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Discover popular and highly rated drama movies. This page focuses on useful, popular choices for viewers in the United States.
Updated 2026-08-07 · Ratings from TMDB
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
2011 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 2,158 votes
A year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he believes was left for him by his father and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matching lock. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 2,088 votes
A week in the life of Paterson, a poet bus driver, and his wife Laura, a very creative artist, who live in Paterson, New Jersey, hometown of many famous poets and artists. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2009 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 1,211 votes
When reporter Jean Craddock interviews Bad Blake—an alcoholic, seen-better-days country music legend—they connect, and the hard-living crooner sees a possible saving grace in a life with Jean and her young son. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 1,424 votes
A boy, bruised by life, finds his salvation through the love of his dogs. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 177 votes
Journalist Michael Ausiello embarks on a rollercoaster ride of emotions when Kit Cowan, his partner of 14 years, is diagnosed with terminal cancer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 366 votes
When an overachieving college senior makes a wrong turn, her road trip becomes a life-changing fight for survival in rural Kentucky. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1995 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,058 votes
When her father enlists to fight for the British in WWI, young Sara Crewe goes to New York to attend the same boarding school her late mother attended. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1999 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 664 votes
In a prison for the criminally insane, deranged anthropologist Ethan Powell is set to be examined by a bright young psychiatrist, Theo Caulder. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 520 votes
It was a chance meeting started by one of Sol’s friends trying to chat up Jennifer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,388 votes
The dialogue-less film follows the major life stages of a castaway on a deserted tropical island populated by turtles, crabs and birds. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1995 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 794 votes
Widowed U.S. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2008 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 4,183 votes
A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1991 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,254 votes
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 4.6/10 · 500 votes
Tadek, a Polish detective, becomes suspicious of a controversial author when the incidents described in his unpublished novel resemble the inner workings of an unsolved murder. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1980 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 418 votes
Harvard graduate James Averill serves as the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyoming, standing at the center of a conflict between impoverished immigrants and affluent cattle farmers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 2,453 votes
An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 926 votes
What do you dream of when you're 16-years-old and in a seaside resort in Normandy in the 1980s? This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 807 votes
After losing her job, a single mom falls into a lucrative but ultimately dangerous scheme selling prescription drugs. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1982 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 955 votes
Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2013 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 395 votes
November 22nd, 1963 was a day that changed the world forever — when young American President John F. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.