Best Comedy Drama Films of 1986

Crimes of the Heart

Adapted from the Pulitzer ... sisters, despite every effort to treat the situation with proper sobriety, burst into helpless laughter over her "psychic" powers. [ best comedy drama films - 1986 ]

Something Wild

A wildly inventive and ... shows up. What had been a liberating fling for Charlie turns into a bloody and vicious battle for survival. [ best comedy drama films - 1986 ]

About Last Night...

David Mamet's play Sexual ... ends on a coda that suggests the pair are still unsure as to where their relationship may be headed. [ best comedy drama films - 1986 ]

Lucas

Corey Haim plays 13-year-old ... the hospital after being injured in a game, which earns him the respect of the rest of the team. [ best comedy drama films - 1986 ]

The Best of Times

Small-town banker Robin Williams ... Jump and Tin Cup; it was Shelton, in fact, who directed most of Best of Times' climactic football game. [ best comedy drama films - 1986 ]

Nobody's Fool

This sharp drama is ... time and that may or may not be enough to convince Cassie to leave with him when he goes. [ best comedy drama films - 1986 ]

Moonlighting: Season 03

Only 15 episodes of ... the very end, when after three years of verbal and physical fencing, David and Maddie finally consummate their relationship. [ best comedy drama films - 1986 ]

Ginger and Fred

Director Federico Fellini gently ... film was dampened when the real Ginger Rogers sued the distributors of Ginger and Fred for "defamation of character." [ best comedy drama films - 1986 ]

Pretty in Pink

John Hughes crafts an ... Steff (James Spader). The romance versus high school social politics finally culminates at the big night of the prom. [ best comedy drama films - 1986 ]

From the Hip

Director Bob Clark, whose ... suspect Douglas Benoit (John Hurt), who refuses to cooperate with his attorney even though he's facing a death sentence. [ best comedy drama films - 1986 ]

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

Popular African-American comedian Jo ... Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling would stand as an excellent testimonial to Richard Pryor's cutting-edge comic brilliance. [ best comedy drama films - 1986 ]

Brighton Beach Memoirs

Brighton Beach Memoirs is ... of Eugene's burgeoning sexual self-awareness and his father's efforts to support his huge extended family on his meager salary. [ best comedy drama films - 1986 ]

Max, Mon Amour

Fabled Japanese filmmaker Nagisa ... never descends into goofiness: Oshima uses his unorthodox plotline to poke holes in the self-protective pretensions of the Bourgeoisie. [ best comedy drama films - 1986 ]

Playing for Keeps

In this comedy drama, ... locale to dump toxic wastes. The lively soundtrack features songs by Phil Collins, Julian Lennon, Arcadia, and Pete Townshend. [ best comedy drama films - 1986 ]

Guardian of the Night

With an off-beat sense ... office and ends up trying to run over Aurore's boyfriend, an act which finally gets him into serious trouble. [ best comedy drama films - 1986 ]

Imperio De La Fortuna

Dull-witted Mexican peasant Ernesto ... awards in its country of origin, though it has only fitfully seen the light of day in the US. [ best comedy drama films - 1986 ]

A Great Wall

The full title of ... mutual understanding and respect is reached, and it is the children who take the first steps towards that ground. [ best comedy drama films - 1986 ]

Maison Ikkoku [Anime Series]

Running for 96 episodes, ... can never quite muster the courage to confess his feelings to Kyoko. "Maison Ikkoku" literally means "House of Movement." [ best comedy drama films - 1986 ]