Drama Movies of 1986
Power
A star-studded cast portrays political movers and shakers in this drama about politics and the ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
The George McKenna Story
This made-for-TV drama was based on the true story of George McKenna (played by Denzel Washington in one of his first leading roles), an educator in Los Angeles who faced the greatest challenge of his career ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
The Color of Money
Oscar-nominated in 1961 for his performance as pool hustler Fast Eddie Felson in The Hustler, Paul Newman won that award a quarter century later when he reprised the role ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
The Last Days of Patton
In this 1986 made-for-television sequel to the 1971 film that won George C. Scott his only Academy Award, the acclaimed actor once again ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Top Gun
Devil-may-care navy pilot Pete Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is sent to Miramar Naval Air Station ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna
This two-part TV movie recounts the life of Anna Anderson, who until the day she died at age 82 insisted ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
The Mission
Featuring a majestic score by Ennio Morricone and lush Oscar-winning cinematography by Chris Menges, Roland ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Resting Place
Set in 1972, The Resting Place stars John Lithgow as an Army major who accompanies the body of ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
All Passion Spent
The adaptation of Vita Sackville-West's novel stars Wendy Hiller as Lady Slane, an elderly woman whose ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Stand by Me
Based on the Stephen King short story The Body, Rob Reiner's ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Courage
This three-hour TV movie stars Sophia Loren as New Yorker Marianna Miraldo. Hurt and angered by her son's cocaine addiction, Marianna discovers that a close friend also has ties with the drug scene. After several of her imprisoned friend's ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Children of a Lesser God
Children of a Lesser God is a love story about a speech teacher who falls ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
At Close Range
Amazingly, At Close Range was based on a true story. Bored teenager Sean Penn meets his prodigal father (Christopher Walken) for the first time in years. Though Penn is vaguely aware that his father is a criminal, he is nonetheless ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Just Between Friends
A timid aerobics instructor learns that her new best friend is also her husband's mistress in this domestic drama starring Mary Tyler Moore. Suffering from a ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Hoosiers
An unexpected late-1986 box-office hit, Hoosiers tells the true story of a group of underdogs who become champions. Set in the 1950s, Hoosiers is about a hard-luck, unemployed college basketball coach (Gene Hackman) who gets a ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Manon of the Spring
Manon of the Spring (Manon des Sources) has also been released as Jean de Florette II in the US, as it is a sequel to Claude Berri's Jean de Florette. Both films are drawn from the same source: Filmmaker/novelist Marcel Pagnol's 1952 rural ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
The Mosquito Coast
Harrison Ford delivers one of his most-acclaimed performances in Peter Weir's adaptation of Paul Theroux's novel (scripted by ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Mesmerized
This psychodrama is set in New Zealand during the ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
9 1/2 Weeks
The title refers to the duration of the relationship ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Blue City
When prodigal son Billy Turner (Judd Nelson) returns to his Florida home town, he's caught in a brawl and thrown in jail. He tells the guards to call his father, the mayor, who will have him released; however, he soon discovers his ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Desert Bloom
Set in 1950, this is a convincing, well-acted drama about a young girl's growing up in Las Vegas amidst poverty and a turbulent home life. The 13-year-old Rose (Annabeth Gish) lives with her mother (JoBeth Williams), stepfather (Jon Voight), ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Seize the Day
The PBS series Great Performances first presented the made-for-TV feature Seize the Day. The time is the success-driven '50s; Robin Williams plays Tommy Wilhelm, a middle-ager who has just lost his salesman's job. Margaret, his wife (Katherine ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
No Mercy
High-powered gangsters move this crime drama along at a fast pace. When two cops, Eddie Jillette (Richard Gere) and Joe Collins (Gary Basaraba), hear about a contract out on local crime boss Losado (Jeroen Krabbe), they go undercover ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
River's Edge
The nude, strangled body of a teenaged girl lies on the edge of the river. Her murderer is her boyfriend, Daniel Roebuck. All the kids in Roebuck's ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Le Lieu du Crime
Scene of the Crime (Le Lieu du Crime) begins with a quote from Great Expectations. Thirteen-year-old ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Heartbreak Ridge
