The Color of Money
1986 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,556 votes
Former pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson decides he wants to return to the game by taking a pupil. 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.
The Postman
1994 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 1,232 votes
Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Bel Ami
2012 · TMDB 5.3/10 · 541 votes
Georges Duroy travels through 1890s Paris, from cockroach ridden garrets to opulent salons, using his wits and powers of seduction to rise from poverty to wealth, from a prostitute’s embrace to passionate trysts with wealthy beauties, in a world where politics and media jostle for influence, where sex is power and celebrity an obsession. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The One and Only Ivan
2020 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 646 votes
A gorilla named Ivan who’s living in a suburban shopping mall tries to piece together his past, with the help of other animals, as they hatch a plan to escape from captivity. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Bounty
1984 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 654 votes
An idyllic voyage to Tahiti in 1789 turns a crew aboard the H.M.S. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
El Cid
1961 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 307 votes
Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour, still succeeds in taking the initiative and driving the Moors from Spain. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Straw Dogs
1971 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 1,082 votes
David Sumner, a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy, an Englishwoman. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
All Is Lost
2013 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 1,779 votes
During a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean, a veteran mariner awakes to find his vessel taking on water after a collision with a stray shipping container. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Forever Young
1992 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 987 votes
A 1939 test pilot asks his best friend to use him as a guinea pig for a cryogenics experiment. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Total Eclipse
1995 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 562 votes
Young, wild poet Arthur Rimbaud and his mentor Paul Verlaine engage in a fierce, forbidden romance while feeling the effects of a hellish artistic lifestyle. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Emperor
2012 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 287 votes
As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Last Night
2010 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 827 votes
Michael and Joanna are a young and successful married couple who appear to have it all. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Substitute
1996 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 587 votes
When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute teacher to take down the punk. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Evil Under the Sun
1982 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 518 votes
An opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts to uncover the nefarious evildoer behind the strangling of a notorious stage star. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Lookout
2007 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 725 votes
Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Barbershop
2002 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 544 votes
A day in the life of a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Quantum Love
2014 · TMDB 5.7/10 · 244 votes
Pierre has been happily married for fifteen years and a good father. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Tax Collector
2020 · TMDB 5.7/10 · 556 votes
David Cuevas is a family man who works as a gangland tax collector for high ranking Los Angeles gang members. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Under Fire
1983 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 182 votes
Three U.S. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Song to Song
2017 · TMDB 5.5/10 · 926 votes
In this modern love story set against the Austin, Texas music scene, two entangled couples — struggling songwriters Faye and BV, and music mogul Cook and the waitress whom he ensnares — chase success through a rock ‘n’ roll landscape of seduction and betrayal. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.