Empire Records
1995 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 834 votes
The employees of an independent music store learn about each other as they try to stop the store from being absorbed by a large chain. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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Drama Movies
Discover popular and highly rated drama movies. This page focuses on useful, popular choices for viewers in the United States.
Updated 2026-08-06 · Ratings from TMDB
How we chose these titles
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
Contraband
2012 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 2,253 votes
When his brother-in-law runs afoul of a drug lord, family man Chris Farraday turns to a skill he abandoned long ago—smuggling—to repay the debt. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Kitchen
2019 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 736 votes
The mobster husbands of three 1978 Hell's Kitchen housewives are sent to prison by the FBI. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Two Popes
2019 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 3,181 votes
Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Oliver Twist
2005 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,249 votes
An orphan endures a harsh life in a workhouse before fleeing to London, where he falls in with a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the criminal Fagin, and eventually finds a better life, exposing the cruelties of poverty and child labor in Victorian England. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The First Slam Dunk
2022 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 550 votes
Shohoku's “speedster” and point guard, Ryota Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Eddie the Eagle
2016 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 2,323 votes
The feel-good story of Michael 'Eddie' Edwards, an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself—even as an entire nation was counting him out. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
A Walk in the Clouds
1995 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,140 votes
World War II vet Paul Sutton falls for a pregnant and unwed woman who persuades him -- during their first encounter -- to pose as her husband so she can face her family. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Holy Motors
2012 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,274 votes
We follow 24 hours in the life of a being moving from life to life like a cold and solitary assassin moving from hit to hit. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Emmanuelle
2024 · TMDB 4.7/10 · 133 votes
While traveling, Emmanuelle meets Kei, a man who constantly eludes her. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 1,394 votes
Victor Frankenstein is a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dream Horse
2021 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 138 votes
The inspiring true story of Dream Alliance, an unlikely race horse bred by small town bartender, Jan Vokes. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sleeping Beauty
2011 · TMDB 5.4/10 · 691 votes
A haunting erotic fairytale about Lucy, a young University student drawn into a mysterious hidden world of beauty and desire. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Prime
2005 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 855 votes
A career driven professional from Manhattan is wooed by a young painter, who also happens to be the son of her psychoanalyst. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Quest for Camelot
1998 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 864 votes
During the times of King Arthur, Kayley is a brave girl who dreams of following her late father as a Knight of the Round Table. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Rob-B-Hood
2006 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 696 votes
For never-do-well compulsive gambler Fong, there's only one thing more fearsome than debtors at his doorstep - having to coax a crying baby. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Clerks III
2022 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 329 votes
After narrowly surviving a massive heart attack, Randal enlists his old friend Dante to help him make a movie immortalizing their youthful days at the little convenience store that started it all. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Red Beard
1965 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 416 votes
Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a small country clinic under the gruff doctor Red Beard. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Old Way
2023 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 302 votes
An old gunslinger and his daughter must face the consequences of his past, when the son of a man he killed years ago arrives to take his revenge. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Parenthood
1989 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 736 votes
The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.