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 2026-08-05 · Ratings from TMDB
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
2018 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 2,026 votes
During a mysterious thunderstorm, Vera, a young mother, manages to save a life in danger, but her good deed causes a disturbing chain of unexpected consequences. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2009 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 2,118 votes
When Miley Stewart (aka pop-star Hannah Montana) gets too caught up in the superstar celebrity lifestyle, her dad decides it's time for a total change of scenery. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2007 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 2,187 votes
Three moments in Takaki's life: his relationship with Akari and their forced separation; his friendship with Kanae, who is secretly in love with him; the demands and disappointments of adulthood, an unhappy life in a cold city. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 1,418 votes
Divorced couple Georgia and David find themselves on a shared mission: they team up and travel to Bali to stop their daughter Lily from making the same mistake they once made 25 years ago. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2002 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,460 votes
Two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 156 votes
An expelled boxing champion, who now is a high-school teacher, witnesses intolerable violence and throws her first punch to build justice against it, while putting on a mask. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 652 votes
In 1840s England, palaeontologist Mary Anning and a young woman sent by her husband to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2026 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 107 votes
When a last-minute chance to host the 1986 World Cup appears, a cunning Mexican bureaucrat, armed with nothing but guts and audacity, cons his way through FIFA to beat the United States, but in a country of power games, every victory has a price. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 1,090 votes
A Minnesota police officer crosses paths with a committed and tireless vigilante as he follows the trail of a ruthless predator responsible for several abductions and murders. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1989 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 1,259 votes
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2007 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 3,570 votes
Animal control officer Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him, as more and more similarities between himself and his literary alter ego seem to arise. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 911 votes
A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2011 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 316 votes
Something terrible is happening in class 3A at Calmecatl Junior High. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 356 votes
The true story of Mamie Till Mobley's relentless pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1992 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 1,842 votes
The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 1,814 votes
Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 1,248 votes
Life for a single mom in Los Angeles takes an unexpected turn when she allows three young guys to move in with her. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1982 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 1,680 votes
A troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2007 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 2,857 votes
Evan, a musically gifted orphan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1991 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 578 votes
Bill is a penniless drifter who scams strangers out of just enough money to feed himself and his partner in crime, an orphan girl known as Curly Sue. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.