Hello World
2019 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 415 votes
A shy high schooler in Kyoto meets a man claiming to be his future self, who tells him he’s hacked into the past to save their first love. 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 2026-08-07 · 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.
Devotion
2022 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 840 votes
The harrowing true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Merchant of Venice
2004 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 618 votes
Venice, 1596. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Mr. Church
2016 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 536 votes
A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Brief Encounter
1945 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 717 votes
Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
M
1931 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 2,502 votes
In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Love at First Sight
2023 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 713 votes
Hadley and Oliver begin falling in love on a flight from New York to London, but when they lose each other at customs, can they defy all odds to reunite? This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Cellular
2004 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 2,130 votes
A young man receives an emergency phone call on his cell phone from an older woman. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Wild Strawberries
1957 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 1,831 votes
Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Black Dahlia
2006 · TMDB 5.6/10 · 1,227 votes
In 1940s Los Angeles, two former boxers-turned-cops must grapple with corruption, narcissism, stag films and family madness as they pursue the killer of an aspiring young actress. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ed Wood
1994 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 2,551 votes
The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Eye
2008 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 1,173 votes
Violinist Sydney Wells was accidentally blinded by her sister Helen when she was five years old. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Operation Mincemeat
2022 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 816 votes
In 1943, two British intelligence officers concoct Operation Mincemeat, wherein their plan to drop a corpse with false papers off the coast of Spain would fool Nazi spies into believing the Allied forces were planning to attack by way of Greece rather than Sicily. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Happy End
2017 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 438 votes
A well-to-do French family living in Calais deal with a series of setbacks and crises while paying little attention to the grim conditions in the refugee camps within a few miles of their home. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Greta
2019 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 1,473 votes
A young woman returns a lonely widow’s lost purse, leading to an unlikely relationship between the two — until the young woman discovers the widow might not be all that she seems. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Another Earth
2011 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 1,838 votes
On the night a duplicate Earth is discovered in the solar system, the lives of a young woman and an accomplished composer become tragically connected after a fatal accident. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
2016 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 731 votes
A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Invincible
2006 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,053 votes
Inspired by the true story of Vince Papale, a man with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering odds and made his dream come true. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Father of the Bride
2022 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 206 votes
A father comes to grips with his daughter’s upcoming wedding through the prism of multiple relationships within a big, sprawling Cuban-American family. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Big Country
1958 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 421 votes
Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, and the rough and lawless Hannasseys over a valuable patch of land. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.