A History of Violence
2005 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 3,805 votes
An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner. 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 2026-08-05 · 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.
Gridiron Gang
2006 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,114 votes
Under the leadership of their counselor, teenagers at a juvenile detention center gain self-esteem by playing football together. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Boyhood
2014 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 5,571 votes
The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Red Dawn
1984 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 900 votes
It is the dawn of World War III. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Pompeii
2014 · TMDB 5.5/10 · 3,426 votes
In 79 A.D., Milo, a slave turned gladiator, finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
A Writer's Odyssey
2021 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 369 votes
Lu Kongwen is the author of a fantasy novel series following a heroic teenager, also named Kongwen, on a quest to end the tyrannical rule of Lord Redmane, under the guidance of a Black Armor. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Fidelity
2019 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 331 votes
A successful obstetrician living a seemingly stable married life begins to question her relationship when emotional and physical intimacy fades. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Skeleton Key
2005 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 2,337 votes
A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ran
1985 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 1,863 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.
Sex, Party and Lies
2009 · TMDB 4.6/10 · 160 votes
A youth group is preparing for what will be the summer of their life, including secrets, lies, sex, confusion, evenings and holidays. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Freedom Writers
2007 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 2,452 votes
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 2,407 votes
The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Big Blue
1988 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,590 votes
Childhood friends Jacques and Enzo share a passion for the danger of free diving. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Bound
1996 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 1,114 votes
Corky, a tough female ex-convict working on an apartment renovation in a Chicago building, meets a couple living next door, Caesar, a paranoid mobster, and Violet, his seductive girlfriend, who is immediately attracted to her. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Unforgivable
2021 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 2,087 votes
A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Baby Face
1933 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 156 votes
A young woman uses her body and her sexuality to help her climb the social ladder, but soon begins to wonder if her new status will ever bring her happiness. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Doctor Zhivago
1965 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,289 votes
The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Detachment
2011 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 2,045 votes
A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher, Henry Barthes. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Trainwreck: Poop Cruise
2025 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 134 votes
An engine fire leaves 4,000 passengers stranded at sea without power and plumbing in this wild documentary about the infamous "poop cruise" of 2013. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Payback
1999 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 2,048 votes
With friends like these, who needs enemies? This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.