The Protector
2005 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 950 votes
A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. 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.
Dorian Gray
2009 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 2,256 votes
Seduced into the decadent world of Lord Henry Wotton, handsome young aristocrat Dorian Gray becomes obsessed with maintaining his youthful appearance, and commissions a special portrait that will weather the winds of time while he remains forever young. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Boiling Point
2021 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 782 votes
A head chef balances multiple personal and professional crises at a popular restaurant in London. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Big World
2024 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 105 votes
Liu Chunhe, suffering from cerebral palsy, bravely breaks through the shackles of body and mind to realize the dream stage for his grandmother, while trying to find the coordinates of his own life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Wasabi
2001 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 1,454 votes
Hubert is a French policeman with very sharp methods. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Max
2015 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 949 votes
A dog that helped soldiers in Afghanistan returns to the U.S. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dead Man Down
2013 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 1,577 votes
In New York City, a crime lord's right-hand man is seduced by a woman seeking retribution. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
El Dorado
1966 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 594 votes
Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Never Let Me Go
2010 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 2,508 votes
As children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy spend their childhood at an idyllic and secluded English boarding school. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Butler
2013 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 3,058 votes
Cecil Gaines was a sharecropper's son who grew up in the 1920s as a domestic servant for the white family who casually destroyed his. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
2021 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 554 votes
Before he was a protector, Kenshin was a fearsome assassin known as Battosai. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
A Thousand Words
2012 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 1,432 votes
Jack McCall is a fast-talking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time, any way. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Little Forest: Summer/Autumn
2014 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 121 votes
Fleeing heartbreak in the big city, Ichiko returns to Komori, her rural hometown. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku
1990 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 783 votes
Bardock, Son Goku's father, is a low-ranking Saiyan soldier who was given the power to see into the future by the last remaining alien on a planet he just destroyed. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Player
1992 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 964 votes
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one? This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
In Hell
2003 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 627 votes
A man must survive a prison where hardened criminals battle to the death for the warden's entertainment. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sea of Love
1989 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 697 votes
Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
16 Wishes
2010 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 1,373 votes
The story about Abby Jensen, a girl who's been eager to reach her 16th birthday and has kept a secret wish list since she was a little girl. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Amsterdam
2022 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 1,855 votes
In the 1930s, three friends—a doctor, a nurse, and an attorney—witness a murder, become suspects themselves and uncover one of the most outrageous plots in American history. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 1,211 votes
Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations that love, not violence, is the path to salvation. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.