Popular Drama Movies on Pantaflix - Page 424

An Average Little Man

1977

An Average Little Man

1977
8
A middle-aged government accountant is determined to secure a stable job for his son before retiring, willing to go to great lengths to achieve his goal.
Fedora

1978

Fedora

1978
6.7
An ambitious Hollywood hustler becomes involved with a reclusive female star, whom he tries to lure out of retirement.
The Ages of Lulu

1990

The Ages of Lulu

1990
6.4
Fifteen-year-old Lulu has never known any affection from her family. But when she goes to a rock concert with Pablo, a friend of the family, he introduces Lulu to her first sexual experience. Years later, Pablo and Lulu have married; Pablo has created a sheltered, private world for Lulu, into which nothing intrudes. However, Lulu tires of her cloistered existence, and begins hanging out in shady bars, looking for vicarious thrills and danger.
Midori

1992

Midori

1992
6.2
After losing her parents, young flower selling Midori is put up by a fairground group. She is abused and forced to slavery, until the arrival of an enigmatic magician of short stature, who gives her hope for a better future.
The Telephone Box

1972

The Telephone Box

1972
7.2
A man gets trapped inside a telephone box and nobody is able to free him.
Castaway

1986

Castaway

1986
6.3
Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island. The young Lucy Irving takes a chance on contacting him and after a couple of meetings they decide to go ahead. Once on the island things prove a lot less idyllic than in the movies, and gradually it becomes clear that it is Lucy who has the desire and the strength to try and see the year through.
Boys on the Outside

1990

Boys on the Outside

1990
6.8
Young men with no future have little in the present as well. Natale is released from prison: he takes up with his friends again but none can find work. Claudio, from Palermo, gets out of juvenile detention in Naples and he's met by Vita, a girl who's come from home to run away with him. Where can they go? A young dad, whose potato stall at the market is shut down because he has no permit, takes his two small children to the beach and yells at them. Mario, gay, a prostitute in drag, gets a visit from his mom; he offers tea, then finds the water to his apartment is shut off. Social workers drop by, parole officers file reports. What hope is there? What options besides crime?
Falling in Love

1984

Falling in Love

1984
6.7
During shopping for Christmas, Frank and Molly run into each other. This fleeting short moment will start to change their lives, when they recognize each other months later in the train home and have a good time together. Although both are married and Frank has two little kids, they meet more and more often, their friendship becoming the most precious thing in their lives.
The Road

1982

The Road

1982
7.3
When five Kurdish prisoners are granted one week's home leave, they find to their dismay that they face continued oppression outside of prison from their families, the culture, and the government.
The Student

1988

The Student

1988
5.9
An ambitious teaching student's finals studies are interrupted by a passionate affair with a jazz musician.
Love Streams

1984

Love Streams

1984
7.2
Two closely-bound, emotionally wounded siblings reunite after years apart.
Husbands

1970

Husbands

1970
6.8
A common friend's sudden death brings three men, married with children, to reconsider their lives and ultimately leave the country together. But mindless enthusiasm for regained freedom will be short-lived.
Pickpocket

1997

Pickpocket

1997
7.3
A small town pickpocket whose friends have moved on to higher trades finds himself bitter and unable to adapt.
Germinal

1993

Germinal

1993
6.7
It's mid 19th century, north of France. The story of a coal miner's town. They are exploited by the mine's owner. One day the decide to go on strike, and then the authorities repress them.
Cria!

1976

Cria!

1976
7.6
Ana, an eight-year-old girl living in Madrid with her grandmother and two sisters, mourns the death of her mother.
The Long Walk Home

1990

The Long Walk Home

1990
7.6
Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott led by Martin Luther King.
The Body of My Enemy

1976

The Body of My Enemy

1976
6.4
A man accused of murder discovers a trail of corruption leading to the powerful family of his former love. Going underground, he seeks allies in a town where trust is scarce.
Decalogue VIII

1989

Decalogue VIII

1989
7.3
Zofia, a professor of ethics, is visited by Elżbieta, an American researching the fate of Jews who survived World War II. A daytime classroom conversation turns into a night of confrontation, and Zofia is forced to answer for a decision she made decades ago that directly affected the course of Elżbieta’s life.
Decalogue IV

1989

Decalogue IV

1989
7.8
A father and daughter, Michał and Anka, have a unique intimacy, which the college-aged Anka is beginning to feel conflicted about. When she finds an unopened letter from her deceased mother, it seems to justify her attraction to Michał, who may not in fact be her father.
Decalogue II

1989

Decalogue II

1989
7.3
Dorota Geller, a married woman, faces a dilemma involving her sick husband's prognosis. Her husband's doctor, who believes in God, sweared about it in vain.