Greatest 18 Drama Movies Editor's Pick Released in 1977

Alvy Singer, a divorced Jewish comedian, reflects on his relationship with ex-lover Annie Hall, an aspiring nightclub singer, which ended abruptly just like his previous marriages. Find out about Annie Hall / IMDB / YouTube

Roy Neary, an Indiana electric lineman, finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches. Learn about Close Encounters of the Third Kind / IMDB / YouTube

Anxious about his future after high school, a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local disco. Read about Saturday Night Fever / IMDB / YouTube

In the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Don Lope de Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado. Learn about Aguirre, the Wrath of God / IMDB / YouTube

Operation Market Garden, September 1944: The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of breaking the German lines. Read about A Bridge Too Far / IMDB / YouTube

Historical fresco recounting the life and times of the Prophet Mohammed, the last of the Abrahamic religion, in the sense that, according to Islam, he completed and sealed the monotheistic revelation made to Abraham. Learn about The Message / IMDB / YouTube

A failing ice hockey team finds success with outrageously violent hockey goonery. Learn about Slap Shot / IMDB / YouTube

The Russian army sends an explorer on an expedition to the snowy Siberian wilderness where he makes friends with a seasoned local hunter. Info on Dersu Uzala / IMDB / YouTube

Four unfortunate men from different parts of the globe agree to risk their lives transporting gallons of nitroglycerin across dangerous Latin American jungle. More about Sorcerer / IMDB / YouTube

German commander Hauptmann Stransky places a squad in extreme danger after Sergeant Rolf Steiner refuses to lie for him. See more about Cross of Iron / IMDB / YouTube

The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth-century Italy as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides. Find out about 1900 / IMDB / YouTube

Recounted in flashback are the romantic perils of Mathieu, a middle-aged French sophisticate as he falls for his nineteen-year-old former chambermaid Conchita. Look into That Obscure Object of Desire / IMDB / YouTube

A hard but mediocre cop is assigned to escort a prostitute into custody from Las Vegas to Phoenix, so that she can testify in a mob trial. But a lot of people are literally betting that they won't make it into town alive. Look into The Gauntlet / IMDB / YouTube

A fictionalized retelling of the story of Sada Abe, whose affair with her master quickly turned obsessive and sadomasochistic. See more about In the Realm of the Senses / IMDB / YouTube

An egotistical saxophonist and a young lounge singer meet on VJ Day and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long, uphill climb. Details on New York, New York / IMDB / YouTube

Tom Ripley, who deals in forged art, suggests a picture framer he knows would make a good hit man. Find out about The American Friend / IMDB / YouTube

A thirteen-year-old girl, who lives with her absentee father, befriends a disabled teenage amateur magician and invites him, gradually, into her tenuous struggle against a predatory local neighbor. See more about The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane / IMDB / YouTube

Two roommates/physical therapists, one a vain woman and the other an awkward teenager, share an increasingly bizarre relationship. Check out 3 Women / IMDB / YouTube