the antics of Janis Joplin. She is given plenty of room here to display her…
- DVD
$20 $15
Pretty Baby (1978)
- One of dir. Malle's finest American films, this period piece uses the soft, boyish charms of Keith Carradine to humanise its slowly–told tale…
- DVD $19.95