Curated by SceneIt · United States
Discover popular and highly rated drama movies. This page focuses on useful, popular choices for viewers in the United States.
Updated 2026-08-03 · Ratings from TMDB
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
2005 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 8,599 votes
In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2004 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 9,567 votes
Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2025 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 615 votes
18-year-old Noah moves from America to London, with her mother who's recently fallen in love with William, a wealthy British businessman. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1946 · TMDB 8.3/10 · 4,974 votes
George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 9,110 votes
In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey across the state in order to rescue his estranged daughter. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1984 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 6,129 votes
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1995 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 11,567 votes
Held in an L.A. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 10,186 votes
In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2024 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,717 votes
When an innovative modern architect flees post-war Europe, he is given the opportunity to rebuild his legacy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2011 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 9,159 votes
Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan is a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2004 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 3,213 votes
When undercover FBI agent Frank Castle's wife and son are slaughtered, he becomes 'the Punisher' -- a ruthless vigilante willing to go to any length to avenge his family. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2026 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 267 votes
An unexploded WWII bomb is discovered on a busy construction site in the centre of London. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 11,577 votes
Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 19,513 votes
In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 8,248 votes
Several friends travel to Sweden to study as anthropologists a summer festival that is held every ninety years in the remote hometown of one of them. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1995 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 11,272 votes
Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2009 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 9,823 votes
Forks, Washington resident Bella Swan is reeling from the departure of her vampire love, Edward Cullen, and finds comfort in her friendship with Jacob Black, a werewolf. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2006 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 6,535 votes
Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2006 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 11,598 votes
In post–civil war Spain, 10-year-old Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live under the control of her cruel stepfather. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2004 · TMDB 5.5/10 · 590 votes
Matt, a young glaciologist, soars across the vast, silent, icebound immensities of the South Pole as he recalls his love affair with Lisa. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.