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Top Drama Movies - Pre-1980

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Pretty Baby

Pretty Baby

1978 · Louis Malle

IndieDrama
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The Duellists

The Duellists

1977 · Ridley Scott

DramaWar
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The Old Gun

The Old Gun

1975 · Robert Enrico

WorldDramaThrillerWar
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Suddenly, Last Summer

Suddenly, Last Summer

1959 · Joseph L. Mankiewicz

DramaMysteryThriller
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1958 · Richard Brooks

Drama
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Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution

1957 · Billy Wilder

CrimeDramaMystery
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Sayonara

Sayonara

1957 · Joshua Logan

DramaRomance
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Peyton Place

Peyton Place

1957 · Mark Robson

CrimeDramaMystery
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12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

1957 · Sidney Lumet

CrimeDrama
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Killer's Kiss

Killer's Kiss

1955 · Stanley Kubrick

CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
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Rear Window

Rear Window

1954 · Alfred Hitchcock

IndieDramaMysteryThriller
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Shane

Shane

1953 · George Stevens

DramaWestern
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Ikiru

Ikiru

1952 · Akira Kurosawa

IndieWorldDrama
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Late Spring

Late Spring

1949 · Yasujirô Ozu

IndieWorldComedyDrama
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Fort Apache

Fort Apache

1948 · John Ford

DramaWestern
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Great Expectations

Great Expectations

1946 · David Lean

IndieAdventureDramaMystery
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Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity

1944 · Billy Wilder

CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
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The Letter

The Letter

1940 · William Wyler

CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
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