Having spent much of his directorial career emulating Don Siegel ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Miami Vice: Season 03
Season Three of the too-hip-for-the-room crime series Miami Vice opens with a bang as the beloved ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Boy in Blue
To fully appreciate Boy in Blue, it's helpful to know a little bit about the sport of "sculling"-or competitive rowing. Nicolas Cage stars ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Over the Top
After winning the heavyweight boxing championship and single-handedly winning the war in Vietnam for ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Trapped in Silence
A young boy retreats into a world of silence in this made-for-television drama. Kiefer Sutherland stars as Kevin Richter, an adolescent boy who has suffered from years of physical abuse. In an attempt to deal emotionally with the effects of ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Extremities
Attacked by a masked assailant, Marjorie (Farrah Fawcett) lives in mortal fear that the unidentified man will strike again -- ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Under the Cherry Moon
Diminutive pop star Prince plays another variation on the suave gigolo in this vanity piece. Set on the French Riviera, the story follows Christopher Tracy as he plays ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Mona Lisa
Bob Hoskins plays George, a tough but basically goodhearted British mob flunky, recently released from prison, where he'd served a term to cover up for his gangster boss (Michael Caine). Still willing to be everyone's ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
The Good Father
Anthony Hopkins stars in The Good Father as a publishing executive whose wife Julie Walters ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
News at Eleven
News at Eleven is a stacked-card study of journalistic ethics -- or rather, the lack of same. Martin Sheen stars as the well-respected senior anchorperson at a fictional San Diego TV station. Honcho ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Salvador
While Salvador wasn't Oliver Stone's first film (a pair of ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Youngblood
Rob Lowe stars as the title character, a young hockey prodigy with a gift for scoring, but no such penchant for pugilism -- when the gloves drop, so does he. Despite his fragility, Coach Chadwick (Ed Lauter) ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
The Imagemaker
In a convoluted story of one man's obsession, widower Roger Blackwell (Michael Nouri) has been a media advisor to countless politicians, probably one too many as it turns out. Blackwell is set on using his ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Mélo
Director Alain Resnais faithfully adapted his script for Melo from a 1929 play by Henry Bernstein--the first time that ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Quicksilver
In this underscripted and not wholly convincing drama, Kevin Bacon plays ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Dream to Believe
The curiously neglected A Dream to Believe (aka Flying) can be summed up as a distaff Rocky. Olivia D'Abo is starred as a teen-aged girl who dreams of becoming a top gymnast. Human, emotional and financial ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Loving Walter
Director Stephen Frears' Loving Walter combines 1982's Walter, produced for Britain's Channel ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Absolute Beginners
The rise of teen culture in 1950s Britain provides the backdrop for Julien Temple's unconventional rock musical Absolute Beginners. The film centers on Colin, an 18-year-old with a talent for photography and a fondness for the neon nightlife of ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
The Boy Who Could Fly
Jay Underwood plays an autistic boy who provides a source of fascination to a new ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Crossroads
A passion for blues music is evident in this drama based on a contest-winning ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Sid and Nancy
Punk rock's first great embodiment of the motto "live fast and die young," ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
The Clan of the Cave Bear
Cinematographer Michael Chapman directed this John Sayles adaptation of Jean M. Auel's best-selling ode to ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Every Time We Say Goodbye
In this romantic drama set during World War II, David (Tom Hanks) is ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Nobody's Child
Marlo Thomas fully justifies her star status in the made-for-television Nobody's Child. Ms. Thomas portrays the real-life Marie Balter, a Massachusetts woman consigned to a mental hospital after a suicide attempt at ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
'Round Midnight
A French music lover befriends a once-great American jazz artist and attempts to save him from self-destruction in this moody drama. Saxophonist Dexter Gordon portrays ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Cactus
Isabelle Huppert plays a French woman who travels to Australia after leaving her husband. Injured in an ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Parting Glances
