STEPHEN FREARSMy Beautiful Laundrette1985 · Drama
93′
My Beautiful Laundrette1985 · Drama · Stephen Frears
Comedy drama films of the 1980s
17 comedy drama films from Australia and New Zealand released 1980–1989, in order of release.
Films per year
19803
19811
19822
19832
19841
19852
19861
19873
19881
19891
Directors
More comedy drama by decade
Other genres of the 1980s
JOHN BOORMANHope and Glory1987 · Drama
112′
Hope and Glory1987 · Drama · John Boorman
PETER YATESThe Dresser1983 · Drama
112′
The Dresser1983 · Drama · Peter Yates
BRUCE ROBINSONWithnail and I1987 · Buddy
103′
Withnail and I1987 · Buddy · Bruce Robinson
| Title | Year | Director | Genre | Min | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Toys | 1980 | Chris Thomson | Comedy drama | — | |
| Goodbye Pork Pie | 1980 | Geoff Murphy | Action, Adventure | 105 | |
| Little Lord Fauntleroy | 1980 | Jack Gold | Drama, Comedy drama | 99 | |
| Puberty Blues | 1981 | Bruce Beresford | Comedy drama, Sport | 87 | |
| Starstruck | 1982 | Gillian Armstrong | Musical, Comedy drama | 105 | |
| The Clinic | 1982 | David Stevens | Comedy drama | — | |
| Buddies | 1983 | Arch Nicholson | Comedy drama | — | 1 |
| The Dresser | 1983 | Peter Yates | Drama, Comedy drama | 112 | 1 |
| The Chain | 1984 | Jack Gold | Comedy drama | 93 | |
| Insignificance | 1985 | Nicolas Roeg | Drama, Comedy drama | 108 | |
| My Beautiful Laundrette | 1985 | Stephen Frears | Drama, Comedy drama | 93 | 1 |
| Lust and Revenge | 1986 | Paul Cox | Comedy drama | — | |
| Hope and Glory | 1987 | John Boorman | Drama, Comedy drama | 112 | 1 |
| Travelling North | 1987 | Carl Schultz | Comedy drama | 96 | 2 |
| Withnail and I | 1987 | Bruce Robinson | Buddy, Comedy drama | 103 | |
| Outback Bound TV film | 1988 | John Llewellyn Moxey | Comedy drama | — | |
| Sweetie | 1989 | Jane Campion | Comedy, Comedy drama | 97 | 2 |