The best David Bowie’s drama movies

David Bowie

David Bowie

08/01/1947- 10/01/2016
We present our ranking of the best David Bowie’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about David Bowie.
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The Prestige

The Prestige
8.5/10
A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

The Last Temptation of Christ

The Last Temptation of Christ
7.5/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 12/08/1988
  • Character: Pontius Pilatus
Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations that love, not violence, is the path to salvation. The burden of being the savior of mankind torments Jesus throughout his life, leading him to doubt.

The Hunger

The Hunger
6.6/10
  • Genre: DramaHorror
  • Release: 29/04/1983
  • Character: John Blaylock
Miriam promises her lovers the gift of eternal life, but John, her companion for centuries, suddenly discovers that he is getting old minute by minute, so he looks for Dr. Sarah Roberts, a researcher on the mechanisms of aging, and asks her for help.

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
7.3/10
In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the more cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Laura Palmer hangs with lowlifes and seems destined for a grisly fate.

The Man Who Fell to Earth

The Man Who Fell to Earth
6.6/10
Thomas Jerome Newton is an alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. Aided by lawyer Oliver Farnsworth, Thomas uses his knowledge of advanced technology to create profitable inventions. While developing a method to transport water, Thomas meets Mary-Lou, a quiet hotel clerk, and begins to fall in love with her. Just as he is ready to leave Earth, Thomas is intercepted by the U.S. government, and his entire plan is threatened.

Christiane F.

Christiane F.
7.5/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 02/04/1981
  • Character: Himself
This movie portrays the drug scene in Berlin in the 70s, following tape recordings of Christiane F. 14 years old Christiane lives with her mother and little sister in a typical multi-storey apartment building in Berlin. She's fascinated by the 'Sound', a new disco with most modern equipment. Although she's legally too young, she asks a friend to take her. There she meets Detlef, who's in a clique where everybody's on drugs. Step by step she gets drawn deeper into the scene.

Into the Night

Into the Night
6.4/10
Ed Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he met Diana. Now, Ed's having trouble staying alive.

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
7.2/10
Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi. Colonel John Lawrence, who has a profound knowledge of Japanese culture, and Sergeant Hara, brutal and simpleton, will witness the struggle of wills between two men from very different backgrounds who are tragically destined to clash.

Basquiat

Basquiat
6.9/10
  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Release: 09/08/1996
  • Character: Andy Warhol
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.

Bandslam

Bandslam
6.3/10
A high school social outcast and the popular girl bond through a shared love of music.

August

August
5.3/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 16/05/2008
  • Character: Cyrus Ogilvie
Two brothers, ambitious dot-com entrepreneurs, attempt to keep their company afloat as the stock market begins to collapse in August 2001, one month prior to the 9/11 attacks.

Absolute Beginners

Absolute Beginners
5.6/10
A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes' novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old photographer Colin is hopelessly in love with model Crepe Suzette, but her relationships are strictly connected with her progress in the fashion world. So Colin gets involved with a pop promoter and tries to crack the big time. Meanwhile, racial tension is brewing in Colin's Notting Hill housing estate...

Baal

Baal
6.6/10
Baal is an amoral poetic genius who, after a life of debauchery, betrayal and violence, is about to cut his ties to the world and meet his doom. A high society party is where the end begins.

The Virgin Soldiers

The Virgin Soldiers
6.1/10
The core of the plot is the romantic triangle formed by the protagonist, a conscripted soldier named Private Brigg; a worldly professional soldier named Sergeant Driscoll, and Phillipa Raskin, the daughter of the Regimental Sergeant Major. The location is a British army base in Singapore during the Malayan Emergency.

Just a Gigolo

Just a Gigolo
5.4/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 16/11/1978
  • Character: Paul Ambrosius von Przygodski
After World War I, a war hero returns to Berlin to find that there's no place for him--he has no skills other than what he learned in the army, and can only find menial, low-paying jobs. He decides to become a gigolo to lonely rich women.

Mr. Rice's Secret

Mr. Rice's Secret
5.7/10
  • Genre: DramaFamily
  • Release: 22/12/2000
  • Character: Mr. William Rice
A terminally-ill boy's life is saved when his deceased 400-year-old friend, "Mr. Rice", leads him on a treasure hunt to find a magical "Potion of Life".

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