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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 2026-08-08 · Ratings from TMDB
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
2007 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,111 votes
A career officer and his wife work with a police detective to uncover the truth behind their son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2010 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 979 votes
As the plague decimates medieval Europe, rumours circulate of a village immune from the plague. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2006 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 788 votes
A beautiful young gold-digger mistakes a lowly hotel clerk as a rich and therefore worthwhile catch. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1953 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 1,114 votes
In a run-down South American town, four men are paid to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin into the jungle through to the oil field. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 579 votes
Chloé, a fragile young woman, falls in love with her psychoanalyst, Paul. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2018 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 929 votes
A young girl from London moves to Africa with her parents where she befriends a lion cub. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2013 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 1,354 votes
A computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2008 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 947 votes
Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1966 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 294 votes
Covering only the first 22 chapters of the Book of Genesis, vignettes include: Adam and Eve frolicking in the Garden of Eden until their indulgence in the forbidden fruit sees them driven out; Cain murdering his brother Abel; Noah building an ark to preserve the animals of the world from the coming flood; and Abraham making a covenant with God. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1993 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 622 votes
A mysterious new shop opens in a small town which always seems to stock the deepest desires of each shopper, with a price far heavier than expected. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1994 · TMDB 5.4/10 · 224 votes
The events of a crisis hotline business on one crazy night during the Christmas holidays. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2002 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 1,289 votes
Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 427 votes
Fresh out of college and stuck at his New Jersey home without a clear path forward, 22-year-old Andrew begins working as a party starter for bar/bat mitzvahs—where he strikes up a unique friendship with a young mom and her teenage daughter. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1980 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 522 votes
A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 5.6/10 · 175 votes
“My plan was to die before the money ran out,” says 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price, but things didn’t go as planned. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2012 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 626 votes
Though a childhood bout with polio left him dependent on an iron lung, Mark O'Brien maintains a career as a journalist and poet. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2025 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 190 votes
Forced out of his elite unit, a troubled cop launches his own rogue investigation when mysterious killings claim the lives of his former colleagues. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 399 votes
Set in 1889 France, Dodin Bouffant is a chef living with his personal cook and lover Eugénie. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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.
2006 · TMDB 5.1/10 · 614 votes
As she reaches her mid-thirties and quits her lucrative job, singleton Olivia finds herself unsure about her future and her relationships with her successful and wealthy friends. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.