A Prophet
2009 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,755 votes
Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. 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 2026-08-08 · 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.
Manhattan
1979 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 2,647 votes
Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Hiroshima Mon Amour
1959 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 941 votes
The deep conversation between a Japanese architect and a French actress forms the basis of this celebrated French film, considered one of the vanguard productions of the French New Wave. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Kill Boksoon
2023 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 557 votes
At work, she's a renowned assassin. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Hud
1963 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 365 votes
Hud Bannon is a ruthless young man who tarnishes everything and everyone he touches. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Merchant of Venice
2004 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 619 votes
Venice, 1596. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Stalingrad
1993 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 642 votes
A German Platoon is explored through the brutal fighting of the Battle of Stalingrad. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 543 votes
The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Assassin
2015 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 566 votes
9th century China. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Far from the Madding Crowd
2015 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,123 votes
In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a hardworking young sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
A Vigilante
2019 · TMDB 5.4/10 · 414 votes
A once-abused woman devotes herself to ridding victims of their domestic abusers while hunting down the one she must kill to be truly free. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Long Good Friday
1980 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 438 votes
In the late 1970s, Cockney crime boss Harold Shand, a gangster trying to become a legitimate property mogul, has big plans to get the American Mafia to bankroll his transformation of a derelict area of London into the possible venue for a future Olympic Games. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Fighter
2024 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 161 votes
As India faces a militant attack in Kashmir, the country’s best combat aviators join forces under a reckless yet brilliant squadron leader to form 'Air Dragons', faces mortal dangers and their inner demons. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Little Death
2014 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 543 votes
A comedy film that looks into the loosely connected lives of people with strange sexual fantasies. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ruth & Boaz
2025 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 107 votes
A talented singer leaves the Atlanta music scene and starts over in small-town Tennessee, where she finds love and new purpose but can't escape the past. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Murder in the First
1995 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 625 votes
A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Body of Evidence
1993 · TMDB 5.0/10 · 347 votes
When an elderly millionaire is found dead with cocaine in his system, his will leaves $8 million to Rebecca Carlson, who was having an affair with him. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Haute Couture
2021 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 116 votes
Esther is at the end of her career as Head Seamstress at Dior Avenue Montaigne workshop. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ali
2001 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 1,898 votes
In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 241 votes
Charles, an attorney, and Helen, his devoted wife, seem to have everything – money, a beautiful mansion – the American Dream. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.