The Way Way Back
2013 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,980 votes
Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend, and her boyfriend's daughter. 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.
Friends with Money
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.
Anna Karenina
1997 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 164 votes
In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Call Jane
2022 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 209 votes
A married woman with an unwanted pregnancy lives in a time in America where she can't get a legal abortion and works with a group of suburban women to find help. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Athena
2022 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 837 votes
Hours after the tragic death of their youngest brother in unexplained circumstances, three siblings have their lives thrown into chaos. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
White Squall
1996 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 413 votes
In 1960, a hardy group of prep school students boards an old-fashioned sailing ship. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
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.
Desire
2017 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 226 votes
Lucía and Ofelia, two sisters, finally meet after 7 years of cold relationships upon Lucia 's wedding. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Boys on the Side
1995 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 266 votes
After breaking up with her girlfriend, a nightclub singer, Jane, answers a personal ad from Robin, a real estate agent with AIDS, seeking a cross-country travel partner. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Firebird
2021 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 240 votes
At the height of the Cold War, a troubled soldier forms a forbidden love triangle with a daring fighter pilot and his female comrade amid the dangerous surroundings of a Soviet Air Force Base. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Armageddon Time
2022 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 510 votes
In 1980, Queens, New York, a young Jewish boy befriends a rebellious African-American classmate to the disapproval of his privileged family and begins to reckon with growing up in a world of inequality and prejudice. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Stranger
2022 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 423 votes
Two strangers strike up a conversation on a long journey. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Taste of Things
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.
To Leslie
2022 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 249 votes
A West Texas single mother wins the lottery and squanders it just as fast, leaving behind a world of heartbreak. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Postman
1994 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 1,233 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.
The Motorcycle Diaries
2004 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,446 votes
Based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
You're Not You
2014 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 847 votes
When an accomplished pianist is diagnosed with the devastating and incurable disease ALS, she hires a directionless young woman who becomes her full-time caregiver. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Zookeeper's Wife
2017 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,581 votes
The account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sniper
1993 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 481 votes
Tough guy Thomas Beckett is a US Marine working in the Panamanian jungle. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Eye
2008 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 1,175 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.