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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.
2020 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 930 votes
The story of Nobel Prize winner Maria Skłodowska-Curie and her extraordinary scientific discoveries—through the prism of her marriage to husband Pierre—and the seismic and transformative effects their discovery of radium had on the 20th century. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1990 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 606 votes
Just retired from the Drug Enforcement Agency, John Hatcher returns to his hometown and quickly discovers that drugs have infiltrated his old neighborhood. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2011 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 715 votes
Over the summer of 1976, thirty-six bombs detonate in the heart of Cleveland while a turf war raged between Irish mobster Danny Greene and the Italian mafia. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1948 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 262 votes
When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1973 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 788 votes
In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1990 · TMDB 5.6/10 · 547 votes
After his mistress runs over a black teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight; A down-and-out reporter breaks the story and opportunists clamber to use it to their advantage. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2005 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 331 votes
To remedy his financial problems, a travel agent has his eye on a frozen corpse, which just happens to be sought after by two hitmen. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1958 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 720 votes
In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1975 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 237 votes
In the depression, Chaney, a strong silent streetfighter, joins with Speed, a promoter of no-holds-barred street boxing bouts. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2025 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 292 votes
Facing eviction in a city her family can no longer afford, a woman plunges into a desperate and increasingly dangerous all-night search to raise $25,000. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2014 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,030 votes
19-year-old Eric, arrogant and ultra-violent, is prematurely transferred to the same adult prison facility as his estranged father. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 3,761 votes
A teenager who's lived a sheltered life because she's allergic to everything, falls for the boy who moves in next door. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2006 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 384 votes
In the late 1940s, a murderous couple known as the 'The Lonely Hearts Killers' kills close to a dozen people. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2024 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 375 votes
On the brink of the Second World War, a young Norwegian man's drive to resist the Nazis sets a new course for his future – and the future of his country. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 120 votes
Joan is a naïve, 16-year-old who falls in love easily. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2008 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 1,011 votes
Special Agent Jennifer Marsh works in an elite division of the FBI dedicated to fighting cybercrime. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 581 votes
Paul is a down-on-his-luck screenwriter who picks up a drifter and offers him a place to stay. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2005 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 908 votes
The life story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years building a 1920 Indian motorcycle—a bike which helped him set the land-speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1981 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 589 votes
In the prehistoric world, a Cro-Magnon tribe depends on an ever-burning source of fire, which eventually extinguishes. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1994 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 2,554 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.