1986 Movies

This documentary focuses on boom-and-bust economic cycles, most notably that of Alberta oil during the '70s and early '80s. When the bust hit after a...

Directed by Robert Drew.

a space alien struggles to ingratiate himself among humans without blowing his cover

When his widowed mother dies, a young man goes to see his father's former lover, where they will reminisce about their lives during Perón's first two...

The community of Maras in Cusco extracts natural salt from a complex of pools. According to legend, the salt flat was formed by the tears of the Inca...

A man sees his picture on a 'Most Wanted' board and after going to police he meets someone who looks suspiciously similar to him.

Portrait documentary of the Finnish-Swedish actor Sune Mangs.

Graeme has musical talent and is struggling to be allowed to express it. Lois is being pushed by her mother into solo parts in the girls' choir. Toget...

Half of all American marriages end in divorce. Using unique access to mediation and court proceedings, Frontline profiles the couples, the lawyers, th...

Short film based on a story by Fakir Baykurt.

Two young men from the margins of society start a spiral of crime that gets out of control.

Sam is a 1986 American short documentary film directed by Aaron D. Weisblatt. It focuses on Sam Phelps, a New York State farmer who is opposed to the...

A child left to his own devices experiences exciting adventures with a TV set and its remote control that takes on a life of its own.

World hunger: this partly animated film points out the connections between surplus and famine. It shows a game of chance being played across continent...

This documentary film focuses on the animal life that survives in this harsh arctic climates at the edge of the ice - from the simple algae to narwhal...

Tbilisi, early 1980s. From the outside, everything seems calm, but behind this tranquillity there is turmoil. Manana, who used to be a movie star, is...

Presents a comedy in which a cellist, whose girlfriend relentlessly tries to seduce him away from the practice he desperately needs for an upcoming ev...

The kidnapping of a Viennese banker and his daughter threatens to trigger a diplomatic scandal, which could result in the entry of Austrian armies int...

A short documentary based on the book "A Bedouin Physician".