North Country
2005 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 752 votes
A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States — Jenson vs. 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
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Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
The King of Staten Island
2020 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,156 votes
Scott has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
This Is Where I Leave You
2014 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 1,506 votes
When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay there together for a week, along with their free-speaking mother and a collection of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
2015 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 2,784 votes
Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spirited, bizarre films with Earl, his only friend. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
If Only
2004 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 665 votes
After his impetuous musician girlfriend, Samantha, dies in an accident shortly after they had a fight (and nearly broke up), Ian Wyndham, a grief-stricken British businessman living in London gets a chance to relive the day all over again, in the hope of changing the events that led up to her getting killed. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Bombshell
2019 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 3,240 votes
Bombshell is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song
2011 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 1,060 votes
In this modern telling of the classic tale, aspiring singer Katie Gibbs falls for the new boy at her performing arts high school. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Current War
2018 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 1,166 votes
Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Invictus
2009 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 4,388 votes
Newly elected President Nelson Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Woman in Black
2012 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 3,720 votes
The story follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Paul, Apostle of Christ
2018 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 416 votes
Luke risks his life to visit Paul in a Roman prison, where the apostle awaits execution under Nero. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sin tetas no hay paraíso
2010 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 114 votes
Catalina is a young, beautiful girl living in extreme poverty with her brother Bayron and her mother Hilda. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Laundromat
2019 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 1,315 votes
When a widow gets swindled out of insurance money, her search for answers leads to two cunning lawyers in Panama who hide cash for the superrich. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Matchstick Men
2003 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 2,019 votes
A phobic con artist and his protege are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the con artist's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Lions for Lambs
2007 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 843 votes
Three stories told simultaneously in ninety minutes of real time: a Republican Senator who's a presidential hopeful gives an hour-long interview to a skeptical television reporter, detailing a strategy for victory in Afghanistan; two special forces ambushed on an Afghani ridge await rescue as Taliban forces close in; a poli-sci professor at a California college invites a student to re-engage. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
American Graffiti
1973 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,608 votes
A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Haywire
2011 · TMDB 5.7/10 · 1,503 votes
A black ops soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and left for dead. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
We Own the Night
2007 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 1,552 votes
A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hitmen. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Takers
2010 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 1,409 votes
A seasoned team of bank robbers, including Gordon Jennings, John Rahway, A.J., and brothers Jake and Jesse Attica successfully complete their latest heist and lead a life of luxury while planning their next job. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Batman: The Killing Joke
2016 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 1,951 votes
As Batman hunts for the escaped Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime attacks the Gordon family to prove a diabolical point mirroring his own fall into madness. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.