Gay yuppie Robert (John Bolger) accepts an assignment in Africa that ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Though the title makes Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer seem like a cut-rate slasher flick, the film is actually one of the most disturbing and terrifying examinations of mass murderers ever ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
On Valentine's Day
A prequel to Horton Foote's 1918, On Valentine's Day was filmed in 1984, then held back from release till 1986. On the titular day, Elizabeth Vaughn (Hallie Foote, ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Houston: The Legend of Texas
Sam Elliot stars as Sam Houston, the visionary who nearly single-handedly forged the state of Texas into a powerful entity in its own right. Refusing to forget the Alamo (as if ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
The Sacrifice
The Sacrifice, director Andrei Tarkovsky's final film, begins in Bergmanesque fashion on a small, ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Thrashin'
Valley boys take on the punk rockers in this teen-age ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Summer
Summer (Le Rayon Vert) is the fifth of French director ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Il Diavolo in Corpo
Bearing no particular relation to any literary or cinematic work of the same title, this erotic drama by Marco Bellocchio uses sexual expression to work out a ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
The Gladiator
In this made-for-TV movie, a young Los Angeles man is killed by a drunken ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Hey, Babu Riba
Music and a changing culture provide new expressions for teen ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Miracle at Moreaux
Loretta Swit stars as a French nun in the made-for-television Miracle at Moreaux. The time is the early 1940s, at the ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Oceans of Fire
This exciting disaster film chronicles the raw courage of five ex-cons and their leader when the South American ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Oliver Twist
This animated version of Oliver Twist tells the familiar Charles Dickens' tale of the title orphan who falls under the guidance of the criminal Fagan and the evil Bill Sykes before finding happiness. ~ ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
The Revolt of Mother
Set in 1890 New England this is a slice-of-life story about two hard-working farmers, based on a Mary E. Wilkins Freeman story. ~ Tana Hobart, All Movie Guide [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Thérèse
The legend of Therese Martin, canonized as a saint and popularly known as "the Little Flower of Jesus," is affectionately related in this 1986 French film. At 15, Therese (Catherine Mouchet) enters the convent, hoping ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Unnatural Causes
Based on several actual case histories, Unnatural Causes stars John Ritter as a Vietnam veteran dying of Agent Orange poisoning. Alfre Woodard co-stars as ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Working Girls
The Working Girls in this New York-based film are laboring away at the World's ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Mala Noche
The debut film of director Gus Van Sant, this independent, low-budget comedy-drama based on an autobiographical novel by Walt Curtis was produced on black-and-white 16 mm film for only $25,000. Tim Streeter stars as Walt, the manager ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Amigos
Filmed in Spanish, Amigos is a fairly realistic look at the plight of the Mariel Boat People, the so-called "undesirables" who were shipped off to ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
El Bronco
This drama revolves around a star-crossed romance between two very unlikely people. Gabriela (Maribel Guardia, a former Miss Costa Rica) is a considerably beautiful young woman from a wealthy family who ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Gavilan O Paloma
This drama tells the true and quite unbelievable story of popular Mexican singer Jose Sosa, played by ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Hijo del Palenque
This drama features Valentin Trujillo as Damian Corona, the son of a married couple who once ran a "palenque" (illegal cock-fight arena) in their small town in Texas near the Mexican border. Damian's parents ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Man of Ashes
The Tunisian Man of Ashes spotlights Imad Malaal in the role of a terrified bridegroom-to-be. Malaal's aversion to women can be traced back to his youth, when he and his best friend Khaled ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Two Friends
Jane Campion's directorial debut feature, the made-for-TV drama Two Friends, is the story of two 14-year-old girls drifting apart in working-class Australia. Told with ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
Un Hombre De Exito
The lives of two brothers take different paths in this Cuban political drama. Javier becomes a successful businessman, while his brother Dario becomes a bomb-planting anarchist ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
The Far Country
Two people trying to leave ugly memories behind them find life and love anew in Australia in this made-for-television adaptation of the novel by Nevil Shute. Carl Zlinter (Michael York) was a doctor who was drafted into the German Army during ... [ Drama movie - 1986 ]
En El Aire
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