12 Strong
2018 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 3,227 votes
A team of special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an attempt to dismantle the Taliban. 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 2026-08-04 · 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.
Deepwater Horizon
2016 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 4,971 votes
A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Burning Betrayal
2023 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 250 votes
Babi discovers a betrayal by her long-term partner and decides to embark on a new adventure in life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Mommy
2014 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 2,873 votes
A peculiar neighbor offers hope to a recent widow who is struggling to raise a teenager who is unpredictable and, sometimes, violent. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Tommy
1975 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 375 votes
After a series of traumatic childhood events, a psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and the object of a religious cult. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Day the Earth Stood Still
2008 · TMDB 5.7/10 · 3,816 votes
A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate change, Klaatu comes to Earth to assess whether humanity can prevent the environmental damage they have inflicted on their own planet. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Only the Brave
2017 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,913 votes
Members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots battle deadly wildfires to save an Arizona town. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Smashing Machine
2025 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 661 votes
In the late 1990s, up-and-coming mixed martial artist Mark Kerr aspires to become the greatest fighter in the world. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Longest Day
1962 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,038 votes
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ran
1985 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 1,862 votes
Shakespeare's King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an aging warlord divides his kingdom between his three sons. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Fault in Our Stars
2014 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 11,629 votes
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Thomas Crown Affair
1999 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,388 votes
Bored billionaire executive Thomas Crown decides to plan a robbery and assigns a professional agent with the right information to the job. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Tetris
2023 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 1,949 votes
In 1988, American video game salesman Henk Rogers discovers the video game Tetris. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Last House on the Left
2009 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 1,983 votes
When athletic teen Mari Collingwood opts to hang out with her friend Paige in town rather than spend an evening in with her parents vacationing at the family's remote lake house, it marks the beginning of a night no one is going to forget. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Crash
1996 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 1,390 votes
A car crash victim inexplicably finds himself aroused by car accidents and becomes involved with an underground subculture of like-minded souls. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Captain Fantastic
2016 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 6,900 votes
Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, beginning a journey that challenges his idea of what it means to be a parent. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Upside
2019 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,418 votes
Phillip is a wealthy quadriplegic who needs a caretaker to help him with his day-to-day routine in his New York penthouse. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2007 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 6,414 votes
The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Farewell My Concubine
1993 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 693 votes
In an epic tale of theater, gender, love and class, two Beijing opera actors navigate political turmoil as their friendship evolves over decades. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Rio Bravo
1959 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 1,280 votes
A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.